Silver Mine Motors Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) Installed new weather stripping on the doors and rear hatch. Car is more quiet and it smells less. Also installed LED headlights. These lights are really bright! This 240z did not come with relays for the headlights. This caused my headlight switch to smoke and melt so I installed a relay system. Also my rear brakes were to strong and locked up before the fronts. I installed a adjustable Wilwood prop valve on the rear hardline coming out the master cylinder and turned down pressure on the rear brakes. Now the bias is perfect! Edited July 28, 2018 by Silver Mine Motors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 The 240z just got new Silver Mine Motors Coilover kit, adjustable lower control arms, and tension control rods. After getting a good alignment the car handles so much better than the Eibach springs and tokico hp shocks. Cat sticks to the ground and makes me feel more confident that before. I set my suspension setting to Front Camber: 1.25 Caster: 5 positive Toe: 1/16" out Rear Camber: 1.25 Also restored and reinstalled all the body parts, Car looks complete now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackzpeed Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Twins! Look great Edan. Happy thanksgiving. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 The Motor developed play in the crank bearing, that caused some knocking noise. I went out and found a mint 1994 Corvette with 34k original miles on the motor. pulled that motor and swapped it into the 240z. The whole process took 4 days Including sourcing the motor to cleaning up my driveway. Car runs good again. Then I installed our new Silverminemotors Coilovers, lower control arms and adjustable TC rods. The car handles amazingly now! Also very quiet and smooth. I made a little video of the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 The car is pretty much done. 1600 miles of reliable driving on her so far. I live just 2 miles away from stunt road and many other empty canyon roads. This car is so pretty fast! Feeling more confident to drive to some auto-x events and such. Here are some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Job well done! One nice touch is the subtle color coordination under the hood. Details like that set your car apart. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonythefish Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 12/24/2014 at 4:32 PM, Silver Mine Motors said: Finished the 6 point roll cage and front shock tower support. Roll cage came out Really nice. Getting in the car is still fairly easy, which was am important factor for me. I'm 6 foot tall so we had to make room for the seat to go back more than originally planned. This should make the chassis more rigid and safe in the event of an accident. Hello who’s cage did you use ? Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 Cage is from Rhodes racing, plus I added the door bars and engine bay bars. Really made the car feel more stiff. I recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonythefish Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I’m looking to do the same lt1 t56 swap. How is your shifter location? Did you upgrade your rear ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 I had to trim the hole in the tunnel a little and now it is pretty good. Reverse does still touch the center console but not bad. I'm able to make quick shifts comfortably. Engine has been reliable and powerful. I made this video for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonythefish Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Awesome ! So seeing it do the burnout makes me want to get a lsd did you upgrade you rear at all? How much more does the lt1 vette engine have over the other lt1 . Debating if I should cam it up before install Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonythefish Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 One more what gear is in your rear ? I’m thinking you need to be near 3:90 to 4:11 with a t56 6speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Right now I have an open r200 from a 280z. The car has a lot of torque in 1-4 gears. can roast 1 tire in 1-3 easily. Also can easily go 140mph easily. I tested 0-60 time and best I could get was 4.75 seconds. So gearing seems to be ok. it's all preference. If you want more power you need to have an LSD. I've been slowly making a 8.8 rear end kit for the future. Hopefully 1 day It will have LSD and could use even more power then. I only drive it through canyons roads with many tight turns so more power is not needed for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonythefish Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Thanks for the info ! I have also been trying to figure out how to upgrade the rear.. so you decided on the 8.8 .. do you have a link or kit that your are using ? I have no idea what is needed to do the job . It sounds that one is the strongest and easier to upgrade gears and lsd .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 I'm just testing and improving my designs right now. No info is posted online yet. Yes the 8.8 is cheap and has many aftermarket gears and LSD kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scartail Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 gorgeous build... it a bummer about the corvette that you sacraficed for the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 do not worry, that corvette was bought by a famous football player who installed a ls2 engine in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonythefish Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 What suspension set up are you running .. With that LT1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Mine Motors Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 This car is setup really nice. It's a canyon monster. Handles so good! But still comfortable on bumpy roads. I'm running All Silver Mine coilovers, front adjustable lower control arms, front adjustable tension control rods, 1 inch front sway bar and 7/8 rear. All new bushings, ball joints, tie rods and bump steer spacers. Tires are Federal RSRR. It has -1.5 camber and 3.4 caster. https://www.silverminemotors.com/featured/coil-over-suspension-kit-for-datsun-240z-260z-280z-32-step-damper-coilovers-nissan-70-78 https://www.silverminemotors.com/datsun/datsun-240z/suspension/tension-control-rod-for-240z-260z-280z-tc-rod https://www.silverminemotors.com/datsun/datsun-240z/suspension/billet-aluminum-front-lower-control-arms See video I made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonythefish Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Got it ! just replied about this. What about a stronger rear. Seams to a lot of old info out there and way to many options.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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