Guest xtrmgt Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 ok first I just wanted to say hi, I'm new here. my mother in-law decided she didn't want her 1977 Datsun 280z sitting in her yard anymore so she gave it to me!! first for some background, it's been sitting since 1992 I just got it last year and haven't had any time to do anything. but now the fun begins. My first goal was to get oil in the motor and make sure I could get everything lubed up and turned by hand. long story short I now have oil all over my garage. oh well I guess I will start by pulling the motor, tearing it apart and having the block cleaned and new bearings put in. sorry for the novel here is my question for you. this will not stay stock!! what do you recommend I do while it's apart? bore it over? new pistons? rods? cam? any and all info is greatly appreciated! oh yeah and the motor only has about 5,000 miles on it. thanks everyone, Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 you need to decide what you want to do with the car. Do you want turbo power,m NA power, how much money are you willing to spend? you can bore it out, stroke it, do all sorts f crazy stuff ot it. ported heads, custom intakes, LOTS of stuff. what are your goals? p.s. I live in minneapolis, but am in phoenix for a freinds wedding and stuff for the next few weeks. Id like to take a look at it when I get back, if that would be o.k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xtrmgt Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 I'm pretty sure I want to turbo but part of me wants to see if I can attach a whipple twin screw SC to it. my goals are to go low to mid 11 second quarter miles right now but still be able to drive this to work every once in a while. I don't want to spend $50,000 on this car but I'm willing to spend whatever it takes to make this car look and run great, I just need to do it over the course of a few years. send me a message when you get back in town I'd be more than happy to let you take a look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 well, if you are planning forced induction of ANY kind, I would suggest forged pistons and a decent set of rings. ont worry about overboring or stroking it, its a lot cheaper to turn up the boost a few PSI than it is to build a stroker motor. next, you'll want a custom intake and a ported head, both of which I know where/who to obtain one from. from there on out, its anyones guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 you get headwork done by BRAAP (A member here) of Rusch motorsports. He does AWESOME work. you could do the SC but it would be pricey. you would be best getting a turbo block (f54) from a 81-83 and a p90 head and going from there. I plan on building a SC Z motor one day...I have some ideas bopping around my head right now for how to do things and if I could make a kit to sell...Don't plan on it being soon though...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xtrmgt Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 you get headwork done by BRAAP (A member here) of Rusch motorsports. He does AWESOME work.you could do the SC but it would be pricey. you would be best getting a turbo block (f54) from a 81-83 and a p90 head and going from there. I plan on building a SC Z motor one day...I have some ideas bopping around my head right now for how to do things and if I could make a kit to sell...Don't plan on it being soon though...lol thanks for the info, I will check into the head work. yeah the SC would be pricey but how cool would it be to pop the hood and see a whipple twin screw sc attached. what about the fuel system and the ignition system. I'm so used to my 2001 grand prix and the computer controlled everything that I'm a little lost in my '77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted May 4, 2006 Administrators Share Posted May 4, 2006 Hello fellas. I inadvertently stumbled on this post and noticed “olderthanme” made mention of our cylinder head work, (Thanks for the compliments, I’m sure it is worth at least a Rusch Motorsports sticker… ) Any how, if it helps save searching through the archives, here are a few threads with details and pictures of some of our work. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=108398 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=107624 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=104420 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=110269 Custom EFI intake.. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=108389 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 as I said...sweet stuff...and Imay take you up on the sticker...butI can't have a sticker on my car if I don't have any rusch motorsports stuff on my car...then I would be a ricer putting stickers of companies on my car that I don't use...I may just have to have the head on my car ripped off and shipped out to you to work over...not like I have the $$$$ I would have to have for you to do your best work...lol Then again I may have it sooner or later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xtrmgt Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 BRAAP, nice looking work! do you have a website or a list of the work you do and some prices? I won't be doing this tomorrow but I would like to start putting together some ideas of what I'm going to do and what it's going to cost me. thanks, Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted May 4, 2006 Administrators Share Posted May 4, 2006 Contact us via E-mail at ruschmotorsports@hotmail.com and we can work up a quote for building a custom cylinder head to fit your needs perfectly. Our web site, http://www.ruschmotorsports.com, is ALMOST finished, (boy is web design expensive, but when it is quality work like our web designer does, it is worth every penny). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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(goldfish) Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Man free Z in Mn. some people might get grumpy http://www.zcarchat.com has a growing forum for us Mn z's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 hey, xtrmgt when I get back to the cities in late may, I should have my ported head and custom ITB intake installed. along with megasquirt of course. I could probably take you for a ride. There is a member on here, 1 fast Z, he ports heads, and thats what Im getting on my car. my intake, I custom built myself and I can build another one if need be. hopefully, Ill have pics early next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xtrmgt Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Man free Z in Mn. some people might get grumpy www.zcarchat.com[/url'] has a growing forum for us Mn z's. yeah i heard about that that really sucks, I am on there already, I think I'm signed up as kmonville when I get back to the cities in late may, I should have my ported head and custom ITB intake installed. along with megasquirt of course. I could probably take you for a ride. that sounds like a great idea!! thanks:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 The first thing you want to do is check the body over for rust and what it will take to fix that. It is a MN car afterall. Then you can start doing something with the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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