G-Tech

thats awsome!!! looks like you have a very nice set up. like to here you still have rear trailing arms. i really like the sequential. probably one of the fastest s130's out there

you are not the only one looking. i have made more than a couple posts asking for the same. the 280zx doesnt get alot of attention "yet". i just started taking apart my car to re-paint this winter and alot of my door weatherstripping is marginal. i have been searching for a few years now. i made phone calls to all datsun parts suppliers and all weather stripping co.'s. even used ones are impossible to find. most weatherstripping co.'s focus on american cars. please post as i will if you find something. weather its new rubber or pieces from a different car that will work.

getting ready to start the paint process on my s130. i barely have useable trim and weatherstripping but would make for much less of headache if i can find any peice of trim or weatherstripping. mainly looking for windshield and rear hatch glass trim and any weather stripping. thank you for any help

im sure you have already dealt with all of them but becareful with whitehead, they told me 4-6weeks for stub axles and it turned into 8months. every week they told me it should be next week. i finally got them and they are great but just saying. i think "custom" means "not quickly". z car depot seems reliable when ive dealt with him.

The cheapest and easiest thing I did was had the stock one re-cored and they had enuff room to make it thicker. They gutted the cores out and made it a 3 row radiator from 2...aluminum ones work good too. The fan helps alot. I did spend some money on a fan..just don't use a cheap one. A mechanical one might work

now now children, lets just all move on

The SBC was just a standard oil pan. It was close with the pwr steering rack but it cleared

the LS swap is possible and ill help with any part of it i can. its just a different swap all together. the car is very fun with either swap.

o no, its not just a set of adapter plates and insert LS motor. when i switched it was like starting from scratch again. swap plates dont put the motor in a good place, you basically make your own mounts. then the oil pan has mods to do, headers are more of a problem, and fuel system has to be changed (and more lil things after that. it all depends if your trying to just get your car together and go tear up the streets or if you are ok doing a completely new project. there is some info in the gen lll&iv section that i started called 280zx's with LS . ground control sells coilover kit for the front of a 280zx (also techno toys does). it uses your original strut tube and shocks. you just have to cut off the old spring perch and weld a new one on.

When I had the sbc in I just had eibach 1in drop springs for the front. With the weight of the motor it was a 2in drop which I was happy with. I had steel heads also....now I have techno toys shortened coilovers which I'm very happy with and 250lb springs. I have a LS motor in now and the front rides a Lil stiff.if you do coilover's I think you'll be good with 250lb springs also. You could do groundcontrol coilover setup would be the cheapest and easiest. You just can't go more than 2in drop with s130 strut tubes. The rear needs to be stiff too, cause it's gonna squat hard

most of what u have on the driver side is EFI and sensors for brake fluid, washer fluid etc. to the left of the brake booster there is a hole were the original throttle cable came out and now there is what looks like 3 or 4 wires coming out(with no grommet ). those wires are added in so they might be useful for the v8 motor. and on the pass side were the battery is supposed to be there is a box laying over on its side with wires coming in and out, those are your fusible links and those wires should be important. and on pass side front by the coolant reservoir, one of the boxes is for the headlight and the other box has relays for some things you may need. i know i saw in the wiring diagram exactly what those boxes are but i forgot what it said already. you gotta mess on your hands, dont be in a hurry. one section at a time. start somewhere and check things off as you go. it can be done, but wont be quick

i would use that link zhoob2004 posted. it works great. i looked threw my book last night and was hard to find clear simple answers for you. i did remember looking threw it that the driverside harness was mostly fuel injection stuff and the pass side was the main power supply wires, and headlight harness.

this is what i have

i will look in my book later tonight to see what i can find for you. you will want to invest in a good mechanic book off ebay for your car. not just a haynes book but there is one that is much more detailed. ill post a pic of the book too. your going to want it. alot of the wiring goes to sensors for brake fluid, washer fluid etc. ill get back to you

year and model of the car would be helpful

im guessing you need more than 1/4in spacers but they do sell 1/4in so you know. also might gain room with the t3 coilovers in the front. the strut tube is same dia. but the coil is obviously much smaller dia than stock. welcome to the oddball club of s130's. the weird tire/rim combo isn't quite my style but whatever floats your boat. the front will only go couple inches down before the stock strut tube bottoms out (you may already know) and the rear starts toeing inward as you get 3in or more down. when you do rear tire fitment keep in mind the tire moves forward as the car squats so you will rub in the front of the rear wheel well first. which brings up a good point that the s130's like to squat when you launch hard. it scrubs some horsepower but it alows our cars to "hook in dirt" if you know what i mean. anyway, good luck. looks like you have a good base to start with. lots of questions can be answered on this site.

i was able to see the pics yesterday. now i cant again

great job making it all work. its not easy with the s130's. keep at it, one bit at a time.

i tried repairing the cracks before but i wasnt able to 100% blend it in, i was still able to see a lil witness of were the fix was. i have the hard cover over mine and honestly looks like a new dash. you can barely see that its a cover only if you look for it. only a datsun person would know but i dont think anyone would think less of it. just dont keep it in the sun too long cause it will warp if its left outside alot. just use a windsheild screen. well worth the money and easy install. i dont know how it would work as a replacement though. seems like a large undertaking. i would put a good effort in repairing what you have first.

thought i would refresh this post and see if there was anyone else out there that has done this swap. i know there is a couple s130's done with LS motors on the WEB. maybe they r not on this forum much or whatever. ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE?!?!?!?!

thank you, i kinda forgot about that place but i have seen them before.... since black dragon went out of business ive been really trying to make sure i get some OEM parts i may need 20years from now since my car has been in the family since new, it obviously isnt going anywhere ever. i bought couple pwr window motors and headlight/turn signal switches, things like that. they may not be around someday. the custom stuff i can deal with in the future. thank you, this forum has been a blessing to have!!!