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Z of the Month

 November 2004


1975 280Z
Pennsylvannia
Owner: Al Leri (Baracu)

The project started out as a rust free California car that a friend had brought out to Pennsylvania ten years ago. His intention was to do a V8 conversion, but the car sat, without a drivetrain, in a heated garage for 9 years with very little work done to it.

Because of my love for Z cars and past experiences with them, he offered the car to me at a price that I couldn’t pass up. I have had several Z cars over the years in both stock and slightly modified form. The opportunity to transform a great car to, in my opinion, an even better one was irresistible.

I did all the work myself in my garage at my home, with the exception of the motor and transmission build. Literally, every nut and bolt was removed from the car and the car was chemically stripped to bare metal. All metal components were either replaced new or bead blasted and refinished.

MODIFICATIONS

ENGINE

  • Chevy 350 c.i. engine estimated at 340-350 H.P. (as per Edelbrock)
  • Edelbrock Aluminum Heads
  • Edelbrock Aluminum Intake
  • Edelbrock Aluminum water pump
  • Edelbrock 650 cfm 4V carburator
  • High torque gear reduction starter
  • Roller rockers
  • ARP engine bolts
  • Hooker coated headers
  • Petronix Billet distributor and ignition system
  • Lokar cables
  • Edelbrock Aluminum valve covers

TRANSMISSION

  • Chevy 700r 4speed AOD custom built
  • Custom driveshaft

SUSPENSION

  • Tokico shocks
  • Suspension Technique springs
  • 1" sway bar , all Polyurethane bushings

BRAKE SYSTEM

  • Toyota 4 piston front calipers with 300zx ventilated rotors and Kevlar pads
  • 240sx rear caliper conversion with 300zx rotors
  • SS braided lines
  • Adjustable proportioning valve
  • Custom bent brake lines concealed in engine compartment

BODY and ELECTRIC

  • Motorsport front and rear fiberglass bumpers
  • RM single stage urethane paint, Saronna red
  • All brackets and holes on engine compartment removed and smoothed
  • All overlap seams in engine compartment ground flush and smoothed
  • All wiring in engine compartment hidden
  • Custom wiring with relays and Maxi fuse system hidden in passenger compartment
  • Custom A/C system and brackets using Sanden 505 compressor with custom lines

WHEELS & TIRES

  • Custom made Compomotive 3 piece modular wheels 16 x 7
  • Hankook Ultra High Performance Ventus 104 225/50/16 tires

INTERIOR

  • Mitsubishi Starion leather seats
  • Signature Series Wood and Aluminum steering wheel
  • Stock Z shifter modified for Chevy trans

The Z has won a number of shows, both Z Car shows and AACA points judged competition shows, and qualified for Gold Medallion judging at the 2003 National Show. She scored 286 out of 300 in Gold Medallion judging.


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