5thhorsemann

Can anyone identify what speedo and tach I have here? My car isnt in front of me, I know the tach isnt rite for my 73, but what about the speedo?

You might find a used positive pressure mask, that feeds you fresh air, a lot of body shops are going under with the economy the way it is. Then use a small exhaust fan to ventalate slow so your heater can keep up. Also be careful of flamable vapors around the heat source...............KABOOM!

What JM said, I think you would be hard pressed to find anything on a car that can take more abuse than the diff gears. If they aren't whining, clunking or grinding, there good. I would however recommend taking it to a shop to have it set up properly. I can't speak to the R180 per say, but I have done a couple of Ford 9" and Dana rears, and its a PITA to time the gears without the proper gauges. I used plastigauge, and it takes a lot of patients and time to get it right.

Yea, but I didn't buy a kit, I rewired the car and added relays and 2 new 30A circuits for the high and low beams. I don't want to go through all that wiring again, so I guess I'll pass.

Soooooooo, how does this wire in with headlight the relays? or do you remove that modification in favor of the above schematic?

Ambient temp makes no difference in my car, if the temp. gauge isn't in the warm range, I get exhaust popping and can feel the car larch a bit no matter where the choke knob is. I don't know what a PITA it would be to add hot water to you're manifolds, maybe contact ZT and see what they recommend

Check the hot water plumbing to the carbs as well, mine does this when it is not up to temp.

I see the firebird now, snuck that one in on me.

BIG NO to butain or propane, nowhere near hot enough. Go MIG, you can be proficent in one day of practice with sheetmetal and exhaust tubing. PS, don't weld galvanized tubing without grind off the galvinize, it can kill you.

It's not a Firebird, it's an SS El Camino. (72? me thinks)

The difference between gas and TIG is technology. A skilled gas welder with a high end torch can do just as good a job as an equally skilled TIG guy. The fact that it takes two hands to form the welds in these methods, and the skill required to control the heat, makes them very challenging to master, but the end results, on any material are superior to the other disciplines

Follow the line from that master cyl, it will lead you to the throw out cyl on the clutch, check that for leaks, fill the MC first.

I came up with 1500 based on 750 for the carbs and manifold as cores for a rebuilt set. And I think thats a bit high.

I don't think it' worth much more than $1500, It needs alot of work and parts. This thing will be more than a nickel and dimer, I see $2000 worth of parts missing just in air filters, wheels and bumpers. Than theres the rust.

$1500

I rarely save pics of other peoples cars, but I had to save a few of this beauty.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-Datsun-280Z-L28E-MOTOR-5-Speed-/270845023758?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3f0f9f160e This car is worth a look, even if you're not in the market, I don't think it has been restored, I think it is original.

I completely agree with everything you said, except for the part about me insisting on 220V. All I'm saying is it's a better machine. I started out with a 120V machine that drew 30 amps, and it would pop breakers left and right whenever I taxed its limitations. The bigger 120 V machines, Millers and Hobart’s, have taps which allow you to run on 120 or 220V. I now am the proud owner of a Millermatic 210, with the spool gun, MIG torch and plasma cutter attachments, with the 3 gas bottle setup. I can weld aluminum, steel and stainless, the only set up required to go from one to the other is turning on the gas and changing the spool (for stainless), but I use mine to make a living. You make an excellent point that has not yet been expanded upon. Before you buy anything, make sure your electrical supply can handle it. Look in the breaker box and check to see if you have the capacity to run the machine you are considering. If you don't know what you’re looking at in the breaker box, find someone that does, and get the most powerful machine you can support.

Looks like a solid car http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-DATSUN-240Z-Where-all-began-/180758899252?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2a1611ea34#v4-43

I was talking to a friend who was a Z specialist back in the day, he "seemed to recall", as he put it, getting the service bulliten on the wiring harness change in 03/73 effective date of 04/73. He said he likely still has it in his files and is going to see if he can find that paperwork for us. He also has an extensive collection of NOS S30 parts in storage that he has agreed to let me plunder durring his 2 week holiday shut down. Also, he has a new, in the crate, 5 speed transmission that I can have if I agree to "get it the f##k out of his shop." To which I replied, "when can I get in to remove it", Monday at 8:00 am it will be mine. He says there are so many of these laying around on the east coast, with no cars to put them in that it's not even trying to sell it. BTW, I got my paypal straitend out and should have my tach and speedo in a few days.

True, you can "get away" with a 110V unit, but when you need a 220V unit to get into a thick metal project, you will wear that 110V machine out. I found that once I bought a welder for home use, I was welding on every thing in site for peactice. The 220V unit I have now can be fine tuned to make beautiful welds on sheetmetal that could not be acheived with any of the 110V machines I ever owned. Think of it as an investment rather than an expense, in the welding world, bigger is better.

MIG is the best for sheetmetal and thin steel frames, save TIG, but thats a talent you must learn. Go with a MIG with a 230V AC supply.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you? That is where I would put your purchase on the scale. Spend a day cleaning it up real good before you answer. I think you did okay, not too terribly high, but a bit high. I'll go a 5 or 6...................without a bath.

How much did you end up giving?

Well, I guess I know what you'll be doing with your spare time and money. Good luck and hang with it.