Guest chevsun Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 In the end of july I aquired a rod knock in my Hi mileage 350 after much abuse. I also started breaking universal joints so I parked the Z,Pulled the motor,dropped the fuel cell to make some mods. on that. I then pulled the 400 out of my plow truck, replaced that with a 350 and started the 377 build up. I am at close to $6500 in this motor right now and I still need a few things. As things stand this is what I have. 400 block,deburred,sonic checked,press. test ARP main studs, Main Bore Align honed deck plugs,screen kit,lifter vally pan cam bore align honed and new bearings BlockBored .030 over and power honed Balanced Comp Cams XS 282S solid cam + lifters Clevite H series bearings and the spacers Milodon diamond stripper windage tray Crank scraper 4340 forged crank 4340 H-Beam rods forged flat tops/w file fit rings true roller with thrust bearing Fluidamper Edelbrock 64cc RPM heads Hooker block huggers Roller rockers RPM intake Manifold 700 edel carb MSD pro billet dist. and 6al box This is all done and purchased except final assy and I will do that hopefully by thnksgiving if the wife doesnt have other plans. She is wild now. I think I should start on her 64 Chevy II soon to keep her happy. To cure the u-joint problem I have committed to Ross for the cv upgrade and will do something to limit the squat factor. The rest of the car 1973, 2000 Radar Blue, The cage is prowler yellow total restore,poly bushings, carpet, seals/weatherstriping, you name it. T-56/Balanced drive shaft with Mcleod flywheel and street twin clutch for a total of $3000 by the time I was done. 8-point roll cage fuel cell toyota brake upgrade 2 1/4 dual exhaust with X-Pipe and Aerochamber mufflers with Borla tips And the list goes on I just cant think of it all. Hope I havent bored everyone to death I hope to have a web page up in the future so I can have some pics Happy motoring. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 ok well i havent built mine yet but cant waight till it go`s in i will list what i have curentily .... hopeing to do the swap this summer 350 block bored 40 over 350 crank but may change to 305 crank for rpm blue streek cam not shure on exact loop but its wider than my thumb accel distribater flex fan .... PLAN ON GITING 850 carb unknow brand yet spreed bore intake unknown brand yet would like to git my hands on a 85 Z28 camro toploader 5 speed and custom painting and making motor mounts and straping it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 A random search brought this up. I thought it could use a dusting off. The V12Z. Engine: Aluminum block and heads Jaguar V12 Weight: 600 lb Bore: 3.543 Stroke2.756 CID: 326.1 or 5.3L Valves: intake 1.625 exhaust 1.360 Compression: 11:1 Power: 380 horses. Cam: Isky XM-2 -.404 lift- 258 duration- set straight up at 0* Induction: Modified TPI, equal length runners with ram trumpets Fuel Injection: Programmable Accell DFI Headers: stainless 3 into 2 into 1. These consist of twelve 1½â€X36†equal length primaries into four 2â€X18†equal length secondary pipes into a pair of 2 ½†exit pipes Bell housing: Stainless, home engineered, with machining farmed out to people with bigger machines. Fly Wheel: LT1 type with ballast removed, machined flat on the back side, Jaguar ring gear plate behind Drivetrain: Aluminum Borg Warner T56 Weight 135 lb 1st 2.66:1 2nd 1.78:1 3rd 1.30:1 4th 1.00:1 5th 0.74:1 6th 0.50:1 Drive shaft: aluminum / shortened Ford Aerostar. Differential: aluminum ’80 corvette. Ratio 4.11:1 Chassis Modifications: Glass fiber body. Steel roof Full 2â€X2†frame Weight: 3000 lbs. Front: Stock struts with cut Pinto springs, ’92 Camaro rotors and modified calipers. Sway bar: ’78 Granada 1†Rear: Shortened Corvette, from caliper to caliper Sway bar: ’69 New Yorker ¾†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaEvil Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Car was purchased in Nov.2004 for 700 dollars no motor or trans SBC from an 80s camaro with performer manifold and 650 Holley 700 R4 rebuilt with B&M in a box kit ,B&M shifter Home made sidepipes with 1972 Harley Davidson mufflers inside R200 came with car Tokico springs and Illums rollbar JTR raditor 16" ARE wheels Nextec seats and harnesses TOTAL COST=$3500.00 Soon to get an LS1 and T56 http://www.hpphoto.com/sessions/058502195657/54883867.