# (re)building my new / johns old 280z **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [April 20, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331 "2012-04-20T19:58:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Copper280z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copper280z/32/5464_2.png) [@Copper280z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Copper280z)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/141 "2012-06-27T19:20:35Z")
8.8 is kinda slow for that motor setup, what did it trap? I’ve been 8.3 at 86 with my L28ET with street tires and an open diff. SBC alternators are pretty simple, decent connection from the terminal to the battery and battery voltage at the sense wire should do it. If you’ve got that and it doesn’t work, get the alternator tested. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/142 "2012-06-27T19:49:48Z")
Raced 1qikz car was limited to 4000, spinning tires [ATTACH=CONFIG]21312[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![Copper280z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copper280z/32/5464_2.png) [@Copper280z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Copper280z)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/143 "2012-06-27T20:00:50Z")
That’s why I was asking johnny what he trapped with it running right. ---
**Author:** ![Z31NA2T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e495f1/32.png) [@Z31NA2T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z31NA2T)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/144 "2012-06-27T20:08:02Z")
…your v8 280Z is slow. Sorry. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/145 "2012-06-27T20:09:01Z")
I’m still on break in period ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/146 "2012-06-27T20:19:01Z")
I only ran the car maybe 6 times at Lancaster. always at cruise night. Never had a timeslip. I don’t know what it trapped. As far as the car not charging. It is most likely a bad ground. I think I had a ground going directly from the battery to the alt. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/147 "2012-06-28T11:02:15Z")
On today’s episode of “how to ruin your Z car” We have Puerto Rican stance, followed by poorly applied carbon fiber fender flares [ATTACH=CONFIG]21316[/ATTACH] Dat ass [ATTACH=CONFIG]21317[/ATTACH] highlight shot of my 30$ rattle can job [ATTACH=CONFIG]21318[/ATTACH] section 8 etc etc [ATTACH=CONFIG]21315[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/148 "2012-06-28T11:18:26Z")
Hey, hey. We already got a “hate carbon fiber” thread going here. Get your own. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/149 "2012-06-28T11:27:24Z")
but but… mine is real carbon fiber ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/150 "2012-06-28T11:28:42Z")
Sure it is. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/151 "2012-06-28T11:30:56Z")
Still looks fun to me ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/152 "2012-06-28T13:27:26Z")
Should i lower the front end half an inch? it looks kinda funny to me compared to the rear [ATTACH=CONFIG]21321[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/153 "2012-06-28T13:28:14Z")
Needs about 2" all around! ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/154 "2012-06-28T13:46:16Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Needs about 2" all around! I’m not a fan of the hellaflush look personally. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/155 "2012-06-28T13:57:19Z")
Neither am I, but you certainly can have a proper balance of low & high. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/156 "2012-06-28T14:08:52Z")
Idk i really don’t want to lower it, the thing scrapes exhaust as is… then again its not exactly a properly built one either. You’d have to see it in person, if you stop at 1qikz’s house in the future let me know, i live right up the street from him. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/157 "2012-06-28T14:09:26Z")
I was just there yesterday, lol. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/158 "2012-06-28T14:18:25Z")
lol I know, he told me at thunderdome ---
**Author:** ![Z31NA2T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e495f1/32.png) [@Z31NA2T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z31NA2T)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/159 "2012-06-28T14:30:49Z")
Lower the front…my 280Z needs more low too. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331/160 "2012-06-30T20:43:35Z")
Got a new alternator, just wanted to thank john for the metal wire holding the cars body harness to the brake line, the vibrations caused it to chew through the insulation of the wires and cause an electrical fire. That was real sweet considering it was hidden underneath the exhaust wrap on the harness. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/re-building-my-new-johns-old-280z/222331.md?page=9)