Phyxius

I wasn't really suggesting it for practical use... I just thought it was an interesting idea

well.. 8 hours later, and as alone as I was when I started, I got the clutch in. Putting a tranny back in by yourself is no small task.... After about a 1 mile test drive, all I can say is wow... It engages noticably faster, but it's not at all a pain to drive. It doesn't chatter, or anything like that. The petal is somewhat harder to push, but not enough to cause discomfort. *Edit* I'd venture to say that my car...for some reason...feels more responsive, and tight. I did spill some gear oil out without replacing it, but I had overfilled it a little to begin with...lol...maybe the extra oil was causing it to lag, and I didn't know the difference. All my worries about driving in town are gone. If it will hold the power, they say it will, I'd recommend it to anyone....so far... We'll see how it goes over the next few weeks.

I was thinking about this... It would be cool to have a quick-remove shifter. That along with the stock wheel lock would make it much harder to steal...

The clear coat on parts of my grand am has started to lift and flake away. Is there anything I can do to stop this and refinish it? I've heard in order to repair clearcoat, all of the clear has to be stripped off and reapplied. Is that true?...i really hope not...

my gauge on the 280zx will do this when the sender-connector is making a poor connection....maybe it is the source of yours as well

anyone know of anyone who would be willing to trade a fairly rust free and straight car + $1000 for a '97 grand am gt? Motor/tranny condition is of no importance...

it's really not so much my g/f as it is my parents...and my urge to get out of debt... The more I think about it, the more I hate the idea of selling it.

any awd setup is going to be really expensive. You will definitely have a lot of fabrication to do. Not to mention, the motor sits sideways in those doesn't it?

talk about different views on life...lol... You guys are great.

How much do you think the engine/ecu combo is worth? tranny too if anyone would want it... and...the entire frame rail isnt gone...just the 15" horizontal stretch...the sides are still there... It is my feeling that the body has at least 5-10 more years of road service left in it without a major overhaul.

your arguement is compelling... maybe I'll put them both up for sale and keep the one that doesn't sell first...haha...

hahahahaa...that's the funniest thing i've seen all week

I had my new-to-me flywheel resurfaced on a flywheel grider. The finish isn't as smooth looking as I expected. It feels fairly smooth, but there are plenty of lines clearly visible radiating from the center of the flywheel... I was wondering if this is normal with a flywheel grider...

lol...yes, i mean't ex-gf... By selling the grand am, I may get 1k over what is owed on it. That wouldn't be enough to touch what I want to do to the Z...

That car was my ex's...

That was kinda my idea...and 4k does sound more reasonable. Honestly, I also see it as a distraction from school. I have 1.5 years left, and they will be the hardest. I think this is a smart move. Even though, I know I'll hate myself forever for selling it.

Do you guys agree that I could expect to get $5k from it? There are many inperfections that you can't see in those pictures...

LOL! I'll tell her if the car goes so does she...haha

The thing is, I already have a '97 Grand Am GT for a daily driver that my parents are paying for. If I could sell the zx, I could pay the other car off and have some cabbage left over. The way they see it is that I've already had my fun...it's time to get serious...or something...geeze...i'm only 21 years old.

$5k? wow...I was thinking of numbers much less than that. No doubt, I've put that much into it, but I never thought I'd be able to get it back out. I would consider selling my engine and drivetrain seperately from the car, but I wouldn't really want to deal with selling an empty shell or parting it out. Like I said, I really don't want to sell it, but the situation really does put the need there. Other than the loved ones being tired of all the money I spend on it, it would help me get out of debt. That is always a good thing. If I do sell it, this will certainly not be my last z car. I've fallen in love. When I finish school and get a real job, I plan to build a very nice one....but now that I think about it...I'm already on the road to having a nice one...it would suck to have to start over...

I don't really want to, but my parents and significant other are tired of all the money I'm dumping into it.... I was hoping some of you may be able to kinda tell me what I could expect to get for it. It is located in Mississippi. Here goes with the description: Body: It is a '79 280zx. The body is in average-poor shape. It has many small dings and 1 noticable dent in the driver's fender. Rust exists near the windshield, hatch, and 1/4 window rubbers. The paint is chipping in a few places, but not too, too bad. It has been painted maroon. The original color was a light blue, I think. The passenger side frame rail has rotted out on the bottom in a stretch about 15" long. The other frame rail is dinged up, but not rusted. There is some light surface rust in the usual places in the engine bay. It needs new struts for sure. It has 14x7 or 8 mesh wheels: black with polished lip. Cheap 195 70 R14 Sumitomo HTR-4 tires with 90% tread left. The body is what I would call a 50 foot car. Meaning that as long as you are 50 ft. away...it looks good. Interior: Interior is decent for the age. Black. Carpet is torn up in the front, and the seats are starting to rip (they were recovered at some point). There are cracks in the dash, and no radio. Headliner is a really cool feeling material...lol... hatch mat was replaced by PO with vinyl covered piece of plywood. Rear hatch panel is missing. Engine: '81 turbo motor. I rebuilt it about a year ago. Less than 8k miles. It was bored 1mm over to take care of some pitting in the cylinder walls. New cast pistons were installed. The crank bearing surfaces were polished, and the rods were bead blasted. Clevite bearings and the associated gaskets were used. The motor is sealed pretty well. The oil pan has a very, very light coat of oil on it near the rear, but I've never seen a drip on the ground where I park it. Compression is excellent on all cylinders. I check it regularly. The oil cooler from the original '81 car has also been installed. At the time of rebuild, I put a new Garrett T3/T04E turbo on. It's specs: 60 trim compressor wheel, .60 A/R compressor housing, .63 A/R exhaust, stage III turbine wheel, HPC coated exhaust housing, and internal wastegate. The 3" downpipe's first bend is mandrel, and the rest of the exhaust is 3" crush bent. It is a pretty ugly job, but the muffler guy I took it to for that was a moron. It has a 24x12x3 FMIC with 3" mandrel bent aluminum piping to and from with a greddy type-s bov. It also has a scratch built water/alcohol injection system that is not active at the moment. It has the yellow Accel high performance coil and a gm HEI module for an ignitor. I have a palnet fuel rail, and some used 460cc injectors on the way which will either be installed or included in the sale. 255lph Walbro fuel pump. All of the AC components from the firewall forward have been removed, but I still have them. All emissions components have also been removed. The motor has never seen more than 12psi. With all of these components installed and tuned correctly, 300+ hp should be attainable. ECU: Megasquirt running the MSnS-E code. Main board and relay board included. I'm running it on a slightly rich tune right now for safety. Driveline: KA trans from a '91 240sx. It is a little notchy going into 2nd and 3rd, but it doesn't grind at all. I have a new copper-ceramic clutch, hd pp, and resurfaced 240mm flywheel to be installed soon. Driveshaft has been shortened to accomodate the ka trans. R180 differential. That pretty much covers what I can think of at the moment. I'll be happy to answer any questions. I'm not one to try and hide the bad stuff about the car. It is what it is. Some pictures of when I first got the car about 1.5 years ago can be found here: http://bellsouthpwp.net/F/i/Fixius/car/ EDIT!!! I have a clear MS title for the car in hand. It has an antique tag, but of course I'd be keeping that.

What about 240sx's and 300zx's?

Is there a site or thread somewhere that summarizes nissan's stub axle diameters and spline counts as well as where to find them? I've been digging through old threads for the past half hour and still haven't found any concrete info.

hmm...looks like i should be in good shape, then. I have a '79 base model, no ac, no ps, 1 electric mirror, no spare....add an ic and a turbo, though...