boostin280zx Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I got a 240sx shell for free in October 2008. A few days later i crashed my 280. I started doin this swap a couple days after that. Here are some pics of the progress so far. Well first off heres the 280 the 240s new paint primer and paint front sump conversion motor in and running . pics of all the clearances suspension interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostin280zx Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 video of it running. electric speedo and everything wired up and working. Boost by gear now with the AVC-R. I stopped working on this for a few months becuase i bent a valve and broke a guide when i was playin around in the neighborhood. The 4.08 gears are a little short for the t-5 tranny. Just tryin to find some time to put one of my other heads on it and get the i/c piping made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepV Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 interesting swap, i'm sorry to see your 280zx bite the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsun723 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Any updates on this? I remember reading this last year haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoeightythreez Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 cool! I still miss my Z but my RB25 powered 240 convertible makes up for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82 turbo z Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 (edited) So i know this thread is really old and im still doing research and know quite a bit but have you done a write up on what you did to do this? I see pics which are great but did you swap in the r32 cross-member? How did you do the front sump conversion? Stock oil pan or did you swap with the first gen maxima pan? I'm about to undertake this with my built l28et with standalone b/c my z has way to much rust and a s13 would be much easier to do suspension and cheaper IMO. Edited November 25, 2011 by 82 turbo z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostin280zx Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) well ive just decided to start working on this project again about a month ago. it was running for awhile and made a few trips out to the track but i just never had time to finish it how i want it. I used the r32 crossmember and a maxima oil pan. The front sump conversion is easy. the sumps are the same, it just bolts towards the front of the block. you just need to drill and tap the bolt holes that hold the sump and drill a bigger hole about 2" up into the block till you hit the oil passage that goes to the pump. I tried spacing the sway bar down and denting the front of the pan in as much as i could but it will still will hit the sway bar, the easiest way is to just to notch the pan. i finally notched mine last weekend. Edited December 14, 2011 by boostin280zx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostin280zx Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) . Edited December 14, 2011 by boostin280zx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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