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Hey everyone. I live in Colorado, and I use my Z as a daily driver. Its a 1983 280zx Turbo, T-tops ect. Recently this winter slid on the ice into a curb at probably about 20 MPH. Moral of the story is driving Z's in the snow sucks. I bent the frame a bit. I have a wrinkle in the frame behind the wheel on the right front side. I can add pictures alter, but I am at work. At first I thought it was the steering rack, but it is just the frame (could be better could be worse) My Z is pretty rust free, but the frame is still a bit of a worry. Would it be recommended to just see what can be done with a standard frame machine? Or should I look into offsetting with a…
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Slipping Clutch. 1 2 3
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I just took my 71 240Z for its first test run after doing an auto to manual tranny swap. Its a 5 speed out of a 78 Z. The push rod on the slave cylinder was too long, and was keeping me from being able to mount it without engaging the fork a little, so I cut about 1/4" off the rod so I could attach it without resistance. Taking off in 1st seems fine, but then as I get into 3rd, 4th, and 5th it slips when I punch the throttle. So I chopped another 1/4" off and it's like it just keeps self adjusting and wont let the clutch fully engage. The clutch and pressure was bought from a guy some time back who said these would work fine for my tranny setup. They were new. Could I ha…
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ok guys gonna be a bit of a long post but here we go.. My Z has started to run extremely rough, whenever it gets up to running temp it will start to sputter and backfire from take off and will also seem to die out but suddenly come to life after the backfire and take off. The only thing I have been able to tell is that it only happens when the temperature outside is hot because in the mornings when I go to work the car will drive perfectly. I was talking to a friend about the issue and showed him what it was doing and he mentioned that a vehicle of his had done the same thing and he replaced the ignition control module and it solved the issue but I wanted to see if ther…
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A friend wants his Koni's rebuilt. are there shops that still do this? Thanks,
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does anyone have a recommendation for the replacement of the interior dash, rear window defogger indicator bulb, manual choke indicator bulb etc as to the bulb type? i've checked my local autoparts store and they had nothing. Does the bulb sockets have to be replaced? can i order bulbs from somewhere? replace with led's somehow? my interior is going dark and i would appreciate any advice. My cars and early 1974 260z. thanks!
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Need to sell my stock 280z. I have owned it for about 5 years My wife is batteling myloma cancer and I need to let my z go to a new home. Car was not real bad as far as rust, frame rails and floor boards were the worst of it.Solid spair tire area is solid Not sure of milage but somewhere in the 150,000 area. Repaired rust in floor boards with patch panels. New Bad Dog frame rails. Exhaust from resonator back,new muffler Goodyear tires. Less than 500 miles Brakes.Calipers,pads,rear shoes and wheel cylinders,flex hoses, rear hardware (springs,ect.) All suspension bushings,front and rear including spindel pins and differenchal mount rubber. (rubber bushings not poly) Ball jo…
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I have a 78 with a 5 speed and a mystery shifter. It has Maxima shifter bushings, a 300zx boot and knob, and seems to be cut and/or bent out of its natural shape. I'm looking to replace it with something that'll work like the stock one. Finding a shifter (any shifter!) is surprisingly difficult, so I want to make sure I'm casting the widest net possible. I know the early 240 had a different transmission, and that one won't work. I *think* the 280's 4 speed shifter will also work with the 5 speed. Is that correct?
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Last one for today, I promise! (Well, I really hope so!) So I'm greasing up the tie rod ends and ball joints to finish up the suspension work and notice there's a zerk fitting on the half shaft. I smartly think to myself that hey, while I'm down here, I should do that, too! And it proceeds to snap clean off because of course it does. I'm gonna go back to the hardware store and get a screw extractor and hope that gets it out (unless there's a better idea). The other side doesn't even have a fitting; just a screw where one would be. I thought I read somewhere that the 280z halfshafts aren't supposed to be serviceable anyway. If I can't get the fitting out and a ne…
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Hi everyone I'm currently restoring a '75 280z and am running into some problems with cleaning the gas tank. I've tried cleaning it with acetone and some bb's but for some reason I believe the fuel hose outlet is still clogged. Ive tried compressed air and pouring acetone directly into the pipe but cannot seem to get anything through it. This is my first restoration and Im faily new to the whole process is there any suggestions sort of taking it to a radiator shop or buying a new tank that I could try. Thanks!
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Starter issue 1 2
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Hey guys. Just putting in my new L28z after some drama, we got the new engine into the bay. With a new started installed it was cranking over intermittently. We thought it was the new starter, but installed the old and it's the same issue. If a jump a wore from the battery directly to the ignition terminal on the starter it cranks right over. With a voltmeter, the wire from the ignition is only showing 7-9 volts. I assume this is my issue? (I would get 12 direct to the battery). Looking at te wiring diagram te black wire with the yellow strip (wire which connect ignition to starter) shows that it run direct to the key ignition. When I check for connectivity across the…
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Hello! I am still going through my '77 280Z 2+2 and getting this thing and that thing working again. I've noticed that the vents on the car do not seem to be working correctly. I will see if I can explain what I am experiencing: - When I run the vent and have the fan up all the way, I can barely feel the air moving, though I can hear the fan really whirring away. If I put my hand up to the vent, I feel the air, but it's as if the air is not coming from the vent ... but from somewhere else? I am wondering if things are not hooked up properly and or if there is a clog, etc. - If I try to run the defrost/defogger, I hear the fan again (it sounds strong), but no …
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yesterday i worked on it all day. before today it would miss, spit and sputter and have 0 power while under a load. this is what i did and the outcome pulled oil pump and put to TDC and timing was set right. Found out spark plugs were in the wrong order was set to go 153624 going clockwise not counter clockwise, so i fixed that. pulled all injectors and replaced with new ones. pulled all spark plugs (sorta new) and cleaned and re gapped adjusted TPS sensor, fixed intake leak between AFM and intake. set timing with timing light to 10 degrees BTDC started her up and she idled perfect. my question now is it has a sputter at partial throttle and no power under a load. it h…
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