Which Front Air dam?
06-08-2008, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by chinesekid
mod what bumper?? you have to get rid of the stock bumper then push in the shocks to get it to fit
but some more of the type 2 instalation instructions would be great!
how did you install the type 2 airdam ?, do you know or have a link, if not could you answer a few of my questions, i couldnt find anything here or on hybrid z
#1. Does it bolt up to the original bumper shock absorbers?
#2. Does it use the original heavy steal bumper reinforcers?
#3. how do you compress those bumper shock absorbers?
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06-08-2008, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 280zx2by2
how did you install the type 2 airdam ?, do you know or have a link, if not could you answer a few of my questions, i couldnt find anything here or on hybrid z
#1. Does it bolt up to the original bumper shock absorbers?
#2. Does it use the original heavy steal bumper reinforcers?
#3. how do you compress those bumper shock absorbers?
#1. Does it bolt up to the original bumper shock absorbers?
#2. Does it use the original heavy steal bumper reinforcers?
#3. how do you compress those bumper shock absorbers?
https://www.zdriver.com/forums/showt...airdam+install
06-08-2008, 08:27 PM
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i did, i even hit up chinesekids profile to find his previous posts like a stalker to find something about how he installed his type 2...
it felt weird...
do you know how?...you would be like the best mod ever(oh didnt see the link)
it felt weird...
do you know how?...you would be like the best mod ever
(oh didnt see the link)
06-08-2008, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 280zx2by2
i did, i even hit up chinesekids profile to find his previous posts like a stalker to find something about how he installed his type 2...
it felt weird...
do you know how?...you would be like the best mod ever(oh didnt see the link)
it felt weird...
do you know how?...you would be like the best mod ever
(oh didnt see the link)
06-08-2008, 08:39 PM
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there werent any pics.
i didnt know there were going to be fitment issues so now im just going to get the Regular MSA one with the ducts
MSA type 2 dreams failed
gotta go tell jbs280z that i gotta pass on the 82 rear bumper i will miss you sweet race car looks at non race car price
i didnt know there were going to be fitment issues so now im just going to get the Regular MSA one with the ductsMSA type 2 dreams failed
gotta go tell jbs280z that i gotta pass on the 82 rear bumper i will miss you sweet race car looks at non race car price
06-08-2008, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by entropy31
you fail teh interwebs.
PS... looky! A thread about installing MSA II bumpers!!! https://www.zdriver.com/forums/280zx-s130-forums-77/msa-kit-2-install-15884/
That's one of about 20 threads on the same subject.
06-17-2008, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by chinesekid
mod what bumper?? you have to get rid of the stock bumper then push in the shocks to get it to fit
06-18-2008, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 280zx2by2
ok we will see
did he have to modify the 82 bumper to get rid of the gap?
did he have to modify the 82 bumper to get rid of the gap?I took a hood from a 1st gen Z and cut 3" off the front lip and grafted it to the front lip of the hood on my 280ZX. Once it was properly fitted there is only about a 3/16" gap between the "new" hood and the bumper.
It was about a 40 or 50hr job to cut it, fit it, weld it and blend it smoothly into the original hood and make sure the transition was completely invisible. You can't even tell it's two pieces from the side or from under the hood.
Originally Posted by Bleach
meh... the fiberglass S130 bumper rules all. 
Last edited by lww; 06-18-2008 at 04:30 PM.
06-18-2008, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by lww
If I was a wuss with no vision, creativity or welding skills, I would go with the fiberglass S130 bumper too...
06-18-2008, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by lww
No modification to the bumper will last because it's made of a 25 year old polymer that can't be blended into additional material without cracking and separating over time. Fiberglass won't work either, because it'll also crack over time.
I took a hood from a 1st gen Z and cut 3" off the front lip and grafted it to the front lip of the hood on my 280ZX. Once it was properly fitted there is only about a 3/16" gap between the "new" hood and the bumper.
It was about a 40 or 50hr job to cut it, fit it, weld it and blend it smoothly into the original hood and make sure the transition was completely invisible. You can't even tell it's two pieces from the side or from under the hood.
If I was a wuss with no vision, creativity or welding skills, I would go with the fiberglass S130 bumper too...
I took a hood from a 1st gen Z and cut 3" off the front lip and grafted it to the front lip of the hood on my 280ZX. Once it was properly fitted there is only about a 3/16" gap between the "new" hood and the bumper.
It was about a 40 or 50hr job to cut it, fit it, weld it and blend it smoothly into the original hood and make sure the transition was completely invisible. You can't even tell it's two pieces from the side or from under the hood.
If I was a wuss with no vision, creativity or welding skills, I would go with the fiberglass S130 bumper too...
06-18-2008, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 280zx2by2
if your talking about the pic on the previous page i dont see any s30 in it, i think you wasted 40 and or 50 hours... can you show me a pic or explain it a little better? the only thing i notice is mabe a little more lip on the front but mabe not even that
Go outside and measure the gap between your stock bumper and your stock hood. Now look at the top and bottom of the front lip on your hood and try to figure out how hard it would be to cut off the front lip of your hood and weld the front lip of another hood on in it's place AND make it look like it was originally stamped that way. It's not easy when you're working with metal that changes size and shape when it's super-heated by welding.
If you don't see the difficulty of the process, I understand how you could fail to appreciate the accomplishment.
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06-19-2008, 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 280zx2by2
if your talking about the pic on the previous page i dont see any s30 in it, i think you wasted 40 and or 50 hours... can you show me a pic or explain it a little better? the only thing i notice is mabe a little more lip on the front but mabe not even that
06-19-2008, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lww
I took the 3" of front lip from the 1st gen Z's hood and welded it to the front lip of the stock 280ZX hood.
Go outside and measure the gap between your stock bumper and your stock hood. Now look at the top and bottom of the front lip on your hood and try to figure out how hard it would be to cut off the front lip of your hood and weld the front lip of another hood on in it's place AND make it look like it was originally stamped that way. It's not easy when you're working with metal that changes size and shape when it's super-heated by welding.
If you don't see the difficulty of the process, I understand how you could fail to appreciate the accomplishment.
Go outside and measure the gap between your stock bumper and your stock hood. Now look at the top and bottom of the front lip on your hood and try to figure out how hard it would be to cut off the front lip of your hood and weld the front lip of another hood on in it's place AND make it look like it was originally stamped that way. It's not easy when you're working with metal that changes size and shape when it's super-heated by welding.
If you don't see the difficulty of the process, I understand how you could fail to appreciate the accomplishment.
oh and im done, just dont know how to get the lip strait, the sun didnt woork just right so i might have to get a piece of metal and bolt it on the backside of the lip to get it strait
