DavyZ

Welcome to the forum. Many guys are using the T56 in their cars: some use the Centerforce parts and one is using Weir's bellhousing adapter. You have to price it all out to see what you want. Use the search function and search the Drivetrain forum and the Chevy forum using key words like "T56" and "bellhousing," etc. Good luck! Davy

The list sounds right. Search the "drivetain" forum and the "Chevy" forum like Greimann said, and you should find the info you are looking for. If that does not work, then post a question in the drivetrain forum. Good luck! Davy

Extremely sano looking car--very nice job; as was said: street rod quality for sure! Davy

Welcome to the forum, Joe Driveline angles/phase applies to ALL swaps regardless of origination. Most of the guys on this forum use the JTR conversion. I am doing the same. If the driveline is phased correctly, there is no problem. Read through the JTR book and go to Pete Paraska's site to learn how he trouble shooted many things. This forum will answer most of your questions. Davy

Carbontetrachloride...if you can find some. Just don't get any one your skin. It desolves most anything dirt or grime related. They once used it widely for drycleaning clothes and car interiors...until they found out it caused cancer when someone was exposed to it for a long time. A little should not hurt. Anyone else have something more available?? Davy

Yup! Davy

It is not a bad idea provided you can do it efficiently cost-wise. A damaged body Camaro could be the hot ticket since you could pick it up cheap, still drive it, and then find a Z to swap the drivetrain into. Not a bad idea at all. Davy

Kevin, was yours the car I saw at Blackhawk?? If it was, it was sweeeeet! Davy

No I am not jealous that you have twin turbos Ha, I'll get the jump on you and get my V8 conversion done sooner--I'll do a burnout on your driveway Davy

Grog, don't take it for gospel, but I did buy some 240SX rears with the intent to go to the Modern-Motorsport setup ASAP. I have heard they work but have not miunted them yet--they are supposed to. Davy

Spence, its good to have you back! Davy

YES. I have seen these cracks on some Z cars at MSA Natl's and the like. I think drag launches on sticky tires twist a chassis more then anything else' date=' and the 240Z loses to the 280Z in this arena. Plus, the 280Z has frame rails that extend through the rear of the car and the 240Z does not. The tranny tunnel of a 280Z is supposed to be bigger (bigger is better, no?) in diameter which [i']should[/i] lend to more stiffness then a narrower tunnel (seems like it would anyway). Davy

Tim, they looks totally, completely, without-a-doubt, stunning! The design, not just the thermal coating, is what floors me. They are too cool and I'm sure are much better then the block huggers I'm using. Mine were $98 to coat, BTW, from Capp's Brite Hot Coating. I did Cermakrome and and happy with it so far. Davy

If you end up having to pay for a whole new bumper, they are about $1000. If it is just the side piece, they are under $100. The paint and bodywork is expensive though. Sorry to hear about it. Davy

You can replace the headlight buckets with fiberglass ones if you have the steel ones. You can replace glass headlights with plastic ones. You can remove the dash and use a sheetmetal one. You can get rid of all interior trim and carpeting, passenger seat, fuel tank, etc. You can replace your seat with a carbon fiber one. You can replace the front fenders with fiberglass ones. You can replace the glass with plexiglass; that will take a bunch of weight off the car. Davy

If you really think the heads are cracked, you can have them check for cracks by Magnafluxing them. If they are cracked, you have to decide if they are worth keeping and fixing, or replacing. If they are stock heads, I say trash them. Davy

Awww come on guys, Fords are not sooo bad! Just depends on your point of view. Many Ford drivers are watching you from their rearview mirror The Explorer may have crapped out on you, but there are a ton of them still on the road doing just fine. We DON'T need to start a Chevy vs Ford flaming war here--leave that to the pathetic sites for juveniles (sp?) and their ilk (got that right), ok? Say, "Yes, Davy." Alright. That said, I have to finish this Chevy conversion on my Z.... Davy

Golly, I just love open ended questions like this one! There have been a number of articles about budget build-ups for the stock 350 Chevy motor. Power is made in the heads IMO, and IF you can swing better heads then the stock units, by all means buy some. If you can't, change out the stock cast pistons for some higher compression hypers or forged pistons. If you are stuck with the stock heads, keeping the compression reasonable at 9:5 or less helps--at least make it better then the soggy 8:1 you most likely have now. Go with a good, mild performance cam that won't overshoot your stock heads. I went with a Summit K-1103 cam for my motor, but may change it out since I have aquired some Edelbrock RPM heads in the meantime. A mild cam that has about 214/224 (degrees of lift) @ .050" and .488 lift will work quite well with the stock heads, and even better with performance heads (I hope I said all that correctly--I'm nursing a brew). A performance aluminum intake is a must IMO and so is a decent carb. Both are fairly reasonable and are available as a combo from places like Summit Racing. With the above parts and stock heads, you can easily make 300 genuine horsepower. That will move a Z and get reasonable gas mileage unless your foot goes down on a Holley DP (I'm not building my Z for mileage if you know what I mean). If you can swing a performance distributor and ignition, you'll pay yourself dividends in the mileage and performance arena. Some block huggers won't hurt either, but how much $$$ you want to spend makes a difference. I buy a lot from ebay and have been very pleased with the results. Also, Nothern Autoparts is a great place to buy from as well. Hopefully this gives you some ideas. Davy

I would buy some stuff just for that particular application--you could buy it at Home Depot, but it won't be necessarily 'automotive' related (who cares). The black sticky stuff that never dries is what holds it on in my doors-same nasty nasty NASTY stuff that they use to affix car windshields. Davy

Or ask for a moderator to do it Davy

http://www.longmotor.com/ You have to oder their catalog I believe. Davy

Under $400 is a tough one IMO. I kow there are GM yards in Rancho Cordova, CA, and there is GM Sports Salvage in San Jose where I bought my V8 and T5 bellhousing. I bought my WC T5 from an ad here on Hybrid over 1 year ago. Good luck...I had to wait a long time before the right one turned up for me. Davy

Post some pics!!!! We want to see Davy

You want a lot for that amount of money, don't you Alex? You will have to shop till you drop to find the best deal. Go to Mexico for the leather interior. Davy

The little car is going to just rock when that is finished!! Just be sure to put a nice paint job on it when you finish for your gal I think the swap is a great one. Has someone passed along some helpful info who has done it before or is this a solo project?? Looking great BTW. Davy