Everything posted by Patcon
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Electric fuel pump question
True, but my seat of the pants logic goes like this. The tanks holds about 15 gallons at 3 psi can you think of a scenario where you burn all the fuel in the tank in an hour??? If you can't do that then you have enough fuel supply, give or take....
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How is this for unobtainium?
Dave Patten @ Futofab would be another vendor that makes repops...
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Black Fiber Synchros on all 5 gears?
Put it in the classifieds or on ebay or both. You could pm some of the racers on the site...Jeff, Chuck, John Coffey, etc... if they don't want it, they might know someone who does...
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Black Fiber Synchros on all 5 gears?
The ratios will determine how the tranny behaves behind any given engine. You won't know the difference if the ratios are similar to a yellow metal used tranny. You are also not likely to flog your newly rebuilt one on the street the way a track tranny is used. If it's a competition tranny sell it and rebuild a more common tranny and use the rest of the cash to work on the car. Win win for everybody...If it has the lower 1st gears it will actually be slower off the line because races cars don't spend much time in 1st gear, racers want close ratios because they can keep the engine in the sweet spot rpm wise. A street car almost never gets driven like this, continuous operation in 4,000-6,000 rpm range or higher
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Most Expensive Z So Far
When you're done it will be worth more than $27k maybe more depending in how long you take
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Instrument Brake lights dims a little bit when parking brake is off
or you could have a bad ground some where and the current id feeding to ground through the light...
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240z overheating at idle in traffic lights and intersections
The reason you are six thousand dollars in and still have problems is you just randomly try things!!!! If you want to fix it without wasting money pay attention and take the advise that is given...these aren't hard things to do. My ten year old daughter could do it with a little direction...
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Vehicle: Nissan 300zx (1987)
You got a good deal...looks nice
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mikunis anyone?
Well done. Glad it worked out and a forum member could make use of them
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240z overheating at idle in traffic lights and intersections
If when sitting in traffic you rev the engine some, up to 2500 rpm's or so, does the problem go away for a minute? I believe you are running too much pressure on your fuel system and flooding the engine out...
- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
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240z overheating at idle in traffic lights and intersections
The color of his fuel may or may not be a problem. He is in a completely different market without all of our blends. For that matter the tanks they pump from could be rusted tinting all the gas pumped from them... Zed Head gave you good advise, take it or leave it
- A-pillar problem
- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
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[2016] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
Love it. You're doing everything right from the looks of it. Happy New Year...
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C.L. Parting out a 71
Drilling spot welds sucks, excuse my directness, it takes forever and you get tired maintaining pressure. Plasma cutter is much easier...
- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
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C.L. Parting out a 71
Mark If you have access to a plasma cutter it speeds up spot welds tremendously. Just burn a round hole at all the spot welds and tap in a painters 5 way with a hammer to separate the panels
- Motor goes clunk (again)
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mikunis anyone?
That's a lot of money to spend with no assurances on functionality
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Creaking interior panels
I use silicone spray on squeaky panels...
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Ken's 280z Resto Thread
Still, great progress. I need to spend some time in the shop myself...
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Ken's 280z Resto Thread
Good progress. Are you gonna shoot another coat of primer before finish paint?
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mikunis anyone?
The seller will email pictures of them. I couldn't get them to attach because my internet was acting up. I believe he will ship. Contact him through the link. I agree with Jerry to be careful. It did seem like some things were missing off the top. I don't know mikunis very well and they don't appear to have just come off a car. Expensive parts could add up quickly...
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