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That has got to be the best balance of Form and Function of a Datsun that i have EVER Seen!! Absolutely amazing!!

Well Happy Birthday to Hybrid Z !There is still plenty of time to keep playing! What a great forum it has been. Thank you for those who help keep it going! I'm close to the 20th century (2004) since i started on my Z. Still going strong

If he doesn't get back to you, i might be interested

Not many take on this challenge, good for you! It is for sure a challenge. If you have rack and pinion steering, you have the worst. There is manual which is not bad and i dont exactly remember the name of the other style. Its like reciprocating, or something like that. Bottom line is, i found that a "block Hugger" style fits well on Pass side. It's the driver side that i had the most issue with. 1st thing is to pin the steering shaft (I drilled and tapped through it for a screw) so you can cut-off the clamping ear. Then get rid of the Rubber Rag joint on the steering shaft. Techno toy tuning makes a solid piece to put in place. I don't know anything about the size of it though. I made mine and made it smaller diameter for clearance. I have modified a couple different sets of headers. I 1st had a Hooker High Flow Manifold that i still had to cut a window in it and have a plate welded in from the back side. Then i didn't like that i had 2 different style headers so i bought BillyBoat headers for a C5 vette. Still had to cut a tube off and re-route a new one to avoid the steering shaft. Then i was worried thet 1-5/8" primaries were not big enough and i had someone make me a set of long tube 1-3/4" headers and found that it was not worth it. I went from 375whp to 387hp (very disappointing results for the $) Take a look at all the pics. There is a pic for everything i just explained. Worse case you can run manifolds upside down and they will point fwd. If you are turboing, this will work well. If not, you have to run the exhaust fwd and down around the front, which i'm not a fan of.

Well my stock speedo only went to 85mph and i know it was revving a lil high at that point for long distance driving. But hey, if you have 75mph posted signs and your car don't mind 85-90, then u have a good car! I can't imagine an original 84 Maxima wants to do that speed anymore than my zx did when it was stock. Sorry i cant be of any help other than replying to your post, to keep it fresh

If i still had cruise on mine, i'd be happy to find out for you. But i don't have it no more. Props to you for thinking you need a cruise control unit that goes higher than 75. Good luck. Hope someone can help.

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I fought with this for a couple years on my 280zx. I replaced fuel injectors, put a header on (pain in the ass). I wanted to make something out of that 6cyl...Did this and that with very little improvement. Don't think your really going to get more than 15hp more. Your just going to have to V8 swap it!!

Glad i didn't start a whole thing here. FWIW i also agree that a Grill delete is an excessive thing to overlook or not mention. Like i said, it's a valid point to bring to peoples attention. Happy Building in the future!

Sucks to hear you had such an issue. I have had problems similar with other companies also. It's super frustrating. I know i have purchased a handful of things from Apex Engineered. Some were fine but the rear subframe for a s130 chassis i got from them certainly had some modifying to be done. I have learned very rarely is something "Bolt-on". Even when they say it is. My Brakes from Arizona Zcar had to be modified, my Custom stub axles from whitehead performance interfered with the shock mounts and i had issues with the rear coilovers from T3. I guess my 2 cents is every company tries putting out parts that aren't 100% I would say be careful buying those hood hinges til you talk to them and see that the problem has been fixed. All these companies are small and trying to do more then they can handle. Hence mayb why their customer service sucks. It's tough out there and i hate to see post like this. There are certainly worse companies that don't deserve to be in business but i just don't feel this is one of them. I'm thankful for this company making what they do. FWIW, I have absolutely no ties to any company. I'm just an enthusiast Good luck with your build. Not trying to stir shit up (even though i feel i just did)

My input on this is avoid steel wheels (pretty obvious opinion) My main reason for chiming in is to suggest that you avoiding wheels that you need to use adapters. My 1st set of rims were for a front wheel drive car and i had adapters. One day i took a wheel off and i noticed a stud had broken off and i had no idea because my rim was covering it. How dangerous to have a v8 car with 3 studs holding a wheel on. I went to Boze Wheels and they made me a custom set. Not cheap but there isn't many options unless you want the standard Rota wheels

Hey, whats happnin slownrusty! Been awhile. Always liked seeing images of your car. I'm on 20yrs this year. Been in my family since new

The Differential will swap but you have to look at the flange that the driveshaft bolts up too. If yours is round, you will have to swap that over(FYI, it doesnt just pull off, you need some sort of puller. Even just a 3 jaw puller from harbor freight). The 300zx half shafts and stub axles i do not believe swap over. If you want something stronger than universal joint half shafts you need to source 280zxt companion flanges and CV-joints. I have custom made stub axles that allow me to run 300zxt cv joints. The company that made mine are out of business. Z car depot might make something. If you do the 280zxt cv joints, they will work in any R-200 (longnose) Diff. And you will only need the 280zxt inner stub axle (called companion flange). Your stock outer stub axle is the same as a 280zxt. Which if you are running alot of HP (400+) and a stick shift. The outer stub axle is your week point. If your under 300hp you will be fine.

Yup, Those are them.

The only thing i can really answer for you is the Diff question. That Diff will be plenty strong but you will be doing 1 wheel burnouts until you put some sort of LSD in it. I run Quaife LSD and love it. There are other makes out there that people like too. Good luck with the swap!!