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Hello, first off I'd like to introduce myself to you all, I'm Austen Wilcox and I'm 17 years old. Three years ago for my 14th birthday, my parents bought me a 1976 Datsun 280z fixer upper you could definitely call it off of Ebay that was about 5 hours away. Ever since, we've been fixing the car up. I couldn't possibly describe everything that we have done to it because it's been pretty extensive and we finally finished it a couple months ago to the point where it's driveable and is all fixed up you could say. There's lots of things that we have encountered along the way with it. For example, the beginning of last summer the engine blew the head gasket, so my dad just deci…
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Hi all-I am about to try to install a new windshield in my '72 240z(just got a new paint job!), and I have one question. I feel like I've exhausted the forum resources(both here and elsewhere) of tutorials on how to do this, so I think I've got a fairly good read on the job(rope in gasket, gasket on glass, trim in gasket, lubricate, windshield into car) however, I have one question: in all of the posts I came across, I don't ever recall anything about an actual adhesive. I would assume that a silicone sealant would be appropriate, but I don't want to assume anything, as I understand it can be a very challenging job. So, should I do a bead of silicone windshield adhesive a…
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Well I finally got my Z to (almost) ambulatory status. Unfortunately after about 5 minutes of idling and a very brief trip down the driveway and back, coolant started streaming out of the vent tube originating by the radiator cap. And continued for a couple minutes after shutting it off. Kind of a sad end to it's first self-propelled journey, but was curious if anyone had any ideas on why it would be dumping coolant. I don't think I had it running long enough to get anywhere near overheating. Is that where it would purge if I had maybe over-filled it? Or is it possible that it did overheat after a couple minutes if idling.. I have also recently replaced the th…
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i’m having this issue where the car falls on her face at 3500-4000 rpm. plugs, points,wires, cap, condenser are all new. Timing is at about 15-20 degrees at 1100 rpm, I wanted to retard it to 10 degrees or lower but the the dist. has no more range left to turn. Car revs freely under no load. any help would be great! thx!
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Hi everyone, I’ve gone through the forums, google, books, etc. and frustrated. Needing help on how to go about this no oil pressure at the gauge. It is a 1982 L28 from a 280zx in a 1973 240z. Oil pump is brand new. What I’ve done: -filled oil filter with oil -oil pan is at the full mark from dipstick -primed pump both with oil and also assembly lube. Removed spark plugs and coil wire. Cranked engine with starter several time at 20 second bursts-nothing -replaced oil pressure sending unit-nothing -removed oil pump spindle to distributor and reinstalled oil pump, used a bit to spin the pump counter clock wise through the distributor with …
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Hey guys so I just smoged my 78' 280z. It failed the guy told me it was running rich everything else is ok. Idk what it could be I was thinking maybe a bad sensor? I'll post a picture of the results and idk you guys tell me what I should look at and what I might need to replace. The car starts and idles around 1000-1200 rpms than after it warms it settles down to 700-800. I did notice when I change gears maybe from 2 to 3 it does a little extra push on the gas. Idk what do you guys think?
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So my painter was supposed to scan the paint before they finished the sandblasting, but they didn’t do it, so now he’s asking me to find out what formula he should use while he tries to figure it out on his end. The car was 918 originally, but the several threads I’ve found about that paint are inconclusive. I remember seeing someone say they figured out the right formula so it doesn’t end up dark sludgy orange brown and comes out the right spicy orange that it’s supposed to be. If anyone can point me to the right threads or just tell me what I should tell the painter I would appreciate it. So far the only advice I have found is "get the leaded PPG formula,…
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I’ve had to take part in my fenders on my car and is doing so I found out that a lot of my bolts washers lockwashers are either pretty worn and I had to pry out with the vice grip and destroyed them——I’m wondering if it’s best that I just go to my local hardware shop and buy the ones I need OR I have seen kits sold from different websites. Can anyone tell me what they think and if buying the kit which website I should choose to purchase them from? Thanks in advance
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Just curious here Got a nice Earls stainless clutch hose form MSA just wished it had a 19MM end on the side that goes into the frame bracket but it has 11/16" so a bit too loose Has anyone used something from say a Mazda RX 7 or Toyota just wondering if anything crosses not that i cant use it just wondering if someone has found a better fit thanks in advance
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Ladies and gents, I have once more come to you for your assistance. I have a restored 1971 240Z and the original carb pre-heater duct hose (the hose that travels from the manifold to the underside of the orange air cleaner to pre-heat the air for the carbs in colder weather) has ripped and is on its way to total disintegration. Where do I get a replacement for this hose ? Thanks in advance for your guidance. Hank
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Working on my console again. Found what I thought is the spring for my ash tray door. Can someone send a picture of the spring installed. Do these springs look correct? 72 body and block, everything else 71, Tokico springs, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Ztherapy SUs, BRE 15X7 Libre wheels and BRE front spoiler.
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I was hoping someone on here can help me resolve my idling problem. So this engine was recently brought back to life (sat for many years) and now I’m trying to get it running properly. Here is what has been done up to this point, 1. New plugs and wires 2. Valve adjustment 3. New thermal vacuum valve 4. New AFM boot 5. New PCV 6. New Oil Pump 7. New fuel injectors 8, new fuel filter 9. Cleaned and resealed fuel tank 10. Replaced ECU and fuel pump relay So here is how the engine runs. It starts up easily and right away with no hesitation. Once stated and foot off throttle it idles very roughly at about …
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