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Can anyone confirm that the only parts of the ignition system that needs to come over from the 280 to the 240 is the dizzy, coil, and alternator? Thanks -frozen

Carguy, Thanks for the link. That sure looks like it would be a pretty cool winter project. I have never liked the idea of not really understanding what was controlling my fuel system. I really think that being able to know exactly what was telling my fuel system what to do would be great and being able to modify it would be even better. I think I have a pretty good handle on what is going to required for the L28 into the 240 on the fuel side. What is going to have to be swapped on the ignition side? My thoughts are 1. the dizzy will have to come over with the L28 2. the alternator will come over too (don't know if its reqd, but its new) 3. the coil should come over (I think) I think that should be it. From what I understand the crank pickup is located in the dizzy, the fuel system needs to tie into the coil, and I should be taken care of. Can anyone think of what else is going to be req'd to swap over? thanks -frozen

I am planning on doing this swap also. I have a 76 L28 in a rusted up body, and a 240 with a good body. The 240 has a good engine in it, but I thought that the L28 would be a neat swap. Has anyone actually done this swap? If so I would sure appreciate any insight into the problems that I might run into. Is the result worth the work? I would imagine that the L28 would make the 240 move, but if anyone who has a 240 with the L28 would jump in and let me know if its worth the work I would sure appreciate it. Thanks -frozen

I am trying to locate a master rebuild kit for my 76 280Z. Who do you guys typically get your kits from when you rebuild your engines? I did a quick search and didn't come up with much Thanks for the help -frozen

Thanks for the reply 2manyZ's. Sounds like I'll swap exhaust manifolds along with the engines. Is there much of a performance difference between the two heads? While I have it out I am thinking about throwing a set of rings into it. Anyone know where I can find a good re-ring kit? -frozen

New to the board here, and am looking forward to learning about z-cars from everyone here I recently puchased a 78 280z with a dead engine. I have an engine out of a 76 280z. What potential problems will I run into when I swap the two? I would imagine that for the most part things should slide over pretty easily. My plan was to reuse the 78 intake, fuel injection system, and exhaust system. Will these systems bolt right up to the 76 280z? Thanks for the help guys -frozen