Heavyball Posted Tuesday at 10:30 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:30 PM Hi all! New to the forum. Early stages of my first Z build, hoping to get some feedback before my mistakes get too out of control 🤣. ‘73 240z powder coated chassis with roll cage. Has the frame rail sleeves. Will be doing more reinforcing. L76 6.0. Planning on replacing most everything but the crank. TR6060 and Ford 8.8. Full Apex Touring Pro front and rear. Apex steering rack and axles. Akebono brakes. BRP front sump oil pan. Leaning toward iMSA widebody kit. Corvette accessory setup, vintage A/C and electric steering assist. Want to be open to procharger in the future. Any advice on what I should be looking out for, or changes? Open to anything! Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchel0407 Posted yesterday at 09:04 AM Share Posted yesterday at 09:04 AM What will be the main purpose of the car for you? What do you want the car to be? Seeing as you will be installing a roll gage, iMSA widebody kit and an LS big block for I suspect power and torque, you will mainly track the car and won’t be driving on the road. I like your choice of Apex over T3 but that’s my personal preference. But why the Pro Touring and not the Track Attack kit? Also don’t forget the basics of the build like chassis reinforcement, safety features and fuel delivery. These chassis are over 50 years old so if you plan to track and abuse them make sure the basics are good, rust free and reinforced. A good roll cage will do a lot together with the frame sleeves and some bolt on parts but things like seem welding the chassis will also help a lot. VA Engineering over here in the Netherlands has some great pictures on their Instagram of their cages and seem welds. The transform the S30 Z’s into period correct rally cars and yes they do get used like a rally car should. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyball Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago Thanks for the reply! Occasional tracking at best, mostly weekend street use, hence saving money with the pro torturing suspension. Roll cage already installed, figured may as well benefit from the stability and a little more weight. Chassis reinforcement is one of my main concerns. Think I need to do a lot more. I’ll def check out VA Engineering, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 3 hours ago, Heavyball said: Chassis reinforcement is one of my main concerns. Check this out for chassis stiffening ideas. You're already ahead of the game, going with a full cage. https://imgur.com/a/chassis-stiffening-inspiration-R27sh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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