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man they look good just luv those big wheels with plenty of dish to them they make the late model big wheels with no dish look so bad

hi bought set of arizona z car camber plates and coil overs wondering if anyone else here has fitted them Im running bilstein struts looking at the set up do i need to run a bearing between the coil over cap and the mono ball in the camber plate or does the monoball act as the bearing also do the mono bearing come in different sizes as the ones supplied dont fit on my bilstein struts othe idea is to mache the strut down the small amount needed to fit Hope someone can help thanks Mick

man they look so sweet are u planning on flaring guards or no flares what size tyres u hoping to run

hi just a question here ive been running std strut length bilsteins with 1" lowered std heavy duty springs for many years quite happy with this but wanting more camber adjustment i have now bought arizona z camber plates and coil over kit with 250 ib springs my question is will the camber plates and coil overs drop the overall height or do i still need to section struts to get the lowered look as well as full suspension travel mick

hi just a question here ive been running std strut length bilsteins with 1" lowered std heavy duty springs for many years quite happy with this but wanting more camber adjustment i have now bought arizona z camber plates and coil over kit with 250 ib springs my question is will the camber plates and coil overs drop the overall height or do i still need to section struts to get the lowered look as well as full suspension travel mick

As per most rules now days it really is down to the engineer if he will give you a certificate to say its safe be it wheels or engine changes then transport will approve it cause they got someone else to blame if something goes wrong namely the engineer with the tassie system i tell transport what i want to do then they approve in principle or not if approved go to one of the approved engineers let him oversee the changes and he gives you the australia wide recognised modification plate if he is happy its all safe and as there are a number of chev , rover, nissan, holden v8 approved cars out there should be easy enough though one think to check with you more advanced states on the big island of australia some engineers or transport are said to be wanting pollution , brake and vehcile stability tests done which can add big dollars to a conversion people quoteing $3000 for the pollution test and $900 for brake and vehicle stability tests

as already mention the Jtr book deals with the older 307 to 400 chev block engines easy swap just get the book it does not deal with the aussie built 308 holden motors at all with the Ls1 motors as mention Johns cars make a kit the gearbox lever does line up with the existing hole im you do have to cut the existing gearbox mounts off the tunnel but other wise its a straight forward fit kit comes with all parts needed and basic instructions as for horsepower my motors from a clubsport r8 commodore 250 kw std had the maf removed and rev limit raised as well as a few tweaks in the computer and securitys burnt off suggested output is close to 300kw but check out some of the other guys on this sites outputs real nice hp plenty of ls1 cuts around try ebay or check out parts magazine most holden wreckers have them but as said you really should do some searchs and work out your budget if u just want a v8 i got a nice nissan v8 with 5 speed 600 dp holley hand made extractors sitting on the floor just pulled from my 240z will fit straight in no problems being 4.4 ltr rego approval comes easy be happy if i got $2500 even got the bug catcher and bonnet cut to suit if you want to look tough for it but for a ls1 or 350 chev id suggest you need at least $10,000 and thats if you can do most of the labour yourself mick

yeah thats the idea hope it fries tyres good will tell u about it in 2 to 3 months just recieved my headers today so the nissan v8 comes out tonight as long as i dont get bogged down painting engine bay again 3rd time if i was counting but got adjustable camber plates to fit and some holes to weld up damn auto electrician drilling with out asking suppose ill have to fit 17 or 18 wheels to get wider tyres inside standard guards got coil overs to fit so should be able to get something wider under there mick

plenty of ls1 chevs becoming avilable now with commodores having run them since 98 good autos or 6 speeds to go with them really are a better choice i think here in land of oz pretty can get all the parts off shelf ive bought one of johns cars install kits for ls1 and jtrs headers so you can get the parts u need from the states just have to wait 6 to 8 weeks to get freight reasonable mick

it has been done in most states of australia fairly easy down here in tassie just put in a application of what u want to do which i have with the nissan v8 and more recently a ls1 if transport agree they approve just need a engineer to check it out and as there is no structual changes should be approved I knew of a few 240z with 327 and 350 fitted one othe member was saying in nsw theres a rule that u cant go over 5.3 litres in a 240 but im sure if u get an engineer on board u can get approval as for the super charger not sure try driving it with a 350 first see if u need more then injection would be no problem mick

