Project 240RR
 

Nothing to see here yet...picking up the donor 73 240Z this Saturday. I introduced myself in the new member area and see that I should go ahead and get a build thread going. Here is the big picture.

Strip the car and part out all the non essential Z components which will likely be everything but the shell and the windshield for the most part.
Nothing fancy and pretty much all business and the plan is for scrounging used and donor components along with used race components...very minimal new stuff...BUDGET. The idea is pretty much a street legal road race car.

>GT1/Trans Am style square tube chassis...building myself.
>Modified aftermarket fiberglass IMSA wide body kit...add some DTM influence with air management...I love those DTM cars. Think if a 240 and a DTM car had a baby...we get a 240RR.
>With the GT1 chassis it will be easy to do a flat bottom car with some sort of rear diffuser. I also THINK I can have a very low rideheight with careful frame rail placement in relation to rockers and using some jabrock in critical areas. Won't be snagging things...just rubbing asphalt.
>Engine will come back several inches so I can get optimal balance.
>Might go with a dry sump if I can come across a screaming deal.
>Lexan glass with exception of windshield.
>I think this thing should end up weighing around 2100 lbs or so.
>Nothing fancy...just bare bones but gonna have to be a panzy and have air conditioning as it gets a little warm here in GA.

Sounds like a funny project:cool:

My bad that was supposed to say FUN project not funny. I was using my smart phone with the word correct stupid phone:lol:

haha....at first I thought that was a fine welcome and then I figured you were a foreigner and did not quite understand English words...but yep word correct can get you.

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Only have 2 so far...a front and a rear...but that will get me started...and not 100% sure if they will work but the price was right. 5x130mm bolt pattern so will have to work around that with whatever hub arrangement I come up with. Off a Porsche GT Cup car.
This is kinda the flavor I am trying to achieve with this project...I think the cool factor is the used race stuff as apposed to the trick high dollar aftermarket, which is out of my price range anyway...nothing against it!!

BBS Magnesium Monoblocs
18x9 frt
18x11 rr

This does sound like a great project. I've always had a thing for the Z cars even the 280ZX.

928 hubs/spindles???
 

The BBS wheels are obviously 5 x 130mm Porsche bolt pattern and after doing a little research I THINK I will use hubs, spindles and struts from a 928. Does anybody have any input on this combo? Any years better than others? I might need to jump over to a 928 forum but thought somebody here might have a little input....thanks
EDIT...a little more research and looks like the 928 corners should work.

Every Project Starts Somewhere
 

300 mile round trip today and the project car arrives.[IMG]http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/47...425x425Q85.jpg[/IMG]

Looks like a great start. I would love to do a 240 someday, just not sure I would have enough leg or head room.

Ls powered , really really fast ...