Black FD3S with V8
09-17-2008, 04:48 PM
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Doesn't have so much to do with the age of the engine, mine is based on a 1970 350 block but the last dyno run showed around 380whp. I have a broken diff mount in my car and am trying to figure out what to do about it as this is a common problem in these cars. I saw a 280ZX run at the drags back when I was in Hawaii and the guy broke his windshield on launch from tweaking the body.. It's no joke. I am planning on getting at least a 4pt cage in back mostly for the longevity of the car. Has strut tower bars which actually help a lot on these, but needs much more.
Supposedly the guy I got my car from spent around $20k building the car, and I have all the receipts but this also has body mods (fuel cell, battery in a safe box, external power cut, suspension work etc). The shortblock alone was around $7500, then the EFI kit was around $3k etc.
Supposedly the guy I got my car from spent around $20k building the car, and I have all the receipts but this also has body mods (fuel cell, battery in a safe box, external power cut, suspension work etc). The shortblock alone was around $7500, then the EFI kit was around $3k etc.
http://www.arizonazcar.com/brakes.html
what rear end are you running in that BTW?
09-17-2008, 05:34 PM
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Heres the diff mount you want
http://www.arizonazcar.com/brakes.html
what rear end are you running in that BTW?
http://www.arizonazcar.com/brakes.html
what rear end are you running in that BTW?
I am just talking about the front pinion mount that is so famous for being ripped apart in these cars. I am having one fabbed in a few weeks, just talked to the guy about it. AZ Z-car's unit is very nice and works great but it's a solid mount to the body which means gobs of noise in the car. My car is already loud as **** but I would like to keep the rubber in there. Just going to be tricky.
I have an open R180 with the old school U-joint axles. It's a automatic 3rd member from a 280 - the guy was looking for low rpm cruising. He has a 3.90 or so R180 that I need to pick up. Don't want to do the R200 yet because of the hassles with the half-shafts - need to do it all new from the diffy to the hubs since the R200 is wider and will make the shafts bind.
09-17-2008, 07:11 PM
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Yeah that stuff is NUTTY bling bling. Did you see their friggin billet rear control arms? I could use that fuel-cell hanger too as my fuel cell is held in with a rim-type frame and is a few years old - should be replaced every few years due to ethanol eating the bladder so I hear.
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