ive ran holley blue on both my zed and rx4 only trouble ive had is listening to them hummm and base gasket letting go on one so it sucked air would have to say if u cant hear it humming its not working always hear mine humming away louder when you first turn on till it get full pressure up hadnt heard any bd responses till i read the above Oh well im fitting my next pump inside the tank so i can just listen to my new motor with no hum mick

i believe its been done in uk when i was emailing John at Johns cars he said hed sold a kit into the Uk so i think its been done there having now looked at Johns kit i cant see any reason it wont work just waiting on extractors and time to pull Nissan V8 out and start install got all my parts bar radiator but will work that out once its all in place taken the bonnet off and unbolted the engine just sitting ready to hoist out mick

bugger there goes that idea of being the first oh well just have to enjoy the xtra hp and have fun mick

hi im sourcing parts at the moment to put a clubsport r8 ls1 in my 240z got transport approval just waiting on extractors to come from Jtr and hope to install during january febuary all being well has taken a bit longer to get everything together for install havent heard of any other ls1 zeds in australia hoping to be the first Think i have most things covered now had planned on making my own extractors but changed my mind hate having the motor sitting in my shed so close mick

thanks for the offer ezzzzzzz think i might be saved just found a USA supplier who will send to australia have placed order so fingers crossed will get back to u if i need to take you up on your kind offer Had a local importer tell me he would have parts here for over 2 months now every time u ring its a new story heres hoping cant wait to start bolting my ls1 in hoping to be first in australia with a ls1 in a 240z thanks

most parts are avliable through holden but the holden use the corvette style engine mount and have the sump opposite to the camaro oil pan to front got a camaro sump but no oil pick up but as u say most other parts off the shelf at local holden dealership mick

engine mount is part number 22179268 left hand

there was 2 sets on ebay last week one wouldnt send to australia the other i bid $40 with 2 minutes to go they where at $22 watched them all the way and some one piped me with 10 seconds to go paid $42.00 for them theres another company transam creations on ebay store got exactly what i want single left hand engine mount on $25.00 but they wont send to australia got the part number for the oil pick up 12558251 from gmparts direct but they wont send to australia trying another company today Crown Cadillac/Buy-OEM-Parts.com.hopefully then will send to australia

yeah saw it today already bought johns car kit so just need the camaro mount to complete was gonna build a crossmember like others had but decide be easier to just bolt in using johns kit know its sitting in the right place first off mick

ok guys im begging here i need two parts to start my ls1 install and can't seem to get anyone in usa who will post them too me so im begging does anyone know a chev parts supplier who will send parts to Australia or would someone let me get parts sent to them and then send on to me happy to pay all costs involved plus something for your trouble what i need is a left hand ls1 camaro engine mount and ls1 camaro oil pick up the one inside the sump Got all the rest sitting here waiting can get othe stuff from usa just coming up blank on these ones Thanks Mick

surely there must be some commodore v8s being trashed over there by now i got my ls1 out of a vt clubsport r8 commodore 250 kw complete with tremec 6 speed and computer $5000 aussie seen some since ranging from $4000 aussie to $8000 aussie with box and computer heaps of guys modifying them here now got the secruitys burnt off and raised the rev limiter for $500 freight shouldnt be that dear to Nz from australia should it Mick

looks great well done what engine mounts u using any pics of mounts before engine installed or down low once in place mick

looks great hope it all slides in nice and easy bit jealous really got my motor and gearbox sitting there waiting just cant get the time to start to putting it in keep us updated where did u get your idler pulley for engine belt who makes them best of luck Mick

hi well i lost count of how much i spent on my car after $20,000 (and that was 14 years ago) have done all work myself where possible bar leather work and top coat of paint But heading towards my 20 year aniversary with my car i cant help but start a ls1 conversion got the motor ready just getting the parts in place so by next march ( hopefully november this year) it will finally be where i always wanted it Have thought about selling doing something else but know with work and kids i dont have the time to do another rebuild the way i would want so guess im stuck with my zed will just give it a new lease of life with the LS1 install Mick

ok so i got a r200 lsd came from jap wrecker with cv input shafts still in it cut off half way to the hub Talking to my cv guy he says if i can tell him the length i need he can use my diff end cv make new shaft fit cv joints to hub end and all i need do is make adaptor to fit to stub axle hub Now from what ive read there are two cv driveshafts that will fit the 280zx turbo and 87 - 89 300zx turbo shaft can anyone tell me the the over all length of either of these shafts have been told that they may be different length left to right my diff is r200 lsd clutch type from a 87 dr30 skyline thanks Mick