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Ok thought I would share our car and the progress- The car is a 1975 280 that we bought for $450- super solid factory automatic car.

 

1-Motor is a 2003 LS6, Callies Crank,H beam rods, Mahle pistons, thunder racing cam, CNC'd 243 heads, all studs top to bottom. Should make 410-430 whp

 

2- Transmission is an old school T-350 with an ATI converter with nitrous anti balloon plate

 

3-No Kit---used 1" dom for motor and fabbed the tranny mount as well

 

4-Nothing special required utilized a junkyard 5.3 harness, CTS-V pan and I built the mandrel exhaust with Columbia River bends

 

5-started around the 1st of June and should be running in a few more weeks.

 

Here is the link to my photo bucket page--My link

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1. Bone stock 01 LS1

2. T56

3. Custom mounts. Sits basically in the same position as JCI.

4. PSI wiring harness. Ls1 fuel tank

5. Got the engine on August 24 and finished/drove the car on October 7th.

6.Other mods:


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  • MGW short throw shifter
  • Coilovers on sectioned struts.
  • Converted to 5 lug.
  • Mustang bullitt wheels.
  • Z31 vented brakes with Toyota 4x4 caliper.
  • Stock modified LS1 manifolds
  • Afco radiator
  • Taurus Fan
  • Smoothed out/welded holes in engine bay
  • Odyssey pc680 battery
  • F-body Gas tank

 

 

 

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I just went through this thead and realized I never put my car in here. So here it is:

 

 

Its a 1973 240z

1. Year of motor/mods

2002 lq4 - Wiseco pistons, manley rods, (old cam was Z06) New cam is Comp XR281HR, 317 heads, GMPP single plane intake with edelbrock elbow, 90mm t-body, Borg Warner s480 turbo setup - 770whp/695 wtq

 

2. Tranny

Powerglide, PTC 5500 stall

 

3. Kit used or explanation of your custom mounts.

used JCI kit.

 

4. Any special accessories or parts needed for the swap, including fuel, wiring, etc.

AEM EMS (honda) adapted to custom engine harness, Magna Fuel 4303 pump, Fuel cell, 85lb injectors, E85

 

5. Date you started on the project, date finished

Purchased car aug 09 and finished first verison nov. 09 but its never really done.

 

6. Other car mods (suspension, brakes, etc.)

Silvermine 4 piston setup in front, tubbed, 4 link ford 8.8 moser internals, 10 pt cage, simpson parachute, Weld Draglites, 325 50 15 Drag radials out back.

 

 

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Video of it running 9's

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1. 98 LS1. 799 Heads milled .035 for around 11.5:1 compression. Stock everything else.

 

2. T56 from same car. Monster Stage 3 clutch(6 Puck), eats everything behind it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If this thing had a kill/death ratio, it would be 7-0(1 10 bolt axle, 1 8.8 driveshaft flange, 4 datsun u-joints, 1 datsun axle bolts, 0 deaths)

 

3. Custom mounts. Ran DOM tubing from the crossmember back to where the TC rod mounts making it a "K" member. Then ran DOM tubing up to the stock F-body location mounts. Solid mounted. Custom trans mount as well.

 

4. External Walbro 255 pump/Corvette filter/regulator for fuel. Stock harness with unused stuff removed, re-wired entire car using Cooper Bussman 15300 fuse boxes. Look them up, they are awesome and only cost ~17 bucks. Hold 10 fuses/5 Micro relays, completely sealed. Radiator from a 80s model chevy G10 van with a V6. Cost ~70 bucks brand new, same core thickness as the stock LS1 radiator, bout the same height, width is about 5 inches shorter so it fits in between the frame rails. Has a spot for the steam hose as well.

 

Used exhaust manifolds from a 98 C5, couldn't make them fit facing down so I let the redneck side of me take over, next thing you know there is 3 inch pipe sticking through the hood vent holes. Definitely turns heads.

 

5. Started my project mid march, drove it back to school(2.5 hour drive) the first week in april. Only have spring break(7 days, 14+ hour days) and 3 weekends worth of work time on it. Of course I have done countless hours of work on it past getting it driving, these type of projects are never really "finished"

 

6. Sitting on Tokico lowering springs right now, blown tokico blues in the front, stock rear struts filled with power steering fluid. Body rolls like crazy. Eats U-joints on a daily basis. Custom ron tyler style diff mount as well. Also sporting the OBX LSD with the better bolts and thrust washers.

 

Current fastest time at my local 1000ft track is a 10.06@104.9mph with a 1.91 sixty foot. Equates to a 12.0x give or take a tenth or two in the quarter. This was on 275/40-17 street tires.

 

And because everyone loves pictures.

 

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Met up with Keith(RebekahsZ) and had a mini LSx Z Fest

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And because everyone really loves videos.

 

-Will

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OK. Since I jokingly suggested an LS1 Z car club I feel compelled to follow this thread.

 

My car is a 1972 240Z.

 

The motor is a 2002 LS1 from a Camaro SS with 20,000 miles. It has the LS6 block. The motor is stock.

 

The transmission is a T56 6 speed from a 2001 Trans - Am WS6

 

I used the JCI (Johns Cars Inc.) install components. JCI motor mounts, A/C setup, driveshaft,fuel pump, speedo signal converter, etc.

 

I used the JTR Trans Crossmember and Air intake system.

 

I had Speartech make a custom wiring harness and reprogram the computer.

 

I have the Sanderson Headers.

 

I started on the swap in May of 2004 and hope to have it back on the road this spring but no later than August in time for the international Z Car Convention.

