Buying a 240z shell this week.

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welcome aboard, have you given any thought to the suspension yet? the engine comes down to a matter of personal preference, I perfer to keep it cheap with the L28ET, your lucky to live in an area where rust isn't a real problem, one of these days I'll find a decen chassis to swap my goodies into

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well, if you do SBC it's a pretty easy fit, if you go SBF you'll have to make an engine cradle, and the Dodge motors require an extra U-joint int he steering column, the SR's and CA's I don't know much about, but you can get the same power from the L6 and not have to fab engine mounts, driveshaft, and everything else

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haha brians car got u thinkin...hooray.

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Nice find! Keep a Nissan engine in it though

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Yeah will see. It will be a suprise

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noice, drop an sr or ca in there and go to town.

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you only spend 200$ on that?!!!! you dog! you lucky dog!

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looks like you got a solid chassis, first time I've seen zolatone used for interior (normally found in the trunks of old american cars) is there an access panel to fill the fuel cell? I assume is under the plate covering what used to be the spare tire well?

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Mon, if you decide to get rid of that front valance, I know someone who's looking for one.

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dash removal NICE!

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Lol.. You know, didnt have to reply on this thread.... Only reason Im responding is because it pops up in my recent topics. Thanks though..


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