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Got the car weighed by a weigh station going into mississippi this morning. 3120 with me (200 pounds), spare, jack, etc, a few folding chairs, helmet, and a Mardi Gras bag full of clothes and stuff. I'm guessing that will be around 2850ish if I could have taken everything out. Oh and a totally full tank of gas.

I had a 280 so what I did was take the front parts with the vents, glued with heavy body abs glue a piece of flat abs on the back. The center outlet on vintage air is 3" I think. I need a 45 bend so I went to Lowe's plumbing section and got a 45 abs plumbing elbow that had a 3" OD. Drilled a 3" hole in the flat piece I put on the back where I needed it to be so the hose was as straight as possible, and glued the elbow over the hole.tons of air goes thru it.

Do not use clear silicon on metal painted surfaces! Use adhesive caulk or some other sealer that is paint friendly. Bad place for screwing, make sure you use stainless hardware and seal it well, that's already a problem spot in a lot of early Zs I have seen around the southeast. It would be better to use one of the screws in the cabin nissan already has in place. They did that so as not to have a hole in the bottom of the sump. Not trying to bust your balls, but would hate to see you have to pull all that out a year or so down the road because its leaking and or rusting out.

http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/114638-1978-280z-gto-ls1-t56-ttt/page-4 Not the best pictures, but here's how I mounted it.

If I remember right you took out a freeze plug and put that washer in and use that for the temp sensor. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, it's been awhile and I try to not remember all the work I put into this car.

Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=181739985434&alt=web I think this was the place. He hasn't installed it yet so haven't seen how good it works. I have the gen 2 compaction vintage air. It's the largest that can fit, but it's a pita to install.

I'm glad it works for others. The original Z mirrors are so horrible at this point and people want crazy money for the few good ones out there.

Will these fit the early q45 r200 that has the 6 bolt flanges?

I installed vintage air in my 280 and it keeps the car cold. It does require some fitting and dash In and out of the car a few times and fabricating brackets. My friend just ordered one from a seller on ebay in texas that makes a kit specifically for the Z. He hasn't installed it yet, but the pieces look good. I believe the only thing on that kit you have to figure out for yourself is mounting the controls while on the vintage air you have to figure it all out

Yep, next thing they will only come out from under the covers to go be parked in a parking lot and feather dusted by dbags wearing datsun shoes with matching datsun shirts and jackets. These were meant to be drivers cars, hence the reliability. Get one of those delicate cars like an etype and lock it away. Let the Z be free!

I got my strut bar in before my next track event happens. Hope this adds a little more stiffness. If not, it sure is a good looking piece. How much if any preload should be put on these things?

i have the TTT setup and I didn't have to press anything in, neither did my friend on his. What part are you talking about that needs pressing?

I guess it's only a matter of time before investors ruin the Z car market. Lock all Z's away in a garage under a cover so they won't lose any value!

I'm sure it won't be watertight. Plus I try not to drive my car in the rain. The 200tw tires get slippery.

I'm glad people are posting this lately. I just bought a piece of aluminum and may be attempting this over the weekend, if I get the time.

Do a Google image search for caterham seats. There's several made for them thst "look" like they would be narrow enough for a Z.

I got mine at lowes, but they were like these, with the locking snap hooks on the end for about the same price as harbor freight. http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/smartstraps-8-ft-l-yellow-ratchet-x-with-snap-hooks-3-333-lb-safe-work-load?cm_vc=-10005

I use short axle straps through the wheels with as short ratcheting straps as I could get, because I run out of space quickly also. I don't have a choice but to crisscross because its too short if i tried to go straight.

you cant crisscross the straps?

Put a little anti seize on it before you put it back together.

Isn't it possible to get a standard t56 rebuilt using the magnum internals?

As long as it's not close I can see just fine.

I think the 04 GTOs came with rhe LS6 intake too.

For the love of cars Delorean episode