 

The car has coilovers on all 4 corners with eibach springs, camber plates, Tokiko 5 way adjustable inserts,strut tower bars,poly bushings, etc.

 

Brakes are soon to be upgraded along with adding a 4 point rollbar and sub frame connectors.

 

That's all I can think of for now.

 

Oh yeah, I am in Maryland near Washington, DC

 

Lets hear from the rest of you so we can have a good resource for the newbees.

David and I traded cars last summer , now this sexy beast is mine , just join the forum. Her new name PLATA . See her as she sits today on new members page, I have done a few things , she is a blast and a sexy Z after all this time . Since in my care I have put over 5k mi and she is healthy and this summer she got the attention from judges at 3 local car shows .

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Updates since I posted this so long ago. Car is 90% or more completed. It has been on the road since August 2005 and I have driven and enjoyed it for about 10K miles. Can now has a Q45 VLSD with MMS adapters, MMS 13" big Brake Kit, New NOS Dash with speedhut EL lighted stock gauges, Vintage Air AC/Heat system, Leather Recaro Seats and 16" x 7" Panasports. I have had it on a dyno and it made 340RWHP and 365 RWT. I have run it down the 1/4 mile track 2 times. Both runs were tracktion limited and I ran a 12.88 at 109mph. I have done 7 track days with the car and it has performed fantastic. The car is extremely reliable and also gets great fuel mileage. I got 30+ Miles per gallon on a 900 mile trip. I love my LS1 powered Z car. This is the way Datsun should have made them. 2007-zcon-03-0068B.jpg Studio Photo from the 2007 Z convention On_the_Road_240Z_LS1_and_510_godbye_053.Q45_Rear_Diff_Install_002.jpgNew_Evo_Seats_020.jpgquarter_mile_slip_002r.JPG
She is mine now, and today she gets my love , life is good, Lee

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Here is my second LS1 conversion .

 

- 78 Z .

- Stock motor and auto trans from 02 Z28 with 60k miles .

- Did all the fab myself : motor mounts , trans. xmember , exhaust sys. .

- Reworked Z28 wiring harness .

- Using stock fuel pump ( seems to be ok at this time , puts out 55 psi. ) .

- Took about 6 weekends ( 4-5 hrs day ) to get her running and driving . Still have some detail work to do .

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Thought I would share my other LS car with everyone. The car is a 1975 280Z that I picked up for $1100 with no motor

 

 Engine and transmission is a 2002 Camaro LS1 and T-56

 

 once again I fabbed my own mounts and built a stainless mandrel exhaust 2.5" into 3"

 

 Engine is stock with a mild cam, Pro 5.0 shifter, Ground Control coilovers, ST bars, 4 wheel disc's, Speed Hut gauges, Walboro 255 pump,

 

 Next week I'll install my vsld and cv's and new bushings front to back

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Have not been on for a while  but here it is. 1979 280zx / lq4 stock low mile block/ arp connecting rod bolts / arp head studs/ ported polished /ls1 heads /mls head gaskets/80 lb injectors /ls1 intake/70mm ball bearing persision turbo/ 2004 t56 trans / center force clutch/  aluminum drive shaft/ car made 509 rwhp 485  torque

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1976 280Z Coupe

  1. 2002 5.3 bone stock (for now) from a Chevrolet Avalanche with 80k miles. LS1 pan, LS1 alt bracket with 5.3 alternator, LS1 intake/injectors/rails, Taurus fan.
  2. TR6060 from a 2011 Camaro SS with 2k miles.  Monster Clutch Stage 2 with lightweight flywheel.  GTOPL-2 driveshaft adapter and slip driveshaft.  TR6060 pilot bearing not a T56 one.
  3. JCI Engine Mounts and Custom Trans Mount while utilizing the factory TR6060 rubber mount.
  4. AN6 Push Lock Hose, LS1 Factory Returnless Rails (for now), Walbro 255, Corvette FPR, 15 gallon fuel cell.  Chevythunder.com wiring harness worked flawlessly truly plug n play, best $500 spent (including emissions flashed computer with 5.3 and LS1 parts on engine).  Electronics were my weak point of doing this swap.
  5. Compiled data to build for a year, took 1.5 years to find the right deal on a car $2k on 3/19/12 and drove it 300 miles home at 80mph with 169k miles on it and dry rotted tires, pulled straight 6 out on 12/15/12, fired up V8 on 9/14/13.
  6. It took 9 months to fire up because of: new 16x8 XXR 531 wheels/tires, full master poly bushing kit, undercoating, tokico 5 way struts/springs, fuel cell, brakes, rotors, bearings, full suspension removal, cleaned calipers, brake lines, RT diff mount, 280ZXT CV’s and adapters, minor rust removal, etc… and around fishing, golf, car shows, truck pulls, girlfriend, new job, you know “lifeâ€

Now it’s going to be a rush to get the rest fixed up and redo interior, dash, paint/body work competed but at least it’s alive!! 

Pictures are on my flickr account in my signature (hope to have a build thread soon to show it off with part numbers and future plans).  Couldn’t have done it without the help of all the guys on this site (Thanks) and the loads of info I pulled out of here!  Time slips soon to follow…

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1982 280zx started as a stock ls1 swap, now it has a brand new lq4 with forged flat top pistons, 233/236 cam dual springs and hardened pushrods, ls1 241 ported heads. t56 6 speed trans with monster stage 3 clutch. r200 limited slip with 373 gears. Rota 17in wheels with 275 nt05r drag radials. post-42451-0-67929100-1402191057_thumb.jpgpost-42451-0-06852600-1402191078_thumb.jpg

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