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 It's good to see that after the various site revamps and reorganizations, some of these older posts are still around! 1978 280Z, made older by 6 years (long story) 6.25" firewall aft relocation. semi-tube frame with all sorts of diagonals and such 1978 454 2-bolt block from Chevy Suburban, 0.030"-over cast 454 crank (stock) and rods (resized, ARP bolts) heads, cam, valvetrain: TBD! Performer RPM oval-port intake, 750cfm Holley Block-hugger headers into 2.5" dual exhaust, 3" mufflers stock suspension (new bushings and JTR crossmember mod) revised front end and hood no dash, no interior (except for headliner), gutted doors aluminum fuel cell in the trunk Kirkey aluminum seat, bolted to roll cage 5 years ago, in "roadworthy condition" with cast iron heads and prior to some gutting, the car weighed 2725 lbs, about 51/49 (the BBC makes the car noseheavy, even though it's set back far enough that the distributer is 2" ahead of the windshield lip). Future plans: * reassemble rear suspension (disassembled to fix the infamous toe/camber misalignment from bent castings) * finish front-end treatment * AFR 265cc oval-port heads * Cam Motion, 0.636/0.641", 239/242@0.050 mechanical roller cam * reassemble engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jap tin Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 71 240Z.Chassisworks Eliminator II CM chassis,Strange external adjustable front struts, Stilleto rack, Koni DA rear shocks, Fab 9 rear housing, soild wheelie bars, Strout chute,Mark Williams 3rd member, axels, & drive shaft, 1.89 glide, JW case and bell, Hipster T-Brake, Coan 8" converter, 414 sbc, Donovan block, beta labs one crank, Carrillo rods, Ross pistons, Moroso stage II oil pan, Comp Cams belt drive, Comp Cams roller 282 290@.050 .736 .720 108 lsa, Comp lifters, CV pushrods, Jesel 1.6 rockers, Brodix 18X heads, 2.15 1.60 Ti. valves, Manley 22142P springs & retainers, Brodix HV 1801 intake, DaVinci 1050 dominator,MSD 7AL2, crank trigger & dist. home made headers, 2" primary tubes 3.5" collector, Meziere water pump, scirocco radiator, Steel body, glass cowl hood, Jaz fuel cell,BG 280 fuel pump. Moroso DS2 tires up front, Hoosier 32X14.5X15 out back with Weld wheels all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 305240 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 My 72 has a stock 5.0 out of an 82 stang. C-4 tranny with a B%M rachet shifter. Upgrades are torque cam, Ford aluminum intake with a 600 cfm Holley, vac sec. Mustang shorty headers. "Powered by Ford" valve covers. Taurus 2 speed fan. 75 280Z 3 core rad with stock shroud. Honda wiper upgrade. Honda praylude seats. 75 R200 rear. Home made side pipes going on soon. I'm currently bidding on a fuel cell. If I loose the bid, I've got a friend that does wonders with aluminum and I'll have him weld me up one. I'm taking the spare tire well put and not tunning rear exhaust so I should have a 20 or 22 gallon tank. I'm also sporting a newer Ford 4x4 eggcrate grill. Wheels are 14 x 8" real wires with 245/45/14's BFG's to fill up my flairs. Sony Explod with 200 watt amp. 3 piece spoiler. Can't decide if I'll put the aluminum shade on the hatch yet. I've decided to make my own dash out of aluminum and go with custon gages. It's going lectric blue with white Cobra stripes. Havn't decided if I want the bumpers or not. Still toying with taking the sunroof out and filling it in. Man, I love modifying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoknR6 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 10.5:1 compression 355. Vortec heads, edlebrock intake and carb. custom grind cam, NOS powershot. 