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Dan I'm installing a Subaru Power rack and there is plenty of clearance for it , not sure about the stock manual rack , If i put the man crossmember back in i'll check out. as for the overlap the bottom is just a little better than the round port headers 3/32nds to an 1/8th max, thing is the Dport header port is 1/4 taller than the round port headers! The plugs have plenty of room now, I guess I'm going to keep them and give them a shot, hopefully they will seal, I dont think I'll be running anytime soon tho , I guess thier made oversize for ported heads.

Thanks Fastzcars, yea its not as bad as I first thought, I stoped guessing and started chopping on my crossmember, Its a good start , but I'm still not comfortable with the clearance, I will have to lower it a bit , and or use a underdrive pulley, I tried to pull the pulley off the adapter but the damn thing is rust welded on, my stock pulley is 7.5 inches in diameter. Your's looks like your engine is set back a bit more than mine maybe not, your damper must be smaller. What size pulley did you use? The low pressure return port you mentioned is going to present quite a challenge. I see you adapted braided hoses on , any info you can share on that modification?

Your right the do look great Fieros arn't bad if you have the right power plant. http://www.v8archie.com/v8pics.htm

I bought a 04 Subaru Forrester Steering rack , as other had success with installing it, I seemed to have ran into a roadblock already. I set the rack in just to get an idea of what was needed to adapt it, as you can see in the picture the rack will have to be rotated back about 70 degrees to have the steering shaft positioned correctly, but this will also place the pressure line fitting in the center of the rack colliding with the crank pulley. The pulley is to close to the rack anyway, My idea is to use a 20% underdrive pulley to gain some space, and relocate the rack lower and forward maybe .5 to .75 inches. What advers effects will this have? I dont think moving it forward would hurt , It seems to me to be about the same as pulling on short steering arms. lowering it I'm not sure about. Also noticed that the Subaru tierod end has the same taper and thread as the Datsun, ( thats the datsun castle nut )

Just to update the thread , I swapped the mount spacer around to the block and everything fits great now , thanks !

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280z Stock Spring info: Front Turns : 9.5 Turns Length : 15.98 inches Rate : 103 lb/in Rear Turns : 8.5 turns Length :15.4 inches Rate : 127.7 lb/in

Thats the way the Stock rails are on the 280 I just copied it, It's basically like that to give more room for the radiator. I just cut it and trimmed the part I cut off and welded it back on. This picture may help. And here are the other parts..........