Blown77Z

Nice write up with pics. Will bookmark this for future reference.

Thanks for the replies and input. Car was bought and shipped from Nevada. Once I get the car I will look over it with a fine tooth comb for any defects/problems on the "major" parts of the car such as the rear end, frame rails, wiring, body rust (the pics of the car look VERY good and was told there was NO rust on the undercarriage) etc... Once I assess the car is in good condition I will start buying parts for the V8 swap. This will primarily be a street rod with some minor track use once every few months I'm not sure what "modifications" over the SBC install I would need to make If I did install a BBC. I have the JTR manual and have went thru it numerous times to get familar with it, but like you know it only discusses the SBC... I'm no stranger to the forced induction world myself and I'm good friends with an excellent mechanic shop who has a Dyno for the tuning phase, so that aint an issue Keep the input coming guys !

Think I have found my powerplant for the blower: Stage I - 406 CU IN http://www.ultrastreet.net/poweradder/poweradder_long_sb.asp Has anyone bought an engine or item(s) from these gyus before??? Please do tell. I'm going to email them about durability of "DD" these engines as well. Thanks

I live in the Milton area myself. Hopefully, I will have my 280z enroute to my house soon and will start buying parts for the Blown 383

I edited my previous post.

Plans for the powerplant will be a 383 stoker with a Weiand 177 blower on it around 500-550 ft/lbs I've narrowed down my search for a solid street/drag automatic transmission w/o going overboard on price. I'm in need of a nice auto trans with an overdrive in it for my highway driving, but wanted a stout drag racing trans too, so I've picked out the 700r4 Level 3 from Bowtie Overdrives: http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/catalog/catalog_inc/viewitem.php?ITEMID=9 To go along with this transmission I've picked out this torque converter: http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/catalog/catalog.php?Action=GETSUBCAT&CATID=XA1A4 To control/manipulate the shifting on this transmission I have this picked out: http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/catalog/catalog_inc/viewitem.php?ITEMID=217 (Could change part out depending on what carb is used) I just noticed that JTR provides a complete speedometer gear set for the 700r4. Any other parts that I might have missed for the transmission ? Or any comments or concerns. Please let me know Thanks

My thoughts exactly..... If he really did type this out himself, I don't think he should be behind so much power on the road

Not yet really, but soon . Anyway, I've been doing a lot of reading on the forums in the past few days and I've put together a resource list on the V8 swap I want to do. I have found these websites and threads to start me out: This is my favorite Z car to go by and I know he posts on the boards http://www.cardomain.com/ride/685533/1 INFO on the parts list and How-to instructions: http://www.jagsthatrun.com/ And a thread pertaining to transmission options: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=126491 Any other info/websites would be MUCH appreciated for this newbie Z builder. Thanks