700R4, R200. 3:55 gears, 275 nitto drag radials, 8 point roll cage, full autometer gauges, hurst ratchet shifter, cobra seats with 5 point harnesses. MSA flares. dual 2.5" exhaust with cut outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 '74 260z 357 sbc (3.5 stroke, .030 bore) Eagle 4340 crank Carillo 6 inch rods JE 14:1's AFR 220 heads Mild roller 250/260 .645/.645 104.5 LSA Comp lifters, pushrods, stainless roller rockers S&S full length headers Victor Jr. C&S 800 aerosol Billet alky MSD7AL2 1.76 glide 4500 stall Narrowed Ford 9 inch Ladder bars 9 inch slicks now 10 point cage channel reinforced frame from front to back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vince Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 355ci 4 Bolt main 1.6 roller rockers Isky cam (not sure on the specs) Full length headers MSD billet dist. Edelbrock Performer RPM air gap intake manifold Edelbrock 750 carb Holley Blue fuel pump Dynomax Race Bullet mufflers Edelbrock Nitrous Kit -yet to be used Also have a near complete twin turbo setup that will be installed eventually.... TH-350 trans. B&M converter Hurst Pistol Grip quarter stick 17" wheels, 245 45's on back...not nearly big enough Toyota brake upgrade 4 point roll bar 4 point Crow Harness Corbeu Cobra seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 1973 Datsun 240z Starting at the front here is what I’ve done. Engine: (the only parts reused where the block and crank shaft!!!) Internals: 350 Chevy 4 bolt main block, polished lifter valley block deburred. Bored .030 over. Speed Pro Teflon coated hypereutectic pistons, hung on Eagle SIR rods with ARP rod bolts, ARP main bolts. Comp cam mechanical roller cam PN12-769-8, grind #CS XR268 R-10, Trick flow pushrods, Scorpion 1.5 billet full roller rockers, Externals: Trick Flow aluminum heads PN#TFS 30400002, Trick Flow valve covers w/PCV, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake (gasket matched ), Edelbrock 750CFM carb (manual choke), billet air breather. NEW Mini starter, Summit racing HEI blueprinted distributor, SFI approved fluid type damper, aluminum water pump, billet pullies (2 groove) Summit racing chrome alternator with Summit racing custom billet alternator bracket. New Chevy motor mounts. JTR (Jags that Run) custom set back plates and billet aluminum spacers attached with all new hardware. Cooling Camaro single core radiator (bought new) with Black Magic adjustable temp control fan. Flex hoses. New (NOS) heater hoses and heater control valve under dash, heater core checked, cleaned and pressure tested. Exhaust: Hooker ceramic coated headers (1 5/8†primaries). Flowing into a custom bent 2 ½†to 3†exhaust system into a custom muffler with welded on exhaust tip. Drive train: World Class T-5 (5 speed) out of a 1991 Camaro. JTR bolt in transmission X member, new clutch, Tilton 7/8†master cylinder, Hurst billet shifter. Custom length drive shaft 21†with new Brute Force U-joints. New JTR pinion flange bolted to a (stronger than stock R-180) Datsun R-200 CLSD 280ZXT CV axles. Suspension: 1†Motosports lowering springs, on all corners all New Tokico strut cartages, front billet strut spacers Energy suspension polyurethane EVERYWHERE, Bump stops, front bushings, TC rod bushings, rear control arms, moustache bar. 1†Motosports front and rear sway bars. Brakes: 280ZX master cylinder Arizona Z car brake kit front and rear. Wilwood calipers and 12.2†rotors Wheels: Centerline billet Azteks 17X7 with 225/45/17 front tires and 225/45/17 BF Goodrich Drag Radials on the rear. Z logo valve stem caps Interior: Full “brown breadâ€(foil with tar backing) sound deading insulation, additional sound deadening mat installed on fire wall, Auto Meter Ultra Lite gauges. 