frank280zx

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updated with new pics front view

I will run it like the old lancia delta s4 group B rally car. the turbo will feed the sc, the sc will go trough an intercooler into the plenum. At higher RPM or better pressure it will open the bypass. (like the VW TSI) I might ad a smaller water to air IC between the turbo and the SC, apart from that i hope my turbo will flow enough to keep up with the SC. if not i need to buy a bigger one. That is my only concern sofar as it is only 40 MM in diameter. So all from the turbo has to go trough it, it could act like a restrict or tube they use on LM cars and such. So a beast i don't know.. just want to see if it will work. Im interested in a flat power curve, and theoretically this should be a way to realize that. I also asked ISKY to grind a special cam for this set up, that hopefully will help out allot. Well lets mock it up, drive it and find out i guess!

ll post some more pics with a real cam, but tonight it was finished and HAD to share (welding and some paint) I got some detail pics from a fellow hybrid z guy that helped allot. though not a whole lot was directly copied it makes me confident it will work and that helps when mocking it up Now all i need it finish my m3 ITB's and feed the supercharger with my turbo. I figured i can run a pipe over the valve cover from the turbo to the SC with no clearance issues to the hood from trail fits.. compound charging here i come ! UPDATED PICS Thanks for the compliments some better pics of todays progress The engine is a mock up block btw the mount looks randomly supported, and in a way it is .. but that is because i need to keep my plugs accessible, and this way i can remove them all with the charger mounted and the beast awaiting it now wait for the pulleys to arrive in the container from my last CA trip to mock up some belts etc ..

Mod list, engine bay needs to be seam welded before i can drop ll this in .. eta 3 months! -L28 with 240 rods AZ zcar Forged pistons, sitting in the stand. -HKS 2mm gasket -Lightened flywheel (13LBS) -P90 head To do: Port -Special ground Cam by ISKY is made as we speak .. this to help out my compound charge set up, no specs asof yet. -M60 Eaton Roots blower -T3/T4 turbo 70 AR exhaust housing special WRX 48 AR exhaust housing with a 3" outlet - Coldfusion N02 wet kit -M3 ITBS on custom manifold fabbed as we speak. -HKS BOV -Autocooler core IC with custom end tanks. -Fluidyne custom radiator -MsS 'ECU' yet to be made: 3" exhaust, hardware is there. Chassis/suspension -Seam welded crossmembers. -Full polly bushing where not replaced with heim joints. -z31 5 lugs in the rear with 88 vented disks and calipers. -z31 front struts with z32 calipers. -Steel brake lines -Full coil overs front and rear. -Koni adjustables -17" 10j in the rear. (275-45) -17" 8.5J upfront (245-45) -R200 OBX HLSD 3.3 gearing with diff cooler. -Rollcage ( only front part needs to be finished) left to do: paint engine bay/seam weld it, paint underside and and some chassis stiffners Interior -Sparco evo (classic) seats. -Simpson 6 point harness. -Monster tach integrated in stock cluster. with 270 KMH speedo. -HKS gauges ( boost/EGT/oil pressure) -Greddy profec B -280zx floormats exterior -Grigory alloy paint. -Whale tail. -Front MSA airdam. -Fender mirrors -4" cowl hood ( carbonfiber) -splitter/bellypan Left to do: mount mirrors more pics wil follow some random pics .. should ad fender mirrors and a 4" cowl btw ? the mount looks randomly supported, and in a way it is .. but that is because i need to keep my plugs accessible, and this way i can remove them all with the charger mounted and the beast awaiting it and i need to change the rear cross member i have the five lugs ready to bolt in .. but im working on the cage first

Saw that too and bought it

im thinking of using an ISMA body kit on it too but yeah look on zhome search for ZXR.. a base model with a big rubber twat on the back ( whale tail) getting one is under control however you need wheels so wide it is not even funny anymore!! these are 245 and fit ( barely) in a stock well so imagine ! ill have to do some measurements once i have the kit near the car .. than i have to repaint it .. yet again

not the best nor full pic .. but my zxr !

No it does not the axle is slightly smaller (and the bolt pattern on the flange is bigger than the zxt CV) I hoped it would aswel vise versa but i ended up swapping everything on my s130

