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3800zx :) - 7/8/2008 5:26:23 PM    bfurches   Posts: 115 Joined: 10/26/2007 Status: offline Hey Guys.... Well, I have some AWSOME news. I picked up a sweet car yesterday and started working on it. I scored a running 1980 Datsun 280zx to the tune of 400.00. I started her up and drove her home. Pretty good shape for a 1980. The floors arent bad and the body is almost all straight. Here are a few pictures: ...now for the awsome news :) This pig is getting a transplant.... 3800 L67 As you can see, the interior is out as of last night. Now its time to break out the plasma cutter and start welding in the new aluminum tubs and getting all the chasis squared away. This will be the thread where i post all the progress of project 3800zx Stay tuned. Post #: 1

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/8/2008 6:29:07 PM    kweef Posts: 1153 Joined: 9/5/2007 Status: offline only 400? crap i woulda bought that on site lol _____________________________ "Eternal Survivor"- things may not always go the way you want them to, but dont ever let life stop you from living, the big guy has a plan, you just dont know it ye (in reply to bfurches) Post #: 2

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/8/2008 7:42:35 PM    BillFromTR   Posts: 230 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline This should be pretty cool, subscribed for progress. the Z''s came rwd, right? _____________________________ 430whp/435wtq 12.0 @ 119 (in reply to kweef) Post #: 3

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/9/2008 3:32:16 AM    bfurches   Posts: 115 Joined: 10/26/2007 Status: offline yup, its got a factory lsd. Tonight we are going to start cutting out the floor boards and rear hatch area to start centering the tubs and new aluminum floor pans. I will take LOTS of pics as we go. (in reply to BillFromTR) Post #: 4

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/9/2008 4:17:36 AM    mrl390 Posts: 744 Joined: 10/30/2007 Status: online Nice find. Sounds like a cool project. I worked on one of those at work one time, same color and all. They are neat little cars. _____________________________ -Matt http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2937709 (in reply to bfurches) Post #: 5

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/9/2008 4:41:17 AM    KidSpace Posts: 550 Joined: 7/1/2008 From: Surf-Beach, Fl Status: offline   Hi `Brandon, Great Find/Project Look forward to your updates I seen one @ a car show that had a Chevy V-8 and it was AWESOME : ) Good Luck on your Project   The Datsun Z V-8 conversion is a popular swap. The Chevrolet small block fits in the engine compartment so well, one wonders if Datsun had dreams of installing the Chevrolet V-8, but with the price of fuel, a 3800 should make a Super 3800ZX Are you going to SuperCharge ? http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Datsun_Z_V-8.html   _____________________________ Peace from`Space (in reply to bfurches) Post #: 6

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/9/2008 4:44:03 AM    bfurches   Posts: 115 Joined: 10/26/2007 Status: offline TWIN CHARGE SPACE :) I wanna run close to 650whp which should bury a car with that curb weight into the nines... (in reply to KidSpace) Post #: 7

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/9/2008 7:46:31 AM    rysZ34   Posts: 724 Joined: 3/16/2008 Status: offline Are you building the whole motor from the bottom up or are you using a stock bottom end?  _____________________________ (in reply to bfurches) Post #: 8

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/9/2008 10:55:50 AM    bfurches   Posts: 115 Joined: 10/26/2007 Status: offline bottom up. stroked and poked (in reply to rysZ34) Post #: 9

RE: 3800zx :) - 7/9/2008 2:44:03 PM    mrl390 Posts: 744 Joined: 10/30/2007 Status: online I may have a hissy fit if I dont get to see the finished product... just putting that out there. _____________________________ -Matt http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2937709 (in reply to bfurches) Post #: 10

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