ls240z

This is exactly what I want to do!

Same, I really want a pair of speaker panels.

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I agree, but I've been able to sort of get around the problem by enclosing the search in quotations.

Wow, nice car Stivva. What paint color is that? I love it!

That's not too bad. I'll have to remember this for the future.

They look great. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for these?

Still waiting on my welder to show up, so I worked on a couple little things: ground down what was left of the brackets I cut out of the engine bay. Now to fill the excess holes once I get my welder... Also cleaned up the area for where I'm mounting my fuel cell cage. Just got to go buy 20' or so of square tubing and start cutting.

To bump this thread... I recently tore out a bunch of items from my 78 280z and decided to weigh them all. All weights are within 0.2lbs. Triple Webers w/ Cannon manifold - 28.4 Dash w/ glovebox + harness/gauges - 30.6 Quarter window plastic x2 - 1.4 Dash cowl piece - 1.2 Console w/ armrest cover - 4.6 Toolbox area 90° carpet holder - 1.2 Sunvisors x2 - 1.4 A pillar covers x2 - 0.2 Rear view mirror - 0.6 Seat belt buckles x2 - 1.2 Lower quarter window covers (speaker holes) x2 - 1 Ashtray - 0.2 Maplight/Vent control cover - 1.2 Ashtray sliding cover - 0.6 Footwell plastic covers x2/lower glove box plastic - 1 Gear shift lever w/ knob and trim - 1.2 Door panel w/ armrest, window knob, handle cover x2 - 12 Upper/lower steering column covers - 0.4 Dash cap - 1.4 Hood w/ vents - 39.4 280z tail light x2 - 3.6 Tail light cover x2 - 1.6 Fuel reservoir tank - 4 EFI harness - 4 Washer fluid reservoir - 0.6 Bosch ignition coil - 1.8 Relays + cover from pass. side engine bay - 1.8 EFI module - 2.4 HVAC controls - 3.8 Defrost vent x2 - 0.4 Dome light cover - 0.8 Door sills x2 - 1 Interior tail light panel - 1.8 Spare tire well area - 14.6

I know it's been a while since I've last updated but I've been crazy busy with work. On top of that, I've been waiting for my TIG welder to come in so I can start on my rotisserie. All I've done since the last update is cut out the spare tire well in preparation for building the fuel cell cage. Also, on a minor note, I removed as much sound deadening as I could with just a small scraper. Dry ice is coming in the future. I also weighed all my interior pieces for reference, not sure if anyone is interested but I could post if someone wants them. I did notice the P.O. must have been rear ended, seeing as the tail light body panel metal is wrinkled and lower braces are smooshed in. The floor isn't an issue, seeing as I'll be putting in an aluminum panel around the fuel cell, but I'm thinking I'll cut out the lower brace and weld in a new piece of metal. Does that seem legit? Should I leave the tail light area as it will be covered?

Such a clean car. I love your build, congrats on the feature!

Haha it makes life easier for everything, pulling engines and no more hand mowing or rototilling the yard. Thanks Mike, I'll keep that in mind. If I had a GT3 in my garage, I'd probably get distracted too haha.

Gauges look great, I'm planning on a Defi setup as well. Do you have a shot of the tach in the day with the power off? I want to see what the all black looks like in the s30 dash.

Pulled the rest of the HVAC yesterday and got ready for pulling the motor/tranny She was pretty gross down under. A lot of work to do. It was nice using the tractor to pull everything out. So easy, even by myself. All empty! Going to remove anything out of the engine bay I don't need and clean everything up tomorrow. Also, I'm going to drop the fuel tank and maybe tackle the diff.

This was my first day of tearing out the interior, taking off the body kit will come later.

That's the plan; all go, no show (for the beginning) haha. I want to get it on the road as soon as possible, but I won't sacrifice build quality to do so. It's a MIG, but I have a lead on a decent priced TIG unit I might pick up also.

Got a little more work done yesterday, tried finishing up the interior. Pulled the dash cap, so much worse than I was expecting. Pretty much non salvageable. Pulled out the old security system/power locks. A lot of lazy man's solder: electrical tape. I hate that shit, my fingers are stained black from the melted adhesive. At least I have it back to completely stock wiring now. Dash out! That thing is pretty damn heavy. I'll have to go back and weigh all these pieces. Today I hope to tackle the rest of the HVAC and get the engine ready to pull. Here's an exterior shot of the Z.

