RayG1988

Yup, my old 280zx was caught on camera. Not the 260z though, I guess I could google the old owner's address and find it though.

It ate away at my fuel lines.

I have to check, previous owner told me the guy before him may have removed it.

Well, I may be out of luck. Just spoke to the previous owner, and according to him al of that stuff was taken out by the guy who owned the car before him. I'm pretty sure my car used to have factory A/C. If it counts for anything, my little fan still works.

So my car's pretty bastardized (and I like it this way!), and I was wondering if you guys can help me out. I have a 1974 260z with an 82 Turbo engine swap, I know the parts on these little cars are VERY swapable. I have a 1979 280zx parts car and I wanted to take off all the A/C components and slap them onto the L28. I know it's possible since it's pretty much the same, my only question is with wiring. Is everything the same? This is just an idea that I got now at work so I can't really consult any of the FSM's until later today but I wanted to get the general idea. Can anyone shine any light on this? FL without A/C sucks, and I kinda have a date this evening, haha.

AMERICA! **** YEAH! Be jealous "mate".

That sounds like a messed up/shady thing to do there Carl. But I guess it is within the law...

Too many of you are overreacting, you may like what he did with the Z but it was his car and it was his choice. Keep in mind that he gave that Z a second chance, and while it may not be your cup of tea if it wasn't for him it'd most likely be crushed or abandoned in someone's backyard rusting to hell and having weeds get ahold of it. You guys are waaaaaayyyy tooo uptight and need to get that **** out of your asses, I mean seriously...

, I'd rather have it at normal height and have it have the 4wd...but hey I'd rather go mudding in that than some ugly old truck!

I need it in the 260z, it has an L28et though. Not sure how I'd go about making it work. My 260z has a fan and I can turn it on, so I dunno. I'm guessing I'm going to have to ask on hybridz later, it's blocked here while I'm at work. I need the A/C, dates won't like the Z without A/C.

Well I didn't recommend opening it up, I just moved it around a little until it was in it's proper place. Mine's kind of hanging down under the intake manifold being held up by a tied up green wire, swap ftl. It's pretty fast though

Stephen, I know it's impossible to get the original A/C units. What would you recommend as an aftermarket part? I live in FL and summer is finally here and my Z is my DD. I'd like to have A/C if possible.

Well it sounds exactly like what was happening to my car, by cleaning out the connection and wiggling it into proper place it really helped.

Check your AFM. It's on the left side, I believe over by the distributer on the 280z. Check a factory service manual or google one so you know how it looks like. Make sure it's connected and that the connections are clean. I'm having similar problems and they're rooted there.

http://dasautoshippers.com Got my car from Lemont, Illinois to Orlando, Florida for about 500 dollars. Good company, I reccomend them.

280zx.

Amazing man, thanks for the pictures. Do you have a thread with your Skyline build?

Might also want to put an ad out on zcar, zdriver, and hybridz. You may also want to list it on craigslist as well as ebay.

Is there a reason why this dude preys on the Z community?

Sorry, misread I was sure he had a Turbo. With those upgrades he would have gotten at least a little bit of power over stock.

First I would get the car running perfectly, check compression and make sure it's good. Here's some easy and cheap ways to gain power. (though not that much) -60mm KA24de Throttle Body -Boost Controller (These can be made for as little as 5 dollars) -Electric Fans (Get some out of a V6 Taurus and get rid of yours, it should free up a few horses) It's not a lot, but it's something. A stock L28et pushes 7psi, which is pretty conservative for this engine. Many people push the stock L28et to 10 psi, so that should awaken the little motor. If you go any higher than that I suggest an intercooler. However, those upgrades I listed shouldn't run you more than 50 dollars total.

Thanks for the info guys, hopefully we can bring some life back into her before shes sent off to the junkyard.

My friend's looking at a cheap 280z in the area, owner says all it needs is an floorpans, an AFM, and a new battery. The pictures look alright and we're going to check it out this weekend. I was pretty sure the AFM was compatible but another friend of mine told me they changed the AFM's every 3 years or so with the L28 series. Can anyone give me some insight on this? If the AFM doesn't work would I have to change other things in order to get the AFM to work on the car? Plan is to pick up the car and drive it home if possible. Thanks in advance.

Sucks, but at least it's running.

Congrats on the car. It's hard to see a Fairlady Z here in the states. I came very close to buying one here in FL. It was a red 73, but it sold for more than what I offered. Good luck with it!