kenz240z Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I dropped my '73 Z off tonight to have the exhaust built this weekend. I'll be going over the details with the guy doing the work tomorrow night. He runs his shop out of his garage. The LT-1 is in there with JTR mounts. The headers fit without any trouble. I also have the JTR radiator mount kit with a Chevy radiator and an electric fan I pickup up out of a 90's Mercury at the salvage yard. The drive shaft from the donor car ('95 Firebird) is at Northern Colorado Driveline in Greeley, CO to be shortened and balanced. They are also going to replace the rear yoke so that a standard u-joint can be used with the JTR mounting flange. I replaced the R180 with a 3.9 R200 and RT mount. The tranny is a T-56. Next up is plumbing the fuel lines and a small fuel reservoir. Then wire up the PCM and hope it starts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) Kenny, the project looks great. Northern Colorado Driveline does nice work. Are you going single or dual on the exhaust? Looking forward to seeing the finished product and having another V8 hybrid in the area. If you ever need an extra hand, let me know. Edited March 28, 2010 by John Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tx1021 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Looks really good I've got pretty much the exact same setup at the exact same stage. Looking forward to seeing it run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvincent Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Take care with the wiring on the passenger side near the frame rail, I started to melt the convoluted tubing I used to put all the wires in, those headers get hot. I ended covering up all the convoluted tubing with heat wrap foil, I still may put an aluminum plate shield between the frame rail and the headers. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geking Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Take care with the wiring on the passenger side near the frame rail, I started to melt the convoluted tubing I used to put all the wires in, those headers get hot. I ended covering up all the convoluted tubing with heat wrap foil, I still may put an aluminum plate shield between the frame rail and the headers. Greg Where would one get this heat foil wrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTHALOSISM Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/cool_foil_tape.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rx8ss Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Keep us posted on progress. Looks good. I have forged/splayed 383 LT1 in the works. I will either put it in the 280z or my camaro. Depends on how the carb engine does at the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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