HIWAY ONE

Who woulda thunk it, almost in my backyard, here in Ohio. Congrats on a great find!

Frame rails (important), rocker panels, door bottoms, front fenders, battery tray, radiator support, hatch sill, bottom of rear quarters, floor boards as mentioned,windshield cowl panel, bottom of hatch, off the top of my head.

Nick, your car looks really sweet!

Wow, looks great, heckuva price!

Who polished that valve cover?

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

I'm late to this thread but that car is totally awesome!

I bought a pair of used axles a few years back while accumulating parts. I also have Ross' conversion kit installed on my car. I've just pulled out the axles to test install. Question1, how far in does the axle shaft go into the diffy? Their are like 3 sections to the shaft end, first the splined section, next a section with diagonal grooves, then a thicker section up to the housing cover. I can get it in to the first two sections where the smooth thicker piece of the shaft is showing. Does it go in further where the housing cover should butt up againt the side of the diffy? The picture in the FSM looks like maybe only the spline section goes in.... Question 2, do I need a circlip to hold the shaft into the diffy? Thanks for any help guys, this is probably the longest Z on jackstand project ever (28 years).

My understanding from the attached thread http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=120093&highlight=280zx+turbo+axles is that the longer one (I think the right one) is about 3/4" longer.

Congrats on your first z purchase. I'd suggest getting the mechanicals in tip top shape for starters - brakes, steering, suspension, etc.

Awesome looking console!

I just watched the episode on Speedchannel on demand on cable. It was nice to see the Z win, it really ran strong. Congrats!!

Totally awesome job and color! Congrats!!

What happened to this project?

I searched on fuel dampener and didn't find much. I'm doing the turbo conversion on a 260Z. Do I need to buy a fuel dampener from a later model car and install since I'm now running FI. I've not read any mention of this in posts about turbo conversions but I see from the 83 FSM that the cars come with that. Have most of you used one or not? Thanks

What did you use on that manifold to make it so bright and shiny?

I think I got mine from VB. You also should get the snap rings that go at the bottom.

The stock 110 color looks more orange than red. My 12/74 260Z was originally that color.

Everything I've read leads me to believe the stock block will handle it in moderation. The one thing to keep in mind however is...... BOOST IS ADDICTIVE!!!! mwha, mwha, mwha

Thanks for the input. I'll check out yor recommendation.

Who wants to build these for first gen Z's. I'll take one. http://www.zcar.com/forums/read.php?f=1&i=406553&t=406553

Completely disassembled front suspension, sandblasted and painted. Bought tokicko springs and illumina adjustables. Go to put it together. Put in strut cartridge. put in oil in strut tube. Screw on cap. Put on dust boot. Slide spring on, seat it in bottom spring seat. Put on bump stop with narrow end down. Slide on top spring seat. Put onstrut bearing. put on top insulator. put on nut which goes on top of strut cartridge. Should be done, but no tension on coil spring, not even seating in top seat. Either spring is too short or something is not assembled correctly. Anybody have any ideas on how i screwed up?

100 HP per liter on a stock engine isn't half bad.

I've read of people putting their springs on upside down or fronts on back. I've got a new set of Tokicko springs, how do I tell top from bottom and front from back? Thanks

I paid $66 a piece loaded with pads at Advance Auto Parts