Sweet avatar duo, very creative. On the other hand I would expect our legal system to come after one of its own before I would fear an outside entity.

 

umm i'll pass

 

I am not sure if this piece sticks out further than the stock bumper or not. I will know for sure when I have the prototype fitted to my car. I think the main benefit of this airdam is the improved appearance of the front end and increased aerodynamics resulting from closing up the gap between the bumper and hood. If you remember, the original g-nose for s-30 series cars was designed as an aerodynamic improvement to the stock front end at high speeds.

 

Are you suggesting that we might get sued in the US for reproducing an obscure Japanese bumper for a 280ZX? lol

 

280Zone has quoted $450 for the airdam + $80-90 shipping anywhere in the US.
Considering that the MSA front air dam costs $220 + shipping ($80 just from CA to AZ), doesn't actually fit on the car out of the box, and doesn't include the headlight buckets, I would consider this quite a good deal.

 

One concern of mine is whether it will come with, or otherwise have available, those matching headlight covers. Clearly, the currently manufactured 280ZX headlight covers have a different contour.

 

I think if you want to do it for the cool / different look, that's what you should be going for. As far as improved aero, the S30 g-nose was a legitimate enhancer due to the large high pressure area that builds up under the front bumper/valance where the 280ZX was a dramatic improvement in Cd over the original Z car design which will result in a smaller improvement, if it does actually improve the aerodynamics at all. That would have to be proven in a wind tunnel to be conclusive. Anyway, selling it as a "mad JDM" style upgrade should garner at least some interest.

Good luck and I hope it comes out well. It's always encouraging to see people try new things with these old cars.

P.S.
Here's how I fixed the gap between the bumper and the hood on my 280ZX: