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Welcome onboard!!!! I redid my 80 280ZX 6 months ago and here are some of the places I used. NO.1 was e-bay. Enter NISSAN 280ZX in cars and trucks, parts and accessories, and you will find used and new interior or exterior panels, emblems, dashs ,ect. Some parts, not the right color or faded, can be dyed. NO.2 junk yards. NO.3 local newspaper under cars being parted out. NO.4 Tow companies that pick up cars for law enforcement agencies. NO.5 All Z forums that have a buy and sell section. Hope this helps and one word of advice. If you are doing the complete redo of the interior, pay attention to the order of the removal of the trim pieces, what you take off first is what goes back on last!!!! This will save you alot of headaches. Any questions e-mail me. LARRY

You can never have too many ZZZZZ'S. I have 4 now and will be 60 on 2-20-04. Time then for another one!!!!! What to get and what to change on it??????? LARRY

Hi, This has been done many time in the high rpm race world. The key is " high" quality machine shop work!!! LARRY

Hi, For your info a 350 (4 bolt) block is much easier to obtain than a 327 block. Also cost!!! You would use an adapter bearing (MS 1110 H) for a 283 crank with a 350 block. LARRY

Hi, It's the following: 283.... forged.... small journal.....3.00" stroke. LARRY

In the Chevy V8Z Tech Forum under SACRAMENTO V8 Z driver wanted, the first reply post is by " racerzs". His wife is the race driver of his 73 240Z with a 502 BB Chevy. He has a video link to her 9.35 run. She ran a 9.22 near the end of OCT. His site has lots of info on the car and its history...... http://www.ratsun.com LARRY

Hi, The unused plugged hole next to the oil filter is a factory placed access for a sensor sending unit to a oil temperature guage or a oil line to a turbo, etc. LARRY

Hi, see my post in the Chevy V8Z Tech Board on page 2 titled, 75 280Z SBC with HOLLEY 144 BLOWER, for info on my engine and blower set-up. There are pictures in my Personal Photo Gallery. THE HONDA'S ARE NERVOUS!!!! LARRY

THANKS for your comment and info!! I've posted a pic. in my Personal Gallery of a old engine dyno run from APR. 03 and compared it to the new engine dyno run in SEPT. O3. It is hitting around 320 ft. lbs. by 3400 rpms. In my current configeration it is leaving the line fast enough for me at this time. 8) The HONDA'S are really NEROUS NOW!!

We used a 2in. by 11in. alumn. bracket welded to the radiator and 2 bolts to the frame on each side. CALIFORNIA STREET MACHINE did the engine build and ADVANCED DYNO TECHNOLOGIES,INC. did the dyno chassis pulls and air/fuel mixture. They also did the custom wiring, fab. and assm., and carb tunning/timming !!!! They are located in SUISUN CITY,CA.

Good eye!!!! Yes, I purchased the car on e-bay in DEC. 02 and it was delv. in JAN. from the seller, who lives in TEXAS. In APRIL 03 started the replacment of the trans. and engine. All major comp. in the engine bay were replaced and a blower, with it's accessories, was added to the new engine. This was completed in SEPT. I have not touched the exterior as I bought it as it looks now. As to dyno figures the original headers and restricted exhaust were not changed and a very mild cam was used. The new engine has 500+ miles on it now and the HONDA'S ARE NERVOUS!!!

THANKS COMP. RATIO is 8.5 to 1. Has forged steel crankshaft 3.480 stroke,forged TRW blower pistons 4.030, ENGLE custom hydraulic roller camshaft, and special 441 Chevy heads/ported and polished. Plasma-moly rings/stainless valves/bronze guides/hardened exhaust seats/Z28 springs. Trans has 2200 stall conv./ furnaced brazed/balanced with TORRINGTON bearings/ RAYBESTOS blue metallic clutches/ Trans-go shift kit

My baby is up and running- 355 C.I.D. SBC that was balanced and blueprinted. HOLLEY 700 CFM DP carb. with a HOLLEY 144 POWER CHARGER at 6 psi. MSD-6BTM Racing Control Unit, Blaster SS Coil, and Pro-Billet Distr. Race prepped Turbo 350 Transmission. We started this conversion in APRIL and finished it TO THIS POINT in SEPT. Dyno run was 281 hprw and 320 ft. lbs. I still have stock rear end at this time. Street use only....... a few changes would improve Dyno figures/ maybe next year!!!!!!! A few pictures are in the HybridZ Picture Gallery. I have a lot more of the work in process so e-mail me or I can answer any questions about my interesting project. THANKS