73DatsunZ Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I just ordered my: engine mounting kit transmission mounting bracket drive shaft from JCI. It feels like Christmas again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-280Z Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I ordered a lot of parts for my car recently too...feels a lot like christmas.....Broke but happy lol...enjoy your V8 swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 I ordered a lot of parts for my car recently too...feels a lot like christmas.....Broke but happy lol...enjoy your V8 swap. Yeah, I just want those boxes to come, I cant sleep haha. My Z is in my garage ready . What V8 are you putting in yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-280Z Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I'm going RB25DET NEO . waiting for my boxes too lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Dang. I wanted to go RB25 or RB26 to "keep it Nissan" but I ended up doing an LS1 setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Ain't it cool? The past couple of months have been like Christmas with all of the boxes coming in the mail. I've got a decent sized pile of parts on my bench awaiting the conversion. It will be even better once I can get working on the thing next week. I really wanted to do the rb swap too, but decent 26'es were tough to find and objectively the LS1 makes so much more sense. The straight-6 song will be missed, but the v8 grumble ain't shabby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Ain't it cool? The past couple of months have been like Christmas with all of the boxes coming in the mail. I've got a decent sized pile of parts on my bench awaiting the conversion. It will be even better once I can get working on the thing next week. I really wanted to do the rb swap too, but decent 26'es were tough to find and objectively the LS1 makes so much more sense. The straight-6 song will be missed, but the v8 grumble ain't shabby The V8 grumble is the best. I miss how our GTO sounded, so I hope this sounds just as angry if not better. I am awaiting my boxes to come in the mail, I hope they come by Saturday so I can work on it on my days off! I had heard good and bad things about an RB swap, oiling/cooling/stock turbos being jacked when it comes in the mail etc etc. So... I'll keep my LS1 that I've got and I have been stickin' to it ever since. Once I saw Grenade300's in person that was inspiration to get mine going / done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-280Z Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I had heard good and bad things about an RB swap, oiling/cooling/stock turbos being jacked when it comes in the mail etc etc. So... I'll keep my LS1 that I've got and I have been stickin' to it ever since. Once I saw Grenade300's in person that was inspiration to get mine going / done. Well for me, I made sure I thought about everything before I dove into it. Here's some the parts that I ordered to solve some of the issues.. Nismo N1 Water Pump Nismo N1 Oil Pump (N1 is crap compared to Nismo Oil Pump, HKS, Greddy, etc..) but it was affordable. All New Gaskets New Tensioner and Idler pulley (OEM) Nismo timing belt. PRC Dual Pass Aluminum radiator 16" electric fan with a thermostat As for the turbo I know they can run 10psi no problem (keeping mine at 10)...It's just that they have a ceramic blade so they can go only up to 11-13 psi before the turbo goes BOOM plus my engine is from at least a 98 so i'm not too worried. After the engine goes in I'm going to try and dyno my bad boy and see what it kicks out to the wheels...My body is in decent condition not the best but not the worst....funny thing is a while back I took my car to a drive through car wash....knocked off both my side mirrors...WTF!! then when i did my L28et swap, my front air dam fell off on the highway and got stuck between my wheels...another WTF. So no air dam now, just my 240Z bumper on there hahahaha. Dent on my passenger door...but besides that nothing really. TOTAL SLEEPER .....I've even had people laugh at me...but it was me doing the laughin after I left them far behind.. Lesson learned: Trying to show off with a pretty girl in your nice car can embarass you when you get smoked by a 30+ year old car with no bumper.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Haha yeah. Your Z will be pretty damn quick with that RB25 in there. Are you going to upgrade the turbos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-280Z Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I'm not going to upgrade the turbo for now. I'm going to focus on my suspension first and then upgrade. I think this power will last me for a while. Riding in my friends Z with coil overs makes me really want go coil overs..It feels so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 What coil over system does he have, I assume it sits very very low, I want mine to be low with some fat rubber on the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-280Z Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 i believe it's the ground control coilovers, he is also using the 300zx 5 lug hubs with 2000 350Z rims and has the 300zx rear end (lsd). isn't lowered really low but to me it's just right. no rubbing issues on bumps or hard turns...i'll be doing the same before my big turbo upgrade. I'll probably make a post soon regarding all my ordered parts once they get here just to give people an update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 I cant sleep at night, its official. Parts cant come fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedgato Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Josh, if you want to see the ground control coil overs let me know. I have full ground control on my 240z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Josh, if you want to see the ground control coil overs let me know. I have full ground control on my 240z. Oh alright. I am going to try and make it out to the next Tucson Z event too, so I will see you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Josh, if you want to see the ground control coil overs let me know. I have full ground control on my 240z. Hey Speed, what hood are you using on that 240? Phar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedgato Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hey Speed, what hood are you using on that 240? Phar That is a 280zone original creation. Robert make all kind of kick-ass parts. Check out his stuff if you get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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