me vs Datsun 350z

ARRESTmeRed04

ARRESTmeRed04

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the central texas g2g guys might remember seeing this car, it's a friend of mines 78 datsun with a 350chevy/700r4 trans. neither one of us could get any traction.

 
Texas Yellow Fever said:
On a gravel road??? You must have to push your balls around in a wheelbarrow...;)
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brad, it's not the same road, that one wasn't wide enough
and it's not gravel its some kinda asphalt with gravel pressed in, apparently it was hot enough outside that we were peeling up the gravel...
 
whats that noise in the video? sounds like a muffler dragging:dontknow:
 
Why,why,why must you tease the ricer gods above. I mean below! Now every foreign guys with a v8 swap is gonna come talking shit about my 10 and WS6 now, ( cries and grabs bottle)!
 
Nice kill by the way! Looking to do some Littel River soon. I'll try and hit you up beforehand.:marchmellow:
 
What kind of HP is he getting out his 350? His HP to weight ratio should be better than our trucks. Even if he's only got 250hp his car only weighs about 2500lbs.:hmmmm2:
 
SilvrSRT10 said:
What kind of HP is he getting out his 350? His HP to weight ratio should be better than our trucks. Even if he's only got 250hp his car only weighs about 2500lbs.:hmmmm2:
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its 264hp at the wheels, and its 2589lbs with him in it, but he put 3.90 gears in it and i think it's too much gear, he had 3.54 gears before and ran a 12.35@112mph on street tires. then the 3.54 rear blew up and the 3.90 is all he had. we got a welded up 3.54 to put in it and try out but he wants to see what it does at the track with the 3.90's. he'll prob kill me at the track where he can hook up and i won't have enough room to catch him
 
ARRESTmeRed04 said:
its 264hp at the wheels, and its 2589lbs with him in it, but he put 3.90 gears in it and i think it's too much gear, he had 3.54 gears before and ran a 12.35@112mph on street tires. then the 3.54 rear blew up and the 3.90 is all he had. we got a welded up 3.54 to put in it and try out but he wants to see what it does at the track with the 3.90's. he'll prob kill me at the track where he can hook up and i won't have enough room to catch him
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There were two rear ends available in those "Z" cars. The R180 and the R200. The R200 is the stronger of the two. It was found in the 2+2 cars and the 280 version. If he doesn't already know this and have one installed that's what he needs to look for. If he's breaking the R200 he needs to convert to a straight axle or fashion mounts for a Jag or Corvette rear end.

I've wanted to build a Scarab for forever. I have the car, the engine, the trans. I've just outgrown the car. Maybe some day I'll really custom it and extend the foot well or move the seat further back so I can pack myself in.
 
SilvrSRT10 said:
There were two rear ends available in those "Z" cars. The R180 and the R200. The R200 is the stronger of the two. It was found in the 2+2 cars and the 280 version. If he doesn't already know this and have one installed that's what he needs to look for. If he's breaking the R200 he needs to convert to a straight axle or fashion mounts for a Jag or Corvette rear end.

I've wanted to build a Scarab for forever. I have the car, the engine, the trans. I've just outgrown the car. Maybe some day I'll really custom it and extend the foot well or move the seat further back so I can pack myself in.
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yeah it's the R200 the problem he was having with the 3.54's was a roll pin coming out that held in the spider gear shaft, so it'd slide out a little but and just eat up the rear end. never broke a ring gear or anything like that. we're not sure why it did it but the 3.90's don't seem to do it. the nex good 3.54 he gets we are gonna either tack weld the roll pin, or take it out ans drill and tap the hole to use a bolt there. he has the Jags that Run kit
 
ARRESTmeRed04 said:
He has the Jags that Run kit
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That's the book I bought too. Have the Hooker headers and engine mounts specifically made for the conversion. Maybe it's time to get the cuttin' torch out and custom fit it to me.
 
SilvrSRT10 said:
That's the book I bought too. Have the Hooker headers and engine mounts specifically made for the conversion. Maybe it's time to get the cuttin' torch out and custom fit it to me.
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what car do you have, you could use a 2+2 car, would be a lot easyer to move the seat back
 
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