zercs280zx Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I was not trying to tell you what to do only to watch out. The power of a women will make you do all kinds of crazy things! you know' date=' einstien did nothing after he got married. jimbo[/quote'] Huh? There's new evidence to show that Eienstein's first wife collaborated with and might have even co-wrote his 1905 papers.... anyway, if you got the time, money and health, work on your car now........ the future is always uncertain and enjoy it while you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violacleff Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Maybe Einstein had years of not getting laid to make up for, and was too busy to invent anything else inbetween time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo5670 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Ill be honest wanganz, i cant stop smiling when 1st and 2nd gear go up in tire smoke, still rich, but ill get there, hah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMFairladyZX Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 haha im a full time student too and just turned 19 and my Z is still stock and slow:cry2: being a full time student is killing me and honestly i hate it, almost don't want to go to school for a while and just go back in a year or so...hopefully by the end of this month though, if everything goes right (as in i get hired somewhere!) my N/A motor will be turbo (theres not a single turbo 280zx or junker L28ET in FL!!!)...and if everything does go right i wont throw a rod or blow my head;-) Man Ive waiting for the day I drive my car past some punk kid in SRT4 and blow off in his face since i was 16...cant wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooks240z Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 JDMFairladyZX at my local junk yard I have 2 99% complete 280zxT'S AND WILL be going there next weekend. I also have my family in west palm so let me know if you need some thing from them also my dad and his friends have (9-12) l28/ l28t motors and parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 JDMFairladyZX at my local junk yard I have 2 99% complete 280zxT'S AND WILL be going there next weekend. I also have my family in west palm so let me know if you need some thing from them also my dad and his friends have (9-12) l28/ l28t motors and parts. Benjamin? or Brandon? cuz beau lives in town, right? its shawn carey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HBZ81 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 im going to hijack and somewhat bring this thread back by asking this question: Since I'm swapping my trusty l28et from my rusty 280zx into a series 1 240z that i just got (good body, dead engine), do I have to get a custom driveshaft and would it be good (in sense of it being an easy job and/or upgrade) to swap the rear diff/ends as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeiss150 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 are you going to use the turbo (borg warner) tranny? If so I would recomend against it. From what I've read that one isnt as good at the zx N/A 5 speed. since you have a 240 then your diff should be a 3:54 and with a N/A 5 speed you can use the stock 240 drive shaft, I did. Now if your gonna swap out to a different diff then you should go with the 3:90 and you will need the mustach bar that goes with it. and then I don't know if you will need the different drive shaft. I wouldn't think so the drive shafts are different lengths if I remember correctly so a ZX wont fit on a Z, but I could be remembering wrong. Ok that my 2 cents take if for what its worth. P.S. if your gonna use the N/A tranny just use you stock 4 speed shifter and you won have to trim the trans tunel. If you go with the turbo tranny your gonna have to trim the trans tunnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HBZ81 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 are you going to use the turbo (borg warner) tranny? If so I would recomend against it. From what I've read that one isnt as good at the zx N/A 5 speed. since you have a 240 then your diff should be a 3:54 and with a N/A 5 speed you can use the stock 240 drive shaft, I did. Now if your gonna swap out to a different diff then you should go with the 3:90 and you will need the mustach bar that goes with it. and then I don't know if you will need the different drive shaft. I wouldn't think so the drive shafts are different lengths if I remember correctly so a ZX wont fit on a Z, but I could be remembering wrong. Ok that my 2 cents take if for what its worth. P.S. if your gonna use the N/A tranny just use you stock 4 speed shifter and you won have to trim the trans tunel. If you go with the turbo tranny your gonna have to trim the trans tunnel Im trying to decide which would be better my 280zx turbo 5speed or the 5speed from the s30. I cant really afford to go get another transmission, i just want to do the easiest swap with what i have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Im trying to decide which would be better my 280zx turbo 5speed or the 5speed from the s30. I cant really afford to go get another transmission, i just want to do the easiest swap with what i have Easiest would be to use the S30 trans, then you don't have to modify the tranny mount and can use the S30 driveshaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HBZ81 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Easiest would be to use the S30 trans, then you don't have to modify the tranny mount and can use the S30 driveshaft. Ok, so with the 280zx tranny i'll need a custom driveshaft? Yes? And I guess it should bolt right up to the L28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HBZ81 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I guess I left out that I have an 82 280zx 5speed, so it's not the borg-warner t5... if that makes any difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 That does make a difference. The T-5 would require modifying the tranny mount and shortening the driveshaft, the N/A 280zx 5-speed does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HBZ81 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 ok so does that mean my 1982 turbo 280zx 5speed will be just fine? that's my current main question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I guess I left out that I have an 82 280zx 5speed, so it's not the borg-warner t5... ok so does that mean my 1982 turbo 280zx 5speed will be just fine? that's my current main question Now you are saying you have a turbo 5-speed. Which is it? Do you or do you not have a turbo 5-speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HBZ81 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Now you are saying you have a turbo 5-speed. Which is it? Do you or do you not have a turbo 5-speed? Actually I did say what I had: Im trying to decide which would be better my 280zx turbo 5speed or the 5speed from the s30. I cant really afford to go get another transmission, i just want to do the easiest swap with what i have My engine donor car is a 1982 280zx Turbo 5speed (i forgot my car isnt listed in my sig on this site) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Einstein did nothing after he got married because his wife just married him in order to publish her papers under his name. There were many times when he couldn't answer in-depth questions on them. On-topic - marriage should never be a compromise. Rational minds have no conflicts of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Actually, you contradicated yourself, because you said "I guess I left out that I have an 82 280zx 5speed, so it's not the borg-warner t5..." You need to be more clear in the future. If you have a 1982 280zx turbo 5-speed donor car, you have a T-5 transmission. The T-5 transmission will require that you shorten the driveshaft the 240z driveshaft and modify the transmission mount in a 240z, assuming you keep the 240z differential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HBZ81 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Actually, you contradicated yourself, because you said "I guess I left out that I have an 82 280zx 5speed, so it's not the borg-warner t5..." You need to be more clear in the future. If you have a 1982 280zx turbo 5-speed donor car, you have a T-5 transmission. The T-5 transmission will require that you shorten the driveshaft the 240z driveshaft and modify the transmission mount in a 240z, assuming you keep the 240z differential. Yeah maybe I did, but whatever it's all cleared up now. http://geocities.com/zgarage2001/ says that only the 83 had the borg-warner T5. Can I swap in the 280 differential and not have to modify the driveshaft (if I use the 280 tranny)? Can I swap in the 280 differential if I use the 240 tranny and not have to modify the driveshaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COZY Z COLE Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 This thread has run it's course. It's been all over the map.Y2daniel1981, how about taking your questions to the Driveline Forum. LARRY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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