datsunfreak Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 New Quest pan came in today. Plan right now is to flip the crossmember and do it front sump. :thumbup: 2 Link to comment
Big_E-Dog Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 looks alot like a 3rd gen maxima oil pan. good luck on that swap! Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 looks alot like a 3rd gen maxima oil pan. good luck on that swap! Wouldn't be surprised if it's actually the same pan? I think all of the FWD cars/vans used a front sump pan. Quest/Villager seems to be the only one that's available new though. :thumbup: Link to comment
ratsun73 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 sweet this should be awesome!!! Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Picking up some more interesting goodies tomorrow. Can't wait. B) Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Today was "fun at the junkyard day"! :rofl: Got quite a bit of goodies because they had many Zs there... '86 300ZX trans and '78 280Z R200 diff (3.54)... '83 280ZX rear suspension... Pair of struts from an '81 280ZX and a pair from an '83 280ZX... '86 300ZX flywheel and clutch (had a brand new clutch disc on it!), CV axles, sandwich plate, starter spacer, and 280Z mustache bar... You may also notice in that last pic that one of the 280ZXs in the yard had urethane crossmember bushings in it. Which are now mine. B) Need to go back soon to get some axle flanges from a CV axle car, and maybe a few other bits... :thumbup: 2 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 And in case you're wondering why the clutch is so beefy, it was from a turbo car. Don't know if the N/A is smaller, but this one is MASSIVE... :huh: Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Dammit, I missed out on a junkyard trip. Next time you go let me know and I will take off to help. I am really, really good at taking stuff apart. Going back together maybe not as much. I saw my buddy Larry in Childress last weekend. He has 200 mostly rare cars on 20 acres. I told him that when I die and go to Heaven, this is what it will look like. My childhood dream was to own a junkyard. Sick? Maybe, but in a good way. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Dammit, I missed out on a junkyard trip. Next time you go let me know and I will take off to help. I am really, really good at taking stuff apart. I buy all my stuff from one particular yard because he is kind enough to pull it off for me. :rofl: I just went in yesterday and gave him a list of what I needed, then came back today and picked it all up. And he's only about 2 miles from the shop. :thumbup: 2 Link to comment
Lonestar Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Yer holding out on me John! Nice haul man, your going to make this wagon a screaming demon! Link to comment
skyblue Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Zx IRS in a wagon??!! Gonna b sick!!! Link to comment
vex210 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 A crazy idea for you, supercharge..:) My friend Victor's old set-up. 2 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 A crazy idea for you, supercharge.. :) Probably a little too crazy... :rofl: I think the 3.3L will be plenty of power for me. B) We may be picking up a VG30 D21 for a "shop truck" soon, though. It's cheap because it needs a motor. There has been some talk of just swapping in a supercharged VG33 from a Frontier. That would be pretty damn cool... Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Today was "fun at the junkyard day"! :rofl: Got quite a bit of goodies because they had many Zs there... '86 300ZX trans and '78 280Z R200 diff (3.54)... '83 280ZX rear suspension... Pair of struts from an '81 280ZX and a pair from an '83 280ZX... '86 300ZX flywheel and clutch (had a brand new clutch disc on it!), CV axles, sandwich plate, starter spacer, and 280Z mustache bar... You may also notice in that last pic that one of the 280ZXs in the yard had urethane crossmember bushings in it. Which are now mine. B) Need to go back soon to get some axle flanges from a CV axle car, and maybe a few other bits... :thumbup: So much awesome in one post!!! Nice JY haul Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 A crazy idea for you, supercharge..:) My friend Victor's old set-up. Do you have a link to the build thread? Link to comment
Icehouse Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Have you test fitted the pan yet? I tried using an S12 pan and flipping the crossmember. Didn't fit like I thought it would. I'm using Dave Carrol's motor mounts. Link to comment
KyushaKai Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I'm gonna have to borrow that 7 series marker light detail. That looks perfect. Are they LED'ed from the factory or do they have a standard bulb? Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Are they LED'ed from the factory or do they have a standard bulb? Standard bulb. :thumbup: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Have you test fitted the pan yet? I tried using an S12 pan and flipping the crossmember. Didn't fit like I thought it would. I'm using Dave Carrol's motor mounts. I have sort of test fitted it... :rofl: A friend of mine built these motor mounts for me, and he's done 3 swaps already using the same combo of parts. :thumbup: Maybe the S12 pan is deeper than the Quest? And I'm not above building a skid plate... ^_^ Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Found the perfect set of wheels today. B) Hopefully, they should be shipped to me by this weekend. :thumbup: 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Well, two of them showed up anyway... :rofl: Got lucky and found two pairs on auction that were the same style/size/offset. The other pair should be here shortly. :thumbup: 2 Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Those are what I want for My Sedan!! :hyper: Link to comment
Tristin Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Flip the faces and go! 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Those are what I want for My Sedan!! :hyper: Not in a 16x8 I hope... :rofl: Flip the faces and go! As much as I would love to, no. B) I bought this particular offset for a very specific reason. No big lips here. To put deep dish wheels on it would require a lot more fab work with the IRS swap, and in the end it's just not worth it. Keeping the stock geometry of the 280ZX rear suspension will save a lot of welding, and prevent a lot of potential headaches. And as a bonus I get to keep the factory rear sway bar. :thumbup: Link to comment
Tristin Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ugh...unfollowing this build now. 1 Link to comment
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