wheee!

Very cool Betty! My car didn't have any on when I took it apart...

Very nice. Hope mine comes out as well!

Soon to be featured on "Birchin' Rides"....

What year? 75 early 76? post August 76? coupe or 2 + 2? pics? need more info please! I need early 76 door cards in good shape (no speaker holes) if you have them!

The inner fender intake opening is indeed still there, there is just no where for the hose to go to, as the FI intake goes through the round opening in the radiator support. The only way a 280Z could use this system is if there was no FI system on it... IMHO Notice the opening in the inner fender.

Maybe get the mods to rename this thread for the appropriate model car now.... @Mike

Now that makes sense.

Nope.

Still confused. I am not sure where the air enters the inner fender. There is an opening where a vent tube would go inside the engine bay, but the intake hole is used by the cold air intake for the FI system.

I think the stock rails were the same strength for all the S30's. The ones from Zedd Findings were a little more robust. I will not be pushing my car harder than stock power for a while, so I may not need extra reinforcement...yet.

The replacement rails I bought from Zedd Findings have a reinforcement plates too.

The inside of the stock frame rail has a support bracket as an integral support already. You can see the spot welds in your photos. I had metal support shims attached to the outside frame rails on the stock bar too. I would think that a shim would work just as well, but no doubt yours will be very solid!

I would love to find some pics of that!

The truth is, the DTM epoxy coat went on a little thick and left a fairly rough texture. I have to smooth it all out before I respray the DTM as a seal coat. I want that to go on nice and smooth so the base coat and clear look purty! I still have some more fill work on the other side of the passenger frame rail, but nothing serious. I might do some minor pinholes with glaze to fill in the fibreglas. Way too OCD on this part of the car, I know....

More sanding. Blah blah blah.

All good info!

Mine is an early 76.... curious to find the answer to this.

My car came with neither. Zkars provided me a right hand unit. I thought there was no allocation for a 280Z with FI for the left side? Any pics of one installed in a 280?

I would enjoy that...!

Which fender mirrors are you going with? I haven't found a set yet either...

Some of the blending along the frame rails.

Flipped the car again tonight and did some more work on the frame rails. Decided to blend them in to the floor pans for a clean look. No reason other than OCD...! When I finish the blending, I will start the seam sealing and final prep sanding for the sealant coat of epoxy primer.

Supply is limited on those kits apparently. I have talked to him and plan on ordering one eventually too.... the Cdn peso is indeed in the sewer...

I plan on doing more of the long block work. The RO is more to get the bulk off. I will try the method in the video too!

I'm not sure about Germany, but in Canada, harnesses are not street legal. You still need the factory belt for street driving. Just a thought.