Yeah, all the rear end stuff (CV's, LCA's, braces, OS Giken LSD, etc.) I'm planning on doing, just didn't feel like making my first post any longer with all the details haha. I have a welder, haven't gotten too much practice with it, now I have an excuse.

This is my first Z car, a 1978 280z, which I bought last summer from a guy in Los Angeles. S30's are rare up here in Canada, and I like to have things that are different. I wanted to find a S30 with minimal rust and living in Canada pretty much guarantees otherwise. I scoured craigslist everyday and emailed a potential seller. Plan was to fly down to LA and drive up the coast, making for a nice vacation. I landed in LA, and was in contact with the seller. He started to take a real long time to respond over the next 2 days, then stopped answering all together. I was really nervous about not finding a car, and didn't want to waste the trip by buying a ticket home. Last minute, I emailed another seller and he responded just before I was leaving to the airport. It wasn't a 240z (like I wanted, hence the username), but it would get the job done. I was so excited once I hit the freeway and headed home. Driving through the interior of California during a heat wave and no a/c is something I hope I never have to endure again. I got home and basically parked the car until this spring, I was too busy working and winter is too cold to work outside. This is going to be a long running project and things might change a little, but these are my inital plans for this project: Body: 240z front and rear bumper conversion 240z tail light conversion ZG flares New paint Fix hole in passenger side floor/other spots I haven't found yet Sandblast chassis and new undercoat Interior: Restored dash Roll bar Aftermarket seats Gauges Alcantara and fresh plastic panels Drivetrain: LS2/LS3 engine T56 transmission 5 lug conversion Rear disc conversion* Wheels/Suspension: 16" Diamond Racing wheels 17" CCW wheels (when I can afford them) Coilovers (not sure which direction to go yet) *The P.O. has Toyota 4x4 front brakes installed and I have, in searching HybridZ, found the overly biased front to be an issue. Still not sure on which route to take here. The P.O. had a 5 speed put in and swapped FI for triple Webers. This engine sounds great. I started to tear apart the interior, just to see what I was dealing with. Carpet was coming apart almost everywhere, so it's trashed. Front seats are in pretty good condition. Center console is trash, door panels need work or might get replaced. Found a hole, was hoping for none. Oh well. Not sure if I have to replace the whole pan or what. The wiring for the stereo was a disaster, so many wires ending in random places. Some wires were cut off at both ends, but just left hanging with the rest of the harness by zip ties. Removed all but the factory wiring. Driver side pan looks better. After pulling most of the interior. That carpet was glued down by some rank stuff, it was a pain in the ass to pull and made a huge mess of the interior. Not sure why the install of this MSA kit was so ghetto, but it looks pretty bad. Going to pull the body kit off and run the 240z bumpers with a front valence and flares. That's as far as I got in one day, next up is to finish the interior removal of the dash, headliner, etc. After that, engine and tranny removal. This is my first project car, but I've worked on quite a few vehicles and I'm comfortable with doing almost anything. Any insight/advice I get from the knowledgeable members on this forum is greatly appreciated!

Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm 23, and when I actually took note and really looked at a 240z, I realized "damn, that's a beautiful car." I started researching about Z cars and fell more in love with the S30's. I was obsessed and had to buy one. I like to be somewhat original and/or have stuff that is different, and S30's are rare up here. Not only are they rare in Canada, whatever Z's are here would be rusted from all the snow and salt. I wanted one as rust free as possible. I looked on Craigslist for 240z's in LA, found one I liked, and flew down. I got screwed over by this guy who stopped answering my calls, so I was stressing out. The plan was to drive back up the coast to Canada, but that would be real hard without a car. Last minute, I found a 280z a guy was selling. It wasn't exactly what I wanted, but I wasn't going home empty handed. I made it home and have been planning my build since I don't have the funds for it yet. I've always worked on my own vehicles, but this will be my first full on project car. Expect a journal to start this summer.