Old School Projects

[Ted_v2]

i have two questions

anyone knows what type of brake upgrade can work in a 280c?
and how much power can the diff take without damaging? (no powering out business)

[NOMOSS]

i have two questions

anyone knows what type of brake upgrade can work in a 280c?
and how much power can the diff take without damaging? (no powering out business)

that rearend can take quite a bit i have seen them take power from radical v8's rb26 (skyline) and not budge

[Ted_v2]

^ saw somewhere i can weld it ,should i do that?

powerplant is gonna be a rb25 DE auto

[nigie]

^ saw somewhere i can weld it ,should i do that?

powerplant is gonna be a rb25 DE auto

is it a drag car u building or a car for street duty?

[Ted_v2]

street duty strickly

[d spike]

If it's for "street" then welding the diff isn't a good idea. You can actually "tune" the rear suspension to get a take-off that is quite neutral (doesn't swing/veer to one side). Welding the diff will make cornering awkward.

[Ted_v2]

^ cool

would i need any brake upgrades?
i was thinking drilled and slotted rotars in front and more or less stock in the back

but if the diff happens to fail skyline diff and brakes oneeee time

[Sanctifier]

^ ^ ^ brake upgrade... Excellent idea.
Rotors: "slotted" = yes (degassing brake pads)... "drilled" = no (high risk of cracking).

[nigie]

ROLLA......

[NOMOSS]

^ cool

would i need any brake upgrades?
i was thinking drilled and slotted rotars in front and more or less stock in the back

but if the diff happens to fail skyline diff and brakes oneeee time

I hate to burst your bubble but the skyline and 280c have the same internals so if you pop the 280 you will most probably pop the skyline .Its less work to build and install a 5 link with coilovers on your existing setup .it will be easier to tune to get it to work right than installing the skyline setup .This seems to be everybody's flavour of the month but if you dont know what needs to be done when installing this setup or how to tweak it for the wheelbase,weight and ride height of the 280 it is possible to end up with a worse handling car than when it had the OEM suspension.There is no great advantage to be gained with a 5 link, and coilovers on a live axle versus a full OEM skyline IRS on the street or strip.On a real winding undulating road maybe but a 5 link and coil overs will do just as well if the driver is up to the task.check the following vid and you will see how a 5 link handles
.http://youtu.be/KTXjoryIhZY

[Ted_v2]

^ cool

would i need any brake upgrades?
i was thinking drilled and slotted rotars in front and more or less stock in the back

but if the diff happens to fail skyline diff and brakes oneeee time

I hate to burst your bubble but the skyline and 280c have the same internals so if you pop the 280 you will most probably pop the skyline .Its less work to build and install a 5 link with coilovers on your existing setup .it will be easier to tune to get it to work right than installing the skyline setup .This seems to be everybody's flavour of the month but if you dont know what needs to be done when installing this setup or how to tweak it for the wheelbase,weight and ride height of the 280 it is possible to end up with a worse handling car than when it had the OEM suspension.There is no great advantage to be gained with a 5 link, and coilovers on a live axle versus a full OEM skyline IRS on the street or strip.On a real winding undulating road maybe but a 5 link and coil overs will do just as well if the driver is up to the task.check the following vid and you will see how a 5 link handles
.http://youtu.be/KTXjoryIhZY

concerning the Non lsd should that cause a problem?

what gains im looking like going lsd?
but i understand what u said, install install install cant have shiddy suspension and bess diff and expect it to work like a racecar

[nigie]

nomoss.... is the 720 pickup diff identical to the 280?

[nigie]

1970 TOYOTA CROWN coming along....by the way anybody seen Bob lately....

THE CONCEPT....



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[Ted_v2]

^ Nice work

[black start]

nigie, car looking real nice bro.

sound boy 64, the 280c diff is very very strong. I've personally seen a rb25det neo powered 910 bluebird (300 + to whp) with the 280c rear end and rear end holding out normal normal.

[Ted_v2]

nigie, car looking real nice bro.

sound boy 64, the 280c diff is very very strong. I've personally seen a rb25det neo powered 910 bluebird (300 + to whp) with the 280c rear end and rear end holding out normal normal.

pondering how would it work non lsd

imagine a one wheel burnout

[nigie]

Rolla 2...

[Conrad]

How to properly remove rust and restore doors/panels

[roadracer7]

great find there, conrad,great find.

[nigie]

great find there, conrad,great find.

great article ...but there r a few body men who believe in bead welding the patch...

[black start]

good find conrad

[NOMOSS]

nomoss.... is the 720 pickup diff identical to the 280?

the leaf sprung 260 and 280 and the 620 diffs are the same except for the brackets for the lines etc i never had a dog bone 280 c diff so i cant say for sure but the internals of 260,280(leaf and dog bone), 620 and 720 are interchangeable and leaf sprung 280.260, 620, 720 the banjo is the same except that some are 2 inches shorter and have thicker axle shafts (620 ) but they fit into each other because even though they are thicker they are tapered when they reach the spline .ill take a look see at the 280 c and laurel asap and tell u .and one of the 620 diff housing is aluminum .The nissan code for that diff is h190 you can check it out if you like

[NOMOSS]

i have two questions

anyone knows what type of brake upgrade can work in a 280c?
and how much power can the diff take without damaging? (no powering out business)

take a look at the old school projects thread around the pages 20 and above you will see a blue hunter .it has a 620 diff(similiar to a 280c )with rear discs installed there are close ups of it

[NOMOSS]

i have two questions

anyone knows what type of brake upgrade can work in a 280c?
and how much power can the diff take without damaging? (no powering out business)

I would put skyline calipers front and back (discs) you just need to get calipers discs and make a few brackets(machine shop recommended) a good eye and some patience because you will have to bolt and unbolt those things until you get it right ..buts thats what its all about ,and when you are through there will be no brake project you cant handle

[black start]

NOMOSS, many ah ole skool nissan tuners could have used your knowledge a few years ago....

[nigie]

BUGGY

[NOMOSS]

NOMOSS, many ah ole skool nissan tuners could have used your knowledge a few years ago....

Unfortunately i only started messing around with nissan stuff recently so all this is fairly new but you should talk with roadracer 7 he has a some great ideas and a wealth of experience and he is a great guy he answers honestly and to the best of his knowledge and what he doesn't know he'll find out and tell you afterwards.I have seen skyline brakes on a280 c .One project ill like to work on is a 280/260 c with a rb26tubo and skyline brakes front and rear front bucket seats original rear seats full new matching upholstery and some great rims 17's will do and killer paint job steering-wheel and a great sound system that is nowhere to be seen,with a lowered suspension to a practical height

[roadracer7]

FB RX7, with MS137 F/Wheel bearing assembly & brake rotor, nissan gtr 4 piston calipers,2 1/8" brake pad cheese bored aluminium spacers . bearing & seal spacers for hub assembly with loctite.

FC complete rear brake assembly.
hand fabricated all bracketing,spacers

[trinibuggy]

Rolla 2...

Meh neighbours old drift car i grew up rolling around in that car sigh

[MG Man]

BUGGY

it's called a BEETLE......sheesh