tommott77 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) Purchased a project 'Z' on ebay this week with a V8 conversion....... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-240Z-probuilt-350-chevy-400-plus-HP-5spd-lim-slp-R-/360376637867?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item53e81f19ab Trying to ascertain what swap was done to the car. I received a heap of paperwork from the seller that looks like has accumulated over several owners over many years. From what I have gleaned from the paperwork it seems that the conversion was done a couple decades ago. Also included was an article from Popular Hot Rodding on Nordskog Z/V8 conversions. No date on the article but it appears to be from the 80s if not earlier. Also found in the package was a Nordskog 350Z emblem. So I am assuming that the car was an early Nordskog conversion, but was wondering if anybody can tell from the pics and motor placement if it is indeed a Nordskog conversion? Note though that the the engine has more the likely been out of the car several times over the years, and the previous owner swapped out the turbo 350 (which I believe was the typical tranny with Nordskog swaps) with a manual T5, which from what I have read may have an effect on engine placement. If it is a Nordskog conversion is there any way to tell if it was done ny Nordskog themselves? As I stated above it seems that the car had been converted over to a V8 a good time ago, and it also appears that the car originally emanated from CA. If it is are the Nordskog conversion rare, and therefore have any type of value (really more in an intrinsic sense than a monetary sense) that would make it a bad idea to further modify the car? Obviously the car has been modified a good bit already at this point. Look forward to any guidance, and the project itself. As soon as I take possession of the car I will probably a start a project thread. Got some ideas, which may include a BRE look, and perhaps some Weber IDF carbs for a vintage 70s' race car look/feel. Edited July 10, 2011 by tommott77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tommott77 Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/56793-nordskrog-350z/ Yeah, came across that earlier yesterday. Unfortunately it seems that the links to Nordskog magazine article are no longer valid, I was hoping to see some pictures of an actual Nodskog install. I have read several posts here that claim that the Nordskog installs place the motor in the same spot as the Scarab swap, however I came across this last night (the above picture is a Scarab install and the bottom is my car)....... That Scarab install seems to be forward of my motor by several inches. Does this mean I don't have a Nordskog install? Or perhaps was the motor re-placed in the chassis to ease the fit of the T5 shifter in the car? Anybody have an actual picture of a Nordskog swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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