rturbo 930

Have you done a build like this before? If you are unfamiliar with Zs, I would suggest buying a running and driving stock or near stock Z, not an unfinished project with a bunch of aftermarket parts. This is one of those things where you really need to be familiar with how they go together. And who knows how many pieces are missing from the project, and how much it'll cost to repurchase all of them one at a time. The shell looks pretty good, some of the parts are decent. Seems like he spent a lot of money on wheels and flares. Looks like probably a stock L28ET in unknown condition, and a set of coilovers from a brand I've never heard of. CX Racing as far as I know is chinese stuff, not sure if it's any good or not, and he lists the turbo as a BW T4 with a value of 600 which makes me think it might be some old journal bearing turbo. He has quite a bit of stuff from Skillard, which I'm not really a fan of, from what I've seen it's mostly sheet metal parts that are only suitable for a race car. The brakes are nothing special. Kinda comes down to personal taste as to whether or not you like the build he's doing. Personally, I'd be building it a lot differently.

That's just about the stupidest thing that has been written on this entire website.

As you mentioned, the rear strut housing is longer on a 280Z. I'm surprised the rear of the car isn't sitting higher than the front, which would be a dead giveaway that something isn't right. I would definitely swap the 240z rear struts in. The 280Z rear strut towers are something like 2.5-2.75" taller than 240Z strut towers, IIRC, and the top mount is about 1" taller on top of the strut tubes being longer. It seems strange to me that someone would completely swap the rear struts for no reason, so I think I'd look over the ones you have before committing to using them. If they're no good, I'd probably sell the 280Z struts for a correct set of good 240Z struts. The diff is up to you. People swap R200 (280Z) differentials into 240Zs, and R180 (240Z) diffs into 280Zs. It's separate from the suspension. If you don't need the strength of the R200, but want a limited slip, a Subaru R180 is a good way to get a limited slip into the car.

I remember you, welcome back! Yes, unfortunately forums have really died off with the rise of social media. BRAAP is largely absent now, the Porsche guy is probably Mike Kelly, who sold his Z and has also left the site. The guy with the Sublime Z is likely Big Phil who hasn't been on here in ages, but is still somewhat active on his YouTube channel. I don't know the other people.

Could you change out the .63 5th for a .80?

No, I read that, just like I said, not a diff expert lol. Never gotten into one, or needed to. Thanks for confirming what I suspected, that a whining diff needs a new gearset. I get that you want to use what you already have but I don't know if that's necessarily the best solution. In your situation, Subaru R180 would be my choice.

I'm not a diff expert, but if my diff was whining, my first thought would be to rebuild it. Diffs aren't really known for wearing out, but if it is, my second thought would be to just go get another. Yours is likely a 3.54 which should be easy to find for a reasonable price. As for the problem with viscous diffs, my understanding is that if used hard, as they would be on a track, they get hot, and just kinda stop working. And I could be wrong, but at that point I think you just have to replace the diff. I would only ever consider a CLSD or helical/torsen. The MFactory helical LSD mentioned above would likely be a good choice. There is also the OS Giken Superlock is another option which is a clutch LSD, but also quite a bit more expensive. I know Quaife LSDs used to be available, looks like they still sell them for R200s, but not sure if they're for short nose or long nose. AFAIK you can put a long nose LSD into a short nose with some work. There is also the Subaru option. Pretty easy swap, should hold up fine if you're only going with stock VQ power, especially if you won't be launching or racing the car. They came in both CLSD and torsen, a 3.54 torsen should be pretty easy to find. This may actually be the easiest option of all.

I think I'd just stick with the stock diff and put an LSD in it. It's already installed, ie, no retrofitting needed, and the 350Z diff is a viscous diff, which isn't exactly ideal. On top of the mounts, you'd also need to work out adapting the axles, and I don't know if there's a product out there to handle that, but if not, that could be pretty costly. Seems like a lot of work for not much benefit.

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Okay, looks like that was it, thanks!

Yes, where it says "Drag files here to attach or choose files" then double click attached file to insert into post. When I do that, this is the result. Wonder if this has to do with you being a donating member? [image] - 341426.jfif

Hi, Not sure what I'm missing here, but I cannot figure out how to upload images directly from my computer. Images post just fine if using an image URL, but I can only manage to upload an image as an attachment, which can then only be downloaded, doesn't actually show the photo in the post. What am I missing? Thanks.

I saw that video and originally had it linked in my post. Further research revealed that it has an LS3 in it, which is reflected in the edits to my post. I think the reason the guy thought it had a Lamborghini V12 in it is because that same shop is putting one into a Corvette, I'm guessing he's familiar with the shop.

Toolman posted a photo of this car in his thread, and it caught my eye. Took a minute to find any info on it, but it was displayed at Toyo Tires Treadpass booth at SEMA. Still haven't found out who owns or built it, but it has Apex's Track Attack kit on it, and, apparently, a Lamborghini V12! (Edit - wrong! no V12) Looks like a pretty high dollar build. I'm hoping some more info about the car will come out soon. Edit: Since posting this I have found out who built the car, along with an engine bay shot. Someone doing a tour of the booth with Larry Chen said it was a V12, and I assumed he actually knew what he was talking about. It is not a Lamborghini V12 lol. It's an LS. Still looks like a nice car, but not nearly as exotic an engine choice as I was originally led to believe. Not sure if they're custom or not, but the flares look like MSA Bubble Flares from years ago. I never really liked the bubble flares but they look really good here.

Any more info on these cars? Do you know who built them? I've googled and can't find anything on the green car. Edit: I've now found that it was at the Toyo Tires Treadpass Booth, and some additional photos of the car, but still no sign of who built it. It has Apex's Track Attack Kit on it, can't be too many of those around.