Gearjamer Posted Tuesday at 12:37 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:37 AM Hi all, I'm new to HybridZ. I'm looking for information on the best parts to pull from a donor car I just picked up. My 240z and the 1982 280zx donor are in the pics. The donor car is complete and the odometer shows 71k. My plan was to pull the full drive train and swap it into my '72. I will save all the parts from the '72. I want to keep the car all Nissan. So, for the motor, is it worth keeping the fuel injection? I have also seen something about using custom brackets for the rear disk brakes. After I have picked what I want the rest will be parted out. Thanks for looking and good info. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted Tuesday at 06:58 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:58 AM I would keep the fuel injection for better driveability reasons. You may consider going to aftermarket EFI if the stock isn't up to snuff, but a good workshop manual should make it easier to troubleshoot. Going aftermarket can clean up the engine compartment though ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchel0407 Posted Tuesday at 08:41 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:41 AM I agree, keep the fuel injection for drivability but if it’s in your budget I would look at aftermarket options if the current stock system gives you too much trouble. If you just want a simple plug and drive solution then the Fast EFI might be the simplest option that keeps the car closest to stock. But if you have a bit more to spend then I would suggest going for an ECU that capable of sequential injectors instead of batch fire like the Haltech Elite 750. If the stock EFI starts to fail and you just want the car to run and drive good on a “budget” then I would suggest looking for some second hand triple Webber carburetors. It would just be a case of removing all the stock EFI components and intake and slapping the Webbers on (with ideally some slight dyno tuning to dial it in). The stock fuel injection system and ECM are nearing 50 years old now and most are slowly starting to fail. I believe mine is also on the way out as the idle is very rich in fuel (10,3 to 1) and no matter what I do it just won’t change, it looks like it’s stuck on the WOT fuel setting (yes I checked the TPS and everything else in the EFI bible). The car runs good enough for now (13,0 to 1 when driving) and once the frame rails have been repaired the car will pass inspection but the next step will be an new Haltech EFI system with properly some ITB’s from EFI Hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearjamer Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM Thank you. I have some experience with Megasquirt and have a unit in a box. I may look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted Wednesday at 02:43 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:43 PM The seats may be worth keeping, if their condition/design/material are something you'd want in the 240. The diff may be an R200, which is often desirable (even if it's an open diff). You mentioned the rear disk brakes from the ZX....really not worth considering unless you're planning to upgrade the stock front discs on the 240 (all of which is largely unnecessary if the 240 is street-driven, IMHO.) The rest of the suspension/steering is not typically transferrable -- the S130 design is significantly different from the S30. Nice-lookin' 240, BTW! 👍👍 And welcome to HBZ...happy to have you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearjamer Posted Thursday at 06:26 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 06:26 AM I'm actually a big fan of over building the chassis and breaks. I will deep dive into various part as I pull the ZX apart. What I don't use will get parted out. So, if anyone is looking for parts from this donor let me know. I got the car cheap, I'll let most stuff go cheap. The engine, trans, and diff are my main targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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