Zcarlover
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This is a car i've owned for 23 years, and before that it was owned by my mom in stock condition. I decided to do a V8 swap, as the crank was damaged on the L28 engine. It would have had to come out and be re-done anyway, so I just decided what the hell. I started this project in June of 2008. It is just now coming to completion. A few buddies that I work with & I have spent most of our Saturdays since 6/08 to finish this car. It is a 1976 280Z Coupe with a brand new Chevy RamJet 350 crate motor. 350hp, 400lbft torque. T5 five speed borg warner out of an 89 Z28 along with bellhousing, flywheel, & clutch slave cylinder. Shorty headers, running into 2-1/2" tubing to twin moroso glasspacks to a Y, 3" tubing through a moroso muffler out a 3" tailpipe. New Silvermine stage 4 disc brakes for front. Ran out of cash for rear. Will do at a later time. New carpet kit from Motorsport. More to come......... Well the car is finally on the street. Still have a lot of little things to finish up, but it's coming along fine. Runs great, very fast. Getting a lot of looks...is all that rumble coming out of that little Z? YES!
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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Pre air ducting & plug wires, among other things.
Zcarlover posted a gallery image in Members Albums
From the album: The V8 swap project
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My 6'-7" buddy getting INTO his work. Takes up more room than the V8. :-o
Zcarlover posted a gallery image in Members Albums
From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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This pic was taken about 3 years ago, just got washed. :-) Headlight covers purchased from Nissan about 15 to 17 years ago. Just picked up the clear side markers about a year ago. Panasport 16x7 wheels from Motorsport were my wifes 10 yr anniversary gift
Zcarlover posted a gallery image in Members Albums
From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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Just installed the euro amber lenses in back. In case nobody is aware, these lenses were purchased & installed by myself without buying the whole tail light assembly. The company is Clearz. They have amber, clear, smoked, etc. Reasonable price. You ju
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From the album: The V8 swap project
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Can't get my RamJet 350 to Fire Up
Zcarlover replied to Zcarlover's topic in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board
Thanks guys, I just have a few more things to complete before the maiden voyage. Need to install clutch slave which came with the T5 out of 89 Z28, bleed the brakes (installed Silvermine stage 4 front brake kit), install exhaust, finish carpet kit from Motorsport, & install new used seats out of 95 Z28! Hopefully I'll be driving it this Saturday! Zcarlover -
Can't get my RamJet 350 to Fire Up
Zcarlover replied to Zcarlover's topic in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board
Hey 280zone & Deja, Déjà , after going to the carcraft article you referred me to, I almost immediately closed it, once I realized it was an article I was very familiar with. I actually bookmarked this article 2 or 3 months ago after finding it in a google search & finding it very useful for multiple things. However, I didn't close it & began reading the plumbing section once again. In the left margin there are photos from their project with captions below them. I happened to look at the photo of a fuel rail fitting which they had to customize to go below the distributor. They mention the inlet side....& it clicked, DUH! I'm almost embarrassed to say that we had the lines on backwards. For some reason we were thinking fuel pressure regulator on inlet side. Wrong. Anyway, my car is about 60 miles away in my buddy's garage. I called him & started to explain & he hung up & went out to the garage. He called me back about 10 minutes later & said it fired right up & purred like a loud open header kitten! Finally after 10 months of Saturday's. Zcarlover -
I have finally finished wiring my RamJet 350 to my '76 280Z. However, I can't get it to fire up. It's turning over with plenty of spark but will not start. The pump is working fine, and has more than enough psi for the engine. The fuel is making it all the way to the fuel pressure regulator, but not into the fuel rail. ???? I got a new regulator just to be sure, and no change. I bought a fuel pressure gauge, hooked it up to the valve on the fuel rail, and it does not register ANY pressure. I also had a code on the diagnostic tool which I went through the steps to clear, and no luck with starting. We can't figure this problem out. Can anybody give me any ideas, please? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Zcarlover (Steve)
