Administrators RTz Posted January 11, 2007 Administrators Share Posted January 11, 2007 In ‘97, having recently completed a turbo L28 in my ‘72 240, I drove Braap’s newly completed 12 sec. SBC 280Z. While my turbo project was very underdeveloped, I enjoyed the ‘simplicity’ of the SBC. I decided, nearly overnight, to build an LT1/T56 Z. Three months later, the 240 morphed into the following... . . . Drivetrain... 1995 LT1. 1995 Borge-Warner T56 6-speed Transmission. Aluminum Chevy U-jointed driveshaft (compliments of Driveline Service of Eugene, Or) Skyline 3.90 Limited slip Diff. (shimmed to 45-50 ft/lbs breakaway). 280ZX Turbo CV jointed half-shafts. Diff. nose mount rebuilt to top of diff. Exhaust... Hooker ceramic block hugger headers. 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" rectangular dual exhaust. 3" Walker /Dynomax muffler. Brakes... 79-81 280ZX rear calipers. 82-83 280ZX rear rotors. Early 280ZX master cylinder. S.S. braided brake lines front and rear. Porterfeild R4-S pads front and rear. Wilwood adjustable proportioning valve. Factory proportioning valve gutted. Fuel System... 9 gallon aluminum fuel tank (12lbs). Paxton fuel pump. Paxton fuel filter. Suspension... 225 in/lb (coil over w/camber plates) front springs. 300 in/lb rear springs. 1" front sway bar . 7/16" rear swaybar. Adjustable front control arms (with rod ends). Polyurathane bushings everywhere, exept T/C rods. Aluminum/Teflon T/C rod bushings. Tokico Illumina adjustable shocks (shortened). "Bump steer" spacers. Rear suspension uprights replaced with one piece 1/4" alluminum plate. Adjustable rear toe. Wheels/Tires... 15x7 Panasports (17lbs). 225/50/15 Kuhmo V700 (victa-racers) (23 lbs). Interior... Momo "Monte Carlo" steering wheel. Autometer Monster speedo and tach. 280Z voltmeter. Halmeter air/fuel ratio meter. '93 Toyota Paseo seats. Exterior... European front turn signals/parking. Bosch headlights. Chin spoiler. Shaved vent emblem. Misc... 84-86 Camaro radiator (8lbs). 16" Hayden electric fan. 7/8" Tilton clutch master cylinder. S.S. braided clutch line. 1" tubing welded from front upper strut towers to hood latch area. 1" alluminum rear strut tower brace. Adjustable fuel pressure regulator. K&N air filter. Dry weight 2420 lbs. Weight dist. 49/51 F/R. Unfortunatly, this Z was built some time ago... mistakes made, lessons learned, memories faded, and pictures lost... sigh. I owned this Z longer than any other. It underwent various changes, most with an autocross focus. A few for cosmetics sake. This Z helped drag home many trophies and FTD’s. Sadly, she no longer exists. It was parted out to start a machine shop... RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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