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Need a new tailhousing for a 81-83 zx 5 speed, mine is messed up. I'm heading up to San Luis Obispo this weekend so if you are between San Diego and there just shoot me a offer in this thread and we can work out a deal. Or if you are willing to ship i love paypal

them sending it to Tennessee would make sense if that was the address on my paypal, but its not, i dont even know anyone in Tennessee. they have consistently blown me off, and they have ignored ebay's attempts to spark the investigation in to getting me my wheels. I'm really just annoyed at the lack of profesional behavior from them in dealing with me, i wouldn't be mad had they just said "oops, we'll fix it", but they have just ignored me, i've been attempting to contact them for over a week now. and no i havn't been bashing them all over the internet, just here to vent. Im calling them tomorrow when they are open, hopefully they help me out, if not then im still a bit mad.

just found there website today after they closed, so i have there number, ill be calling them monday, but its just ridiculous that they treat there customers with such utter disregard.

They have easily the worst business practices ever. First they didn't give me any tracking numbers until I demanded them 3 full days after I bought my grid offroads, then after i get tracking numbers they tell me they are sending my wheels to Ashland Tennessee, which wouldn't be a problem if I actually lived there:fmad:. Now I've sent them three messages through ebay, they have yet to respond to me to talk about what the hell is up with my wheels, I actually had to open a case through ebay to try and get them to send me either my money or my wheels. TLDR, they have crappy customer service and sent my wheels to Tennessee when i live in California.

Tragically I don't have any pictures of the car as it arrived but im sure you can imagine. progress to date: removed the interior, in all its rotted ugly glory. removed the barely running L24 and all associated components. cut out the floors and are replacing them with new motorsport auto ones. got 4x4 vented front brakes and s13 rears. Basically just pulling the car apart and removing the old crap until I run out of old stuff to take out, Im sure most of you know how that is. Overall $600 well spent the car up on stands with no suspension the beautiful dented ugly as crap frame rails (at least they aren t rusty) rusty firewall, rest of the floors and under floor rails are just like this, but soon to be replaced a better picture of that huge dent in the engine bay rail R230 out of a 300zxTT some weird kanji from under the dash (if anyone knows what this is, enlighten me please) that pretty much sums it up for now, be back soon with more content oh and do you guys think that engine bay rail damage is significant enough to warrant replacement?

^^ I would go for the RB-R they get fatter lips the lower offset you go, just like most banana wheels. The Grids just like the te37's they are imitating get more concave.

16x8+10's are fine in the rear but in the front, you will need a spacer, at least 5mm, possibly 10, depending on your fitments you want. I personally have the 16x8 rota Grids like the orange Z ^ up there has, and I'm running them with 25mm spacers to fill up my ZG flares Im getting.

I love it, that fuel cell is so impossibly awesome. I wouldn't have cut my rear valance off but hey, looks cool as hell anyway.

There are some really beautiful Z's in here, keep me inspired guys:mrgreen:

From what ive seen, theyre quite long, im pretty sure they still had plenty of length in the head, but i will double check.

Okay cool, Thats what I was going to run, i just wanted to get an opinion first, as the Short pads make it much more centered than the tall, Thanks for the response.

pick your favorite left or right This is with the Schneiders Stage 4 cam, (Right Rocker) We put it in with the provided lash pads (quite tall) and that provided us with little to no lash when the rocker "posts" were completely Screwed down, and IMHO the wipe pattern seems to outboard, (Left Rocker) This was with the shorter Lash pads that came with the motor, With them the Rocker posts had do be screwed out about 1/2 an inch, and the swipe pattern is a little bit more inboard than centered, and Honestly, is a Much better Swipe pattern. Should we just run with the short Lash pads and leave it be, run with the tall ones and leave it be, or run with the short ones and shim them to be centered?

well my story is very simple. i picked up the Z from my friend for 700 bucks, as a not quite as rusty as i expected shell, Im 19 going on 20 in a month, and needed an easier project to replace my 31 ford i was building. he wanted a running turnkey Z to drive, instead he bought a crappy roller for 3k and i profited from his stupidity, i still feel like a jerk though.

thanks, i've got to get down to the machine shop anyway to get my header flange machined flat anyway so, guess i have even more motivation now, and i have to thank nico club for saying 66.06 guess they were misinformed.

i got some nissan spacers (66.06 hub bore) and was under the impression that 240z's have the same bore. Yet the spacers wont fit on the front or rear hubs, they will not seat. I am wondering if perhaps these might need some machining to fit my hubs, or if it may just be corrosion on the hubs that needs to be cleaned off? Help please.

thanks man, now I have to find a local shop that can do it. but i really want the expandability of the r230, I like the idea that if i want to i can drop an RB or a Ls1 in the car if i get sick of the L series, and the fact that it has an lsd is nice too.

Im in process of converting to an r230 out of a 300zxTT, im just wondering what to do about the drivesaft if im using the stock 71 4 speed, and if I convert to using a later 5 speed(will i need a 280z drive shaft)? I just need to know, where should I go online to get a custom shaft if I need one, or if I can continue to use the stock driveshaft.

I have a set of cv's and the metal cover on the back of the cv(the side that bolts to the carrier) is bent and leaking. I was just wondering if anyone can tell me what its called and where i can get a new one?

k will do buddy, just got to give me some time, the car is currently in shambles, and i need to do a whole lot of work before it will be drivable but look for a new thread all about the car in the future.

Ok thanks guys, i bought a 390 carb and the arizona Z car intake, need to save up to do the fuel system.

Thanks guys for all the help, you are actually helping a lot, I had no idea the SU's could be capable of feeding the monster. The stock cam isn't staying in there for long (ie before it gets installed in the car its getting at least a 290 with .480 lift) but thanks for the concern, I am sure the stock cam would just choke any power the extra displacement would add.

Ok, so sourced it from a guy that lives locally and works on Datsuns, he builds motors. so its an l28 block with an n42 head that has been ported and polished, it currently has the stock cam and valve train but i plan to change that as soon as i can afford it. -this will mostly be a street motor, with some drag and auto cross thrown at it now and then. -I need to have money in my pocket so I can fix my floors and do some suspension work, so a mild but powerful build that doesn't break the bank would be great, that's why I'm asking about the 4 barrel intake. Just so you guys know, i do plan on getting an alluminum radiator, with twin electric fans, and full exhaust (custom 2.5 inch) with a 6-2-1 header. so im not afraid to spend, I just don't need some crazy power, just want torque.

As the title says im wondering about the induction side of things, i want to do a 4 barrel set up for simplicity. In terms of a carb for that 4 barrel set up how many cfm do you think it should pull? On top of that what should i do about a fuel pump, stock mechanical or an electric? if electric how many gph? Just asking for some help for the new guy.

not to thread jack but, is it safe to jack up the rear end of the car by the differential housing like on a solid axle car. or do you have to do a side at a time.

from what i hear on this forum, modern motorsport is a good site, i just bought my brake upgrades from them, and was looking at there 240 coil-overs. i say go for it they make quality stuff.