76Datsun280z

Wow, good luck and hope that it works out!

I'd go with the first one you've have attached, maybe the third one, but in my opinion the third one is just a little to round, something you'd see on the 350z for example...

Like they said, just revving it up from a stand still isn't going to do much but maybe chirp the tires at all. What these cars make up for is the handling and performance in the twisties.

I'd go with the crome rounded tip like you see on most these cars.

You don't wan to do that unless you're planning on paying for major tranny repairs. If you want to have some fun, go to an empty wide open parking lot where there's not a whole lot of people around so they don't write your licence plate number down or call the cops. Then punch it and do some dougnuts. While you're doing doughunts, you may be able to pull out of the doughnut by feathering the brake with the gas held at high rpms and come to a stop doing a burnout. Or wet the parking lot down and that'll help. But it's risky doing that kind of stuff with an old car...

Looks like it's got a loud exhuast by the shape of that tail pipe.

I'd go for it! If you're really interested, I'd fly out there and go check it out in person.:devious:

Alright, I'll get a picture tomarrow. As Tomohawk said, there's no "chip". He must be talking about the ecu. Whatever Oliver said, I'm sure that he knows what he's talking about. Most his prices are over the top, so I'd probably see if I could find one cheaper else where.

Welcome to the site! I've got one on my 280z, and I think that it really dresses it up in the front. If you'd like, I can take a close up picture of it tomarrow if you want to see how it looks.

Thanks, I'll definitely keep you guys updated on this. I don't think anything is going to happen until this summer, but I'll let you guys know when we take it in and find somebody to work on it. Atleaste at the end of all this, it will pretty much be a rust free car.

Well guys, we've determined that it's most likely comming in through holes in the firewall. The firewall is pretty much roughted out and so is under the battery. We've decided that this summer were going to pay to have it all fixed. It will be pricy, but it needs to get done. Thanks for all your help in helping my dad and I out on determining what this problem is, -Austen.

I've been meaning to do it to, I go up there every now and then to get this and that for my car not anything big because he charges way to much it seems for a lot of his stuff, but I'll try and ask him the next time I go up.

It came from here. http://www.zspecialties.com/drivingtips.htm

I was curious if you guys agreed with this? The Z-man's Driving Tips Driving and maintenance tips for your L engine z car 70-83 These are a performance engine and should be driven differently than a lot of other vehicles. Numbers 1 - 3 apply only to manual transmission cars. 1. Never operate the engine under 2000 rpm in any gear except fifth (see #2) (except when you’re under 20 mph in first). 2. Never operate the engine under 2500 rpm in fifth gear. 3. Never shift before 3000 rpm. 4. The power band in a stock L engine is between 3000 and 5500 rpm. If you’re below 3000rpm, down-shift into a lower gear for more power. 5. It does NOT hurt to take the engine up to 5500 rpm before shifting. 6. It does NOT hurt your engine to run between 3500 and 4500 on a continual basis as long as your engine or oil temp doesn’t climb above normal. 7. If you do a lot of stop and go driving, or don’t drive your engine very hard, then we recommend a poor mans tune up every 500 miles minimum (see #15). 8. These engines should never be operated at 190 degrees or above. If your engine starts to run too hot or overheat, SHUT IT DOWN IMEDIATELY, because it can cause extensive engine damage. 9. In the summertime you can always get additional engine cooling by turning your heater on high. 10. Always change your anti-freeze every 2 years, or at least have the Ph level checked and/ or set as needed 11. Have your engine-running temperature checked and corrected as needed every 4 years or sooner depending on how much you drive it. 12. If your Z is going to sit for a year or more, you need to drain the anti-freeze out of the engine and store it in plastic bottles. 13. If your Z is going to sit for a month or more, you should leave the battery disconnected and charge it once a month on a trickle charger. 14. Change your oil and filter every 3 to 4000 miles. These are quality vehicles, so be sure to use quality parts. 15. A poor man’s tune up is necessary on most Z’s. Choose your road carefully to do this. The poor man’s tune up applies to both manual and automatic transmission vehicles. Find a fairly straight road or freeway on-ramp and take off in your Z. If you have an automatic then lock it in first. Mash the gas pedal all the way to the floor, take the engine up to 5500 rpm, then shift into second and mash the gas pedal all the way to the floor again taking it up to 5500 rpm. When the rpm gets up to about 4500 in both gears, take a quick glance in your rear view mirror and look to see if your car is blowing out brown or black exhaust smoke. If it is then you just did a world of good for your engine by cleaning out buildup from driving too slow. The proper way to do this is with a full load on the engine and higher rpms. It is that combination that produces the proper results. After this, you can resume normal driving. Keep in mind that we are not in any way condoning reckless or dangerous driving or telling you to break any speed limit laws, so always be safe & handle the situation accordingly when doing this pro

That may be so, yes.

Well I just got the new one in the mail today and put it on. The past few weeks I have been driving with it un plugged. Right after I put the new one on I took it down the street and it did the whiplash thing where it shuts off the injectors, so I took it back home and read in my manual on how to adjust it. I tried adjusting it as it said to do in the manual and then took it out on a long drive and it didn't do it once, so I'm hoping it worked.

Welcome, have fun with your new 280z!

I hope you guys don't mind me posting two links to two cars in one post, but check out these two. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-Datsun-240-Z-Ground-Up-restortion_W0QQitemZ110088051231QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6187QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This one would be perfect if they lost those seats and that steering wheel http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissan-Datsun-1971-S30-RHD-JDM-240Z-Fairlady_W0QQitemZ110088003418QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6187QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem JDM Fairlady Z which I thought was cool and worth mentioning

That's what I'm referring too.