TheNeedForZ

The windshield of the Z is like a giant airdam in itself. It accumulates a lot of pressure when going at speed. any deflector big enough to work is going to disturb the line of the car.

Wow the body/panels looks very straight which is rare for a FG car. Keep this one bro, seeing how it is all FG it could be a very fast Z when it's done. Do you know where the FG parts are from? They seem to be very well made to be all lined up(my aftermarket steel replacements doesn't line up at all) I am interested in finding the source for those parts.

the camoflage(?) is a success, I can' tell what car it is.

Looks like synlubes beat me to it. Anyway this is what I posted : Afraid not, air will actually go into engine bay from the wiper motor area, depending on how fast the car is going. This is because when the car travels at speed, a high pressure area forms at the base of the windshield. There used to be a great article called "early Z aerodynamics" I tried to search on google hoping to find a link but it is gone. here's part of it : "....The high pressure continues all the way to the windshield at station 60, which is why ventilation air intakes are located just in front of the windshield, and also why opening the hood slightly does not result in significant venting of hot air from the engine bay. One would think that such a large area of high pressure would push the hood and windshield down, but lift generated by the air dammed up by the front of the car is greater and the net vector is upward....."

well if you can't use your email it's time to get a new account.

http://www.yadamnfool.com/turbo_z_conversion/s130_zxt_to_s30_z.htm I don't know which write-up you read, but this one is good. Just follow the pictures and instructions. Sorry can't help with first hand experience; my L28ET is probably in a wooden crate now, but I'll see it in 2 weeks.

it's not working now....they say it's going to take a while until the video is "ready"

Video uploaded, see here : http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?p=575175#post575175

The SCCA race video(first few laps). Battle between a Porsche 911 and a 240Z, remember? http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=101584&highlight=SCCA Driver of 911 was champion for the past 12 years. 240Z won the race. The original video link provided by egmar was lost. Since I saved the video, I offered to email it to whomever that wants it. However, the file is too large to be sent thru my email server yahoo. I explained why I can't email the video in the forum. Then I finally realized I could upload the video to streetfire.com. I can't believe nobody suggested this before. VIDEO LINK : http://videos.streetfire.net/player.aspx?fileid=AC9699EF-F6CA-4CA9-9434-99B7F95FBF37 ENJOY!!!

Looking for torque in the intake? There is a recent thread : http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=104570

Mike, I think it's going to be a very special shop.

Congratulations !!!

Wouldn't it be faster if you click on "contact" on their page and ask them?

6 bids....LOL

P90 head alone is worth around 200$ on eBay sometimes. I'd do it. I Just paid 1100$Canadian(freight included) to have a L28ET shipped from Toronto. 200$ is a good deal even if there is a few missing parts.

Yeah great thread, Alex. I saw the title of thread and looked at the author and thought you must be up to something. Good Job!

a few posts down from the top.... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=77170&highlight=jaguar What ever happened to it, it seems so nice.

We made our way into a web encyclopedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-car http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_240Z heck even Wangan Midnight is mentioned.

Great progress, signature too.

Glad you found the help you needed. I was thinking "hmmm this guy is going to think I am a jackass", hehe. BTW there are two kinds of toyota calipers "S12W" has four large pistons. these will need 4-lug N/A Z31 300ZX rotors that are vented. You well need spacers, IIRC, consult Modern-MotorSports.com about the spacers required. "S12+8" has 2 large pistons and 2 small ones, these run on stock Z solid rotors.

there is a thread called "post your brake setup" or something, search for that. also a thread called "got all my bits to upgrade my brakes" search for that. also read the brake FAQ in the FAQ section.

s130xsw20, This could be your car problem. The ignition black box on the distributor has problem with heat. This problem is seen on all L-series engines with black box eletronic ignition. The symptom is E-X-A-C-T-L-Y like you described : car gets hot, then everything quits all of a sudden; car goes back to normal once it cools off a bit. What people do is relocate the black box(extend the wires) and move the box to someplace cooler in the engine bay. Some people use aftermarket ignition module, which is also installed somewhere cooler in the engine bay.

He almost passed. http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/74.html

I am not sure I understand what you mean? Don't all S30Z's come with stock manifold that is fitted to 6 cylinders and come out in one pipe?

very interesting thread!