Guys,
Well I jumped on to the bandwagon.... I picked up a 1978 280z last week, story I was told it had not ran for 7 years and was parked in a shed. Over all the car looks good very little rust and few dents, I am very happy. Took about 4 days thanks to work to get her running... At the end it needed a new fuel pump and a new clutch master and slave. It took a bit of welding to extend the new clutch master enough to fully depress the clutch but it worked! I drove it to a meeting at work today and back home without any issues.
Slight issues:
- Only a speedo no other gauges (Need to pull the dash and look at the wiring)
- No brake lights or turn signals. (again wiring)
- Injector 1 is not activating thus only running on 5 pistons (Injector ordered)
- Rehose the fuel rail.
- Brake master is shot (Have a new one just need time to install)
Now the goals! Below the pictures.
I had been meaning to pick up a Z after watching Road Kill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjC00J8FaM
This was about a month ago, I just fell in love with the way the car looked. I have a new 2015 VW Jetta that I don't get to work on so I needed a project. Ideally I would want this car to be just like the Rotsun but done nicer, I really liked the turbo diesel sound. Now they really did not go into very much detail on how they did some of the things to the Rotsun, I have been browsing around looking for someone else who has attempted this but without any luck.
So from my research it has:
-V6 and tranny out of a S10 truck
-Rear Diff from a WRX
-Turbo from a Turbo diesel
Now my question is why not use a 350 v8? I have found plenty of information on a 350 swap into a 280z and it looks like its very straight forward, just a weekend if you have all the parts and kits. However I am having issues finding info about putting a turbo on a 350, looking at pictures there should be enough room in the engine bay. From my research I have found information on putting a turbo on a carb using a blow through carb from demon. Now this process looks simple, I dont think you need an ecu to manage anything because the carb is adding more fuel based on boost; is this true?
Now the questions based on route...
V8:
- Would a diff from a WRX hold up to the load of a v8 with a turbo?
- The little info I could find has a lot of 350's with twin turbo set ups, why is this can they run single? Could you fit 2 Turbos in with a v8 anyways?
V6:
- Would a v8 swap kit fit this V6 engine or is the engine mounts completely different?
- Could the stock fuel pump supply a v6 or upgrade?
- Does the WRX diff just bolt in? Looking at the video I looks like it, how about the shafts that go from the wheels to the diff?
Over all I am looking for some feedback on the pros and cons of each set up.
Thanks for your help