bens1088

Are these just HID's in H4 housings or similar to the headlights I am making/designing? http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?p=1074851#post1074851

This is what I've done to my civic and street bike. The refracted light isn't too bad on my civic because they are pointed pretty low. Its not too bad for on coming traffic. But I feel like I've spent so much time and money into my Z, I my as well do the real conversion and get projector housings. Someone wanna make a lot of money? Come up with a decently priced projector H4 housing. I actually have hook-ups in China...group buy anyone? lol

Thats what I've been trying to stay away from. Thanks for the info.

I'm almost just tempted to keep my headlights and just put on some super bright fog lights. Seems like it would save me alot of work and $$$

well with those I just swapped the bulbs. On the z, the bulb... is the whole headlight. I also want to convert to projectors. With the other conversions they were just plug and play. From what I've read, I should rewire the headlight harness, but what entails rewiring the harness? Also I'm trying to figure out what projectors work and what I need to buy.

How are your body kits mounted? Mine are riveted on but I haven't seen that done on anyone elses

I am looking at doing an HID conversion. I've done probably 5 or 6 of these to regular cars. The 280zx has H4 lights right?... When I looked it up it came out H6 on the Sylvania site?? 1979 NISSAN 280ZX High & low beam headlamp H6024 H6024ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen H6024XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light H6024CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light There is no relatively cheap projector housing and I do not want to use those suppper cheap H4 "projector" housings that glare like crazy. Now wouldn't something like this work if you fabbed it into the housing and then put a cover on it?: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HALO-ANGEL-EYE-PROJECTOR-4-FOG-LIGHTS-FOGLIGHT-7-COLOR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a1Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3911Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem300281570492QQitemZ300281570492QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Also people keep speaking of a wiring harness upgrade. I've searched and cant find a good clear explanation on it. Is it a must for HIDs? I have the sylvania xtravisions on there but they aren't bright at all and I don't like them. Thanks

keep the z. i had a poor condition 280zx when i was 16. put about 10k into her over 5 years. looks good and runs good. craigslist, ebay & pick and pulls is where you save money. 1st step... buy a shop manual. Learn about your car. Start small. Fix simple things, lights, plugs, oil changes, then move on to larger work.

The interior pics didn't come out right (cellphone) I'll get some up tomorrow if its sunny. 1979 280zx Stock l28e 122k K&N intake 2 1/2" mandrel bent exhaust straight pipes to a flowmaster 40 (super loud... rumbles my house) (New headers sittin in the garage) 17x7 wheels with nexen 3000 tires 2" spacers MSA type II body kit dark pearl grey paint removed all badges 15% tint all the way around nismo seats alpine stereo with 600 watt amp some aftermarket steering wheel suspension technique sway bars (don't remember the size but their thick) every bushing replaced with urethane New front calipers and lines Koni shocks (stock springs??) I cant decide if I should do a 2" drop? I don't want it to ride too much stiffer. My dad bought this car new in 79. Sat in the drive way for close to 9 years. Fixed her up through high school. The last step is the engine. I want to pull the engine and rebuild her. Keep it NA and shoot for ~200HP at the crank. (trying to be realistic) I wish I would have documented and taken pictures of everything along the way. But it feels good to be somewhat... complete. (keep in mind i am 19, go to school full time and work almost full time) Advice or suggestions on anything at all?

so i typed up a whole paragraph and accidentally hit the back button. Isn't the chassis NOT identical if this was a different version? basically in 79 there was a 49 state version and a ND version. If i sold my engine, the person who bought it wouldn't have to put a cat on right? Also thats like saying if I brought a 49 state car into california, did a swap with a 49 state model, I would have to swap all the emissions parts on the car to the california version standard. That doesn't make sense to me... Sorry if these questions are dumb, I really dont understand CA smog laws and everytime i talk to a smog tech i get different answers. One said i could bolt on a turbo and pass it, but he might of said HE would pass it lol. Thanks Tony

I have a 79 280zx which originally came from North Dakota. At that time, the 79 zx was the only car that did not need a cat. So right now I have straight pipes to a muffler and its legal for me here in CA. I am looking to do a swap now, but what are my options? Either turboing the stock engine with low boost? Swapping an entire turbo engine? Basically are there any loop holes that will allow me to not have to get the swap certified and such that anyone knows of thats still "smog-able"? Thanks

oh whatttttt no i didnt. i should have done that. oh well too late now.

the lip wont work. take a look at http://www.motorsportauto.com/ or http://www.blackdragonauto.com/ they are pricey but worth it. you can sometimes find some good deals on your local craigslist

Just redid my gauges with the free overlays I had printed at a shop. Still painting the needles red. Also, picked up a steering wheel today with a hub for $20. I'm thinking of doing the LED upgrade for the gauge lights. Any thoughts? I want a blue background.

<3 my r6 it may be the most uncomfortable but it sure handles and pull good

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/874877863.html i could buy this one and fix it up and make 34k!

lol im PASSING on this one then. Im trying to make a deal with a guy to trade for a 97 porsche boxster. That should be fun until riding season again. Then I'll trade back lol

I have a 04 r6 street bike that I was testing waters with. He says he would be interested in a trade. I don't know much about the convertible conversions. What would YOU do? My bikes only worth about 5k. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/873199859.html http://picasaweb.google.com/lordcyril/Datsun240z#

whooops trying to be too dramatic lol screw it illll releather it myself! (poor college student)

recoving a steering wheel? I have a momo wheel that has the leather torn at the top. The whole thing needs to be redone. I've heard of a place in Florida that you send it to and they redo them for pretty cheap and they do a good job. Any ideas? My interior guy said its about 3 hours of labor and its cheaper to buy a new wheel if I have him do it. He couldn't find the name of the place in FL. Thanks

lol i was expecting step by step detailed instructions with illustrations and maybe even a video. buttt i guess ill just use my imagination and set this up for my gf

can you get bigger pictures? lol pretty hard to see

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/pts/817573068.html http://www.datsunmotorsports.webs.com/Diesel%20Experiment.htm

Any pictures of your setup?? I just bought some Schroth harnesses on ebay so I just need to figure out how to mount it. What is the opinion for those universal harness bars?