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Ok So I swapped a 1979 280zx 5 spd in the 71 240z. How do I get the speedometer to be accurate since the gear ratios are different now?
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Hello, I broke the thin long bolt reinstalling a new water pump. I have searched the forum and I've found out it would be best to remove the front cover to get the bolt out. I don't really want to take the cover off. Has anyone just tapped in a short bolt into the cover. I believe the two short bolts just go into the cover and the long bolts go into the block. I would also like to know if anyone has been sucessful using an easy out to get the bolt out with out taking the cover off. It's in about 2 1/2 inches so I'm sure it not too easy. oh yeah the car is a 72 240z
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I've been driving my 260 more or less everyday for the last 2 months with no problems and today, first hot day of the season, it started running strangely: Drives fine until warm, then temp starts to creep up and holds a bit below 3/4 of the gauge (I replaced thermo, temp sending unit and water pump recently). Then it starts hesitating, sort of, pulls fine, then lets back a bit for a sec, pulls fine again, let back and so on. If I turn it off and she cools down, runs fine til warm again. Lastly, all of this got me looking at my gauges and I noticed my oil pressure is fairly low in low gears, say 15-25 and 5 at idle and at highway speeds pressure builds up to midway but it…
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I have a 1978 FI 280z, the car starts fine but if I give it a quick rev and let go of the gas it stumbles and dies. If I rev it but don't let off the gas pedal entirely (like enough gas to keep it slightly above idle) it will keep running. Right now it is idling at about 800-900 rpm. I pulled the plugs right after it was running for about 20mins and they were dry and I don't see any smoke coming from the tail pipe. The exhuast smells like fuel pretty strong but I don't know if thats a normal Z thing because I've heard of people complaining about the exhaust fumes from Z's before.
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Hi I need some help from you guys. The workers at Body shop take out these rear clip finishers and they lost one of them. Suppose to be 4!! (last picture) You can see pictures of the clips before te car go to paint in it`s place, so my question is: are they original? Someone told me that they were welded to the body... ok I agree with that if we are talking about the other part that holds these clips that I am searching for... (last picture) If they are original, does anyone has some that could sell to me, because one of three I have is broken and one is lost, so I need 2. Thank You and hope someone could help me Filipe Azevedo
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i have a 78 280z in fair shape engine runs great but the body is in need of some repairs,but i can't find any sheet metal parts like the rear hatch metal thats above the tail lights sheet metal inside the doors floor pans rocker panels. if anyone knows where i can buy these parts please let me know. i can find the fenders rockers rear wheel archs etc,but i need the parts for the rear hatch and inside the doors floor pans. i could try and make these but they would not be factory and i would need a lot of differect tools. thanks for the help eric ps keep on z'nn
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anyone know where I can get an original pass side mirror for my z?, it's the metal one.
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Hi there everyone this is my first post as i have been able to find all of the answers to questions i have had on other posts. This forum has been a real life saver. One to my issue. I have a 78 280z and i just bought it to do a restore on it, it has been sitting for about 5 years, was not prepared correctly for storage and i am now replacing hose after hose and part after part. I have done full tune and brakes and a few other things and the idle has just been getting more and more stable until yesterday morning. I went outside to warm the car up and it would start but wouldn't hold idle and would die shortly after starting. When i did finally get it started (after i …
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Which one is the best intake for the 3 bolts S.U. carbs??? i have two set's, a E88, and a N33; is one better than the other??? thanks for your coments....
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I feel stupid for this, I really do. I'm putting my 4spd back in my '72 today. I can't get the transmission back on. I've done this before, I know it's not rocket science. I've put on a new clutch, using an alignment tool. When I put the transmission back, I can't get it to lock back into place against the block. I'm about a half inch back all of the way around. The mounting bracket holes on the transmission are, you guessed it, a half inch back from where they should be. The standard bolts I'm using to try & bolt it to the block are just touch too short & they just touch the block when fed through the bell housing & the metal plate. Could I have don…
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I searched and found reference to the 2000 issue of Sport Z magazine where the use of aftermarket hoses from McMaster Carr was detailed. Does anyone have a copy of that article or a parts list so I can get the stuff? Thanks
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I drove to the gas station this morning to get some gas, car was almost empty, and got some gas. After I got the gas, my car wont' start. It didn't seem to want to turn over. I didn't know what was going on, so I went and got some fuel injector cleaner, put it into the tank, and it started up. Well I went and worked for a few hours and decided to go home. Stopped to deposit a check and the car won't start again. it still doesn't want to turn over. So what I am wondering is... do you think it could be bad gas? I know very little about cars, I mean, I am working on learning, but I don't know what this is. Could anyone help me out?
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