Originally Posted by RonA

Mine was tubbed a little when they put in the narrowed rear axle, but the coil overs may be in the same location as the struts on a stock rear. I've not seen a stock rear since this abomination represents my total Z experience.

Originally Posted by RonA

There's a little extra room on the inside right now(probably around 3/4" per side). The car hooked up pretty good at the track, especially considering the low stall. I might not need as much tire as the engine builder thinks for it to perform respectably. This rearward weight bias definitely helps keep wheel spin down.

Originally Posted by RonA

It was making around 470 at the tires with the lq4 and ran 10.1-10.2 @130. I'd like to start with a mild low boost tune around 700 with the new engine.

Originally Posted by RonA

Here's a run from the previous owner. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II0c-KNI7PI RonA

Originally Posted by RonA

Fun to drive, but felt sluggish on top. The little MP112 and 2200rpm stall worked out ok but my old diesel pickup pulled harder from 100mph up.

Originally Posted by oscs

A turbo will certainly fix that problem

Originally Posted by RonA

I hope you are correct. So far this has just been an extended shopping spree, but my pistons came back from coating this week so they can now bore the block(last machine work), and my heads should be back from T&D with new rockers in another week or two.(last head work) Maybe by the end of the year the builder will be able to start putting all these pieces together.

Originally Posted by charlie_gonzales

Car looks really good I'm sure you will be out enjoying the car soon

Originally Posted by oscs

No track time with the car. Nor do I race SCCA. I will tell you though, if it's a race car you are after save yourself some time/money and buy a more modern platform. They are great cars and handle well for their time but to make this a fast track car it needs a lot of work. If your just looking to get out there and have a good time than by all means the Datsun can be competitive but if your looking to finish first regularly I would steer you in another direction. Unless of course you have a large bank roll and plenty of time/patience.

As unoriginal as it is, the C5 is still IMO the best bang for your buck sports car on the market. The amount of engineering you get for 10K is really hard to beat.

Originally Posted by Talisman61

The only reason I asked on a Z was because a close friend offered to just give me one that's pretty clean with a blown engine. He bought 4 for 400 bucks as parts cars and thought an ls swapped turbo t56 Z would be an absolute blast and be fairly fast in terms of playing around.

Originally Posted by 427zm

She's a Beaut! Oscs, you've inspired me to look at 70's 240-280Z for my next project. Your car is nails! Congrats!

Originally Posted by oscs

Funny you say that as my next project is a C5 That's awesome though! I hope your ready for these giant coke cans of a car be sure and find a good donor and become a member of HybridZ.org that website will give you all the swap info/new Datsun owner guidance you could ever want. Good luck!