Guest TJ240z Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 it will be comeing out of the shop this week, what do you think, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 dear lord, you think you will have traction problems!!! very nice work!!! what motor is going in that beast.. or whats in it! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 beautiful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Meister Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Looks great. For a minute I thought I was looking at my 72 Z. I'm using the 14.5 / 15 Quick-Time Pro Hoosiers. Is that what you have? Even the Ford rearend and coilovers look like mine. I will be looking forward to further pics as your project advances. I'm impressed. Hanns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TJ240z Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 thanks for the replys, i got a little something something going in there (lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 what size tires are those and did you have to modify the fender openings? Mine is undergoing the same thing right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 That cage is intense...what are the arrows in the second pic for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 HAHA the "arrows" are welding magnets. they hold stuff together in different angles. that was funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsCoupe Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Fill us in on some details plz. Its so sexy. Is that all custom or did you use a pre fabbed back half? man, i was thinking of that, bunt im not sure that i want to lose the space in the back...because my car will be a grocery getter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8ZRACER260Z Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Nice Job! Again engine details man! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jap tin Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Good job. Something to think about if you ever change out the rear end. Next time go with a shorter rear end housing. Use less backspacing on the rear wheels, makes the axels shorter and lighter. The real good thing about less backspacing other than the weight savings is it makes it much easier removing the rear tires. I used a 15 X 14 on my old back halfed Z and the wheel had a 6 1/2" backspacing, it was no fun removing them. The new Z has 3 1/2' backspacing and long travel shocks. Makes it a pleasure to remove the rears rather then a chore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TJ240z Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 thats a good suggestion Japtin, alothough i dont find it that hard to remove the tires, i still have a couple inches for more tire in there, my tires are 28 x 10.5, and that is all custom work, its all carpeted now and im not ready to release the engine info yet lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack46 Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Great job. I have been on the fence to do mine. Your pics seem to have convinced me. I run 1.64 60 foots, and if i juice i break axles (small 383 234/244 1.94/1.6 valves 10.5 : 1 r 200 4.11). I wanted to put my real motor in which will drop my 7.53 1/8 quite a bit but to do so I need to make the leap to real rear end. What kind of dollars did the setup run if you don't mind saying? I'm thinking of ladder bars and not going all the way to 4 link to reduce cost some. Is that penny wise dollar foolish? Thanks PS I will be running a 383 with prolly 10-12 lbs boost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jap tin Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 With the solid axel and my little 414 my Z has run 1.15 60ft. On gas, one carb and no juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slow_Stang_331 Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 What does a setup like that cost when all said and done??? I've been seriously considering selling my Mustang and buying a 240z and swapping all my stuff over (carbed 331, goes mid-low 10's in a 3200lb Mustang so I'd imagine a mid-high 9 in a light 240z with traction.) Let me know. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I took mine to a fabricator for a backhalve. Mine is going to cost 7K +/- 100 or so. its getting all new frame from the engine bay back, a full 12 point chromoly cage thru the firewall tieing all the struts together, removable trans tunnel, 2 speed powerglide, trans brake, neil chance rebuildable converter, ford 8.8 with 33 spline axles, billet caps, willwood brakes, aluminum diff cover. adjustable shocks, 4 link, ect ect. hoping to be done by the end of july... wishfull thinking. here is what mine looks like right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 BTW any updates? out of the shop yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 cant link from yahoo. try saving and uplaoding the pic to the hybridz gallery then link it. to this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Beautiful work, TJ240Z!!! Nothing like one done right! I'm not sure I would get too concerned about more tire. I know of many 10.5 outlaw street cars running high 4's in the 1/8th. Many more run low 5's and they are probably heavier than yours, so the traction is there if you set it up right. Again, superb job!!! Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 any new pics of your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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