434josh Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Hey guys, wanted to introduce myself. I brought this 240 home yesterday. It was a very good friends car who passed away a few months ago. He was the person who first got me into the Z car community in the mid 90's. This car has had a lot of work done inside and out, unfortunately only he truly knew everything done. It does have a v8 swapped so hopefully that is not total blasphemy here. I will probably be asking for help sourcing interior parts as I only found about 60% of it. Lots of rear interior parts are missing. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I think only the Z cars and the 810/Maxima are really sized for V8 swaps... so not the end of the world, and certainly not your fault anyway. Sorry about your friend. Quote Link to comment
CGraves Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Is that a 67-68ish mustang I spy in the background? Quote Link to comment
434josh Posted January 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Is that a 67-68ish mustang I spy in the background? 1969 but close. Its a beast. Single turbo, 363 ci small block making close to 1000hp. I have some work to do on the Z before its really road worthy. Lots of sketchy wiring to fix, the lights work but dash lights only work when they want to. The tach has been calibrated for 8 cylinders which is good and the speedo is right on. I need to figure out if the rear end has been messed with or not, R180 or R200 and open or LSD. I had a 75 280 in high school with a 3.54 ratio R200 that I scattered all over. That car made over 500 hp. I was surprised the rear lasted 4 years before grenading. Quote Link to comment
brapattack Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Cool solid face wheels! I was trying to find those in the 4 lug pattern for a while but they don't seem to be on the market anymore. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Then there was the Scarab V8 conversion! Quote Link to comment
434josh Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Cool solid face wheels! I was trying to find those in the 4 lug pattern for a while but they don't seem to be on the market anymore. Car came with 2 sets. They are actual Center Line wheels. Second set is deep dish offset so they will fill the wells up better. Unfortunately both sets are 14" so I probably wont use them. I am looking at larger wheels so my tire choices will be better and larger disc brakes will clear too. Since you are in Austin if you need a set, hit me up. Quote Link to comment
brapattack Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Where in TX are you? I'm just getting fresh tires for my new Konig's now but who knows, may want the solids in the future. Quote Link to comment
oakrun Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Hows the body rust? rockers and frame rails solid? Any plans on bodywork? Quote Link to comment
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