Guest plainswolf Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 While christmas shopping at walmart and I'll be darned if I didn't come across a revell model kit for the 240Z.. Now I haven't built one of those since I was about 12 or 13.. sounds like this might be fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid240z Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I bought a 1983 280ZXT model a while back and someone gave me a 240Z one, probably the same kind you purchased. I have had them for more than a year but haven't gotten around to putting them together. I will though, someday. Marcos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest plainswolf Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 funny thing is.. I had never even considered there might be a model of a Z out there..DUH! It might even be a tad useful in deciding which, if any, body dress-up mods I've been trying to visualize in my mind.. ahh either way it is becoming a fun little tinker project.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 yeah man those 240Z models rule.. i have about 5 or 6. 2 are 100% done.. let me find pics and ill show ya.. ones got a Viper 10 motor and wheels. other has a Shelby Series 1 motor with twin turbos and a BIG FMIC!!! along nice wheels and etc. im building one right now with a L28ET mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest plainswolf Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Wow a viper engine and wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 1st blue Z.... ya can see the fmic there... remember its not the greatest, i was just playing around on this one.. heres the one with the viper motor... this one was my friends, he messed up on a viper and the 240Z model he was building so i kinda fixed them and heres my old datsun 510 model i built like 3 years ago.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 and heres a pic of some of my Z collection.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest plainswolf Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Damm I really like those! I even went so far as to buy a few things for mine such as different paints for the interior, underside, etc.. I wonder if that's close to scale with the viper engine in it... looks to be close if it's not quite.. I really can't do much with my real Z right now with the crap weather and limited space I have to work in.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 lol that viper model motor SO did not fit in the Z model... i had to cut away from the trany tunnel and also under the hood.. it was cool though.. makes me want a real one like that i built the blue one 1st and built it because my Z was on its way to me from cali that week waiting for it was a KILLER! best of luck with both your Z's model and real! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest plainswolf Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Hey thank you! I have a 66 small journal 327 going through a prolonged refreshing... But I need to finnish a little frame stiffening mods first.. kind of a 3-5 year project.. Sometimes I want it done RIGHT NOW.. you know the feeling... other times I so dam happy I'm taking my time, mostly due to funding.. But I never had a real 'hotrod' as so to speak, though my old 69 coronet with the 440 in it was not bad.. Should have NEVER gotten rid of that car! "Oh the stupid things we do when younger"! lol. Well, at least the new owner did turn it into a show car, literally.. with a 6-pack and all.. I like the Z better... a smaller car..power to weight potential, good looks, etc..My coronet I rode in... but my Z 'fits like an Italian suit'.. I love that feeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 tell me about it.. even though i only drove my Z for like a week before it hit the jackstands... hehe never even drove a old Z before i bought mine off ebay. oh well soon enough ill drive mine and get that feeling cool feeling again... and sounds like ur building a cool project there! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest plainswolf Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Thats about how long I drove mine when I first got it as well. and it was barely running then.. but hey, for 500.00 it was in fantastic shape! dam near rust free...except a few spots on the rear wheel arches.... the underside is dam near perfect! but after driving it for about a week I put it into the shop to at least get it running decently so that I could drive it until all my hybridization materials were at hand and ready.. was in the shop for over 3 months, because the mechanic was so busy but cutting me a deal with it.. been driving it ever since and probably will until late summer or early winter when the motor is done and the new full lengthframe rails are ready and the body mods... then it gets ripped all the way down.. I'm not building what most would say is a killer 327, but I got it free from a friend.. so Im using the saved money from that towards good edelbrock RPM aluminum heads , intake, waterpump.. keeping it lightweight.. not going with a super lift cam either, but quite healthy just the same(erson brute 214/224- .443/.465 @.050) and probably a 670-700carb-(could go bigger but worried about throttle response on the low end).. I'm shooting for about 320-350 HP. and going with a slightly beefed up 200r4 transmission. It should still knock a late camaro out of the running quite easily when it's done. and still be a mild mannered daily driver. I'm matching everything together, to work extremely well together in the same power ranges, as if made for each other.. so I end up with the most power from the least agressive mods(cam) And good luck with yours as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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