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  1. rturbo 930
    I stumbled on this a while back. I think it was something Monzter did. Thought it was an interesting design, mostly because I've never seen anyone else do it.
  2. rturbo 930
    Just stumbled on these. Haven't seen these mentioned here, so I thought I'd give you all a heads up. I don't think I've seen anyone sell a control arm with this design before. Anyway, here they are: http://www.apexengineered.com/store/p2/240z%2F260z%2F280z_Rear_Control_Arms.html Looks like it's their first product, too.
  3. rturbo 930
    Okay, how on earth did you do this?
  4. rturbo 930
    Haha, yep!
  5. rturbo 930
    Just ran into this issue. Decided to PM him instead, and there was no text box there either.
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    Yeah, I'd guess it was hit.
  7. rturbo 930
    Maybe I'm mistaken, did you not have a manually shifted (paddle shifted?) automatic in there? I guess that setup didn't work out. About how much power? What does it weigh? Looks pretty damn quick.
  8. rturbo 930
    Right, forgot about that. Yeah, that hump is gonna have to go. I have a '76 as well, and I've been thinking about how to best deal with that. I think I'd probably try hammering it out first before cutting and welding.
  9. rturbo 930
    If you're going with racing seats, and you're a tall guy, you may as well ditch the stock brackets, which you don't have anyway, and just weld some tubing to the floor to mount your brackets to. This has been done, and you should find some info on doing that in posts by John C.
  10. rturbo 930
    What's the latest Andy?
  11. rturbo 930
    Wow. You really went at it. I don't think I've ever seen anyone go that far into the chassis. Kind of nice to see since that's the effort it would take to really properly fix the series 1 chassis I have since I have rust in the seam between the inner and outer wheel housings. I'll sub and do a little binge of your videos later.
  12. rturbo 930
    Nice straight body on that one. Sounds fantastic though. Kind of seems like the footage is sped up a little?
  13. rturbo 930
    Challenger has a dark gray 2+2, and Toni L has a wicked 2+2 in white. Careless never had a 2+2.
  14. rturbo 930
    I believe that's why we now have what is referred to as the magnet test. Oh well. Too late now. Best of luck! To be honest though, it looks like it's more solid than my '76 is, at least based on the floors. Might want to take up the tar before saying for certain though.
  15. rturbo 930
    I wanted to make sure I was remembering that correctly so I tracked down the source: http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/110898-rust-repair-on-a-1972-240z/
  16. rturbo 930
    Be aware that this piece will need some fitting to work. The original piece is slightly curved, and based on what I've heard, that replacement piece is straight. I would try to fix the original piece before cutting it out and welding.
  17. rturbo 930
    Unless something changed, Ground Control offers a service to convert your struts to coilovers as well.
  18. rturbo 930
    This.
  19. rturbo 930
    I don't think it's the engine as much as it is the chassis. The lower part of the radiator support is different on 280Zs vs 240Zs. I don't believe a 280Z radiator will fit in a 240Z (I think I tried this once), I'm not sure about the reverse, haven't tried it. I would expect it to physically fit (no guarantee), but bolt holes may be different.
  20. rturbo 930
    Need to be a donating member. $20 minimum.
  21. rturbo 930
    Hey guys, I am seeing a need for some new moderators. Many of our current moderators no longer visit here regularly (as far as I can see), and sadly, two of them have passed away as well. Personally, I'd nominate SeattleJester, NewZed, JMortensen (if willing to take it up again), and Derek. If need be, I'll volunteer as well. Thoughts?
  22. rturbo 930
    Awesome! Any video from the event?
  23. rturbo 930
    I recall hearing about a turbo diesel 240z that ran on biodiesel years ago, but I have no idea where it might be now, or if it's the car you saw at that show. This is the only reference to it that I could find with a little searching. http://greenyes.grrn.org/2004/09/msg00087.html While searching, I also found these two:
  24. rturbo 930
    I think they said somewhere that it would be in the 2500 range or something like that. It isn't going to be super light.
  25. rturbo 930
    From what I've read, you shouldn't be using sand anyway. Health hazards aside, it's too abrasive, prone to warping the metal, and some have said that it will work harden the metal. If I were blasting, I'd use something a bit gentler. There's plenty of options.
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