Project Direction

I have decided to lift a corvette c5 ls1, manual transmission, and torque tube for the powertrain. I choose this powertrain for a number of reasons, again some of them are opinions with no engineering reasons to back them; yet. I choose this powertrain because the ls1 is not that heavy compared to 4 cylinders and is probably the same wieght as the cast iron rb25det. Also this engine makes alot of power and parts are dime a dozen, no 90's JDM parts to hunt down. I also like the torque tube since there is no driveshaft just two couplers and a straight shaft. Shortening the tube is going to be a pain but eh its a project! The third reason that i choose this powertrain is it is a IRS rear end and the trans/diff are mounted in one unit in the rear for better weight balance. I will need this because the 240z is naturally tail happy. Another point to note is you can get a complete rolling C5 chassis for ~6k. Here is a pic of another datsun that i am targeting mine to look like. This photo is from modified magazine