5†Speedo, 5†Tach, 2 5/8†oil pressure, water temp and fuel level gauges. Acura seats, Auto Power 4 point SCCA roll bar with additional seat belt X-brace, Crowe Enterprize 5 point racing harnesses (silver in color), Grant steering wheel (silver on black) full set of original fitting carpet, new tranny tunnel carpet, all interior panels dyed light gray, tinted windows. Fuel tank lines that run to evaporator tank replaced with new fuel hose. Air Dam PN#XXXXXX from Motorsports Auto, clear head light covers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 77vegasz Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 389 cu inch, 4.060 bore X 3.750 stroke 11.5:1 compression using Speed Pro Hyper. Pistons Scat Forged crank Stock GM 5.7 rods World Motown Heads, 2.05/1.6 Full roller rocker valve train Comp Cams .504/.498 247 /254 @.050 solid lifter cam Weiand X-cellerator intake port matched to heads Mighty Demon 650 carb MSD 6AL ignition box Accel HEI Turbo 350 with B&M **** kit and shifter 3000 rpm stall converter Desk top Dyno figures 459 hp @ 5500 rpm, 475 ft/lbs at 4500 rpm Has not been on actual dyno yet. The car is piss your pants fast. I haven't been to the track yet but plan a trip real soon. I am still trying to find a good set of tires to hook up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WHITEBOY Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 '71 240Z, chro-moly tube chassis, aluminum interior, fiberglass front end and doors, lexan windows, aluminum spoiler J&W powerglide, B&M nitrous converter (3,200), tranny and flywheel scattershields, manual valve body with trans brake, air shifter Ford 9", 35 spline axles and spool, 4.86 gear, 4 link with coil overs .030 over Chevy 400 sbc, 6" h-beam rods, steel crank, 10.2 forged pistons, .645 lift solid roller, Dart iron eagle 215's (unported), Dart intake (polished and port matched), Holley 750dp (bone stock), MSD billet dist and digital 6-plus box, 125 shot NOS plate, 300 shot NOS pro race fogger 1/8 mile times 6.65/107 NA 5.83/118 125 shot 5.54/126 125 shot out of the hole, 300 shot half way through first gear All times on 93 octane unleaded gas to the carb and 114 VP to the nitrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deMideon Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Well lets see... I started with a shell and built the car from the ground up using a parts car. Pictures are in the link in my sig. Unfortunatley I'm not terribly sure about some of the suspension parts. The springs are not stock and lowered the car but couldn't tell you where they are from. Same with the sway bars. All of the rubber suspension bushing are replaced with urathane. Koni adj race shocks Painted it myself (which you can tell when you get close!) R-200 3.54 rear with a Phantom Grip T-56 trans that needs rebuilt, Weir bellhousing & hyd throwout bearing 400 block bored 40 over Scat 9000 crank, 400 mains, internally balanced, 3.5 stroke for 6" rods Scat 6" I beam rods w 7/16" bolts Keith Black 194 hyper pistons, 10.7:1 w/64cc heads Canfield heads - 59.2 cc chambers Valves - Intake - 2.02 Exhaust - 1.60 Flow: .6 253.5 and 175 .7 256.5 and 182 Crane Cam # 114681 Port match VicJr intake Holley 750 double pumper w mech secondaries alluminum flywheel AND it runs on pump gas!!! Car weighs in at 2860lbs So far best 0-60 time is 4.3 seconds As long as I don't break it this week I'll be going to a dyno on Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scarab73 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 73 240z **update** I have upgraded from a stock 73 to a 73 that used to be an scca track car, complete with full cage, coil overs and camber plates! Scarab kit 68 L-79 chevy 327, super T10, Q45 diff, moser axles future plans call for a T56 **update** new: edelbrock RPM heads, lunati cam .504/.528 lift, 700cfm double pumper, torker II intake, mech. advance HEI, serp. underdrive kit, and a JTR mount kit to finally get that