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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-240Z-260Z-280Z-Custom-Rear-Control-Arm-Pair_W0QQitemZ8001794947QQcategoryZ33583QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 2 control arms for $600? Anyone have any idea why this price and if this person sells for MM? Thanks

Hey thank you very much for the info.

Hey guys, I am in my senior yr now and of course doing the engineering thing we have senior desing projects. After a few weeks of thinking it finally came to me that I should use my 240 for my senior design......so what do I need.... 1) I need the specs of what the stock 240z braking power is meaning the distance from different speeds it would take the car to stop and maybe exact size of the rotors and brake pads....I looked here found different numbers plus my car is 4 hours away =) 2) Is there anyone or anywhere I can get stress/strain numbers on the chassis of the car. I have to prove the work I am doing does improve the cars safety and structural intergrity. My plans are to upgrade the bakes...with the wilwood kit.....roll cage weled in, and sub frame connectors wit frame rail supports. Thanks for any help guys!

LOL yes I know. The testing I am doing is for the fatigue life of the alloys under cycle loading with and without corrosive applications. The testing is funded by GM and a few other big companies. We the school have a contract to do the research and testing. I am just thinking outside the box here and figure maybe someone has worked with it before. Thanks

Mg Alloys are have every worked with them. I am doing an internship and have been doing research and fatigue testing of many alloys. Just would like to get input from someone who may know something I don't. Thanks

I thought me being a newbie is why I had hard time understanding the R200 vs R230 thing but it seems like this comes up very often. Is there a way to every get it cleared up? I ask because I keep hearing different things on the site/threads. I guess I will watch and see where this one goes..... and I am def not complaining.

Looks great......I hope in year or so I am posting pics. Prob see you at the convention if my boss gives me a few days off.

qwik240z, Great to see that the Z is coming along. You are one of the first people that tried to help me get my Z. Now I am following in your steps to get my LS1 project done. I hope to see it at the convention this yr....

Will do

No answers??? Maybe I should have posted this in the 6 cyc group.

Hey I have a line on a pair of 2003 Mini S black leather seats....for $300. I think it a great deal....but I would like to know how much work is it to make them fit and if a good idea if I plan on putting in a roll cage. Thanks

Well I am getting money together as week speak so I can buy the JC kit for the LS1 swap. I am about to head back to school for a job and I wanted to know how much these carbs are worth. I also have the two videos and the carbs were only used for about a month...so please let me know how much I should let them go for......

WoW thank god for you guys. I was going to offer $100 because I thought it was a good deal, but I had a thought to come check with you guys first. I will be passing these parts. I do have question tho, how much weight do you really save going with a fiberglass front end.....i know the steel on the car is pretty thin so just a thought.

Well the more I read, the more I am leaning towards a turbo Lt1....is there a preffered year for the LT1's? Has anyone had any luck with boosting LT1S? All info would be great...thanks for the help

Ok well guys I have finally removed the motor and tranny. I was told the car was driveable when i bought it, but after a can of starter fluid to spray on those carbs, the motor was spittin oil onto the roof of the car and pouring out about a spoon of oil a min. Therefor I pulled it all out and getting ready for the LS1 swap....before all of that...I am doin susp and brakes along with the chassis first.....keep you guys updated.....wil post pics when i learn how to post in the thread.

Anyone know of any kits or sites with updated info...thanks.

If I lived closer, I would have taken it from ya. =).....I am going with option 3 on the list.

Weird how this thread goes up a few days after a really good friend of the family passes away due to a crash. For those of you who live in NY may have seen a truck crash just a few days ago on I-87 near exit 16 that was on the news. The man driving has been really good friends with my father since before their teenage years. This was also the guy who was going to help me clean out the garage next week when I came home so the Z I bought has a resting place. The thing about it which makes it hard to deal with is....let me explain.....there are 3 people in the truck : 18-wheeler: and before the crash, he tells the people riding with him that the truck doesn't feel right. He feels something is wrong and he needs to check it out. So at the next exit he decides that he is going to get off. Well as he makes the sweeping right hand turn to get off, the unthinkable happens and he truck flips over towards his side. Well not only does the truck flip, it lands on the center divider killing him instantley. The other two people were hurt but are here to tell the sorry. He leaves behind a wife and 4 kids. His oldest which is his son, a friend of mine just left the country five days ago to bury his grandmother, and has to come back home to bury his father the weekend of mothers day. The hardest part of it all......he was only 2 exits away from home. Same exit I get off for home making the trip back from school.....going to be hard next week driving home, to past the exit where it happened. I feel for everyone else and thier story, glad I can vent here with my friends. Clive

The urge to "showoff", good luck.

Davyz is right. I am a newbie myself and half of the questions I would ask is in the book. It is really worht the $30 bucks? I don't remember because I read it all the time, sure worth more than the books I buy for school costing $150 and only use it for homework.....college books.....what a rip off! JTR worth buying! Welcome to the site, good luck.

Thats really cool.....I am wishing for half the power. =)

Thanks guys for all the info. I am about 90% sure I will go with the 94 Q45 VLSD 3:54:1. This is going from the info I got from MAS280. I guess my next set of questions will be about cv's and such.....but I will search first before I ask. A fair prive from the junk yard for the whole rear end unit should be under 200 dollars right? PS. I still dont know how to put the faces and animation into my theards =(..I don't wanna make faces anymore with the keys. LoL. Clive

The wheels not to sure about....I was told I have to order them frm Japan itself. As for the diff I guess the 3.7:1 from a 280zx turbo weakest of the three....can you explain why it is and what makes another stronger from another? Thanks 240z2nv

WHEELS: `Watanabe R-Type 16x9 w/ -13 offset (Front) `Watanabe R-Type 16x9.5 w/ -19 offset (Rear) Those are the wheels I would like to have on my car. I know they are wide and should have enough contact area to get power to the ground. I am guessing from all the info here..... R-200 3.7:1 lsd would be the way to go.....That would be out of a 280zx turbo right? I hope no one is getting mad yet=). All the input is great guys and I really am learning here. Anyone see a problem with the wheels I want to get? Another member here already has them on I know but I do like. Clive

Just to be clear you paid 4k for the Z in the picture right? And are you able to get a price on the rest of the Z's. Would save a trip from Ny to Philly. Thanks