resurrecting a 1977 280Z

[gwri8]

How did the sway bar give way?  Was it already loose or how was it damaged?

[Patcon]

The forward mounted sway bar can bind in certain situations. The rear mounted bar is a better option. I would suspect binding on the bar or rust at the mounting points broke it.

[MM569457]

After market sway bar from what dad told me. Mounting brackets probably couldn’t support the weight.

[MM569457]

Finally got the darn thing out.

[MM569457]

New R200 with 3.94 gears being prepped for install. Another day for sure.

[MM569457]

3 hours ago, Patcon said:

The forward mounted sway bar can bind in certain situations. The rear mounted bar is a better option. I would suspect binding on the bar or rust at the mounting points broke it.

That’s what I suspect.

[wheee!]

2 hours ago, Mike mcdade said:

New R200 with 3.94 gears being prepped for install. Another day for sure.

 @240260280 would approve of the colour... or he formerly would have!

Edited October 26, 2018 by wheee!

[MM569457]

New fuel pump installed. Had to modify the pump mount. At any rate we bypassed the fuel dampener.

[gwri8]

I'm not familiar with that pump. What is it's pressure rating and why did you bypass the fuel dampener?

[MM569457]

4.5 psi for a carbureted engine. I was told fuel dampers aren’t needed for after market pumps.

[pogden]

The fuel sending unit on my 76 cleaned up nicely in EvapORust (best stuff ever), but failed when I tested it with a multimeter. ZcarSource here in Phoenix refurbished it nicely. If it matters, I can try to find the receipt, but I can say from experience that 280z fuel senders just don’t exist.

Out of curiosity, has anyone tried a 240z sender in a 280z? They seem to be readily available, and I wonder if maybe the only thing you would lose is the fuel warning light (which often seems to not work very well anyway).


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[Av8ferg]

I looked everywhere for a new sending unit on my 77...no dice. I soaked mine in a acid bath and it cleaned up nicely. It then passed the resistance test but is not working in the car. Could be a actual gauge problem. The tanks are a lot different in the 240z and the sending unit arm is a different length. I imagine it would work but likely not accurate. What did your pay to have yours refurbished? I remember it being pretty costly. The cheapest I found was a mom and pop place that specializes in old sending units in NY that wanted to charge $150 plus shipping.


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