280zwitha383 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 This is the beginning. I bought the car for $300 with a good drivetrain but no body parts. I thought I would strip it down and make a go cart of sorts out of it. Little did I know... A guy in a nearby city told me that he was putting a 327 in his 240z. I traded him a junk Z for parts for my ZX, and thought all the while of putting a 350 in the car. I probably drove it for about a year when the clutch went out. Consequently so did the rest of the drive train. I had a 350 laying around so I started buying stuff and before you know it the oil pan was the only thing left from a complete engine. A semi-hot 383 resulted. I never liked chevy orange and this blue was about the only thing that struck me at the parts store. It's a lot darker in person. I bought a Victor Jr. with the 1" higher plenum. I was pretty sure it would never clear the hood but it didn't matter. I wanted one of the scoops with butterflies but this one was about $200 cheaper. Dumped the exhaust after running a single 2 1/2" pipe. Who knows how that'll pass inspection. Gotta watch the speed bumps. I took the rear bumper out and trimmed the cover. Probably not the best thing to do since the gas tank is right there. Oh well, I've never given it a second thought... until now... And this is the car as it is currently. Boy does it get the looks. Even with the single 2 1/2 I got some pretty good stares but now it really gets peoples attention. I wish it didn't but I like the car the way it is. Possibly a black paint job in the future after I sand some of that bondo. I hope you enjoyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Good looking swap. So how does it run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Looks good! I like the air scoop sticking out of the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zwitha383 Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 Good looking swap. So how does it run? Well with the single 2 1/2" I ran an 8.1 @ 88 mph 1/8 mile. My goal is to simply get it in the sevens and above 90 mph which I probably did with the exhaust because I can really tell a difference. I'm still running 195 walmart tires so there's plenty more left at the track I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I like the scoop also, Hmmm I wonder why.......Good luck on your goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b__sosick Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 man that thing looks mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zwitha383 Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 thanks, I don't really like drawing attention but you wouldn't believe the faces I get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azguy Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Looking good! I like that scoop poking it's head out of the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 82_280zx Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 man all i can do is smile when i see it, it is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Kinda has the look of the black interceptor from Mad Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 now you just need a pull switch on the shifter. Looks good though. I ran my car looking worse than that for a while...I just don't have a V8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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