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It's the extended under tray or belly pan that's unique to this model. I take it these are VERY expensive?

I have for sale on of my LD28 Crankshafts. Freshly back from crankshaft rebuilders with a crack test and full check done. It has check card and report attached. All standard size mains and big ends etc. There is .004" bend in the crank, it can be straightened for $100 when you get your machining done. This is a PROVEN excellent crank, checked by crankshaft rebuilders. $950 firm, pick up only. NOW $850 Cheers, Gareth.

Found it http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,9786.msg96706.html#msg96706 I have a memory like a steel trap when it comes to random useless information Haven't seen him active recently though, maybe try PM him, it may be fitted already.

I'm sure I saw someone on here purchase one a few years ago on their build thread? It was the full system and headers. 'Dallas' comes to mind but I cant see it on his build thread.

Factory 10k tach, 260z? http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e145086796

These guys http://www.hit300.com.au/ Turn around was about five days.

Nice work Mick. That heat shield looks really good! I'll be keeping an eye on the 1600 work too, doing one with my brother at the moment. What was the cause of that crank failure?

Thanks Jason, will do!

Hey chaps, does anyone have a spare L20B timing cover they're willing to part with? PM me. Cheers, Gareth.

Very good idea! My old dizzy was set up this way before I went to the msd. The module was mounted below the inspection lamp.

Looks like a really interesting series, a good mix of hands on action and people waffling on. Correct me if I am wrong but we're pretty tame compared to that lot. Burn outs, drag racing on public roads and 'hooning' around industrial areas. Imagine if that was filmed here, the rozzers would be impounding cars left, right and centre!

It's in good hands, look forward to the progress.

The neighbours must love you!

Thanks for bursting my bubble mate hehe. Here's hoping that sweet PMC power head will keep me in the ball park, if I ever race it again The tyres have gone square at the moment. So basically the 3.4 kit is much lighter and much more power and torque?

A 280zx has style at least, weight takes away the performance. Good 250gto replicas look the part IMO, interior and details to match. This thing is hideous. Oh, the humanity The only place it would look right is on clearance in an isle of NQR!

Davids control arms are a true 'A' arm design, the strongest and best. The advantage of this in your case is the rear link/rose joint can pivot independently, giving you the fore and aft movement you require. The toe adjustment is also much, much easier.

I got my 10k tach built professionally, tested, calibrated and set up to run with my ignition for $300. All I needed was an old 240/260 tach. Would've been a good deal, I paid $70 all up a few years ago.

I made a split second decision and decided to start pulling this down. I did crank it over trying to get it to run briefly but due to lack of talent and the fact it was snowing I gave up. It spun very freely and sounded like it wanted to run but alas that was the moment I decided to tear down. So far I have noticed a few interesting things, 1) It has a stumpy oil pump drive like the type commonly used with DIS conversions, 2) Two brackets on the bottom of the block that attach to the gearbox, I assume for the increased torque? see pic. 3) The LD28 crankshaft appears to be in excellent condition, all bearing shells had little to no wear marks! We will see when I get the cranks get checked. see pic. 4) The main caps bolts had '#12' on the heads, I don't recall seeing that on the regular L28, are they higher tensile? 5) The LD28 block looks almost the same internally as my spare L28, it's clearanced in a few spots much the same as stroker conversions. 6) The rods appear at first glance to be very similar to standard L series rods, I'm interested to see what they weigh once I get them out. I'll do the same with the valve train, I've always heard that the LD stuff is MUCH heavier to cope with the rigors of Diesel operation. Guess we will see if this is actually the case. Thanks to Anth for helping me out with the pickup, it was nice to swap some stories and see some great old school cars. Cheers, Mate.

How was it cost wise Lampy? It may not be the correct wording but is it a permanent finish? E.G. If you don't use it for a while does the surface corrode again?

What about Alans 432 replica? That's got a few of those details, 100L tank pic too

I'd like to get it running and see how it goes. I may sell the crank later on but I'll be getting both LD28 cranks crack tested, inspected with full reports. Does anyone know how the mounts compare to S30? I have a spare shell I can fit it into.

Sold to me!!!!

Here a couple of links but not many pics of the Z http://www.speedhunters.com/tag/taauto/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2010/03/car_builder_gt_gt_ta_auto/

Has anyone tried Isotropic Finishing on internals? http://www.metalimprovement.co.uk/isotropic-finishing.html Looks very interesting, some fairly worthwhile benefits to the process which doesn't seem that expensive. I wonder if you could do bearing shells and rings too... http://www.hpsf.com.au/images/downloads/HPSF-Pricing-2014.pdf

Welcome. Look forward to the build thread. Did you do the white lettering on the tyre yourself?