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thanks man, i appreciate your words of experience. good to hear stuff from someone on a "been there done that" scale. yea i got the r200 and a 260 still tho, suspension is maximum nessecary, but i understand the 260 came with heavier suspension parts. BUT i upgrades will be nessesary. but let me edit. my engine swap budget is 5k not the rest of the goodies. ie brakes, suspension, interior, tires.

well, front clip 2500 driveshaft 450 mount kit 525...u already called that intercooler EBAY! 73 coustom intercooler pipes Via spectre intakes from AZ 75 new intake mani EBAY!375 as for oil pan......hmmmmmmstill lookin! 3998. and yes, i wont let anything be wasted on the front clip.

nice brotha, im starting my rb25 in a couple days. my budget is 5grand. now how much did you spend on the nessecary items, ie. rad, engine, ecu, trans, engine mounts, inter cooler, piping, TB, fuel injectors, rail, exhaust, drive shaft. i plan on getting a front clip and every thing else from mckinney. thanks zach

when i got her radiator is good doors are a lil iffy. need to get those all lubed up lots of stuff in there. dash is shot! yes the light trim is in the trunk. also the light cover. L26..needs head work. is the word lets hit the road bout to get on base. preety in the sun! i know! have the air cleaner hooked up now gonna pick up some 240sx seats i have the center mirror on now no engine mount bolts.... again. no clutch housing to engine bolts.... again there... LUCKILY i found that in the trunk.Torsion link stocked up on some great neck tools...cheapies. what ever itll have to do! lets get it going. thanks guys ill keep you posted. next: gonna see if she turns over. then: proceed with getting alt, starter, hooking up battery, getting bolts for engine on all 3 points. and radiator mount bolts. its going to be sick. im so excited

u should be alright leaving every thing intact. no need to make a SUBproject for your already project u know?

For 2 years straight, 240sx's have been whizzing through my head. back in February, i realized that there were other Nissan 2 door, rwd, inline engined cars out there....a MANS car.. The Datsun Z:icon2: ive caught that Z bug ever since. and now i bring you my new project. 1974 Datsun 260Z white.. was silver the pro's: 700 dollars. no rust. all parts there besides starter...and battery 280z SU types original wheels! hood opens, hatch shocks hold pressure. 240Z rally lip. suspension is solid frame great. pinch welds are not mashed in 4 speed its a Z for gods sake:mrgreen: the cons: not ready to start.. no seats... parts are there but not attached.. people ask me.... why did i buy a car that doesnt run...i tell them its a Z. thats why. what i plan to do... get her running, STOCK. to drive A to B. then ka-t or l28et. my turboed buget is going to be 3-4 grand...later down the road of cource. going to find seats like LAST WEEK! she is preety too. Pictures tommarrow, on account its on its way towards base. ill keep you guys updated. thanks for reading, ill get pics ASAP!

thanks gents!

"The 1974 models also got the new U.S.-government-mandated seat belt/ignition interlock, a system that prevented the driver from starting the car unless the safety belts of occupied seats were fastened." -http://auto.howstuffworks.com/nissan-z-history3.htm- Has any one encountered this Magnificent Mandated technology that the government tried to poise on us back then? also, how would i be able to bypass this? thanks -zach and im looking at a 74 260Z -reason for my question

im glad some one added a ka-t swap idea in this oldy thread. i got to agree with the bloke above me, he is most likely doing a l28et swap. ka-t.org has some mean ka's. making 300 on stock guts.... ahh the possibilities of boosting!!

haha. that is impressive. im still goin crazy over either 20 or 25!!! only got 2 weeks to make the biggest decision this year!

niiice, i have never seen a bov mounted directly to an inter cooler. that rb looks nasty sittin in ur s30 man. cannot wait to start mine!!!

beautylicious man! i sould be staring my RB25 260z project at the end of this month. just wanted some input on those mounts... with that in mind, im not exactly sure why i couldn't just weld my own... i am aware of being able to use the stock skyline mounts...far as rb20's, but i hear the engine sits uncomfortably forward,this being the case i would need to make a new shifter slot in my center console, or rid of it altogether. just trying to find a more concervative way to slap that detuned race engine in my soon to be s30. i shall utilize the search button!

but as for the engine mounts. how solid are they?

hey dizzle, where did you get your mounts from? thanks