extra weight off of my poor front end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 1971 240Z scarab 385 sbc 350 4 bolt 010/020 block .40 over Zero decked 400 sbc 4340 Eagle forged/nitrided internally balanced crank 6" Eagle 3d H-beam rods JE ultralite pistons 11 to 1 compression Comp cams Extreme Energy roller cam 236/242 duration and 552/540 lift. 4 degrees advanced Canfield Aluminum heads 2.055/1.60 valves Port matched Victor jr. intake Proform/Holley 750 dp All MSD ignition. Hooker super comp long tube headers w/ true duals and h pipe. Muffler is a F350 super deisel comp. muffler dual 2.75" in and out. Built 700r4 Edge racing 9.5" converter 3500 stall Arizona Z springs Tokico blue hp struts Solid diff mount custom made by a good friend. Never broken or damaged. I love good friends:-) R200 LSD 3.70 Modern motorsport brake upgrades all four wheels Konig Monsoons Kuhmo 245/40-17s back and 225/45-16's up front VDO gauges 6 point cage fully welded in. Rear strut towe brace Drive shaft and half shaft safety loops 2" Cowl hood And alot of stuff I cannot even begin to remember. Oh, next project is to do the CV axle upgrade from Ross at Modern Motorsport with the stub upgrades as well. Does it ever end...NO! Just ask my wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 1975 280Z Took off the AC, and the gi-normous bumpers Ground Control coilovers (210 lbs/psi springs on 4 corners) Tokico llumina adj shocks Suspension Techniques swaybars (7/8in back, 1 7/8in front) urethane bushings camber adjusters MSA bumpsteer spacers MSA front camber adjustment bushings urethane steering rack bushings custom 4 row radiator rebuilt 4 speed short throw shifter kit lightened flywheel Autopower SCCA legal rollbar Corbeau seats (forza, clubman) dashcap new carpet Grant wheel w/billet horn new pedals shiftknob new custom doorpanels MSA super turbo performance exhaust 81zxt snowflake wheels 432 rear spoiler (classic datsun.com) urethane airdam mods in the near future: 350 SBC transplant, 280zxt rear disc sawp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Cool to see this still going after 4 years! Fortunately, HybridZ now has the vbGarage. After logging into the forums, click on "User CP" at the top left of the forum page. That'll take you to the User Control Panel page. On the left column, click on "Edit vbGarage" and paste that stuff and any other data on your car into a slot in your garage. Add some pictures too! Viola, your own personal web page on your car! Add other cars too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 heres my specs 1985 300zx n/a original 5spd stock 305 sbc with holley carb and points custom sidepipes saginaw 3spd, custom hurst shifter r200 w/ 3.70s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 One 76 turbo Z One 78 Z (just cam and compression upgrade) One 71 V8 Z that I haven't run in awhile due to the other cars needing work. But here are the V8 performance specs 60 ft: 1.5 seconds 1/8 mile: 6.9 at 110 mph with 175 hp shot n20 1/4 mile: 10.7 at 135 mph with 175 hp shot n20 1/4 mile 11.7 at 120 mph all motor ENGINE 11.0:1 cr, 362 cid sbc (+0.030 bore, +0.070 stroke) Dart iron eagles, stock 200cc full length headers with 2.5 inch exhaust CompCam 292H Edelbrock performer rpm intake with 750 holley vac sec Drivetrain T5 GM 5 spd with 10.5" 6 puck sintered iron clutch on 153 tooth flywheel Hays scatter shield bell housing stock R200 diff, stock 1/2 stafts and axles (short lived parts) centerline wheels, 15x6 fronts, 15x8 rears with MT drag slicks brake line lock Other stuff 10 gallon fuel cell Mallory fuel pumps msd hei conversion stock Gm radiator with black magic fan frame rail re-enforced lowered 2 inches with heavy rear springs and light fronts autometer white faced gages (5" speedo and tach) Need a 9 inch rear axle and roll cage very badly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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