My Datsun 280Z "Rustoration"

[S30Driver]

Nice.. did you go with 3 bolt, or full camber adjust 4 bolt version?

[HaZmatt]

I did the standard 3 bolt camber plates and 6k front springs and 5k rear

[HaZmatt]

Nice.. did you go with 3 bolt, or full camber adjust 4 bolt version?

If you dont mind, could you get me the part number off your springs? Whenever you get the chance

[S30Driver]

You mean the eibach spring numbers I assume...

 

From my notes they are part numbers  6303.002 for the rear,  and 6303.001 for the front.

I can check my springs tomorrow for you to verify.

[HaZmatt]

Yep those are the same #s I have just checking, thanks

[HaZmatt]

Worked on my parking lights today. 

 

I needed to extend my parking light harnesses about 18" to reach my stock plugs.

 

 

Soldered all the connections. 

 

 

 

Heat shrink tubing over all connections

 

 

Rewrapped and wire loom installed

 

[HaZmatt]

So I've always had some issues with the turn signal and headlight switch. Headlights wouldn't always turn on, turn signals were intermittent and it would always feel clunky. I tried to squirt a bunch of white lithium grease into the mechanism but didnt really help.So I decided to tear them apart and rebuild them. 

 

 

 

 

Turn signal switch removed from column.

 

 

Pretty nasty

 

 

Disassembled

 

 

 

 

 

Parts all cleaned up

 

 

And the culprit....contacts had a bunch of carbon build up. A little sand paper took care of that.

 

 

New lithium grease and re-installed everything.

 

 

 

 

 

[HaZmatt]

Next I disassembled the headlight switch

 

 

 

 

The headlight switch contacts are all dirty as well.

 

 

 

 

Cleaned up

 

 

 

 

Re-installed everything and the switches all work like new now! It was a lot easier than I thought, just takes some time and you have to be really careful taking things apart so you don't lose any small parts.

[EuroDat]

Nice work, you make it look simple. "its a lot easier than you thought". I have been hesitant because Im worried Ill stuff it up. Its not working all that good now, but with my luck......

Looking great as usual

[Patcon]

Great pictures. That really helps me understand the process and what the results should look like.

[S30Driver]

Yet another nice job Matt!

 

Now, to make those re-worked switches last, are you going to install Dave's relays & harness upgrade (MSA sells it)?

You can adapt the 280 headlight plugs to it & will really eliminate the high current thru the switches which is what kills them over time.

 

A project I will be doing this summer.

[HaZmatt]

Nice work, you make it look simple. "its a lot easier than you thought". I have been hesitant because Im worried Ill stuff it up. Its not working all that good now, but with my luck......

Looking great as usual

Great pictures. That really helps me understand the process and what the results should look like.

 

Thanks guys, this is the write up that I followed step by step.

 

https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/turn-signal-repair/

 

This one for the headlight switch

 

http://www.kamikazeracing.org/dl/ZTech/Rebuild_240Z_combo_switch.pdf

 

 

Yet another nice job Matt!

 

Now, to make those re-worked switches last, are you going to install Dave's relays & harness upgrade (MSA sells it)?

You can adapt the 280 headlight plugs to it & will really eliminate the high current thru the switches which is what kills them over time.

 

A project I will be doing this summer.

 

Thanks yeah I was looking into those. I heard they make your headlights and dash lights brighter too?