psdenno
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Good suggestion, but prefer NOT to do 5-10 years in the Greybar Hotel for smuggling petro chemicals into the Great State of California.😎
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No, in spite of the solid recommendations. Not available locally and only to Business Members through Amazon. So, I used what I could get and didn't accomplish the task. The machine shop I dropped it off at today has a "home brew" penetrant. The other alternative was to just cut the over rider mounting stud off below the nut after raising the nut as far as it would go. I prefer to keep the original over rider if possible. New rubber trim is on hand and ready to install. Front bumper and over riders were much easier.
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After a week and a half of applying three different brands of penetrating oil and repeated attempts of using a torch to heat and expand the nut on the bumper over rider, the 50 year old bumper wins. This morning, I put it in the truck, drove to a machine shop, dropped it off and will see what their magic can do. Thanks for all the suggestions along the way.
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Thanks for the tip!
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The "patience thing" seems to be working. After four days, I finally got one of the over riders detached from the bumper. Consumed one can of PB Blaster, some WD40, some Lucas penetrating oil spray recommended by a friend who uses it on his old Lotus and Corvette, a brass wire detail brush for cleaning bolt threads, and bought a set of offset box wrenches at the "disposable" tool store Harbor Freight for better leverage, The second over rider is soaking and I'll try again tomorrow morning around 6:30 AM while the temperature is still under 100º. It's not a hobby, it's an adventure! 😎
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Fenders welded on!?!?!? 280Z (OK no, just... bondo...)
psdenno replied to ArcticFoxCJ's topic in Body & Paint
Interesting that the previous console repairman didn't fiberglass the inside of the console instead of the outside. A few strategic patches and reinforcements on the underside would have saved it. I patched mine from the inside and filled cracks and holes with epoxy from the outside surface. Painted it and reinstalled. Looks fine. I touched up the silver highlights with a fine tip silver Sharpie. -
Thanks for the recommendations. I've seen good reviews on Kroil. I wonder how different the various brands are - PB Blaster, Kroil. Lucas, WD40. others.
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I removed the rear bumper from my 240Z to replace the rubber trim pieces on the bumper ends and over riders. The 50 years of rust seem to have bonded the over rider attachment nuts to the studs. I've soaked them with multiple applications of PB Blaster for a few days, and they're still rusted on tight. Any suggestions for a better brand of penetrating oil? I did the front bumper rubber a couple months ago and all went much easier.
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The VIN search question has come up from time to time over the years and I don't recall anyone having any luck with the DMV as a search source. Unless your car came with some old registration papers in the glove box or maintenance receipts stashed under the seats, you're probably out of luck. You may want to just consider yourself to be the second owner and continue to enjoy the car for what it is.
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Too bad she didn't follow that with an eraser and tell you it was bubble gum. Could have solved a lot of cleaning problems. 😎
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The factory bushings are available at the local Nissan dealer's parts department. Might have to wait a day or two after ordering them. Not expensive, fit right, and stops the rattle. While you've got everything apart, replace the shifter end bushing on the bottom, too.
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Let's not forget that the sugar scoops on first couple model years were fiberglass, not metal. Must have originally been easier, or less expensive, to make the curved pieces out of fiberglass than stamp them out of metal. I imagine that stamping a one piece metal fender with included sugar scoop would have added complications.
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Had mine flat bedded to my mechanic on Thursday to correct a couple problems and hope to have it back Monday or Tuesday. It was 120º here yesterday, so probably won't be doing much more with it for a while.
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Brake Master Cylinder 46010-E4602 - Up to 9/1971
psdenno replied to inline6's topic in Wheels & Brakes
I went through the M/C change on my April '71 built Z 14 years ago and had to use the later style unit. I submitted the same question to the forum members and got great answers. Please see link below. It may help you. -
RockAuto is another source. Competitive prices and discount codes from time to time. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,1976,280z,2.8l+l6,1209226,interior,flooring,1264
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A Los Angeles news station showed the chamber this morning - a big metal ball that looked like a pressure cooker on a trailer. The lid blew off and landed in a yard 1/4 mile away. Bad calculation on how powerful the device was that they were destroying.
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We get the 26% federal tax credit on our system and the estimated time to recoup the cost is about 6 to 7 years. Ours started producing in January and by May we had we had a $600 credit with the electric company. Our only monthly electric bills have been a few dollars for the monthly connection fee the electric company charges. We inquired about including a battery system along with the panels and were told by two companies it was an unnecessary cost and not to do it. A single battery won't run the entire house and the cost is about $14,000 per battery. A less expensive solution to power failures or brownouts is a natural gas generator or the new electric Ford 150 pickup which can be used to power the house in emergencies.
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117º here today. Both central air systems in our zoned house are running pretty much nonstop. We added 30 solar panels to our roof in January and hopefully won't have $700/month electric bills this summer as we typically have had in the past.
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Yes, the 3/100 of an inch of rain was a record breaker. It was the first time in recorded history going back to the 1800s that it had ever rained here on June 23rd.
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Most of the time, like last week when it was 123º. Today, however, it 20% humidity. It actually rained here yesterday. First time since March. A whopping 0.03 inches. Life in the desert.
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Disregard. Some digging in a parts box resulted in finding it. 105º in the garage this morning.
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And let's not forget the study results released this week about the loss of brain cells following COVID. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/new-covid-study-hints-at-long-term-loss-of-brain-tissue-dr-scott-gottlieb-warns.html Unfortunately, the unvaccinated don't have a lot to spare before getting COVID. Just further proof that Darwin was right.
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Unlikely since they've probably transitioned from paper to digital over the last five decades. But, you'll never know unless you don't ask the insurance agent. I think you're probably getting closer to looking for a Z "in the style of" your dad's car than finding the actual. Good luck with the insurance VIN search!
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Stay stock, at most just clean or polish. However, you bought the car to enjoy so do what makes you happy when you open the hood.
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Great day for hot weather testing. I see them doing that all the time in Palm Springs where it was only 120º yesterday.
