Guest Anonymous Posted March 29, 2000 Share Posted March 29, 2000 ...because I can't remember what year GM vehicle has the front hub units that fit on the Zcar spindles. I want to say '71-'73 Camero but I'm not sure. I am under the impression that whatever hub I'm thinking of has bearings that fit right on the stock spindle and the unit requires very little modification. Does anybody know what I'm talking about or have I finally crossed over that line into crazyville? SpencZ MonsterZ cont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted March 29, 2000 Share Posted March 29, 2000 I used hubs from a 62 chevy, and modified them with stock Datsun rotors. They fit on the spindles like it was made for them. I'm sure any hub up to the late 70s will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 29, 2000 Share Posted March 29, 2000 My intentions for doing the swap are simple...I want to use Willwood rotor hats and 12.2" 48 vane vented rotors in the front/11" rotors in the rear, and they come in 5 bolt patterns only. I also want the luxury of knowing almost any wheel model out there would fit with the 5 lug configuration. SpencZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted March 29, 2000 Share Posted March 29, 2000 SpencZ, Quick question. Do you have a solid rear axle setup on you Z? If not, what are you using for hubs in the back? Ok, two questions. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 29, 2000 Share Posted March 29, 2000 Nope...my rear end is (going to be) independent. I have a Ford 9" rear that will be connected to modified Torronado CV shafts. The Stub axle is going to be a custom unit with 5 mounting lugs. SpencZ MonsterZ cont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted March 29, 2000 Share Posted March 29, 2000 Hi John, Rob, mentioned he met up with you and said you also had a sweet ride. This is great! The only people I know that have "Z's" and the engines have been swapped! I have some catching up to do for sure. I have all the major components to do (start)the swap - LT1(complete package), T56 tranny, R200LSD, CV axles, and a full urethane suspension upgrade kit. So I'm getting close on getting started on this transformation. I have a critical path scheme worked out and the engine will be last at this time. I will start the rear end swap first followed by the suspension and then perhaps the brakes. I want to upgrade the front brakes with the Wilwood kit that Rob used but it's not in the budget just yet. It just so happens I plan to start this Saturday and we all know what day that is. Danno74Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted March 29, 2000 Share Posted March 29, 2000 Wow Danno, your off to a hell of a start. It sounds like you know what you want. Yes, April 1 should be renamed Zconversion day! Good luck with the transformation. I was in Berthoud this AM...that concrete mixer that woke you up @ 6:20? That was for me! I should have started wrenching on your car between jobs! We'll meet soon I'm sure. SpencZ: Now take a deep breath and..put..the..wrench..and torches...down. WHAT IN THE @#&* WORLD are you building?? Franken-Z?? Honestly, I can't wait to see your "creation" Send some pics in soon! [This message has been edited by John Scott (edited March 29, 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 30, 2000 Share Posted March 30, 2000 HAHAHAHA....FrankenZ...I love it! Actually the project's name is MonsterZ so you are not far off. My website is: members.xoom.com/SpencZ/index.htm Pictures will be up tomorrow afternoon God willing and then everybody can see for themselves what a mess I've gotten myself into. When it is all done and I have spend 5 digits on the car...this will be the hottest website in Z'dom. Stay Tuned! SpencZ MonsterZ cont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted March 30, 2000 Share Posted March 30, 2000 OK, FrankenZ is just such an awesome name, if and when I go crazy with welders and torches and grinders like Spence, I'm taking that name!! Hehe. Drax240z - FrankenZ to be?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted March 30, 2000 Share Posted March 30, 2000 Danno, excuse me for butting in, but I was wondering when the pieces will start to come together? Looking forward to another CO Z! Are you going with rear discs? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted April 2, 2000 Share Posted April 2, 2000 Wow? I've never heard of using non Nissan Hubs w/o a lot of work. '62 chevy hubs just bolted on up front? ie. one could use vette hubs w/ their 13" rotors? I haven't finished my efforts yet but have put a fair bit of time into it so far, seems 300ZX 1st gen 5 lug hubs are a bolt on to my 280ZX and I've been told Nissan front bearings are the same from 70-89 so should work for all. I plan to use the 300 hubs, 13" brembo rotors that'll slip on my studs for easy track maintenance (or anywhere) and the floating 2 piston PBR calipers. Been proven enough on vette's/cobras/camaros so with my lesser weight I hope to enjoy less maintenance. I did the calc's in Herb Puhn's brake book and found 12" rotors to be inadequate for heat/temps and 13's to allow me enough tolerance. I have converted my rear hubs to 5 lug and bolted on some 16x8 rx7TT wheels which I love. ------------------ Ross Corrigan '80 280ZX, just yanked the faithful '68 327 in favour of a '98 350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted April 6, 2000 Share Posted April 6, 2000 Ross you explain the front easy enough but how did you do the rear? I have looked at having the stubs redrilled but don't like that idea. Do the 300xz stubs fit or can they be machined to fit a 240 easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted April 10, 2000 Share Posted April 10, 2000 I'm chiming in kinda late, but for what it's worth, I was probably the guy that started this mess with my posting on Camaro front rotors (this post evidently got lost in our recent crash). At a pick-a-part junk yard, I removed the rotor and hub assembly, complete with bearings and all the guts, from a Gen II Camaro (70 1/2 - 81; this looked like a '75), and slapped them onto the spindle of a 280Z. With the possible exception of the inner oil sealing ring, everything fit perfectly. I could not rigorously check the oil seal thing, because evidently that would require torquing down the retaining nut (I don't know the exact term for this nut), and then checking for binding and/or leaks. Also, the Camaro brake caliper has a very different mounting bolt pattern than the Z, while the Z caliper will not accept the Camaro rotor, which is much thicker than the Z's rotor. I have heard of people making steel adapter plates that mount the Camaro caliper to the Z spindle. Gen III Camaros (82-92) might also work, though I don't know for sure. Also, 70's Novas are essentially identical to Camaros mechanically, so they too probably work. Also, and perhaps of greater interest for high performance purposes, Wildwood (and many others) make relatively inexpensive bolt-in brake stuff for Camaros, like a gorgeous aluminum-bodied 4-piston caliper and lightened vented rotor. If the stock Camaro stuff can be made to fit, so can the aftermarket parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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