Hello fellow znuts....I probably should know the answer to this question as I have owned my Z car for 35 years....but brain fade (age) is getting to me! I have traded my racing tranny for a 81 280zx tranny as I am putting the car back in "quiet and comfortable" mode. Which drive shaft will I need? (The one I had went with the transmission.) Also, any any thoughts on whether I should straighten out the rear end while I have everything apart would be greatly appreciated. (I'll need the later style mount and mushtash bar...right???)

regards,

Sam Livengood:)

Hello fellow znuts....I probably should know the answer to this question as I have owned my Z car for 35 years....but brain fade (age) is getting to me! I have traded my racing tranny for a 81 280zx tranny as I am putting the car back in "quiet and comfortable" mode. Which drive shaft will I need? (The one I had went with the transmission.) Also, any any thoughts on whether I should straighten out the rear end while I have everything apart would be greatly appreciated. (I'll need the later style mount and mushtash bar...right???)

regards,

Sam Livengood:)

I just put an '83 5 spd in my early '71. Wish I would have known you wanted to get rid of a racing tranny, as I am going the opposite direction, and building a track car! Oh, well. Anyway, I used the stock 240Z drive shaft. Fits in with no problems.

What you do with the rear end depends on which diff you go with. If you have an R200, you will need a 280Z moustache bar and the bowed out cross link bar that holds up the rear swing arms. If you stay with the stock R180, you don't have to change anything.

Also, if you have not done so already, you will need to trim the front of the shifter hole in the tunnel and install the later style inner rubber shift boot.

Hope that helps.

Marty

I just put an '83 5 spd in my early '71.

Marty

Hey Marty, where did you get the tranny? I haven't put any time into looking for one, but I'd like to put a late 280ZX trans in my 280Z to match up with the 3.9 diff I have in it now. No yards around here have ever heard of a Z-car...

Thanks.

Mark

Hey Marty, where did you get the tranny? I haven't put any time into looking for one, but I'd like to put a late 280ZX trans in my 280Z to match up with the 3.9 diff I have in it now. No yards around here have ever heard of a Z-car...

Thanks.

Mark

Hi Mark,

I found it on ZCar.com. I picked up an 83 motor and trans from a guy in Rockford. They come up once in a while around here, but not very often. You don't see any Z's in wrecking yard around here either.

Just keep looking.

Marty

Hi Mark,

I found it on ZCar.com. I picked up an 83 motor and trans from a guy in Rockford. They come up once in a while around here, but not very often. You don't see any Z's in wrecking yard around here either.

Just keep looking.

Marty

Ah, then I'll have to just get lucky, I guess. Right now I don't have much time to pay attention to the Z...

Thanks.

Mark

Ah, then I'll have to just get lucky, I guess. Right now I don't have much time to pay attention to the Z...

Thanks.

Mark

There is another guy in the WCZC that usually has a ton of Z parts. I need to talk with him on another matter, so I could ask if he has a good one lying around.

Marty

There is another guy in the WCZC that usually has a ton of Z parts. I need to talk with him on another matter, so I could ask if he has a good one lying around.

Marty

That'd be great! Let me know if he has one. If he does, PM me and I'll give you my contact info to give him.

I dropped my WCZC membership last year since I never had time to make it to a single meeting or event. The 2.5 hour one way drive just made it too much to schedule around. Maybe in a couple of years when the kids are about gone...