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best thing about that car.... the license plate !! IR OLD Z to funny

thnx Mick.... im going to have to check those out.. visually im just not seeing what they look like. hopefully someone has pics of the inside of the threaded collar and maybe some pics of installations in progress including the welding/mounting of the perches =) once again sorry for thread jacking.. cant wait to see more pictures of it on the ground =)

i kinda like these... they follow the skyline theme but i like the design a bit more. http://thunder.tinkerdoo.com/opel/p_opel20_3.jpg

saw this and know a few of you are in the NW http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-Z-Series-280Z-1978-280Z-V8-SBC-JTR-Project-Car-Velo-Rossa-260Z-240Z_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6187QQitemZ4632125500QQrdZ1

ok...here we go.. love the look.. love the overall image you were going for =) reminds me of some of those awesome body kits on the trans am racing cars . small holes in hood remeind me of supra hood kits..which i didnt like on them and dont on this either...sorry love the dual beam bucket look wayyy better than the single.. i love the upward pitch the rear fenderflare makes. other than that.. I hate you. i soo wish i could draw like that.=) keep up the good work and start learning how to glass LOL

no kidding about head room...never had an issue with leg room though.. im 6'3 so seat height is a biggie for me =) but man do they look great . great looking install !!

LOL ive never run into such a frustrating FI system as this thing.. so little you can actually do and when you do ask ...first response is megasquirt or some other fuel managment system =) doesnt speak well for the stock system does it lol mine is fairly quick, once i put a cam in it.. but FI cam profiles from MSA are pretty tame compared to carbed or aftermarket EFI systems can use. guess about the only rodding you can do is tweak the flapper door tighter and coil/wires. ive heard of going to turbo injectors once that was done but all they ever did was flood my car so i sold them pretty quick. aw well at least it starts in the cold =)

im probably going to get flamed for this but.. umm did you expand the strut tube assembly for this to screw into or did you thread it on the outside?? from using my extremely expensive imaging device.. (eyball mark 1) they look like they are the same diameter.. the strut tube and the threaded coil over tube. ive never bought or used a set yet so i was just curious.. i had previously assumed they were welded together after one slid into another. sorry for such a newb question but i dont have any experience with the azzcar coil overs. thnx

man... i didnt even think about the oiling holes not going all the way through.. pretty sure my Dads is an external though.. but mine is a msa internally oiled.. hmmm makes me want to check it out..=) jeez that seems like some serious quality control issues for something like that. Well for now im staying FI until i can get my uncles Trips he has sitting on a shelf.

as busy as he his with the other projects going on im not in any hurry but i would love to see some so i can get an idea of what im looking at =) Silent, aree you up in Oregon also??

LOL that was my screen saver for quite awhile lol some of the best flares ive ever seen.

hehe does anyone remember a little hot econbox called a Shogun =) the dodge omni with the 4 cyl turbo stolen from the insanely fast crysler lazer??? i had one in 91 when i was in the Navy in San DIego. It was a 1987 shelby version...even had an oil cooler. i think it put out around 180hp and that thing would embarass any mustang or camaro i found... sold it 4 months after i bought it cause i didnt know crap about turbos and couldnt figure out how to maximize the potential.. i could kick myself know.. but compared to that ...this srt4 is beautiful =0)

who's are they and what spring and strut did you use????? common with teh info already =0)

i like where he was headed with it..just needs to..smooth... it out a little. i really like the side skirts if they were molded and rounded out a bit more.. and like the photocropped pic much better.

man i wish i could read that LOL im really loving that airdam..and as mentioned above im not big on the turn signals.. tooo european?? something doesnt flow with it.. but still love that look. ok someone needs to make a mold and start making a fortune cause except for the last MS airdam that came out im not a fan of anything else out. and would like to see that on a ZX =)

i believe its dished... but we have an 82 flat top now so this should be a good combo with the p-79... Braap but now after reading your post im a bit worried.. he has a schneider racing cam in it LOL ... but hes had it for 8 years so i think its safe for now, like i said he doesnt race this car but might take it to a road race track maybe 2 times a year. =) and thats where he got the valve springs and stuff also and they have held up well. thanks for the offer Silent and i would love to see some of the head work photos... especially any of the shrouding shots =). one thing at a time =)

thnx Braap...im lookng for that book as soon as i log off here =) and i have a few of your posts book marked so i can look at pics.. if you know of any that really show the shrouding thing let me know.. .. and we just picked up the block this morning..supposedly only had 85k miles on it but looks like Pops decided to actually go through this one.. honed, new rings, cleaned and pretty then as i said maybe a little head work ... new summer project has offically started ..here we go =) thnx silent but since he already has the p-79 and he didnt really drive it much to begin with.. having it down while we go through this isnt a biggie.. =)

not to thread jack but Moms'z do you have part number for your KONI kit?? and i ran into the same prob with swaybar bushings ..had to order them seperate.. they were 19.99 about a year ago from summit for the poly 1' 1/4 bushings and i think the same for the other sizes

going to have to go with the majority.. not into the reverse stripes at all.. but as said above...its your car =)

fixed.... was the emergency shut off after all.

hear hear... this is why i come to this forum =) lots of good advice that taken objectively.. will get you farther then one direct answer at a time =) now that being said... answer my damn question LOLOL just kidding looks like were headed to Tulsa Tueasday to buy a 82 block with no head.. since he has the P-79 already this should hopefully help out wth the snap he has been looking for... he called the guy he sold his other block to and it was a 81 flat top ..which is why the guy wanted it. whenhe bought this late modl 260 it had a cracked head so he stuck his head and carbs on this 260 after gutting all the efi which from what ive read here is pretty much why its lost a little "snap" Triple webbers are by far some of the most awesome looking items in an engine bay.. and take about as long as you own the damn car to dial them in =) ive wanted to go to trips for awhile but my Dad refuses to help me since there is nothign wrong with my EFI i have now... he just grins and says " im to close to the grave to be fooling with a new set of trips LOL.. cracks me up. hes been workign on his for almost 12 years and says while they work fine they are not perfect so i think ill just cave in and go MS instead. =) back to the subject... hopefully this will help him and while we have the head off...can you recommend any easly found books to do a lttle porting and polishng that might help??? since ive done a few items such as intakes and such ive learned the hard way to "take a little, check it ,and double check" instead of just grinding away =) im definatly keeping the grinder away from the old man... he gets a little impatient lol thnx for the info as usual and anyone else pls share your thoughts.

i think i hate him =)

got me lol im absolutely lost but im learning.. Paul thnx so much for all your input and to everyone else for helping out. looks like he wants to do some headwork now after i let him read this..and im sure hes going to have a few questions along the way so sorry Paul...im sure ill be annoying you in the future lol back to the question at hand now lol i went to check his block number and the damn heat plate he built to blcok exhaust heat to keep the gas from boiling out is covering wehre you can just see the motor mounts let alone the side of the block.. and from what i read here. the l26 motor is a lower compression motor so runs ok with hi grade premium... would it be feasible to just have the head shaved to bring up the comp a little or does he need to go ahead and find a 280 block to get the higher compression that he had in his other z before ??? he really misses the snappiness that other z had. i have no idea if just doing a piston change wou be just as expesive as finding a higher compession 280z block. thoughts?

Yikes... $900. they look great...different.. but wow. hmm $900 whatever form of currrency you use or US dollars?? depending the the exchange rate it might not be so bad...shipping would hurt though. AARANG im so in agreement with that one.. i realize the zx is kinda a porker but i like the lines better than anything they built since the last 280zx..