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Update: Car's back together...picked it up Saturday. Looks so much better with the "Chequered Flag Racing" on black in the center of my rear wheels instead of the old rusty hubs. Withstood some abuse Saturday night pretty well. Feels solid and even sounds different from within the car.

wow This is actually the first I've heard of such an option as SubtleZ fenders. Looking into them now. Nice

Hey SunnyZ! 1320Video posted a pic of your car today on FaceBook. Did you see it yet?

Yes, it floats. I spoke to the machinist about this and he doesn't see it as a problem. He has 30+ yrs experience doing what he does. One side has steel caps and the other aluminum so we can check it at 50,000 miles and compare the wear. He said if it messes up before then, just take it apart and think of something else to solve the problem like thicker grease or steel contact patches.

The first one they did awhile back was steel, but as a matter of fact the machinist just told me yesterday that he used aluminum on the rest.

Maybe this thread will help you. I just found it tonight so pretty much had to reinvent the wheel smh http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/48272-mml-q45-halfshaft-lengths/page__p__416889#entry416889

Custom-machined CV axle end caps, 1 on each end to reduce play...thanks to Fuel Injection Specialties.

Alright some progress to report! Here are some pics I uploaded... http://photobucket.com/280zStubs Driver side stub axle + 6-bolt companion flange is installed. I saw it at the shop today. Who knew CarQuest carried Genuine Nissan wheel bearings at 50% less than dealer? Fuel Injection Specialties machinist will be taking measurements to make another custom end cap...this one for the driver side CV.

The parts came in Thursday. They fit together and look NIIIICE...saw them Saturday

Wow and I considered the burnouts my friend did pretty damn good. I know I was impressed as well as a couple people standing there to the side. Oh well there is always room for improvement. Update: ARP studs on backorder and just notified yesterday. Vendor ordered from Summit instead and e-mailed to update me! That is so cool.

Parts ordered Friday so hopefully I'll be back on the road and track within the month! I'm pretty sure it broke at the line. That was my first successful burnout in a manual trans car with no coaching or pointers, just will and determination and picturing it in my mind. I was determined to get a decent 60' and rolling up to the line without much of a burnout wasn't getting it done. That's what I've been doing all along...just going around the waterbox and flooring it without standing on the brakes. This time I wanted to dump the clutch and immediately hit the brakes in order to try to heat the tires a little. My first actual attempt on the previous run off camera was OK, but I tried it again because I felt it wasn't enough and it died. Although it was my first, I don't think it broke at all due to a bad burnout and honestly I didn't notice wheel hop? I'll have to watch it again later. Seems like a pretty violent snap right at the line in my opinion and the camera shows it. Just one snap and that was it...no limbs broken or bloodshed lol I was on 235/60-15 Mickey Thompson ET Streets in the clip. I can tell if it didn't break it was going to be my best 60' BY FAR in any car. The burnouts you see on my YouTube channel were done with a driver mod...experienced and much lighter driver than me. Even then 1.95-2.10 60's due to freezing cold weather.

Thank you very much for the pointers gentlemen. Here's a clip of the breakage. Just had a new dual-disk 1000hp-rated clutch put in so all the power got transferred back right away. 448rwhp Mustang dyno (~521 on a dynojet)

Thanks so much! I would not have searched that link since I have the Q45 diff and custom adapters. I sent his Website link to the shop so we can get moving on this. The video is uploaded, but I need to trim it before posting the link.

Tired of 1.9-2.0 60' times so I went for it at Little River Dragway Saturday and BAM! Broke the 37-yr-old 280Z stub axle on the driver side. I do not want to replace it with another stock piece. The shop my car is at has been trying to contact Modern Motorsports all week with no success. I saw that TechnoToyTuning *might* have an upgrade stub axle, but not sure. Does anyone know of other options or know of billet upgrades for sale elsewhere? I am currently uploading video of the breakage and will post eventually for those interested. It was actually my first ever successful burnout in a manual trans car and it wasn't even much of one. Thank you for any help!

A machinist at the shop I go to made exactly what I needed on the passenger side. For awhile, the shaft would pop out under certain conditions on corners, hills, acceleration, passenger riding, etc...then would pop back in when I let off the throttle and waited a couple of seconds. In an attempt to repair, I took the Modern Motorsports shaft I got awhile back and replaced what I had. Turns out the MM shaft was the same length end to end, but the splines were deeper and allowed even more play. I was spitting out bearings left and right before the final repair. Contact Fuel Injection Specialties fuelinjection@fuelinjection.com or willie@fuelinjection.com for details or to see if they'll make you one.

lol I don't worry about shaving weight on the car any more since I'm 6' and up to 300 lbs now. Oh and to not be totally off topic...The passenger side header required slight fitment mods for the starter.

Really? Was it at Frank-N-Stein's? Where can I find them...did they post them to their Website? Yeah that is cool. I saw a few people taking pics when I got to the meet Friday.

^^It's a 1975 280Z I'll get the dyno sheet and scan it after I get back from Tx2k12. Getting ready for a really cool car meet in Katy, Texas at the moment! And yeah those are weather corrected numbers lol...I didn't even need to mention temps

Got the car on the Mustang dyno today and there was a gain of +17hp at the wheels. It was a lot warmer today (80s) than my last pull there (40s or 50s) Jan: Sanderson shorty headers 428 rwhp wcf Mustang dyno (40s or 50s) Feb: Sanderson shorty headers 502 rwhp wcf DynoJet dyno (60s or 70s) Mar: Blake Hughes' LT headers 445 rwhp wcf Mustang dyno (80s) So that's a definite healthy gain with no other mods but headers

A couple of fitment pics on mine before v-bands Passenger side... Driver side...

Thanks to these good people ^^ Passenger side is on my car and fits perfect. Note: Had to evacuate AC hoses for this. P.S. - Now we need a group buy for a 4" straight intake kit featuring slanted radiator and accommodation for AC condenser and/or intercooler.

Did you ask JTR for the dimensions or might it be in their documentation? My car's back in the shop so can't measure.

Yeah I noticed some partially welded

Got a box from Blake yesterday!

Will the stock fuel gauge work with a tank conversion?