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Gotta be happy with that, a nice easy fix.......

Theres a few on the net at the moment and a couple on this forum, depends what your looking for and how much you want to spend

Hello Mate and Welcome Looks like you've picked yourself up quite a tidy unit... Any plans for mods or upgrades or you going to keep it stock

You can always say its a 350 its the same size block.....these blocks came out of Firebirds and Camaros

$50.00 for a muffler....is this a muffler as such or just a fancy tip Stuffed with steel wool....?

Pull it apart and clean the internals, regrease the gear drive ( electrical grease ) CRC electrical clean everything inside the housing cover...

Id like to hear how you get on with this............. Working with lead is an art in itself and requires much more than an average skill set, not to mention the tools for the job...................

I find that a bit odd also, this is one of the two engines from the 280zx's you had......?

Im with you......... Lead is the "original" bog, very popular for exy $$$$ classic Hot Rod custom builds and thats about it, in the wrong hands a nightmare to work with Ask Lurch to bend you up some new heavier rails and box them in, that will be a good start to your fix

Have we had any movement / decision on these yet....

A 280zx........

Money is still a bit tight out there at the moment..........it will be at least another 12 to 18 months before the grass is greener again

This one also.........

I dont mind this.............

And no socks, but I see an old runner on the sidelines.............change of pace

I like this theme and look.........

The nines are pure base speakers, the amp I bought to drive them has various settings to adjust the amount you want, the second amp drives the other four..........and I put a ten stack changer in the glove box I still wanted to use the hatch area............big subs invite curious eyes....and hands with tools

I made two frames up and put an amp behind each side panel in the back hatch, mounted a nine inch speaker with angled surround in each of the same panels, a six inch behind the side grills in the back seat area and four inch under the dash in both footwells, six speakers in all and two amps..........works a treat

Thanks Mate I thought that was the case, always good to have a follow up reference to confirm Cheers...

Can you roll out a bit more info on this...................

I assume your taking them off the crank......... These pulleys will be difficult ( mongrel ) to get off, a shame you didn't attempt this while the engine was out of the car would have been a lot easier, you'll need to jam a large flat blade screwdriver or a shaped piece of 50mm flat bar beveled on one end in the flywheel and use a hefty breaker bar and socket or rattle gun to get them off

How about flicking us a link.............

Hello and welcome Mate That should tie up a few weekends and keep you busy.. youll find plenty of info and help here, their all good people.... Good luck and enjoy..

I always assume the worst condition of a car and imagine what could be lurking beneath and unseen I based that figure on possible ( usually but not always, major ) hidden rust repair and quality whole car strip down and respray plus minors, if its in very good nic all the better, less pain and more joy.......... I say $10 ---to--- $15k as an average for that type of combined panel / paint and mechanical work if paying a quality shop/s to do the work This will obviously vary up or down based on personal wants and needs, you can spend $15k just on a paint job if you want.... But as Lurch has had the benefit of seeing the car and can help out at Mates rates, your already in front...........

Lurch One method I use is a simple jig using two x two window suckers, 2 pieces of thin alloy flat bar shaped to the contour of the guard incorporating the stretch I want, one for top and bottom Using the same jig, but a bit more precise, space the cardboard template pieces your thinking of using every 50 or 100 mm over the length of the guard ( like ribs ) at the required reducing increments from the center working outwards to both ends EG: 50mm stretch, 40mm stretch and so on until you come back to zero, this may only be four or five pieces of cardboard each side of center, your call... This can then be flipped to the other side of your car no problems.. Or to save the interference of the block of wood and jack you can use a good old fashioned ball bearing rolling pin and a bit of muscle once youve warmed your guard, but youll need a helper for this to apply smooth even heat over the area your stretching as you work....