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It's 8.32am Sunday morning here, and I just woke up from a dream in which my father bought me a 2 seater 280zxt with digital dash... *sigh* Now, this would be impossible for 2 reasons... 1 being that my father already helped me buy my first Z, and from his point of view "that's it - no more - you're on your own". And 2 - 280zxt's (stock at least) don't exist here.
Anyway, back to reality - I have given up (for now) on my dream of converting my 79 into a turbo. I'd be looking at a cost of at least $2,000 (Aust) to get a 2L 4 cyl turbo, and that would blow my car budget out considerably.
So, now down to my actual questions.
If I did get an aftermarket turbo in my 79, would I therefore need to get some after market gauges etc for the turbo? I know if I was converting the L28E I could have just swapped the dash to a turbo dash, but if using aftermarket, would the stock turbo dash be an option or not?
Second - did the 10th anniversary come as a turbo? I'm thinking no, as turboes weren't out til 81. When I win tattslotto I want to import a 10th Anniversary car and convert to right hand drive. Of course, I'd also want to import a turbo...
Anyway, back to reality - I have given up (for now) on my dream of converting my 79 into a turbo. I'd be looking at a cost of at least $2,000 (Aust) to get a 2L 4 cyl turbo, and that would blow my car budget out considerably.
So, now down to my actual questions.
If I did get an aftermarket turbo in my 79, would I therefore need to get some after market gauges etc for the turbo? I know if I was converting the L28E I could have just swapped the dash to a turbo dash, but if using aftermarket, would the stock turbo dash be an option or not?
Second - did the 10th anniversary come as a turbo? I'm thinking no, as turboes weren't out til 81. When I win tattslotto I want to import a 10th Anniversary car and convert to right hand drive. Of course, I'd also want to import a turbo...