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i would say the same as the others too. the red flag words i saw was "unemployed" and "2x0 Z" haha. don't get me wrong, they are "reliable cars" if in like new condition. with a small budget to start with, most likely the car will not be and you will need to repair/fix/troubleshoot/spend spend spend to get it to that condition. i would suggest getting another cheap daily driver car and buy the Z as a project. Do things that don't require money, like grinding/sanding the body, etc and work on it slowly till until you can pour money into it.

its no problem, i just didnt want the poor guy thinking he could just swap over stuff. too bad it isn't that easy huh?

i dont mean to bash, but you are making it sound too easy haha. as the others have said it would take a lot of custom work/fab to make many of those parts listed "work" on the s30. of course it is possible, but nothing is going to be a true "bolt-on" swap as i think you are looking for.

also don't forget to consider building the L or even swapping to an RB anyways welcome to the forum! search is your friend as there is TONS of good information here. had to put my two cents for the L6 crowd haha.

its a cool find. Too bad it isn't a 75 or earlier. Other than the cool factor of having an actual fairlady z, i don't think there is too much of a difference. it would be a shame to see a authentic one chopped up for a rhd clip for conversion.. =( However if it actually was a Z432 that would be 1000000% super lucky keeper and worth every penny to restore..too bad it isn't.

i also think that 18s/19s would look too big/off balance on a car with stock body (ie no air dam, no sideskirts etc). Personally the biggest I would go would be 16s, and just get a wide rim. You can pull it off, you just need other body parts or the car will look skinny with big rims imo.

hehe inline v6

thats crazy how they confused two totally different cars that are extremely not similar. lol but yeah that is a good motto for us. So many different kinds of swaps and mods on this forum.

great job so far! im kind of sad to see a s13 being parted out for the Z, since i also have an s13 haha. how exactly are you planning to do the s12 suspension conversion with s13 knuckles? or did i read that wrong lol..

there is a guy down the street from me that loves fieros...has four of them lol. that collector list can be interpreted as "someones" list of cheap collector cars. 85-93 Mustang being collectable???? grossssss, not my list for sure haha.

i had issues seeing the forum in red and now this blue color..but i like the blue WAY better than the red. BTW nice work on the swap! =)

glad you got everything worked out. how are you liking the Z with a VG30 so far?

well what was the user rating on ebay? if it is pretty high then it might have just been a simple mixup, and calling them for sure will help a lot more than emailing. if it is low, then shouldnt buy from them anyways haha.

when i was looking around in our area at some of those around that price range i saw some pretty horrible stuff. funny i found a better condition one out of state! maybe i just had some bad luck, but it is true that there are a lot of Zs for sale in the bay area. i see a bunch on craigslist all the time.

definitely sounds like it is worth taking a look at! post up some pictures when you can, there are many auto body gurus on the forums.

LOL! anyways it is an original car, of course it isnt lowered haha.

hopefully it goes smoothly, when the time comes i will have to find something else to read at work

Congrats on the healthy dyno numbers Johan!

good to see its still alive. looking forward to seeing pictures of the prototype!

welcome s30rb25! looks like you found a very good answer to your question!

i am most likely going the stock tank with a surge route. like it is said, is a cheap can worth the risk of leakage in a wreck if poorly installed?

if the gauge is already out of the car, you can also just hook it up directly to the sending unit on the engine. while its running you can just verify if it works or not. boiling water in a pot with a sending unit is also smart because you can verify if the gauge is reading somewhat accurately.

well by tweaked i mean physically bent and would need some rust work on the underside. so im just weighing either replacing it with a mint newer 240z one i found or doing the work on the original.

so i have a feb '71 240z. i was looking for a replacement rear hatch because mine seems somewhat tweaked and has a lot of issues. i found a hatch listed for sale that says 72-73. the only difference i know of is just the earlier 70 hatches have the interior vent. however since i have a 71, shoudlnt the rest of the later year 240z hatches be identical to mine?