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280Z housing on a 240Z :(

February 13, 2005 by yoogener
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So i finally ordered my struts and bushings, getting ready to order the springs. as i was taking off all the old suspension, my friend realizes that my strut housing is from a damn 280z. i got tokico illumina struts: the fronts are originally for the REAR struts of a 77-79 MR2 and the rears are the FRONT 240z struts. Sounds bizarre but after researching i found out these would be a good combination for the rate and height that i wanted. BAD NEWS would be that the moron who had my car before decided to stick 280z housing onto the 240. My question to any of you that can help, if i decide to keep the 280 housing... is there any advantage to using 280z housing? and if i…

Last reply by hls30.com, February 13, 2005
new cage and rear suspension.

February 12, 2005 by stony
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For those who saw my Z before I started cutting it up for teh backhalve here are some pics of where its at now. the cage is still not much to look at but atleast its being put together now. the rearend looks good. shouldnt have any problems with breakage with this one :> looking forward to getting it on the road again. Here are some pics of what the ride height will be. the tires on the rims now are 26 inch BFG drag radials. it will have 31 Inch MT ET streets once i burn the old tires off on teh dyno ;> oh yea im sure alot of you dont know but this car will be getting a full tuned RB26 with a 2 speed powerglide. the motor dynoed 610RWHP but w…

Last reply by stony, February 12, 2005
Anyone pictures of cage?

February 9, 2005 by leif
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I am going to build a cage in my 72, and wondering if someone have pictures of installed cages, to give me ideas and suggestions of how to build it.. Thanks!.. leif.inge.dalsbo@hesbynett.no

Last reply by texasz, February 11, 2005
Pitroad coilover suspension from japan

February 10, 2005 by redwingz
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Anyone have any experience or heard anything about the coilover suspension offered by Pitroad from Japan? The price and setup seems comparable to ground controls and modern motorsports coilovers. The link to their L engine catalog is: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~kyuusya/index-3.htm I also asked them a question about their coilovers in their Q&A section, and this is the response I got, although im not quite sue what it means. What is a AJASUTINGU tube? I dont understand any Japanese unfortunately... Who makes the coilover kits for the 240Z? Also does the one in the catalog for 45,000 yen include both front and rear coilovers? Does that price include springs or just the …

Last reply by mrcheeze36, February 10, 2005
Mounting?? 1 2

February 8, 2005 by ego2511
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im just making assumptions here... anyway what is that?? i think i need to replace it ...

Last reply by AChev, February 9, 2005
shifter

February 9, 2005 by echocluster
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i have a 71 z with a original trany. does the shifter attach with a bolt or a clip?

Last reply by Bambikiller240, February 9, 2005
New Z - Great Weekend!

February 6, 2005 by CoastGuardZ
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Well we had a pretty darn nice weekend here in Charleston. Sunny with highs around 60F. The wife and I got to do some cruising and it was awesome. We went through a parking lot on our way to supper where all the local ricer riff raff hang out and they were all staring with envy... Sweet. I was able to wash wax and vaccum the Z. I also jacked her up in the air and rolled under her with the creeper checking stuff out. Changed the oil. I drained the differential and replaced the fluid with Castol Hypoy C 80w90. I still have the whine from the drive line. I will be replacing the fluid in the Tranny soon too, but I've got a feeling the diff might need a rebuilding. Whe…

Last reply by mlc240z, February 7, 2005
Rear Control Arm Bushings

February 5, 2005 by ego2511
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Hi Peeps, Mmm just wana know how many bushings are there in the rear control arm, i.e for both left & right... is it 8? Do u have pictures regarding the above matter? & what do u call this thing (in the picture attached) i need to change its bushings but i dunno the name

Last reply by Bambikiller240, February 6, 2005
Alternate Coil Springs

February 6, 2005 by SuperDave
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Just wondering if anyone else has tried using coil springs from other cars in their Z to lower the car and/or provide a stiffer setup. I think the coils from a Jeep Wrangler will work in a Z, but of course it would take some experimentation to figure out how much to cut, then some math to figure out what rate of spring you wound up with.

Last reply by SuperDave, February 6, 2005
New Style threaded Short Shifters

February 4, 2005 by seerex
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Hello all, I found a guy from ebay that has a machine shop that is willing to make short shifters with a 10 mm thread pattern for the new style shift knobs< which are 10 or 12mm as opposed to the 8 mm original size>. I got a rough quote from him of $50 a piece with an exhange and he said he would be appreciate if I could send an extra core shifter. I just wanted to guage the interest in this type of shifter and if someone if interested I can give them the contact information. That way i can say I have a club that might be interested in x amount of them. I still think 50ish is pretty good and he would shorten it to your exact desired height. Just thought I would pass…

Last reply by Ron Carter, February 5, 2005
r180 AT diff into MT

February 1, 2005 by mlc240z
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was wondering if it was worth swapping r180 at diff(3.54) into my 71Z with stock mt diff(3.36)? i know the way everybody goes is with the better ratio (3.90 and 4.11) R200's, but i might be able to get one cheap. i'm guessing it would be a no modification direct bolt-on since they're both r180's. i assume it would be a small improvement off the line, but if anyone here has experience or thoughts, i'd appreciate the input. if it's a tiny improvement, it wouldn't be worth the trouble unless my original dies. thanks guys.

Last reply by mlc240z, February 3, 2005
Differences in the fromt suspension members

February 1, 2005 by hls30.com
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I am trying to find out the differences between the two front suspension members that were used on the S30. Actually there were four, but three of the four are in a replacement succession. From the club fiche: 54401-E4100 was used through 7/73 54401-N3402 was used from 8/73 through 11/74 54401-N3403 was used from 12/74 through 12/76, and superceeded N3402 54401-N4700 was used from 1/77 on and superceeded N3403 The MSA catalog lists one from 69-74,and one from 74 on, which agrees with the club cd interchange data. Does anyone really know what is different between them? I can get one from a '76 parts car, and compare it to the one off my '72, but if some one ha…

Last reply by hls30.com, February 1, 2005