tonycharger72 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I came across this bloke that had a late 80's R31 Pintara, he installed an SR20 into his car, using the original Pintara subframe, pretty much just bolted it in, He then got his hands on an s13 subframe, swapped it into the Pintara (apparently it was a straight bolt in) and made the engine sit alot better in his car, This made me think, that maybe someone had managed this with a 280zx? Not so much for the suspension, brake upgrade or 5-Lug conversion, but more for the fact that say for instance if you were able to stick in the subframe from an S13 or Z31 including crossmember, it might make it an easier way to whack in VG or SR engine, maybe even an RB, Anyone know of any bolt in conversions for a 280zx or is it all custom stuff or lots of modification required??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 The 280ZX has a semi trailing arm rear suspension, the cradle attaches to the body at three points in a triangular fashion. The S13 uses Nissan's multilink rear suspension, its cradle attaches at four points. Being in the process of fitting a S14 cradle to a ZX I can assure you that none of the mounting points line up, the S13 cradle is similar but not the same as the S14's. I'm not sure how this all effects the mounting of an engine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonycharger72 Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 What about the front suspension? Do you have a 280zx 2 seater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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