Everything posted by Patcon
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280z control arm
You could do it up on ramps or blocks. Just be sure the car can't roll off on you!
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Z's only a mother could love thread
It's a shame, that was technically hard to do unless the hood is fiberglass...
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Windshield Polish
I have actually had pretty good results buffing glass. Deep scratches don't come out but it does tend to remove light scratching and makes scratches less evident. Buffing compound and polishing compound are just high grit liquid sandpaper. I'm sure the grits are every bit as hard as glass.
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280z front bumper ends
I would dig the remainder of that bolt out of the bumper and either epoxy a new bolt in or use a urethane adhesive caulk
- 240ZBUILTBYME 1971 240z HS-001063 Project Georgia
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Strut insulator
The rubber on the one on the left also appears to really brittle. The right one might be that way too but the left has lost a lot of the rubber rim
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Dunlop Direzza ZIII or Toyo Proxes R1R
Any rubbing or scrubbing in that size tire? Are your wheels 16x7; 0 offset?
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Yes, it is good progress. The earlier mess added about 40 hrs of work but the car was still pretty straight. A little more work on the chassis and some reassembly can start. 🙂
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Carburetor Conundrum (260Z)
I was thinking not both set high but one set high to the other. Making the front one run rich
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Carburetor Conundrum (260Z)
If the front carb float bowl level was higher than the rear, wouldn't it run faster due to extra fuel?
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Yes, mask was good but prefilters are shot now. I really should have had the Tyvek suit on to protect from skin absorption but I wasn't expecting the intake fan to dead head like that
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Today A bright gallon Here is the yellow basecoat I think that was 3 coats of base. There were some areas that had a little gray show through and they were super hard to get covered with the yellow. It's just so transparent! 3 coats of clear. Overall, not too bad but one of my cans of clear had a little rust on it and it ended up in the mixing cup. the paint screens didn't get it all. So there are a few brown specs in the clear. I will have to cut them out. Hopefully I won't have to reclear. It's progress though. My booth didn't totally work the way I wanted. My intake fan filter ended up clogging with exhaust paint overspray coming back in another door of the shop. At the end the booth was pretty foggy! Don't light a match!! I probably should have worn my Tyveck suit but it was already hot in the booth... Colour!!!!
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
So yesterday Shot some white basecoat There was still a little trash in the paint. No idea where it's coming from. So I worked those areas with a little 600 grit and then degreased again and tacked the car
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1983 280zx turbo engine
Or use a little harbor freight aquarium pump with tubes to either end of the block
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280z - 1977 upgrade brake to 4 calipers Toyota 4Runner
We have some mountainous areas near us and I have found the stock brakes to have a lot of fade on long downgrades. I hate the idea and smell of burning brakes. That's where the brake upgrades appeal to me
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1983 280zx turbo engine
CO, how were the results using that in the block?
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
Sold for $24,250
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ZCON 2022 Roll Call
I would like to make a cameo but I doubt it. We'll see...
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1973 Rebuild
Miscommunication, I have not had the 123. I know several people who have it and I like everything I have read about. I know the caps can be a problem but I have seen solutions for that.
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Carburetor Conundrum (260Z)
There are a number of members here who are fans of the flat top carbs. Captain Obvious being one of them, but we don't hold that against him! 🤣 The flat tops are tremendously more complicated than the SUs you have. You'll get it sorted...
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Most dreaded of jobs finally on the horizon ? the fuel tank !
Replacement tanks are also being manufactured depending on the year car
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1973 Rebuild
I dont really care for the pertronix because I've been stranded by them. I have the zx dizzy on a couple of engines but I like the 123 dizzy alot
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New to me, 280Z...
Just be careful! The bare chassis is not super heavy but it's still heavy enough to hurt you!
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1973 240z Custom Wiring From Scratch
I love this table! I would love to see a hardware table like this for the 240z with pictures of the fasteners beside the descriptions
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Fuel Pump 78/280Z
If it doesn't even try to bump over on starter fluid, I would investigate the ignition system