Rear wheels are on the way. 18X12's with 345/35-18 Mickey Thompson drag radials! These are C6 Z06 replicas as I needed to keep it on a budget. The fronts will be 18X10.5 with 295/30-18's. No CCW's for a while, but eventually I'd like a set.

The wheels and tires that are on this car are the same that I will be running:

Not much progress. Just checking clearances to make sure the floor bars will be low enough to clear the transmission and motor. Its a tight fit. I also found out there are shelf options to move the shifter forward several inches. This along with a forward sweeping shifter should fix all those issues.










This shows the modified shifter mount that I'm going to use. I think I can move the shifter head about an inch further then is shown in these pictures.

True Mid Engine 280Z

I've pushed the 2JZ back 16" to improve overall vehicle dynamics. Benefits include:




Lower PMOI will allow vehicle to rotate more easily.
Increased weight on rear tires will help traction.
Reduced driveshaft length. (weight savings)
Reduced exhaust length. (weight savings)
Fuel Cell up front with very short fuel lines. (weight savings, gravity feed pumps)
Ducting radiator and intercooler airflow over top of car. (improved cooling and aerodynamics)
Rear Diffuser like shown below (improved aero)