Captain Obvious

And be real real real careful with this... One snag and you could be in big trouble!

Well I don't know, but I'm gonna guess just so I can play the game. My guess is your wire was slipping in the feed wheel and burning back making a large sloppy intermittent arc.

Yeah, unfortunately I've confirmed that the Smyrna accordion and fan assy is for the 240 and is incompatible with the later 260/280 system. So this one from OB won't be free or personally hand delivered, but at least I'll have one! I'm not spoiled... Haha!!

Perfect! Thanks so much!

Those would be perfect. Only issue is I don't want the snow. I'll send PM for shipping details.

Seconded. Those wheels look great.

I believe that all the 2-seater 77-78 door cards are the same (2+2 is different). My 77 door locks are 8.5 inches from the back end of the cards (just like OB's pics), and I'm sure yours are too. I have very little doubt that the cards OB has would be fine for you.

Haha!! Good answer!

If you go fetch the door cards, how about you grab the heater blower box for me? Personal delivery would be fantastic!

Cool! Thanks for checking! And if you remember anyone else who has done the tube cut-off thing recently, could you tag them here? I tried to come up with forum names of people who had been through that, but didn't do so well.

Well I don't know what it IS for, but it just doesn't look like a Z part to me. Not positive, but it looks like too many bends.

For those of you who have cut off your 280Z strut tubes and installed coil over assemblies instead... Anyone have their old cut off front strut tubes laying around, or did everyone chuck them into the trash? I would like a pair of the old cut off front tubes with the spring perches to use as part of an experimental project: https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60161-lowering-bottom-spring-perch/ I don't remember who all has done this recently... @wheee! @AlbatrossCafe @Zed Head ?

Oh... And sent PM.

I'm not really sure what that rubber intake hose is for.... Doesn't look like a Z part to me. Is that ZX maybe?

Looks great so far! Looking forward to seeing it on the road!

Helmet envy! Happy new year to you too!!

LOL. Easy peasy!

Much better! And I forgot to mention it earlier... Make sure you lube your new hinges so they don't end up like your old hinges.

Oh boy... You've been reeled in now. Make sure you get a hands free mount for use while driving:

I remember the metric alphabet. It would have made things so much easier. The decabet:

Unfortunately it's way too open ended question to answer. The only applicable answer for a professional shop would be "Time and materials". If they can't look it up in the fixed rate book, then they can't really provide an estimate. So unfortunately the answer is either fix it yourself or take it to someone and open your wallet. If you aren't interested or capable of doing it yourself, then the best you could do is to take it to someone you can trust and give them an upper limit? Someone you trust not to inflate the numbers and who will call you if the job is looking like it is going to exceed estimated scope. All that said, in your original list of issues, most of those are "common" problems with the old Zs and most of them aren't the wiring harness itself, but devices that plug into it. And the A/C issues may not even be electrical at all. Might be leaked out Freon or a vacuum leak.

Guilty as charged.

Well I had a thousand stars that had to line up to make it to Atlanta and there's no guarantee that's going to happen for Branson. Won't know until we get closer, but here's to hoping!

I usually just kneel in front of the car and balance the front tip of the hood on one hand while I reach around the side and put the bolts in one side. Switch hands and do the other. Seriously though, I'm glad to hear the problem has (pretty much 100%) been confirmed to be worn sloppy hinges. That's a simple solution and the alternatives would have been much more of a mystery. So... Cut one of the rivet heads off the worst hinge pin and let's have a look at the wallowed out holes!

Here's a pic of the AFM in my 77. I haven't owned the car since new so I can't guarantee that it's original, but I believe it is: Seems the later AFM's used the green protective screen printed coating over the laser trimmed resistors.