TO DO LIST UPDATED

Just wanted to let you guys know that we have been getting alot of work done so I have updated the "To Do List"

FRIDAY UPDATE

So on fridays ,to prepair for the weekend, I like to try and find some some pics of other 280 zx's that inspire me to work on the car. Maybe try and find one with a cool mod that might work on ours to give us a edge, some thing that we can try and make work for us on the cheap. First of all this is very difficult because, lets face it, the 280zx is one of the most unloved ugly Z cars ever made, when I google image "280zx" I see so many god  aweful butt ugly cars I want to just give up on life ( this is where the need for inspiration comes in). And then like a hobbit that finds a wizard in the forest when his shire is being besieged by orks, I see hope, that maybe all is not lost, that maybe just maybe we can make a cool ZX. THIS is my ispiration for today

This is one sweet ride!!!!!

PROPER INSTRUMENTATION

Well it never hurts to have a big rediculous tach in a race car, come on now, its the one place it belongs.

I picked this up on craigslist this weekend off a guy that claims it set him back 300.00$ ( I "us"ed him down to 50) it has a digital adjustment to set shift point, I think this will help us to not rev the hell out of the engine when we get excited cause there will be a big red flashing light!

WING!

So Buck and I were kicking around ideas in the garage the other day when lighting struck. Let me start a few steps back, So Buck has been going crazy trying to figure out the weight of the car ( I have to admit that I have been to) so he brought home the scale they use for weighing boats at his work. If our measurements are correct the shell including ,suspension ,brakes, front bumper, is around 1500lbs. The engine and transmission should add in about another 550. but most of that weight will be up front. Even once we get the cage and a full tank of gas (20 gallons x 6.25 lbs= 125lbs) we are gunna be a little light in the rear. THIS is when the lightning struck, obviously we need a wing but it need to be chump worthy, and thats when we saw this siting in the corner of the garage!!!

Yes that is a tailgate of a old Datsun pick up, and since technicaly the 280zx is a Datsun that makes it even more awsome. You cant realy see from the photos but it says DATSUN in big black letter across the gate. I cant wait to get working on this. Oh and we have full coil overs to adress the hight of the rear suspension yikes!