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I'm using 1/2" stainless, which may be slightly overkill, haha . A friend of mine had a 20' piece laying around and was kind enough to let me have some of it, wich was great, because I'm shure its not cheap. I flared the engine side to -8AN where it goes into the regulator.

I have used the swagelock fittings, and they seem to work great. Unfortunatly they are ungodly expensive, and make sure you get them where you want them. I used one on my fuel line as well near the tank. Except my old fuel line was beat up and had a hole in it from a plasma torch incident, lol, so I made a whole new hardline. Cheers! Ryan~

I just love the asthetics on the rear of a Z. Here's mine. =)

Here's the kit that I used. It worked quite well, but I ended up just a hair short on the SS tubing. I would have been fine if I didn't make any mistakes (ie: cracked flares, wrong bends, etc). The only thing I didn't get in this kit is the metric to -an adapters. It says this kit retails for $209. For some reason I don't remember paying that much. *shrugs*. I did end up with extra fittings though. Good luck. http://www.jerrybickel.com/brake-kits-and-components/pro-stock-stainless-brake-line-kit---jbrc5014a.html

I think this is the fitting i used to adapt to the 'soft lines' that attach to the OEM front calipers and the factory 'T' in the back. 10mm 1.0 X -3 AN adapter. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=EAR%2D592032ERL&N=700+4294847273+400041+4294906747+4294906669+4294906753+4294906522+115&autoview=sku

I cut my fittings about an inch or so out of the rack, then welded -AN fittings in place... cheers

In regards to steering travel on the subaru rack. This might help. Post 1 and 2. They don't mention it in detail however... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=94272

It will be tight, and you may rub the fenders, I did... I have 3" flares on my z, and I originally had 295/50-15 on the back, but they rubbed any time I sneezed, heh... I'm now running 265's, and rubbing occasionally, using AZC red springs and strut inserts... Here's a pic of 'in construction' with the 295's... ...and with the 265's

It worked for me. Great write up Wheelman! One obversation though was the offset u-joint polarity in the steering shaft. I know its not a drive shaft, but doesn't the same rule apply? Cheers!

This might help(post #3)... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=94272

As far as the powersteering is concerned, check out this thread if you havn't seen it yet... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=112003 I believe the Blazers came with the Saginaw pumps, wich are large, and may require some modification, not shure as i dont know of anyone using the large pump. A lot of us doing the Subaru rack swap are using the much smaller GM Type II power steering pump, wich are easy to come by. However this pump uses a remote resivor, wich is easily mounted to the fender or core support. Cheers

Definatly nice... Now if i could just find some wheel blanks in the right style i would knock a set out, heh...

ditto, we used a chain and a turnbuckle to help minimize engine movement on a SBC chevy luv pickup... with the turnbuckle we didnt have to weld the chain to the frame, we just fabricated a mount that could be removed if we wanted, and the turnbuckle would take out the slack...

i think i had that same manifold on my 327 Z... its a nice piece, but the water outlets i believe are just for convience... it may hav some cooling benefit, but i wasnt aware of it... i pluged the rear two off if i remember right, the front passanger side was a barbed fitting for the water heater, and the front drivers side was for my water temp/fan... id say the only downside to that manifold (cosmeticly speaking) is all the junk that settles and/or stains in the valley... cheers ryan

heres a 'whale tail', which in my opinion, are too big, but i kept it anyways because it fits with the body kit... im not shure how functional it is, i doubt they are, oh and it only looks good from the back... =)

the taurus fan can be found easily and for cheap, probabily less than 30 dollars.. its a 2speed fan, its fairly quiet, pulls a lot of air, and its easy to set up. however it does hav a shroud, but i would recommend keeping and modifying the shroud to fit the radiator... see also the thread above, good info there... cheers~

ya, theres a steep learning curve on the timing chain tensioner if u dont keep tension on it, ive learned this the hard way, heh... and it is a PITA to take the front cover off when i didnt hav to in the first place if i had payed better attention to some advice from some friends... good luck!

i like the custom one, but i agree w/ pparaska and Z48LT-1, and would brush it... but you still might need to coat it because it may oxidize if its aluminium... cheers

are those newer mustang taillights??? ya, im hoping the with the extra space i wont be leaving smokey contrails when i drive through those long bumps in the road, that and the tire rubbing is taking its toll on the flares...

heres a similar bulkhead fitting i used EAR-963303ERL, avialable at summit... of course you will still need the nut and washer, -AN nuts and ferrules, and if ur using factory equipment, you may need a 10mm X -3 AN adapter for the "T" in the back, above the differential, if ur plumbing back that far... anyways, good luck! cheers ryan~

any luck bart??? i partially fixed my lt1... pulled the dizzy off and something wasnt right inside, cuase there was metal and plastic dust all over inside(msd optispark dizzy, fairly new, installed wrong?), wich we figured gave us our backfire problem... and since we fixed that the other problem went away... but i still dont know what caused the initial problem... hmm...

it seems to be marginal at best... that and the 280z isolater would be the same height as mine w/ the spacer ive been told....

hows the progress on the vg-pickup???

hows the progress Oz??? any new developments???

heres my Z w/ 295's on it, i had a lot of rubbin goin on... also an old pic, and obviously no strutspacers... heres a look of the gain w/ the strutspacer installed, of course this pic was of the new SS fuelline... tire size is now 265, and there is no rear end, no gas tank... and im running the red springs from Arizona Z Car that fit in the factory spring perches...