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what will you guys say if you see a 240z with a tow bar? i am looking at a tow bar at e-bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2417823699
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I looked at a '70 240Z today and it seems to be in pretty good condition. Below is a summary of what I found and would like to know what you here think is a fair price for the car. - appears to be original orange paint, badly in need of repainting - rearend clunks when shifting (problem unknow) - breaks are firm - pass side floorpan and rail under it have minor rust (maybe repair but replace would probably be better) - rust under battery tray (appears to only be surface rust but was hard to tell with the battery tray still in the car) - leaky rear hatch, spare tire well was full of water from this morning's rain, but metal is solid and no signs of rust there...yet - driv…
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My 72 240z died on me today. I went to drop the clutch out of this parking lot I was in and next thing I know the car is running like crap almost like a choking noise, it made a weird rattling noise when I reved up the engine I pulled over to the side of the road and look at the engine. Nothing externally was different. I then turned on the car. It had to have the choke all the way on and it was burning out black smoke. Then the smoke cleared and I only experienced the rattling noise on the revs. I had to have it towed home because it wouldn't start, I couldn't get it to turn over at all. I tried to pop the clutch on my very hilly driveway and had no luck the rpm w…
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I ran across a guy who has some ground controll suspension but he says I need 280z front strut housing to put it on my 240z. He also said it is a good thing to do because I have more clearance around the inserts... What exactly is this mod and how hard is it to do? Thanks
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hi, i got an R200 LSD(86 300zx turbo) the other day (this time it is the correct R200). it does not have a drive shaft connected to it. According to the paragraph below i need a different drive shaft to install it to a 72 240z. from what car will i get this drive shaft. i have the original 4 spd in front. thanks, hf the paragraph below is taken from another z-page, i just dont know which one. i been to a lot of z sites this morning. The input flange is another story however. You either have to change your drive shaft yoke to match the input shaft on the differential, or you have to change the input shaft on the differential to match the yoke on your stock drive shaft. M…
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I bought a 1972 240Z a week ago. I was cleaning the dash and I pushed a little too hard on the center gauge (fuel) and the plastic pushed in and pushed the gauge back out about 1/4 inch, just enough that the needles hit the plastic and do not work now. I have tried to get up behind there with my arm and a big screwdriver to push it back but have had no luck. What can I do? Will I have to remove the dash? Or should I say, will I have to take it to a Nissian dealer to have it fixed? Are the gauges in a housing of some sort? Does anyone have any ideas? I almost cried when I did this! There is no radio at all in the car right now which helps but I still can't get up behind th…
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Ok, a few problems. We were putting in a new reluctor on our distributer and we dropped a small screw down into the distributer. We had to take it out to get the screw out. When doing this we are not sure if we got it back into the right position (the right way or 180 degrees off. It did not cause any major problems, but when we were checking our timing, we discovered that at the time we are supposed to see the notch, the notch is on the exact opposite side. Is this what would happen if the distributer was turned 180 degrees,or are there any other suggestions on what might be causing this.
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As I like to joke (but its always true), as soon as I finish a project on my car and its running great, something else fails the next day. This time, the day after i overhauled my brakes, i think i blew a fuel pump. I was all eager and ready to go driving (for the first time this year) and this happened. My '73Z was in storage all winter, with a full tank of gas and some fuel stabilizer. I've been driving it around in town for 2 months now without any problems (other than the brakes). Yesterday I drove it a tad and it sounded underpowered, like there was a problem with fuel delivery. If you gunned it, the rpms would fall. Today it didn't start at all. It turned over, ra…
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Hello Everyone, I am new to this site and I am basically here to get help for my Dad. He has a 78 or 79 Datsun 280Z that is pretty good shape, BUT all the vacuum lines are disconnected(Lord knows how the car is running). He needs a diagram to show where all the vacuum line go. Does anyone know where I can find one? Thanks jwrape
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please excuse me if this information is somehwere else on the board, becuse ive been looking for the past few weeks and cant seem to come up with any solutions. i have a 1978 280z thats fuel injected, its a 5 speed, and it will not pass smog. i just took it in today and the HC i ibelieve it was was around 600-800. and i think it needs to be somewhere around 100 or less, im really not sure. im not a smog expert. but he said that number is way high, and whats happening is the gas isnt getting burned for some reason, and its just going out into the emissions. what can i do to get this number down, or are there any tricks like things i can unplug to make the car just ge…
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I'm picking up an engine today and will be putting it on an engine stand at the guy's house since he has a hoist and I don't. However, I have no idea what size bolts I will need to attach it! Please help, I need to get the bolts before I get to his house. Oh! The engine is from an '82 280ZX
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Okay, The problems are starting. I took the z to the shop and got it aligned on a digital rack thing. I want to say it got a little better but that may just be wishfull thinking I forgot the printout at the store... The guy said it probobly needed struts and shocks all around, it sounds like WWII when i go over those little circular lane markers. steering wheel shakes back and forth about a half inch gradually up from 40. The car still veres to the right when i let go at higher speeds, but it goes the the left when I hit the brakes heavily. He also said there was a loose rod of some type (forgot :stupid:) Heres the weird part. My front left tire is worn on the…
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