resurrecting a 1977 280Z

[MM569457]

Work has kept me busy for a little bit. PSI coming out was roughly 4. 
 

I’ve installed new crush washers in the carb. I used Teflon tape on the outside to see where the leak was coming from and now it’s good to go.

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Exhaust installed. I’ll have a fiberglass shop trim the rear bumper appropriately. My big concern is the exhaust scraping when leaving the driveway, my Z32 had that issue. No clearance issues with my current setup on the 280Z.
 

Inspection for registration will be this weekend. A few items to fix:

 

*cigarette lighter socket isn’t working, need to work.
 

*carpet padding in final installation.

 

*clean up interior

 

*replace the mount for rear louvers (right side plastic broke, removed louvers until it’s replaced).

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[Racer X]

Nice sounding pipes. Love the color of your Z, my 71 is red.
 

I gotta ask, how did you get that tape on the banjo fittings, and why did you put it on there?

Is there a copper washer on each side of the banjo?

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by Racer X

[MM569457]

I wrapped them around. I wanted to see where specifically fuel was leaking from the banjo nuts, mostly for my understanding. New crush washers took care of the leak. The tape has since been removed.

[MM569457]

The discoloration on the tape on the right isn’t a shadow, it’s fuel.

[Racer X]

Well you did a nice job laying it around the nipple and the forks. Never seen anything like that before.

The washers can be reused if they don’t get overnighted or damaged, and are kept and installed clean.

I use copper crush washers to index the spark plugs on my race engine. I’ll reuse them a few times before tossing in the metal recycling bin.

 

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The banjo nuts were still leaking, even after fighting them. The new ones from Motorsport auto solved the issue. 

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I did go on a test drive on the backroads by the house with the daughter. It’s nice that I don’t need earmuffs anymore when the car is running.

[ETI4K]

It's always nice to hear one running up through some gears.  Sounds great.

[MM569457]

Update: took the Z for the safety inspection. It passed and I’ll get it registered Monday.

 

I started the process back in July 2018 and finally met my goal. There are still things to fix, preventative maintainence, and such, but the car is driveable. I’ve learned a lot.

I want to thank @Patcon @SteveJ @siteunseen @Av8ferg @Racer X and many others for mentorship getting this build complete. I’ve learned a lot from you folks. I really could not have done this without your wisdom.

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Funny side note: I gave a shout out on FB to the garage who installed the exhaust. 
 

Another garage went into attack mode against the guys who did my install. Bottom line, if you say you could have done it better, then advertise your garage or speak up when potential customers are soliciting a service.

Why attack a build done by a business competitor when you had an opportunity to advertise and didn’t?