Help Me !!
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Okay, I'm totally new to this but I have a problem. My Father has left me a custom z car with a 350 chevy motor and a corvette rear end. the rear end was junk so I got another one and put it in, my problem is this was long ago and I'm trying to button it up but I'm having a problem installing the crossmember. I can't remember if the crossmember went on top of the differential or underneath, and being this is not the rear end that came out of the car finding information about this is difficult, so does anyone out there have a z car with a corvette rear end?
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does anyone know of any welding classes that I can take to teach me how to weld in some roll cages, strut bars, etc? I'm looking to weld in new frame rails, a roll bar, strut tower bracings . . . etc etc. I'm located in mission viejo,CA and am willing to drive to learn. If anyone knows of any good schools/classes close to my area I would greatly appriciate it. I would rather goto a place that has good reviews than just pick one on the net.
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So, I'm slowly taking my car apart to start leaning and I came across this while tearing up the panels in the rear end of my car. So I'm guessing this is the Evap tank that everyone is talking about? Now, I want to remove this to help with getting rid of the nasty gas smell that has been apparent in my car for some time. What does removing this do to my car? Will it cause any issues at all? I'm still running the stock gas tank, and plan to for a very long time. Now, the last one shows the tube going down on the driver side and i followed it and it went into the gas tank. I think that this is the only line that touches the gas tank and that is what I am wonde…
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I'm getting my car ready for summer (driving season is upon us) and naturally, this year, I've noticed that my clutch pedal is a bit too 'loose' ... and the engagement is pretty near the floor, so I bit the bullet and decided to replace the clutch slave cylinder. The fluid that came out of the line was thick and black (good thing I'm doing this!) ... however now I've got a new problem. My new slave is on, but my engagement point seems to be past the top of the pedal ... I'm sure this sounds confusing, so here's what i mean... You know how with most cars if you suddenly dump/let out the clutch without feeding the car any gas you'll kill it? Not anymore with my car. ... an…
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hi my name is michael i recently bought a 280zx from a buddy if was running fine now its cutting off everytime i get on it and it takes forever to start back up
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new headlights 1 2 3
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Just bought heavy duty headlight harness and euro headlights from black dragon just wondering if any one has bought the same and how they went about installing them.
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I have a 71 240z and I'm about to install pacesetter ceramic coated headers. Now I'm searching for a nice exhaust and muffler set up. I'd love a twin tip muffler with a European sound. Can anyone please make some suggestions? The only thing I've seen is a setup by ANSA, but for $400. Where should I look?
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I cleaned the engine department of the 280Z last night, trying to get some of the dust off from the final paint sanding. But afterwards, though it still starts fine, it won't get past 2500 rpm, and just cuts off at that point. I popped the dist cap off and saw no water, but left it off overnight, just to let everything dry out. But still this morning its cutting out above 2500 rpm. What did I do? What do I check?
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The '78 280Z is coming along, and completely drivable now. However, the space-saver rim and tire are original, with the rim having rusted on the felt pad that it rests on. I'd like to put a full-size spare in there, but it looks like there's not enough room for one. What are my options for a spare tire for this car? Thanks for the help.
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Hi, as the headline states my car will not rev past approx. 4000 rpm. My car is a 1973 240z converted to 3-screw SU carburetors (long time ago) and electronic ignition (recently) no emission control – everything is the original setup. The carburetors are worn with air- and fuel leaks etc. – bottom line is that they were in pretty bad shape! Despite of that the car ran quite well – revving all the way to 7000 rpm. Anyway I decided to fight the recession by spending some money on a refurbished set from ztherapy – and I was very happy when they arrived this week – they look great! Now I have switched to the new set (4-screw) and tuned them according to my workshop …
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I'm trying to put SU carbs on a 280 engine that I put into my 72 240. The PO had a 4 barrel carb conversion that deleted all the pedal to carb linkages and I now have a bunch of parts I've found but no reference as to how they all go together. Honestly, I need a good kick in the arse more than anything else since the car has been sitting in my garage for close to 2 years and I have made minimal progress. I would be great to find a few local Z guys willing to come by and point me in the right direction and help motivate me to dive back in. I haven't stumbled across any Bay Area Z clubs that are still active. If you know of any in the San Jose Area, let me know.
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After an unfortunate coolant leak yesterday, I decided to tune the carbs up. I followed the FSM directions, set the mixture to about 2 turns out (5000 feet, 88°F out), synced 'em up at idle and 3000RPM, and gave it a quick rip around the block to see how it felt (great!). This morning, I set out to drive the car to work, and it ran horribly. Backfiring, misfiring, all manner of bad behavior. The water temp and oil pressure were about the same as yesterday afternoon when I took off, so the only difference I can think of is the temperature (60°F). With the choke all the way on, the misfire issue was taken care of, but not the backfires. The FSM indicates leaner operat…
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