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dont swiss cheese your frame bro. the weight savings is not worth the time and you need that strength. Hell, with the atlas power your going to need more frame rigidity. look into some rectangle tubing for frame to rear body of car frame rail extension. i dont know what its called but theres a lot of info on the frame rail upgrades on these cars. i bought bad dog frame rails but by the time i did it all and the time spent on fitting etc, your better off just fabbing your own imho you may want to have some 8-10" long angle iron welded to the front sway bar mount area for extra support. thats an easy mod. just a piece of angle with 2 holes drilled in it.

you may want to look into sourcing new Spal or Maradyne fans to replace those. I bought a similar setup for my c10 ls swap and the fans did not perform good enough. i was running 220+ and then temps climbing in traffic. This was dead of summer in Cali central valley heat so 105 hot as ballz. If it doesnt get as hot where you live you may not have that problem. I ended up going to the wrecking yard and getting slightly larger spal fans and enlarging the shroud holes a little larger to fit the fans. The Spal fans sucked WAY more cfms then those off brand. They dont pull/push to the specs they claim. I will be running dual pass 2 row on my z build. i currently have the 4?3? pass on the truck and i'll be redoing that again in the future. more passes is not better imho. bigger tubes for more heat displacement is what i'll be going for. live and learn lol. The powder coating looks great! if you dont mind me asking, what did that set you back? Powdercoating is expensive where i live. i have often considered this amazon setup. https://a.co/d/6zwvorr I think a turkey deep fryer base with a metal disc blade with grooves plasma cut into it to use as a heat deflector and then a metal trash can wrapped in rockwool, for the oven may work! idk. ive got all kinds of whacked ideas. Seems like that gun setup works best for budget setup though. i also seen where a guy used a shop diesel heater and then blew that into a metal duct into a box and that worked also. you only need to hold 400 degrees for 20min to set the powder coat. I was thinking sheets of plywood wrapped in tinfoil would work also. i've seen pigs roasted in those for hours and thats similar temps. also was thinking that if door hinges were used on the corners to hold it together you could just pull the hinge pins to dismantle and store all the pieces. still would need to wrap in rockwool i think. anyways, sorry to ramble at you, i just got a lot of parts i want to powder coat also lol i like the color you chose.. Rustoleum has a similar spray can color called "dark steel". ive been using that a lot to. i did my engine block and motor mounts in that so far.

Hello everyone, I’m reaching out to see if anyone has a set of SSWorxs flares for the S30 that they ended up not using and would be interested in selling or trading. I’d also be open to acquiring patterns if someone is willing to share or help out. I’m planning to weld on metal flares and really like this more squared-off (non-tapered) style. Thank you!

At Harbor Freight they have carbon stipping discs for the angle grinder. It takes the paint off like nothing and does not damage the panels at all. it actually polishes the metal so don't forget to hit with some 80 grit to get the mechanical bond back. I also have the drum sander version from HF also and it strips paint like nothing!! https://www.harborfreight.com/4-12-in-non-woven-paint-and-strip-abrasive-wheel-70419.html great job on the progress!

do you have a part number or year for the Civic wiper motor? thank you!

This is an awesome build thread! Thank you for documenting your progress. I am just beginning this journey with my 260z LS/T56/8.8 swap. You have provided lots of valuable information to assist which really helps with the motivation. 🍻

Looks good! Atlas is going to look great under the hood! Have you seen @Invincibleextremes 8.8 differential kit? then you can lay the power down, lol. Keep up the work, you've got a cool build going

Thank you Fridge Gnome for responding with more details about your Z swap.. this gives me some decisions to ponder before i fully commit. Your Z came out great! best of luck with you next project!

could you please expound upon how you combined the 2 together? How did you attach the Z pedal to the Drive by wire? pivot?fulcrum?idk what to call it. the corvette is floor mount and operates by pressure being pushed upon it, correct? The '14-17? Silverado is a "hanging" pedal. Maybe that would be easier to convert??? care to share your thoughts? either way i would assume the pressure/sesitivity would need to be adjusted via the tune/coding, correct? Thank you!

so you used the CX racing kit with the Gen 5 LT? did you have to fab more than a conversion plate to make this work? any pics? thank you!

hey, guys, how are the projects progressing? any more vids or pics you can share of the builds? A '15 L83 long block fell into my lap so i was going to try and tackle this in a 260z. Im a novice builder/fabricator at best but with the excellent tips already provided i'm hoping i could finish through with this. having said that, is there a better engine mount option available now to start with? or would it be best to custom fabricate mounts from the start? With what you know now, what would you change from the get go? i did not get a tranny with the engine, i was planning on a T56 magnum but does it make more sense to stick with auto for any reason? as a novice would i be better off selling off this L83 long block and going with LS? Thank you!

wow.. this is one of the best Z builds i've seen! GREAT JOB!

does anyone have know who manufactues this body kit? i love these flares! I'd like to purchase it. Thank you

Hello, i am looking for a set of these flares or similar. Does anyone know how to reach this company or know of any other manufacturers with similar design and current production? I like that these fenders do not taper back to the car but rather extend down and return to the body kind of like combining a mud flap. i imagine it would give the appearance of a much wider rear end from the rear vew. I am after this stout look. not the ones where they immediately taper back leaving a lot of the tire showing and the flare only covering the top of tire. The ssworxs design reminds me more a porsche 930 turbo style fender. Can anyone recommend where i can get a set of these? maybe new old stock? or maybe you happen to have an old set of SSWORXS in the garage that are no longer going to be used and you want to sell? thank you very much

recently had a 260z tow'd home that wouldnt roll. had to drag onto flatbed. apparently i need to take it back to the DMV for VIN verification since its out of the system. sheesh. This worked perfectly. Still had to smack one side with the dead blow to brake free the drum from the studs??? something. it would spin freely but would not budge/pull off. shot some PB Blast on studs, let it sit and then beat the L out of it til it finally broke loose. Thank you for posting/sharing this knowledge!