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[Pharaohabq]

So I'm getting ready to do my HR swap into my 78' 280Z.

My plan was this:

Pull old engine and associated crap.

Mock up new mounts and fit Engine/wiring/etc., get started...

Pull engine/transmission.

Tear down body and interior, pull glass and trim, dash etc. Pull suspension.

Build and put on Rotisserie

Remove most loose parts and look for bad sheetmetal that needs replaced/replace. Remove doors / hatch

Take body/doors for Media blasting.

Prep Body for paint, shave rear, setup brackets for 240z bumpers. reseal frame seams. Por15 underbody.

Rhino line underbody.

Setup suspension with new energy bushings/rubber

Reinstall Suspension.

Send for/Get painted.

Install new interior sans dash

Reinstall VQHR engine/transmission

Install Dash w/ new gauges et all,

install glass.

Get Exhaust worked out.

That's basically the order I was planning to do things. Since I know to swap in things I'm going to be doing some cutting, grinding and welding. I wouldn't want to muck up a brand new paint job while I worked out the kinks. Listing things like this really makes it sound like a massive amount of work. but hopefully it'll go quickly.

I guess I'm just wondering if fitting things before doing all the body work is really going to be worth it.

Phar

[mikeith]

do all MAJOR bodywork, fit it, mark what might need to be modified, pull it do the minor touchup bodywork, fit again, block sand it, take it back apart, paint it, put it back together

[blackice280zx]

do all MAJOR bodywork, fit it, mark what might need to be modified, pull it do the minor touchup bodywork, fit again, block sand it, take it back apart, paint it, put it back together

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