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I have one I am thinking about selling.. The same one as shown in the pictures. PM me if interested Ben

Im having the same problem.. I tried to eye ball it and started hammering and cutting the old mounts from the fronts untill i realized I did not have the skill to complete the task.. guess Im going to have a pro welder complete this one for me

That was my original plan untill I started getting deeper into the swap.. Im using this as my daily, so the quickest of the two was my natural decision. Carbs that were already tuned and self contained? the more easy route was obvious. Although every time I visit the pump I start to think twice

I had an s130 I drove just about every day for 3 and a half years straight. Great Car! Fun to drive, Fun to drift and Fun race. Good milage aswell!

Agreed.. I would love to get some of those rear panel replacments, but I think there would be the need for some more CF in the front area.. I think a center console and rear panels would rock. Maybe after that I might consider buying some of the CF door panels. Also the top cross panel with the dome light would be nice.

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=134287 Selling the parts! the shell has been taken away already..

Where are the shirts? Ill take 1. It would be a lot cooler with the cursive datsun logo letters

your ms paint skills > My ms paint skills... Hands down

At first the engine ran well, then started to run hot and sputter. I realized that the coil was leaking oil from it and smelled like burning electronics. Replaced the coil and it ran well again. After driving it for a few days I decided to venture a little out of town.. on my way out my engine bay started to emit smoke.. I pulled over and my coolant was almost completily gone. Filled the sucker with water and let her sit. drove her the rest of the way there and back. Once back in town I checked all of the hoses and purchased a few caps and fittings to try and resolve the issue. Unfortunatly this resolved nothing as the it was the waterpump that hat the real problem. Checked autozone and they actualy had one in stock . Replaced the water pump and all is well at last! Question. When I over heated I did not crack the head, but after seeing my engine that hot It scares me to think i might have dammaged something. Everything seems to be running fine, but is there anythings I should look for besides increasing and foamy oil levels? PS my temp sensor works now thank god

There she blows....

First off lets start from the beginning. It all started when I got my vary first car... 1982 280zx She was an alright find. $ 1100 Minimal rust, Crappy interior and a running engine. Odometer read 82000 miles. Time went by and I started to fall in love with this car and become a Z fanatic. I did things to improve performance such as a tokico suspension kit, ST sway bars, MSA intake, msa headers and a 2.5 inch catless exhaust. Even took her out to the track once and competed against other Z's. Heres about how the car looked at its prime about a year and a half ago All was going well until one day I was on my way home from work heading over to a friends house to help him take apart his totaled 300zx (some might remember him as the one from the forums who wrapped his 300 around a pole). So here I was waiting at a stop light thinking about how glad I was that my car was still intact when *WHAMP* a large work van smashes into the rear end of my car. My seat reclines by itself and im not so startled. Driver of the other vehicle said he was sorry but he was eating his lunch and didnt realize what he was doing. For the time I spent waiting for insurance money I had a set to 240Z tail lights masking tapped onto my 280zx. This was the most ugly thing you could imagine. After about a week the money started to slowly roll in. Insurance claimed that my car was totaled even though it was only body dammage. With a few G's under my belt I decided rather then fixing the hunk of junk I would get myself the Z I always wanted, so I started my search on craigslist. Eventually I stumbled across a beautiful 260z that I paid 2850 for. Body, interior, wheels, Carbs engine... It was all clean. About 2 and a half weeks into driving my new car I start to hear a tapping noise.. I blow this off for a few days thinking it was loose throttle linkage, but eventually notice that the noise was getting louder. The day I noticed it got louder I parked my car and work and "tried" to drive it home that day. I got off work and started up my car... tapping noise continues. Got down the road and entered the highway. get about 3 or 4 miles down the highway and the noise starts to get to the point where I know something was seriously wrong and I needed to pull over. As I started to edge towards the side of the road my engine cuts out completely.. *coasts to the shoulder.* checked my oil level and all of the oil I had just put in a week before had disappeared. Called a tow truck, got the sucker home and it was back to driving the hideous 280. As time went by I started to realize that I was never going to have the extra cash to fork over for the ass end of the 280 to be redone. Another conclusion was that if I was going to have 1 running car it had better been the sexy one that didnt have a totaled body. As funds were low for me one week and I was waiting for my next pay check to come in I decided this would be a perfect time for the swap. With not enough money for gas I would have my girlfriend drive me to and from work for the next week. I started the swap over at a freinds house.. Luckily his mom didnt hate me before AND after the swap. Here are some pictures that show some crucial moments durring my project Here is my car broken down after blowing the engine The obvious bulge in the engine block which my girlfriend pointed out to me before I even noticed "thanks baby":mrgreen: This engine I hulled about 30 miles into town thinking I could save my car with, but turned out to be a big waste of time. out with the Old Who wants to by a perfectly good piston? I accept Paypal Should my oil pan look like this? Engine swaps are dirty I found this in Cylinder 4 and decieded to eat it.. King ranch chicken.. Must be left over from the previous owner

I had the roof reskinned on my 280zx without the use of a doner roof. I assume this was much more easy because the large flat spot as apposed to a rounded bubble shape.

I also had the tail lights with lines... I had to swap them with these ones.

without burnout pics this thread us useless... Just playing, I would do everything stated above and more.. with these steps completed your Z should hopefully run (If not burn out) well.

Personally I would not purchase this car unless I was going to keep the L6 in it.. Like someone said before, its a blast to drive, and unless you are planing on going at high speeds in a straight line it should be all you need to cut stunning lap times.. But we cant defeat the purpose of the hybrid z forums and turn down the idea of a V8. I just love my good 'ol L6

I dont get it nbesheer, are you trying to say Im in a 2+2?

Pictures from an autocross i attended a few weeks ago. Since then I have installed a header and exhaust

Zalumo Go to autozone and take the junk hose in. Have them compair it to all of the pre-formed heater hoses they posses. Your chances of finding one that fits are pretty good. Thats what I did.

Great picture! The action behind the car looks pretty neat. I wish I had sweet SLR camera.

I had this same problem with my s130. I purchased polys. I have yet to install them because im scared of snapping my rods. But yes I did have the issue where i could not mount the rod without someone helping me pull the tire so there was enough room to install the rear bolts when I was attempting to install them. Speaking of which, I need some OEM bushes so I can do the combo replacement. Does anyone know the best place to find the rubber s130 TC rod bushings?

I am also thrilled that people are taking an interest in the s130. Count me in, I would love some of these. Have any pictures of some painted?

280zx panels, Anyone? I would love some panels for my 280zx, but i donno how much of demand there is for the zx. How many people before we start seeing the ZX panels?

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I also wish my wheels were that shiny. I polished mine with mothers, but have not done any sanding.. Thinking about it though....