Ronal Turbo 15x7 Wheels

Rear Seat

Ben takes home a few awards at the 1997 Surfside Show.

Before the restoration.

• L20B block with Z24 crank, L20B rods, Z24 pistons (89mm)
• Displacement close to 2400cc
• Fairlady Z flywheel, 280Z clutch
• L20B head, ported intake and exhaust, big stainless valves, Schneider/Jim Wolf cam .480 lift, 278 duration, comp. valve springs, comp. retainers, comp cam spray bar oiler
• 280ZX turbo oil pump, comp. oil springs.
• Dual 44mm Mikuni carbs, Mikuni manifold
• Custom Made Tri-Y design header, 21/2" exhaust, Dynomax muffler.
• L20B electronic distributor triggering a MSD 6AL, Jacobs Compucore plugwires.
• Approximate Horsepower was 160-170 when engine was new, now around 150-165hp due to mileage on engine.
• Carb jetting: 50 Pilot, 250 Main Air, OA Jet Block, 160 Main Fuel, 37 Venturi
• 12.5:1 air-to-fuel ratio at wide-open-throttle. (Tuned using AF meter.)

• BMW 2002 stainless steel mirrors
• pop-up sunroof
• BRE Spook made by Hartman Fiberglass (original maker of BRE glass parts)
• Euro front and rear lenses
• Hella H4 and H1 headlamps with yellow "city lights" bulbs
• Shaved emblems
• '68 license lamp in bumper
• Custom CB antenna bracket.

• Best 1/4 mile: 15.0 secs @90mph. (High 14s should be attainable with limited slip)
• Top speed: 126 mph
• 23 mpg highway

Favorite things to do with my 510: Open track events on road courses and backroad fun runs.

• 1979 280ZX strut housings and brakes with 1985 VW Golf Tokico front strut inserts (3-1/2" shorter than 510 long strut) and front spring perch lowered 1/2".
• performance coil springs (150lbs/in.)
• DP Racing Camber Plates with up to four degrees of negative camber.
• Dave Turner Motorsports coilover kit.
• Kontrolle front camber adjusters
• Energy Suspension rear crossmember and diff mount urethane bushings.
• Rear crossmember has 280ZX camber eccentric bolts installed and rear alignment is 3/4 negative and 0" toe.

• Ronal R10 Turbo 15x7 (-20mm offset) wheels
• Dunlop SP8000 195/50-15 tires
• Custom made 1/2" spacers installed on front for proper wheel clearance.

• 1977-78 200SX 5-speed (completely rebuilt)
• Dave Carroll modified crossmember
• R160 limited slip differential (3.70:1 gearing)

• Autopower 4-point rollbar with crossbar and seatbelt bar and camera mount.
• Stewart Warner gauges in custom made center console
• Performance Timer
• Tripmeter speedo
• Factory Tach
• Kenwood CD controller stereo cassette, Kenwood 10 disc CD changer, 2 Pioneer 6-1/2" 3-way front speakers, 150 watt Kenwood amp, Kenwood equalizer/controller.
• Uniden CB
• Corbeau TRS Seats
• Deist shoulder harness & simpson lap and submarine belts
• Momo Monte Carlo steering wheel.