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Typos above: nismo (diff) should be Quaiffe (sp?) 350 (springs) should be 325 AKkk this keyboard will not work with me...

I certainly appreciate your advice and assistance. I am sorry to hear about both of your losses. I cannot do the brake upgrade to the 4 pistons on the fronts? I am still awaiting the postal service to bring me my very own GCR, but I thought that brakes were open like suspension -- "factory mounts" yada yada. ??? That is one thing I would certainly miss about my 7... So the LSD or the NISMO diff is the way eh? When you mentioned the Ground Control kit -- did you mean the same folks as www.ground-control.com? They dont appear to have updated their site since '99. YIPES! So the 350s in the front eh? Thats exactly what I want to hear -- tried and tested from teh trenches! really -- thanks 2manyZs!

Quite simply my reasoning is this -- no matter what I race, the first few seasons I am out there the car is going to be _WAY_ faster than the driver. That being said, I got both of these cars and an extra drive train for a GREAT deal. I also think that within my first three seasons there is a definite chance that I may ball the car up beyond recognition so having an extra chassis is not such a bad thing. + I have seen some of the recent races at Summit end up with 280s in second, third, etc. (no one is going to beat that dang beamer!). I have a strong affinity for the RX-7, but the simple fact is that I can prep this 280 for less than the prep on my 7 for school -- plus the competition prep is roughly the same cost as making my 7 competitive. So -- your not racing out there anymore? Summit will be my home track!

Ok -- I am new here. I was going to prep my RX-7 for ITS, but I have now become the very proud owner of 2 280Z's. 1 has a cage already welded in, and the other is a solid donor. So what I am looking for are some of the stories you other IT guys have about prepping your Zs up. Like what suspension kits are best, brake upgrades, etc etc. I am not a total Z newbie, some years ago I owned 2 260Z's. 1 with dual webers and the other with trips. (That was a ZOOM ZOOM!) All help is greatly appreciated and perhaps I will see some of you out at the point once I get mine done! d