Lesnocker

My hermit called last night. . . Way in the back of the garage is an 83 turbo clock reads 86000 I was thinking of turning my 79 slick top into a rat rod. Anyway he quoted me 1200.00 for the car does have a perfect carmel leather interior and great carpet how ever its got the pa death rot I don't even know if I can whinch it up on the roll back in one peice may have to strip it where it sits. What would be a fair price for a replacement t top found my drivers cracked SOB!!

NismoPick

$1200 is a good price for most any running car... and it's a great price for a 280zxt.

SHADY280

I have t tops if ya need one and can't find one locally

Lesnocker

Yea my guy said 150.00 for the drivers side t top seems a lil high?

Bleach

I've had a few sets of T-tops that I have sold. $150 a pair would be a high premium price. $150 each is total greed. Yes, they are much more expensive from Nissan but that doesn't determine the used market value.

$40-60 each is normal for 280ZX t-tops

If the turbo car is a total waste from rust then $1200 could be a bit high of a price... but you're on the east coast. Datsuns cost a lot more over there anyway.

Lesnocker

Yea car is wasted. . . . . . Frame fire wall section has a 2 inch gap and fender has a 1 inch gap on the passenger side other than that fired up the turbo today on a home made 5 gallon bucket fuel tank what should the turbo run on the gauge psi gauge is all over the place at a constant 2k? No turbo spooling noises?? I'm kinda clueless with turbos

FricFrac

Turbo doesn't really spool up until you get on the throttle and some load on the engine... and the stock gauge sucks

You should hear some spooling though - could be seized.

Lesnocker

Thanks after doing some quick work and a few punches the turbo spools up nice even though its a tiny turbo compaired to others sticker is from 2002 think it was stuck few clanks of a wrench works fine now to pull. . . . . Do I need the fuel tank?? I'm takeing the harness down pipe computer fuel pump gauge clusters am I missig anything? Tried whinching the car on the flat bed tottal FAIL. . . . . Car is comeing apart never seen one this rusted!

ThaPimpShrimp

Well at least I know mines pretty solid compared to some of the cars on here. My dad decided to tow mine up my driveway recently and it did quite well!

NismoPick

It's a T3... most stock turbocharged cars these days use a T25 or T28 (smaller).

Lesnocker

Big or not lmao a straight 6 with a wopping 180 hp. . . . . Lol my 4 banger subaru is pushing that with no turbo. . . . . But it beats molesting the datsun with a detroit born 350 that's just sick!

FricFrac

You really can't compare 1970's electronics with a modern car....

Lesnocker

I compair winning and loseing at the stop light gotta be a way to bring my rat rod up to 300 hp "my goal" with a n/a engine . . . . The turbo swap and what I need to hit this number requires a hefty price tag I'm takeing out the honda's with my lightly worked engine in my 80 but the 79 rat rod project is on hold body is done and primed now what I want is a 79 slick top that cann out run the new mustangs and cameros. With the 2.8 but I see the best way is to do the toyota twin cam or small block chevy swap. Took my new turbo engine to my machine shop and guy died laughing. . . . Budget is 5000.00 and best he can do is maybe 240 to 260 hp with head cam and new turbo but no warrenty on the work. But he said the 3300 lb car needs to reach 400 to run the modded mustangs and the new camero z28

NismoPick

^^^ I just did the biggest eye roll of my life... and I'm not even going to respond to your silly *** comments.

Lesnocker

Now 5000.00 can get you a 400 hp 302 with a 5 year warranty errrr hate this lol like to run these guys with out the phd that I need for the 2.8 now if I blow the 5000. For the turbo and intake work plus cam can I hit 400? And will the stock turbo pistons and lower end hold up for errr 60000 miles?

NismoPick

Sounds like you need to give away all your Z's and buy a Ford Mustang. Then you'd be happy and not complain all the time.

Lesnocker

Not silly I'm spending a lot this time around I want to get the car right daily driver pump gas that can take out modern domestic V8s and tottal sleeper stock interior that I can take to cruise nights. . . .

Lesnocker

The t5 went to the tranny shop 900.00 rebuild 3 year 30K warranty have that back In a week or two depending on parts comeing in. Machine shop is pushing me for 2000.00. To strip and dip the block and do a full stock rebuild and to rebuild the turbo. . . . Great full stock engine with 180 hp still going to have the same problem looking silly with a 89 mustang that's stock lol. . . . You tube shows S130s pulling 300 hp and a few 400 hp pulls on the dyno. What's the parts list all I'm asking. . . . Just getting pissed being laughed at. . . . Budget too small? Like to do the wireing this week just may go with a 350 swap and sell the rebuilt tranny ?

NismoPick

$900 for a T5 rebuild? Yikes... you could have bought a good used one for $100.

I paid $800 for overbore, sleeves, new rings (I already had the .040" pistons), new bearings, hot tanked, and fully put together bottom end. I paid $200 for head work (shaved head .020", 5angle valve grind), and I sent my turbocharger to a TURBOCHARGER shop... $350 for the rebuild, $150 to upgrade to the T3/T4 hybrid. If I had the desire at the time, I would have just had the machine work done, and put it all back together myself and save $500.

Sounds like your machine shop is raping you.

BTW... it doesn't take TONS of work to get to 350-400hp with an L28ET. Yes, machine work, MLS head gasket, and ARP studs are mandatory, but a big part of it is fuel management.

You'd spend $15k on getting the n/a L28E to 350hp. Google REBELLO.

FricFrac

You should be able to pick up a L28ET have the bottom end rebuilt (New hypereutectic pistions, rings and wrist pins can be had for about $40 each - perfect for a street car build, new Cleavite bearings, ARP head and rod bolts, gasket set, deglaze the cylinders) the crank is already forged from the factory and the L6 is harmonically balanced in both phases so it doesn't need any of that V8 engine build mumbo jumbo balancing, etc. Get a new valve job on the head and put an "A" grind cam from a NA P79 head in. You can do a mild port and polish if you want but it's not necessary but porting out the intake runners is). Parts and labour AND buying an L28ET shouldn't cost you more than $1500. $2000 machine work if you're machinist is getting ready to retire..... Now you've got a base line that will give you 350RWHP reliably. Get a Mega Squirt ECU setup then you can tune the beast perfectly. Cheap bar and plate intercooler and piping, a used $200 Holset HX35 turbo and external wastegate, 3" downpipe and exhaust. Another $1000. Get a box of Depends though because you'll be crapping your pants when you step on the gas.....

You can do it cheaper but that's the best bang for your buck build...

Lesnocker

Thanks I'm going to search around for another quote and printed the build list you guys gave me. . . . The shop I go to builds the funny car and track engines very trustworthy shop. But not to many places in the area do the turbo rebuilds shop rate here is 120.