nullbound
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I'm using rodlites, and have previously used draglites, for plenty of street driving with absolutely no issues. Paul Corson with the silver car/blue flames from reynold's also uses these wheels on both drag and street cars. he's never bent a rim either.
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That does suck... I have a set of fiberglass fenders that i recently decided i'm not going to use. I can't imagine what shipping would be to you, but let me know if you're interested/pm/make offer. Otherwise they'll be going on ebay sometime soon.
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good work! looks great!
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Very cool. I love 510's, especially ones done as nicely as his. I also like the fact that he uses it as his daily driver.
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I cant speak to specific numbers just for the headers, especially since I also upgraded cam, intake, carb, and exhaust at the same time as the header swap. I went one step up on the cam and went to an open intake, as well as switching to duals. The old exhaust went from the shorty headers to 2.5" pipes to a y-pipe to single 3" exhaust with a flowmaster muffler. The newer exhaust is the long tubes with dual 3" pipes and borla mufflers. It definitely feels more healthy at higher rpms than before. My seat-of-pants dyno guesstimates around a 25 hp increase for all changes.
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I had to massage the floor a little bit to be able to connect the exhaust smoothly to the collector. Other than that, it helps to have the engine out to set the headers in place...
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do a search for S&S headers. the part number, i believe, is 5205. i've done this swap... and it gives you less ground clearance. pics in my imagestation album linked in my signature.
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i have one of john's 4" cowl hoods and it's a GREAT hood, extremely well made. i hope to be getting it painted soon for my silver car. here's a couple of shots i took after setting it on my 280.
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^^ ditto on the coilover question. if no on coilovers, how close is the tire to the spring perch in the rear?
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very nice. i was thinking about those wheels for my 280, but with painted centers. now i'm pretty sure i'll be doing that.
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it's not just for hooking up: www.myspace.com/nullproject
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i've seen these pics before... it makes me want a 240sx. i had not said/thought that before seeing them...
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that was during an older version of the forum software. my post, the second, did show pics of buZy's car at the time. not sure why jeremy was trying to post my car...
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as already stated, do a search for 5 lug conversions. there's tons of info.
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you can buy that hood brand new for less than $500 from jc whitney.
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very nice! wish my 280 looked that good.
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nice find. i recommend buying them uncoated, tweaking if necessary, then getting them coated locally. since mine were already coated, i persuaded the floorboards to make room for the collectors with a bfh.
i've stated before that the coating from s&s isn't the best quality. love the headers, though. i'll be buying a new set soon for my other project.
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my 15x8 with 4.5" backspacing fit fine without flares... it's the tires that stick out.
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i've had bad experiences with jim cook racing, especially jim's wife when it came to a refund for an item i ordered that arrived broken. from my understanding talking to his wife, they were moving out of the z car business.
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they do fit with the jegs kit, but they sit really low. also, they are s&s headers. you're better off buying direct from ssheaders.com. part number is 5205. and if you're interested in getting them coated, get them done elsewhere. i'm not impressed with the coating on my set.
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if you've been in email contact with him, you should have a phone number in his email signature. call it in the morning before you get there. i bought a cowl induction hood from him recently and he was always very responsive to anything i asked. if you've made previous arrangements to meet with him, i'm pretty sure he'll stick to that unless something major has come up.
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i want to finish the new 377 engine build for my 240, finish the interior in my 240, get 280 body work/paint done, get current 377 in 240 in the 280. then there's also that coilover upgrade and the ccw's i want...
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i have a hammer that i used to do the same thing.
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he's correct on the offset. i have 15x8 weld rodlites with 4.5" backspacing on my 240. i was previously running 255/60-15 bfg's (almost 27" tall), but they rubbed when i hit dips in the road. these will not fit with stock suspension. i swapped my rear suspension for 280 assemblies with 240 suspension techniques lowering springs. a 240 suspension assembly with a 280 rear spring will also give you the needed clearance. otherwise, you will have to go with coilovers. the rubbing got annoying and a 245/60-15 would not have rubbed in my case, but i went with a 26x10 mickey thompson sportsman pro.
Modern Mototsports Coilovers and Control arms.
in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis
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Then you have to add what's under his hood:D
Nice additions, Dale! Did you section the struts? Those 240sx brakes look tiny behind the 18's...