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Starting to redo the front suspension. Strut inserts are shot I didnt even have to use a spring compressor to get the struts apart. Plans are modify cheap ebay 240sx strut tower bar, weld in reinforcements around the strut towers, clean up any rust in the wheel wells which is very minimum. New rubber bushing etc all around and lower it a bit using the clamp tecnique, I cant think of what there called at the moment. Im also going to clean fuel lines, add a few fram g3 filters make a new fuel rail and put in some new injectors and hide as much of the injector harness as possible. Bonus I actually have a real car jack now thanks to my awesome girlfriend a Christmas present that will always be special. I got all this done on Christmas day.

 

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The stock metal was thin and kept burning through so im calling it good here ill use some jb weld and sand it to smooth it back out.

 

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only rust in fender area not bad for being found by the ocean

 

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More progress my buddy got his 810 for ten dollars got it running did some stuff to it but i guess he deemed these injectors acceptable?? Not for me. I bough his/my current motor because it was in better shape then mine and got him to swap it over when he was swapping in a 302 into his 810.

 

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Did a nismo power brace style mod tonight and welded up the strut rod attachment point area. I should have spent the extra effort and cleaned the metal better because the wire I was using doesnt like any grime or it wont do a consistent bead.  The bar is straight however my car is just sitting uneven in the jack stands currently. Im not sure if this will do anything for the suspension but yolo. The bar is 19 inches long with 45 degree angles on both sides

 

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I was in a rush to make it down to the j-tin show last summer did a rush job, This is how not to install sway bar bushings

 

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I bought mine for the same reason and plus I been having an itch for one for a long time! They are pretty unique it was the last of the old 70's styling before they completely changed. Thanks I'm in love with it! At the moment I don't have a built thread, i do little updated on this thread as you can see also does nismosilvia with his sedan. I bought the car this way last year in march from xlr8r it used to have the square headlights and different grill and he swapped it for the round headlights which I gotta say adds a better touch! I am getting another 810 here soon locally from a guy I know for $300 he's getting it to run first and clean it up.

 

I did put up a write on the how-to write up sections to do a 280zx manual rack & pinion.

 

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/59582-how-to-280zx-rack-pinion-steering-in-1977-1980-810/

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