I made em myself with a universal kit and some coil sleeves for the front Here are the pics and most post i made on the subject together, there is a write up when you search here, and one more detailed on zdriver in the 280zx suspension section After asking around on here hybrid and zcar i found out z31 have no after market support, it seems to be even worse than the support to our beloved s130 http://zdriver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22433 In the front i run the complete strut assembly, mainly because i could still get a good damper for it over here ( i run re valved koni yellow adjustable in it and koni yellows for the rear aswel.) , and it is thicker etc. To do this and clear any camber issues involved with the z31 strut you need to extend the front control arm of the s130 by 25mm like you can see in my other thread.. however a z31 is 5MM thicker in diameter over a s130 from what i measured quickly... I don't get enough camber plate use to my likings with a stock spring. And even worse it rubs.. leaving not only unprotected bare metal, but influencing the travel behavior of the assembly Well i decided to buy some generic eaby crap... Advantages: - More or less universal sleeve ( these are stated to be a good fit) - Springs can be bought of reputable brand like Ground control orso after fitments and trail runs. - 70 USD shipped to Europe ( 50 to US) - You don ot pay for a brand name. Disadvantage: -stated spring rates might be inaccurate or differ from spring to spring -They way they are supposed to mount is just crappy. -Not the best material in the world. I will mount it differently with a cnc'd tube that slides in ( when fitments are not tight, so the fit is good) and have a sleeve holding it up welded to the original strut housing. Next thing is either make treads in in the top of the original strut so i can tighten it or just weld a sleeve so the coil over sleeves stays put and does not move up and down, also i can still get to the damper easily. Well here we go the generics are on the back , I use re valved koni adjustable for this. One ifs fully extended the other dropped to the max. for reference. This gives me nice control. The ebay sleeves where machined and a 2,5 CM spacer was made to get the right amount of adaptation. Here is a detailed shot of the machined ring. The set up does require some minor details but i have faith in the fact it will work out for what i am looking for. The fronts will get a sleeve welded over the strut housing. pics of that will follow as soon as i get them done. sofar am happy with rear set up. Ebay generic crap seems to work great as long as you have access to a machine shop for some tweaking. They are OBX but it is prolly made by the same Chinese slave labour workers , spring rates are ( after measuring in a press) 304 left front and 301 r Front 276 R rear and 273 L rear High rates but i like a stiffer set up in high speed corners better However if you buy these and do NOT have access to a machine shop .. DO NOT BUY THESE!!!! or settle for work around Next to that do NOT expect the best quality etc.. for me this is a pure test set up.. I solely use these in the rear the front sleeves and rings are better quality, though i would not hesitate to use these but you would need to figure a way to mount them on the strut. Good thing is that you can buy brand name springs on ebay and the hardware is good enough! cost so far USD 70 for the set up and a 6 pack for the machine work. For the fronts i used 'real' (metal)sleeves that i welded to the strut , it can sit pretty low now about 3'5" from the ground. However you do need bump steer spacer for a z31 when you do this!! Guess what nobody makes them... so i was off to the machine shop again ( NOTE: z31 specialties carrier's them from late jul 07 http://www.z31parts.com/developments.html) anyhow here are the pics i use z31 calipers for now but i will receive a set of z32 that ill probably run, note the steel brake lines lets see if i note the difference. This is more a looks thing as the z31 calipers are more than sufficient as far as i experienced. NOTE this naturally will work on a s130 strut aswel the fact i used a z31 has to do with my 5 lug swap. however like said before i copied my post and paste them together so you can see my solution.. I bet there are better solutions out there.. But at 100 usd i think i'm doing pretty well ( given the camber plates where another 120 and the struts i already had)

that would have been the BRABUS

Brabus makes one haha !!! that i can tell you is severely faster .. they can do about 75MPH easily and are not banned on any highway in Europe . minimum speed there s 70kph

i think showcar sells them All fives pieces are sold as a set for $1295US. But nobody dears to touch with a ten feet pole .. hell the dude even sells doors!! fenders, hatch etc in glass !! I WISH all the parts are prized right aswel i mean doors for $275.00!!! .. maybe a group buy with someone that is close enough to them to monitor progress etc! http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/280zx.html To bad you live in MN in CA i have container waiting .. i think if it isn't in to bad of condition between 300 and 800 ( mint) is easy money ! i would pay you 450 unseen!

I would love to see some more pictures of the side skirts and than actually the underside .. how are they mounted and what happens under the car .. anybody? As this should work on my S130 aswel. Interesting read! and thanks for the efforts guys !

look at this as slotting in my book doesn't give enough movement.. but it is cheap and easy way. And yes 2+2 and coupes use the same rear end ! http://e30m3performance.com/tech_articles/susp-tech/gr-a_arm/index.htm

I saw one for sale on ebay not to long ago.. if you can find one in socal we can arrange shipping to continetal europe as we did not order the size of the container yet ( we have 2.5 cars)

He what brought you here ? in Holland that is .. the whole v8 thing here in Holland has to do with legislation it is kind of a hassle to go more cylinders than stock. That is apart from the gas prizes .. Who did you talk to about this as most dont even know what a z is over here.. And most are purist in a way .. as they dont really seem to like to heavy of a modded car out there

why is your rad sitting there !!! that wont help .. well i have two zx's and a chassis project see my sig for some examples.. will post pics when im back home

I do have l28et's but there is really no point if you want mucho power. In that case i would make sure that you keep the rods in your 240 engine and order some forged pistons. a p90 head can be found on all 82+ NA cars in europe and on some model laurels. LSD's are on more cars over in europe than in the US. i pm'ed you

well they are diffrent from factory i have the same and they still stay up aswel.. thanks ice for heads up!

Eehm Nope is not really the correct answer , there is an ebay brand called 'COSMO RACING' http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Racing-Coil-over-Coilover-DATSUN-280Z-75-78-Springs-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33586QQihZ013QQitemZ230116629341QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW The springs and hardware are not the best quality. For my rear set up i used an ebay set up ( the hardware) but the fronts are the real deal. mainly due to the way i needed to mount them. They needed some tweaking to be made to fit right. Anyhow here is a write up he praises them… http://www.zcar.com/forums/read.php?f=1&i=677057&t=677053#reply_677057 and another review http://www.zcar.com/forums/read.php?f=1&i=667873&t=667771#reply_667873 As long you dont expect to much you will be ok at that prize it is great, you can always go for diffrent springrates later This will initially cost you USD 169.60 so for the tight budget..

Im actually in process with my set up the Supercharger is on the engine and im routing my plumbing at this point ... ill let you know what the outcome will be im feeding my turbo (t3/4) through an m90 .. ooh well it will run somewhere in 2007