Rianthebear Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Well, I guess I have delayed starting my project thread long enough. Back in late April 2010 I purchased my 80 Datsun 280zx, And she has been an amazing drive. I originally purchased the car for my DD/work vehicle(work being pizza Delivery). Now that I have a new work truck I can finally start on my Street/Track project. The car as of 3 weeks ago: Factory Stock 1980 280zx, every thing down to the shocks and stereo was factory. N/a l28 with 294k miles. still cranks and pulls like a beast 5 speed trans has a good clutch but the trans is making a ton of noise while driving, a rebuild is necessary. not to mention the shift throws are longer than a country mile. all the options were included, power windows and mirrors, automatic temp control a/c (even though the compressor seized up about 15 years ago) Goals: A street drivable track car with monster HP. DriveTrain: L28eT or some comparable swap, built to handle about 350hp. A transmission that can handle said HP and the strains of me putting my size 15 foot down on the throttle. I am fairly certain that my car has a r-200 diff already, but I would like to get some kind of LSD or something to make wasting tires a bit more fun. Brakes and Suspention: Here is where the bulk of my money is going to be spent. after spending many hours digging on this forum and a couple others I have found many many other ZX guys scratching their heads trying to figure out the best solution for lack of suspension kits. My Best bet is a S13 or z31 kit conversion to fit. Brakes on the other hand is easy, mk3 supra front disc conversion, and crossdrilled and slotted ZX rears. Work on the Car thus far: Well due to the Craptastic weather we have been having lately not to mention the insane hours I have to work these days, not alot has been done. I have removed the front clip(fenders, hood, air-dam,bumper, headlight buckets) and windshield to start on the dent/rust repair and removing some things i dont really like on the body i.e. side marker lights, emblems, rubber door guards. once i get the front finished i will be moving to the back and fixing some rust and dings. I will post some pictures and updates ASAP. Rian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rianthebear Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Update: It has been a bit since I posted the Start of My Project. As of the End of April I started a New Job and I am being forced to move closer to work. Since Gas is 4$ a gallon It has been difficult to find time to work on my car. Now I am forced to stow the car untill things settle out a bit. In the mean time however I will be gathering parts, Tools, and needed information. Any suggestions, Tips, Hints (and outright donations ) will be accepted and Appreciated. Big thanks to all the Members that have Answered my Questions and Helped me in the past. Thanks, Rian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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