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Hey everyone I've been having some trouble figuring out exactly where some of my vacuum lines go. I finished rebuilding the engine for my 81zx 2+2 a couple months ago and haven't been able to figure out how the vacuum lines are supposed to hook up. I had them all marked during the rebuild but they got removed at some point during assembly. I've looked through the forum, online, and all 3 of my manuals (hilton, haynes, and clymer) and can not for the life of me understand where they're supposed to go. My uncle, who helped on my build, couldn't figure it out either and he had been a mechanic for some time. I had my regular mechanic take a look at it and he wa…
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Hi guys, Ive recently imported a 1976 Nissan Datsun 280Z with California plates from the USA to the United Kingdom. I would like to know how to get a 'certificate or origin' from the USA so I can register it in the UK. Ive contacted Nissan USA but they have been rather unhelpful. 1976 Blue Datsun 280Z VIN: HLS303114422 California Plate Number: 5WVN339 Can anyone help me with previous experience?? Many thanks, JD
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Changing out side seals on 77 280 R200. Seals I ordered from Z car depot quite a bit more narrow but correct dia. Will they work? Did confirm with auto zone they are the correct Part number. OEM can be purchased for about $86 per. new seal on left. Thanks and sorry for posting in 2 places. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
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Hey all, I'm restoring my car that I took apart 10 years and a lot of beer ago, and I just found this clear plastic cover, it's 6.25" long with radius corners and a hole in each end of it for a bolt to go thru. Any ideas where it belongs in the interior?
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Hi all, I'm new to the forum and I need to soak up some Zed knowledge. I purchased a 280z a few years ago and I'm starting the process of restoration now. It's slow going for me. Also, if I've posted this in the wrong section, please let me know. The car has 69k miles on it and it no modifications. It does have a little rust in a few places, and a cheap respray job over the original light metallic blue paint. Right now my goal is to get it back on the road for under 3k (this does not mean 'restored' condition), and drive it occasionally as a second car while I slowly restore it as I am going back to school. I'm tired of paying the storage fees. lol. Well, at the mome…
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I was thinking once i get myself a Datsun. I wanted to put a turbo on it. What would I need to change to put the Turbo on the L24 so it would run with out breaking. How much horsepower can the L 24 actually take until it starts to break often? Thanks -Eddy
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Hi all, I own a 72 240Z original condition and I’m having a little trouble with the rear brake lights. The brake light on the driver’s side works fine but the passenger light doesn’t work. All fuses are good and I verified the bulb works by swamping them. Socket is clean no corrosion and all wires I can see look good. All other lights in the rear work. I have the plastic covers removed so I have good access to everything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Henry 72 240Z Brake Issues.docx
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So if I have a 2.6 block, E88 heads, triple DCOE40’s approximately what kind of horsepower do I have. Sorry it’s too general but a ballpark would be good enough. Thanks folks. 12/70 2.6 block E88 heads Mallory DCOE40 3/2 Abarth Tokico 1-3/4 sways ext oil cooler
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Had nothing but an ugly bent up tray. Getting tray, drain, top bracket and j hook. Looking at battery tray area I see where the bolt goes on the firewall but it is not obvious where the j hook would go down in front of the battery. I expected to see a hole or at least a bumped up edge or something to locate (hold) the j hook in place. All I see are some spot welds holding the mount in place. Initially covered in dust and undercoating I thought one of the spot welds was going to reveal a plugged hole. Does it simply hook under the lip of the tray? There are no witness marks where it would have been in the past. Tried google images with no luck. Thanks!
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Hello,I'm new on here, having just bought a '78 280z less than 2 weeks ago. I'll do a proper introduction elsewhere with a thread on the build, but for now I have a question:When we were trying to get the car running last week - by draining out the old gas and filling up with fresh - we discovered that the previous owner did not have the key for the locked filler cap. We ended up having to drill out the cap which in turn fell into the tank along with the drill bit. I'm not too concerned about this right now as I'm dropping the tank this week anyway to clean it out, however when drilling it out we cause some damage to the threads for the cap (See images attached).I've sinc…
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Stop me if this will be a mistake. My son is taking my tarnished crusty 44 year old valve cover with him to work tomorrow to plastic bead blast it. My only fear, can't look worse, is that it will it be so clean that it will tarnish quickly. Don't want to clear coat it, do I? How about an oil finish with a rag? Do it and don't worry about it? How have others cleaned/restored their Z valve covers? thanks again guys!
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Just gassed up my new to me 240 z. I noticed a rubber hose leaking on the bottom drivers side. it comes out of a port in the gas tank then goes up. Is this just a vent hose? How do I access it?
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