jthub620

Many reasons. One is I'm looking at buying some property and that this was rolling capital. Two, there was so much about it I wanted to change, I figured I might as well do something from scratch. Three, I was ready for something different and I miss the Z world. I've always loved them and want to have one again.

Thanks for the replies. Jon, I agree on the Lotus 7s. Even with almost 600hp at the flywheel, Locosts and Brunton Stalkers were usually beating us; but it was a battle. There were about a dozen of us who could be in contention for FTD any given day with Lotus 7s, Cobra replicas, and Reynards in the mix. It just depended on the driver....and luck! I'm going the LS2 240Z route for a couple of reasons. I think it can be relatively inexpensive. It took me the better part of $50K to make my Cobra competitive. Enough money that I didn't really want to risk it on a big track and they wouldn't let us run hill climbs since we had no HALO cage; I wasn't willing to put one in the Cobra. Besides, I didn't build it for big track work in any case. Seems to me I can build a fairly fast LS2 Z for quite a bit less than 50K. I like the idea of a hard top and a cage without ruining the lines of a car. Finally, I miss having a Z. Sold my last one in 1992 and I've missed them ever since. Thanks again folks! I look forward to future "spirited" discussions. Maybe I can even meet a few of you. I know there's at least one Z on the East Coast running SCCA events in the DC area. Several of my Cobra club members run there as well. Cheers, John

I'm registered there too.

I recently sold a Factory Five Cobra replica which was pretty competitive in XP, (2300lbs and 471rwhp, 800 and 1000lb springs F/R) and I want to build a Z for Autocross and mild track work (HDPE) and hill climbs. I'm currently thinking a LS2 with a wide-body kit, stripped interior and cage. I don't plan on serious competition, so absolute adherence to the SCCA rulebook is not required. The groups I intend to run with aren't that retentive. From some research here, it's obvious there's some very experienced and knowledgeable folks. I'm open to ideas and advice. I'm in the early research phase. Purchases are a year or so off. Thanks in advance for the help and advice! Cheers, John

...is new again! Hello from Virginia! I'm on old-school Z owner looking to get back into the Z world. I had a 77 280, an 80zx and an 83 2+2. I just sold a replica Cobra which had been set up for X-Prepared autocrosses, and I'm looking to get back it the Z game and use a 240 as a XP platform. I'm sure I'll be asking a ton of stupid questions. I promise to look for answers first. Have a great day all! John