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Patcon

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  1. When I get to the air cleaner I will try to get some dimensions for you. Remind me if I forget...
  2. Patcon replied to Patcon's topic in Open Discussions
    As of 8/1/2024 Marquis Zinc is no longer in business. 😞
  3. @inline6 Did you ever solve your poor filter fitment?
  4. Steve will make you one when you order. Even if it's listed as out of stock
  5. Thanks, I read like $250 for the few parts you did. I will easily be four times that...
  6. I sort of thought that too. We bled the brakes one circuit at a time but I would have thought the switch would recenter itself after both circuits made pressure?? Also it's not on until I turn the switch to the lock position. It's off in the "acc" and "on" positions
  7. No he's never met you but he has seen your posts for a number of years now and can infer some things from the questions you ask. If you're going to get your feelings hurt by his comment and lash out I am quite confident the remaining help you have here will dry up. Also, always remember there is always someone bigger, meaner and badder than you! Best not to go around challenging people to fights. The man you underestimate might pummel you!
  8. Did you have a good fuse cover? Mine has defects and I will have to figure out how to solve that. There are repros available that aren't very cheap but I am not sure how accurate they are. Some of the used ones are pretty pricy!
  9. Do I need the combo switches in for this test? I just pulled them to have them refurbished...
  10. Thanks for that. I have a number of parts that will need chroming. Gas door latches, hatch thimbles, ashtray parts, int door trims. Could get expensive... I found a company in Marietta. Did you speak to them? https://www.chromeatlanta.com/?utm_source=GMB&utm_medium=organic
  11. I also worked on rekeying some door locks today. I have an ignition key I like and I want one key for the whole car So I played at making tiny springs!! @emccallum He are the assorted's. Spare locks, replacement parts, lockset pliers, seals, etc Here is a first attempt. It was actually one of the best attempts I am using some orthodontic wire. There was some that was about 0.015" dia and some that was more like 0.010" dia.. It's difficult to get the coils to wrap close to each other. I used a small drill bit as an arbor, like 0.063" dia I found that the thicker wire was a little too heavy for the key door. It installs ok but the door has too much resistance. The thinner wire worked better was more difficult to make neat looking springs Disassembled the lock Lightly blasted the lock case and the inside of the cap. Polished the cap with the buffing wheel. A piece of wire helps keep it from getting away from you Repinned the lockset. I only have 4 different wafers and it seemed like I needed another size. I reworked one with a buffing wheel to make it work for now. Also my replacement wafers don't have the little tab on the side that lock them into the tumbler like the factory ones do. So reassemble is a little trickier. One finished lockset
  12. I tinkered some today I disassembled the door handles so I could plate the brackets. Today, I polished the handles and reassembled them Peened the pins. If that doesn't hold, I will weld a small tack there I had two sets so I picked the best looking ones I also replaced these window stops in the bottom of the doors. They are surprisingly hard to get to and R&R Also put these seals on the doors. I will probably add some sealant under portions of them after the glass frames go in Mounted door handles I bought off Amazon. The main issue with these is the holes in the door aren't really big enough. I had to do some grinding on the door handles pins and they were still a tight fit! But they look nice and they have all the rubber seals on them
  13. Question: When I turn the ignition to off the brake light in the gauges comes on. If I unplug the brake failure switch lead it goes out. Why?
  14. Or maybe this? https://www.240zrubberparts.com/product-page/240z-u-bolt-steering-rack-rubber-bumper
  15. Who did this chrome work for you? and what are the two flat pieces with the lip?
  16. Very nice! Twins!!
  17. Snapchat-1653938150.mp4 Snapchat-1782700663.mp4
  18. Yes, that might be helpful!
  19. I have a number of loose wires in the dash. Heater fan doesn't work. Headlights don't work. Wiper motor works intermittently, mainly on high. I fixed the brake lights today... Alternator isn't working. I tried a different regulator today. It didn't appear to help. We had some smoke out of the dash today and my help said the Ammeter was way over to the right...
  20. We started the car today!! Didn't require Ether and it's being fed off a temp fuel source but it runs!! Lots of electrical issues still. I figured out where the 2 of the 4 wires at the coil go. I have 2 left. I'm not sure what to do with them. I believe the Green one feeds the Tach which is currently INOP. I could use help with that so I don't damage anything
  21. Yeah, I have that part wired. It's the factory harness wires to the coil I am unsure of
  22. Got the hood on today The paint chips incredibly easy. Way too easy it seems. It will probably have to be reworked at some point. We'll see I reworked the black wire on this voltage regulator My middle daughter was here with her boyfriend and they're good shop help! We got all the cooling system hooked up. Fuel lines on the carbs. They bled all the brakes and we primed the fuel pump. Once I get the 280zx matchbox hooked up, it might start. I have lots of electrical problems.. Can someone give me a short course on how these should go to the coil for a 280zx matchbox setup??
  23. Are they for front or rear bumpers? I was thinking they were for front bumpers but the Carpartmanual link shows the rear bumper. I thought the only thing I needed for the rear bumper were the little rubber sleeves to keep it off the paint??
  24. Did all 240z use these? https://zcardepot.com/products/bumper-end-rubber-right-rear-oem-240z?_pos=13&_sid=f19189e2b&_ss=r#
  25. Im using Prestone DOT 3 synthetic

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