nsanow Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Here is what I am driving and the set up. 12-70 production 1971 240Z. L24 with dual weber carbs I had the T5 tranny rebuilt with B&W Short shifter so it is in great shape Arizona Z flywheel and Centerforce Dual friction clutch Custom driveshaft with replaceable u-joints R200 with 3:9 gears (has a whine in it) Arizona Z mustache bar, drop downs, and solid rear mount Original half shafts with new u joints. The rest of the car is all 240Z and in great working condition. I found a complete 1983 Turbo for sale that turns over and supposedly has receipts for a lower end rebuild but it turns over and doesn't start because in his words "the gas comes out like a fire hose and not a mist and I haven't had the time to put a fuel regulator on it" I am thinking I can pick it all up for $1,000. I don't have a separate garage to keep the donor car but I have another guy who will take the car minus whatever parts I want to keep. My end goal with the 240Z is 300hp and 300+lb ft of torque. I plan to keep the 240Z for a long long time so I can take my time and money to do it right. What parts should I take from this car to upgrade the 240Z? My plan is to take the parts I want in one weekend, give the rest to the other guy and then take my time to have the engine gone through, upgrade, etc before installing in the 240Z. I don't have any timetable since my Z is running fine and wanting to get the other stuff over time and upgrade as time and money permits. Here is what I think I should take - Complete Engine and all accessories - Master Cylinder for the future Wilwood brake upgrade up front. Anything else? I know if I took the tranny and rear end I could sell them to cover a chunk of the donor car, anything else easily taken that people would want to buy? Anything I should lookout for on the donor engine? I was planning on taking it out, taking my time and having it all redone anyway so as long as the block and head are decent and it turns over now I am thinking I am okay. Thanks for your help. Edited April 17, 2014 by nsanow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nsanow Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 NewZed, That helps me see that I might be able to get it even cheaper which is good. I have been searching for L28ET's in the Oregon area and there aren't many out there. My question would be if I get the car what are the other components that I should consider taking off to upgrade my 240Z? Do the half shafts and rear cailper breaks transfer? Are there other parts I should consider keeping? I will be rebuilding it and upgrading along the way but it seems that for 750-$1000 is a decent deal for an 83 Turbo that appears to have the bottom rebuilt already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirus9 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 If it has an LSD you'll definitely want to swap that into your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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