Everything posted by cegrover
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1975 280Z body work - floor pans
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1975 280Z body work - floor pans
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1975 280Z body work - floor pans
From the album: During
Floor pans replaced and rubber coat sprayed. -
1975 280Z body work - engine bay
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1975 280Z body work - engine bay
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1975 280Z body work - engine bay
From the album: During
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Konig Rewinds
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On arrival in TN
From the album: During
My 1975 on arrival back in TN after body and paint work at Westside Group in Torrance, CA. The paint is Infiniti FX Beryllium. Bumpers are MSA fiberglass 240Z replicas and it's wearing Eibachs and Illuminas in the photo. It will get the 3.1L stroker soon, as well as Konig Rewind wheels. -
On arrival in TN
My 1975 on arrival back in TN after body and paint work at Westside Group in Torrance, CA. The paint is Infiniti FX Beryllium. Bumpers are MSA fiberglass 240Z replicas and it's wearing Eibachs and Illuminas in the photo. It will get the 3.1L stroker soon, as well as Konig Rewind wheels.
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On arrival in TN
My 1975 on arrival back in TN after body and paint work at Westside Group in Torrance, CA. The paint is Infiniti FX Beryllium. Bumpers are MSA fiberglass 240Z replicas and it's wearing Eibachs and Illuminas in the photo. It will get the 3.1L stroker soon, as well as Konig Rewind wheels.
- 1975 280Z interior (before)
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1975 280Z interior (before)
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1975 280Z interior (before)
From the album: Before
Screwdriver, test meter and extra fuses are essential accessories at this early stage. -
Before
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Special Datsun Build Rear Spoiler!!!
Oooh...nice and subtle!
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Erratic tach, missing and idling poorly
Hi all: I haven't started digging into this much yet, but searched and didn't find my exact symptoms. Here they are: 1) While driving along and with everything working fine, my tach will all of a sudden jump to much higher numbers and then move erratically. 2) At the same time that the tach act up, I'll notice some rough running - even at speed I can hear the car missing. Althought the engine starts running rough, it's obvious the tach readings are incorrect (jumping very quickly and reading 5000+ RPM when I'm in 4th gear at 50 MPH, for example). 3) If I come to a stop while this is happening, the idle is very rough and generally slow. 4) Here's the fun one: this can happen for a few minutes and then just stop and all will work great. Also, the last time it happened, I turned off the ignition, restarted and all was well (rebooted...). Details: Stock 1975 280Z with 186K miles which has bene sitting for a few years up until the last two months. My initial thoughts: Definitely electrical and something that can impact both the tach and the ignition. I think this must be a connection-type problem at the ignition control unit (ECU in modern terms, I suppose) or something else electrically 'global' like the voltage regulator or alternator. My plan: Check all obvious connections to these three major components, then go from there if I don't find something loose. Any thoughts or experience related to this? Does the tach get its reading via the control module? My car doesn't live at home, so I haven't had a chance to chase this down since it happend on Sunday; but I wanted to bounce this off the group...
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Heater Control Panel- What year?
So...I'm supposed to have back lighting in my '75? I just got it recently and noticed it was dark, but wasn't sure if it was supposed to light. I need to get the map light working anyway, so I'll check out that connection and bulb while I'm there...
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280z(automatic) PEEL OUT
Oops, can't edit this post? What I meant was chirping 2nd accidentally is a possibility with the '05 (not to mention easy burn outs when not accidental) and almost no chirping/spinning was possible with the '04! Okay, back to Zs...
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280z(automatic) PEEL OUT
The year of the Pathfinder explains it. I have a 2005 Xterra with 6-speed manual and VQ40 - chirping second is a problem with that combo! MY 2004 Xterra (3.3L with 5MT) didn't have that problem...
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Side View - Before
First photos since I bought the Z and will serve as the "before" pictures. Taken 2/10/07. Side molding was falling off and has now been removed.
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Side View - Before
From the album: Before
First photos since I bought the Z and will serve as the "before" pictures. Taken 2/10/07. Side molding was falling off and has now been removed. -
Engine Compartment - Before
Here's the stock L28 with 186K miles. This car is fun to drive as is, but I'll be looking for improvement when the time comes. Right now I'm all over the place: turbo? 3.0 or 3.1L stroker? rebuild at near stock displacement for a more modest power bump? I want to keep it Nissan and L6 - the rest is TBD.
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Engine Compartment - Before
From the album: Before
Here's the stock L28 with 186K miles. This car is fun to drive as is, but I'll be looking for improvement when the time comes. Right now I'm all over the place: turbo? 3.0 or 3.1L stroker? rebuild at near stock displacement for a more modest power bump? I want to keep it Nissan and L6 - the rest is TBD. -
Rear Quarter View - Before
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Rear Quarter View - Before
From the album: Before
Bumpers will be going. Previous owner's duct-tape patch is visible in this photo!