Parts Swapping
Thinking about swapping parts from another model Zcar?
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Hey guys, I recently sold my 1978 Datsun 280z and picked up a 1973 Datsun 240z. I plan on doing a manual swap with a 280z wide ratio 5 speed as I have a rebuilt one. Down the road I plan on doing a NA L28 build and push at least 250hp+ from it with an ITB setup but for now the L24 will have to do for the next two years. I live in California and the car will mostly see city driving, freeway driving but will also see the canyons pretty often in spirited driving and maybe a track day once every year. I am wondering what would be the best differential to pair with the type of driving I will do and my engine goals. I also plan on doing an LSD conversion for whatever diff I get…
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Greeting from freezing western Canada in February. When things get cold and you can’t drive, I spend the winters working on garage projects and this year is no different. Last winter I did a restoration on the latest 69 510 sedan I found, trying my dang-dest to do a as close to stock restoration as I could stand for a change. This one was kinda special, one owner, low miles, low rust and great backstory. I won’t share any of that story in this thread. Just suffice to say I had a hankering to drive a stock 510. Got it done and started driving it last fall, spent all of 2 months putting some miles on it and loving most of it. Gentle ride, decently quiet exhaust. S…
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Hi, I have a tail light panel which doesn fit my 77 280z. If anyone is looking for one I can give a good discount. https://www.datsun-garage.com/products/tail-light-panel-1974-78-260z-280z-coupe-only
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Hey all, Want to be sure I do this correctly ONCE since this is the one part of the auto to 5 speed swap that requires permanent modification to the car. See my two pics-- It looks like I just use the existing sheet metal as a guide to cut and enlarge the shifter hole for the 5 speed shifter? Based on other posts I will still need to modify the shifter shaft to clear the front of the hole in the uppermost (shift pattern) gears? Just working up the courage to cut and looking for a quick confirmation from you experts before I start hacking.
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In a search for better brake booster options, I'm considering swapping a 260/280Z pedal box into my '72 240Z. Obviously the brake booster and clutch master bolt holes will have to be redrilled, but I'm not sure on the other mounting points. Do the two holes near the steering column line up with the top set of the 4 holes in 240Z box? If not, does the sizing of the assemblies work out such that I could just drill four new holes in the correct spot for the dash attachment? Are there any other mismatches that would make this more work than its worth?
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Hi there, I was referred here for answers from another forum. I purchased almost everything out of the engine bay of a 1976 280z with fuel injection. I see there are 4 plugs and 2 white wires before the firewall grommet. Research shows that 2 of them are for the Main relay and Fuel Pump Relay. Can these be replaced with an off the shelf relays? And yes I looked at the FSM, admittingly I'm pretty horrible at wiring diagrams. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hey guys, I have a 1977 280z coupe that I have been driving without windshield wipers for quite some time now. Bit me in the arse this weekend when I was driving pretty hard on some canyon roads and then a torrential downpour occured😎Needless to say the hazards came on haha. Anyways I have the old blades sitting here with me, but I can't find a proper replacement, as there are so many options of uglier modern ones. Can anyone tell me what type of blades I have and if I should keep them, do a wiper refill, or if I should swap to something else. Problem is I have no idea where, or what size refill I would need. These look like they are also possibly missing the …
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I'm doing a trans swap (auto - manual) as part of my 73 restoration. I want to run the hydraulic line from the clutch master cylinder to the frame bracket while I have the engine out of the car. I have the metal bracket that mounts on top or the right frame rail but I'm not sure where to mount it, since the auto trans cars did not have it. Can anyone give me an approx. measurement for the location on the frame rail? This is the bracket that handles the transition from the hydraulic metal line to the rubber hose that connects to the slave cylinder. I hate to have to put the engine in to determine the location, then take the engine back out to fabricate the line and we…
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I've been replacing all of my 11 year old fuel hoses with braided cover hoses and decided to do the flow guide valve vapor hoses for a consistent appearance. My valve cover breather hose was already a OE braided unit but I gave it quick inspection. Uh Oh - big crack at one end, time to replace it as well. A visit to MSA showed me a repro unit for (choke!) $90! 😲 So it was back to Belmetric for possible options. The valve cover fitting is 16mm in diameter but Belmetric only has 14mm and 17mm hoses. The breather hose is about 14" so I ordered two feet of the 17mm hose at the most attractive price of $7.15/ft. (today it is $8.01). At 1mm oversize, obviously it is an easy fit…
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I am looking for front bumper rubber end caps to a 75 280z. I have looked at Z Car Depot & Z Source for this part. Are there other reputable sites including junkyards that are good sources for used parts? If these parts are hard to find, is there an alternative idea that might make the ends of the front bumper look good?
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The original owner provided the original radio, which I'm installing now, but the slide switch for the antenna is missing. See yellow circled area in pic. I may have some old parts for swap, depending on what you're looking for.
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Some 240z parts I picked up. Let me know if something is needed. Free of cost. You pay shipping.
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