ziceman Posted September 16, 2001 Share Posted September 16, 2001 I have a 260Z that is used for Ice Racing and the front frame rails are beyond repair. I am considering removing the front clip and doing a tube frame front end. Has anyone done this? Suggestions and advice on what to watch out for would be nice. Also considering new cross member with A-Arms & coilovers, has anyone tried this? jkershaw@icrossroads.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted September 17, 2001 Share Posted September 17, 2001 Welcome John! Great to see you here, I'm sure some of the racers will pipe up on your q's. Michael Spreadbury built a strutless 510 with a mix of mazda etc A-arms etc but I'm not sure where it's documented.....I'll chase it down. Do they still have the Unser wknd once/season for your racing series? ahh, here's some link's to Michael's builds (FWIW, Michael's a helluva guy who's given me great input over the years and is just as enjoyable in person!) pics of Michael's strutless wonder click thru 'strutless conversion' within this URL once opened direct link to strutless pics and info.....mazda and toyota A arms used... Here's Pete's writeup on his altered front end which was basically a new front frame from firewall fwd AIR,Pete's struct. mods search of the forum showed Chris's website dead.....any update on how far he got or is along with his full tube frame effort or a new web? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 17, 2001 Share Posted September 17, 2001 They do have clips like this: that I'd like to see done some time on a Z, massive work, but if it spliced into subframe and rollcage it'd be sweet. You can get them with Vette suspension components. This is a major mod of course, but then again I'm not a huge fan of the mc pherson strut front ends anyway, they're compact and cheap, but stock adjustability is lacking to be kind. Oh well, good luck with your project. Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziceman Posted September 18, 2001 Author Share Posted September 18, 2001 Thanks for the info, the 510 looks real neat, I'll look up a set of RX7 front end peices and see if they'll measure up for a Z!. Any suggestions on other types of stock A Arms that might work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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