Jon's LS1 240Z...The build begins

[mossy]

Another option for the rotissorie Jon is one of these on ebay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Auto-Car-Body-Rotisserie-Twirler-Hoist-900kg-2000Lb-Capacity-/380401871346?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5891b7e9f2#ht_500wt_1069 I think of the members here bought one and loved it.

Good luck with the build, I would have loved another 240 with an LS1, too technical for me though, the missus would probably kick me out too!

[zed240au]

From my experience the camaro sump is good choice for this convesion bolts straight up and fits good you will need to get windage tray dip stick and dipstick tube to suit this sump as well
Another issue to consider is where u want to get your oil pressure reading from u can get a std bolt on fitting for this sump and then fit std datsun style oil pressure sender
As for mounts Johns cars in texas makes a good kit that fits well peter and i have both used this kit
I used std guages apart from tacho which i installed aftermarket center to std tacho housing Cable x make a speedo converter which takes signal from gearbox and drives std speedo works good
As i own a exhaust shop i have made my own extractors to fit managed to get 1 3/4 inch 4 into ones into car tight fit but good performance i was running twin 2.5" exhaust which was nice sound Have just made new twin 3" system  is very loud going to take some serious muffler to quieten down just not much room to put it

Good luck Mick

[RAdelaideRatsun]

Cheers Mick

Any sugestions as to where I can buy a camaro sump and pick up for the right money, I am not ruling out the JCI kit just keen to explore further before buying it
Cheers
Jon

[RB30X]

As i own a exhaust shop i have made my own extractors to fit managed to get 1 3/4 inch 4 into ones into car tight fit but good performance i was running twin 2.5" exhaust which was nice sound Have just made new twin 3" system  is very loud going to take some serious muffler to quieten down just not much room to put it

Pics please??? You need more pics in your thread, especially build pics so old mate here has an idea what he has to do and help him decide on which way to go........ And so I can drool over them.

The previous owner of my car wanted to be able to keep the Australian LS1 sump and made the cross member and mounts to suit. This would have been harder to do intially but awesome now its done. I could drop in another LS1 or any other LS motor very easily.

I updated page one of my build thread (click on my link under these words) to include pics the custom engine mounting.

[zed240au]

The one option i would suggest for mounts is to make it same as the right hand side of johns car kit and use same mount to both sides pretty easy to do Andrew who built a ls2 260z in S.A went that way on my suggestion and it worked fine
Pity he sold his car would have been well worth a look for you but last conversation i had with him he said he believed car ended up over here in tassie
On sumps or oil pans as the usa people call them pretty sure be easy to buy from usa web based parts suppplier peter and andrew bought theres that was and was not much more than i paid for second hand one from ebay usa and then i had to buy tray and dipstick from spare parts supplier anyway Here in aus eagle imports be good one to try
Will load some pics with my ideas next week under the pump this week got lot of small changes to make to car for Powercruise next weekend

mick

[RB30X]

Summit racing in the States can have cheap stuff sometimes too. Postage is the killer though.

[zedevan]

Very simple, a product called Salcomix 729 2 pac, applied with a roller, full chemical resistance, anti slip, and so gwossy :-)

where abouts can you buy it from? ie shops in Australia or easiest to just buy it over the net?

Is it still slip resistant (within reason) when wet?

[RAdelaideRatsun]

where abouts can you buy it from? ie shops in Australia or easiest to just buy it over the net?

Is it still slip resistant (within reason) when wet?

The distributor in Melbourne is ART, or if you know a repairer using Glasurit paint ask them to get a price for you, you can order it in any shade you want even mono metallic :-)