80LS1T Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Is the engine back as far as you can possibly go? Where does your shifter come up in the car? Car is looking good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk280zxv8 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 I just set an extra block with heads and intake to mach up where everything will go .I had 6 differernt sets of stock ls1 manifolds lying around the shop they all suck. I did by the headders from jegs and pass side great driver side not so much but....... Lucky i had the jtr sbc adj kit and i had the v8gm to ls1 adjustable conversion mounts engine with headers are in my 83 zx. Both mounts have forward to back side to side adjustment. No fab ness yet. I will have to shave some for clearence on the pan by the frt bolt that holds the steering rack so that motor can be moved 1/2" over to the pass side for driveline alinement. The header on the dr side will have to be notched by the collector.I had a sbc in my car a few weeks ago loved it 200r4 shift kit,2600 stall converter and tci lock up converter billet servo and 10 valve body. The engine was 650 holley 4bbl mild cam sold the engine for the ls1 because carbs have a fuel smell that i dont like and too heavy weight wise u can feel it in the brakes. Cast heads and block and water pump not that great, ls1 hell yea. I will post picks this week any questions email me ke280zx@yahoo.com I will post the latest info as i recive because every zx owner deserves a real engine lsx?here is old engine pic this is my 3rd engine and trans this year, no more after this i am done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 Is the engine back as far as you can possibly go? Where does your shifter come up in the car? Car is looking good so far! with my set up , the shifter comes up at fact. location . motor sits close to the firewall , but there is room left for my future upgrade , supercharger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 If you can get a pic of your motor mounts and how close you are to the firewall that would be great. I'm trying to get an idea of how much room I will have for the turbo piping up in front of the engine. Oh and maybe a pic of the space in front of the engine! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 If you can get a pic of your motor mounts and how close you are to the firewall that would be great. I'm trying to get an idea of how much room I will have for the turbo piping up in front of the engine. Oh and maybe a pic of the space in front of the engine! Thanks! here are the photos . if you are planning on using stock mounts , make the right side a little higher . it won't take long before it compressed by the torque of the motor . btw , you have a nice car , love that color and wheels . do you have the code for the color ? doing my car two tone , when i m done reenforcing the body . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Thanks for the pics. The color is House of Kolor Cobalt Blue with a silver metalic base coat. I don't have the codes for them though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXT_bean Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 what engine mounts did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 i used stock nissan mounts and made my own brackets . if you go with stock mounts , make the pass. side a little higher , it will sag a little with that much torque from the v8 . rec. use chevy mounts , which i will soon . what engine mounts did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Dom, Can you post up the pictures for the passenger side header? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 i used Hooker block hugger on pass. side but any block hugger will work , a lot of room there . dirver side is another story . Dom, Can you post up the pictures for the passenger side header? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 sorry , i dont have a good picture of it at this time , if need it , i'll try put the car on the lift and take a better one . good luck i used Hooker block hugger on pass. side but any block hugger will work , a lot of room there . dirver side is another story . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmiszal Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 dont mean to thread jack but nice swap, I see most of the posters on this thread are form texas is anyone in austin that has done a swap? I just sold my jetta and im buying another 77 280zx on monday would most def. like to sit and talk to someone who has done a swap hell I will buy lunch too. Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 If your buying a 77' then its a 280Z not a 280ZX.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JES0486 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 i used stock nissan mounts and made my own brackets . if you go with stock mounts , make the pass. side a little higher , it will sag a little with that much torque from the v8 . rec. use chevy mounts , which i will soon . I'm very interested and doing some research to do my own LS1/T56 swap into my 82 280ZX, would you consider making another set of brackets for sale for the mount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'm very interested and doing some research to do my own LS1/T56 swap into my 82 280ZX, would you consider making another set of brackets for sale for the mount? i rec. using chevy motor mounts for the set up . nissan mounts are not strong enough . i ll , eventually , do it this way . so , the answer to your question is no . check out 80lt1 project to get more infor. , think he uses chevy mounts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bas_shippan Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Do you have any pictures of oil pan modification? I had a sbc in my 83 zx and pulled it out sat. Now for the ls1 engine i am using the JTR kit with the small block older chevy to ls1 conversion mounts off of ebay the adjustable ones for 99.00 it lets you put and ls1 in an older gm. I hope it works. i have all kinds of stock manifolds for ls1 but i saw som block huggers from jegs. They look similar to the jtr sanderson headers they meet in the middle and go strait down. Any pointers on pan would be great. thanks Kirk Eilertsen I'm curious if you were able to make the JTR mounts work with the SBC to LSX adapter? I'm considering doing the same for my 79zx and am trying to keep all the custom fab to a minimum. thanks much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Did you get the stock tach and speedo to work or did you go AM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Did you get the stock tach and speedo to work or did you go AM? I use PLX gauge , which connects to OBD II connector . It gives me a lot of data . I also added LED tach. with shift light ( 2 1/16 ) . As for the speedo , tried to use Digital Dakota speedo convertor . It doesn"t generate fast enough pulse for my digital gauge , reads about 50% off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I ended up using this tack with a inductive pick up and it lets you set it to 1 cycle per rev. http://equus.com/Product/8068/3-3_8%27%27-Tachometer-%28DIS%29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vert88 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Thanks for the pics i was thinking about doing an ls1 and t56 into my 83zxt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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