frank280zx

hehe thanks for taking it sporty, Not everybody is to happy with my choises either, but i think you do show skill and craftmanship!!... curious of the end result!

thanks that is tempting, man i wish i had the money for a piece of automotive historuy like that not to mention a competition gearbox and lsd's !!

does anyone know where these cars are now ?

I think it is more an 'evolution' these are two 'in between cars later to become this!! yes there is a zx under that ... or at least the used the roof (Coca-Cola 400 Date: 24/5/1981)

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i loved most stuff you have done sofar on your car... BUT ... sorry not abig fan of the lights yet, might need to see the big picture, but i dont like how they mis teh lines of the z completely and have a off look with the lines... hoewever the good part is that it doesnt really matter what i think of them it is your car!! and i really like teh way you go about it, im really curious in teh outcome, might need to see the bigger picture!

it is the later (82/3) Camel GT KIT ( IMSA GTU) , it is the electra motive car but with a twin turbo v8 it!!!! ( something is told about this car in 'how to modify your OHC engine' ) However i have some more pics if you decide you will make this kit COUNT ME IN!!! here is one with some more 'ad ons' i dont really like still not the full 'GT kit' you have found ( note the headlight buckets) however here you go

The engine is plenty strong. A stock engine in good condition will easily support well over 400 horsepower with proper tuning(ie. don't let it knock!). A set of quality pistons will enable your otherwise stock engine to safely support 500+ horsepower with proper tuning...so not on a stock engine, if you go nitrous dont be to overpositve of what your engine can or cant.

check my site i have one, MJP carries them in the UK however i would not recomend doing business with them!, mine is probably for sale as im not to fond of how it looks in real life, nor do i see a possibillity to get it up to par with my standards

wow guys looks likes 7mgte's arent that hard to find here either, and on top not to pricey... defenatly keeping my eyes out, when i find one cheap im going 7m power for sure

hehe well you got a point 450 hp and being gentle to the gears... anyway im in europe so my point of view would be diffrent as avialabilty is not same here as in the US As are the stock Z specs, we get more avialability of other engines aswel, and for some we get none.. so geoghrapical factors do weigh in, still i would not discart the l28 just like that

so from teh sound of this, all engines need some modification? given he allready has a l28et that saves him some, and with forged internals, and some good porting/bigger turbo... he is in the game for 450 if you ask me, and the t5 would hold up that power given it is treated well.. in anycase you could swap a gearbox easely and upgrade to something hybrid like jeffp did. dont get me wrong difrent engines all sound nice... but consider quite a modification, and investment aswel

He Owen i love that Z!!!! love your hood, i was thinking of making something similar on my ZXT hood, if you dont mind, but is that custom fabrication or existing vents? and how does it clear your engine You car rocks! Frank

Intressting for sure. as my friend Xander drove a euroflattop piston ( raised squizpad and positive deck heigt, wo are) set up at 10:1 compression, and those pistons are now for sale.... why... his headgasket kept on going at 10 PSI he made between ~210 and 240 to the wheels, ( dependable on the real weight of the car, he used road dyno) so APR studs AND a standard headgasket? i doubt it...... however, it did seem to be more responisve.., but 20psi on that combo? maybe on a 8.5:1 and 20 psi? OK given a soup bowl set up would not make the same power at 10 PSI ( Tysons Z made 209 without IC at that level) But limitations are met sooner, when you need to bite the bullet and go for some pricey mods, aswhere the soup bowls can apparntly handle upto 20PSI on stock headgaskets, making 350 or more to the wheels! Im in favor of higher compression turbo set ups, as it is the more modern approach.. Our engines where desinged in a time that turbocharging wasnt that common on roadgoin cars... But how high? and how much PSI you can run?... Driving with the soupbowls we have gives peace of mind, since allmost everyone here has been there and done that, so we know the limitations of it... so who will pioneer

good go for it, a z like that would be prestine for Dutch standards, i have seen many nice cars come out of even bigger heaps than that ! look at my site however that gearbox is junk send it to me, and ill make sure it will be dealt with in an environmental friendly way http://www.datsun280zx.tk

Thank you sir!

thanks that clears it up we dont have EGR's in europe so i wasnt to sure ( glad we dont when i hear that story)

actually knocking is also variable to external temprature gas etc. also it can start knocking when driven at a constant speed where you are close to 'max out' short burst of extreme boost dont neccary mean knocking as longer cycles on teh same boost might but im with Vhin on this go back to basic take it from there

I took the the backside of another Zx and welded it on upsidedown... its simple

thanks that would be great

haha prep time, cleaning... nah ill stick with black stuff instead of chrome ( powdercoated black LOL) but it looks awsome but a quick Q what dit you do when you cut it open? polish teh inside ?

Those are radical!!! anyone willing to pick em up and ship for a reimburcement? as a friend of mine is surely to want to have those( or anyone wants to duplicate these!!!)

Hmm well what you going to use your car for here in holland you are obligitory to have a heater/defog in your car, and heat can be great if you even want to drive your tops off haha... as for the Cruise control.. il leave that, as it is quite confortable, powersteering will stay aswel on my project as 235/45 tires upfront and parralel parking .. like suggested i would go to a manual rack, i have a 79 coupe with a manual rack and that is doable with 225's anyway by shaving the rear bumper like i did you save weight, as this turbo is a US spec the bumpers weigh in like lead ( compared to eurobumpers)

hahah you have to be the first to have problem with room in a s130 lol! but i like your style! modyfiyng for the hell of it!