Everything posted by siteunseen
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Fresh Motor And Carbs
Same as mine. But now after a few thousand miles the idle pressure is lower than midway, about a fourth of the gauge, but comes right back up with a little pedal push.
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Early Z In Tx , Me " Tempted "
Nice car.
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Fuel Tank- Worth Saving?
I found my thread, disregard all the shoe talk, we had some laughs on that. http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/49439-developing-story/ here's where I first got the confidence to try it myself, http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuel/gastank/index.htm If you need any help just let me know, I've learned some helpful tips like using a leaf blower to dry it out and using the old sending unit to cover that hole while you are sloshing everything around. Baking soda from the Dollar Store and 4 or 5 five gallon buckets etc. Cliff
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Fuel Tank- Worth Saving?
I've done 2 that make that one look like New Old Stock. It looks very useable to me but I can't see any pin holes that may need welding up? A gallon of muriatic acid and some tank liner would make the inside new again. You'll need to replace all the the evap tank hoses while you're at it. I did a 240 tank a couple of months ago and cost less than $100 and was able to do it in one nice Saturday. Then I let the tank liner cure for a week while I was redoing the hoses and put it all back together the following Saturday. Here's some pictures and the new fuel sending unit from my local Nissan dealer that was only $42 bucks plus a new O ring so about $45 added to the $100 for hoses and clamps and the quart of Red Kote tank liner.
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Fresh Motor And Carbs
When I rebuilt my 2.8 it had good oil pressure and only got better. It stays 3/4s of the gauge when driving and only drops down at idle. Maybe you could put a vacuum gauge on the brake bung? Part stores loan them out.
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Mustache Bar Bushings... Anything Special I Need To Know?
That fargin bastage!
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What Are You Buying With X-Mas Money?
I got this this morning, http://www.amazon.com/INNOVA-5568-Pro-Timing-Light-Tool/dp/B000EVU8J8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419644458&sr=8-1&keywords=innova+5568
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New Tail Lights
After I get over this last spending spree I am going to start a new one with you, @240zrubberparts. You have some good stuff.
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Need Some Help Please
Or even easier but not a good mouthwash, take the bigger hose off from the fuel filter and give it a good sucking to see if you get fuel up to there. If it comes to there then it's pretty much the fuel pump. It has an arm that works up and down off the front of the cam's nose, like an old push and pull water pump from old western movies. You can remove the valve cover and see it it's broken. It's at the front and works off an off center cup looking thing.
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240 Rear Bumper From Futofab On '78 280
Congratulations! it looks good. I had a similar day myself, merry Christmas to us.
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New Tail Lights
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New Tail Lights
I took the whole day and got them put in without scratching them or myself. The old vs new On the car park lights parking lights with brakes too Part #s for the gaskets and rivets, small and the normal size. My local dealer got everything in a few days.
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Need Some Help Please
I would first take the bigger fuel line off the fuel rail in front of the valve cover, straight from the fuel pump and put it in a clear bottle. Then turn it over to see if it's pumping. If it's not you could bypass the fuel tank which most likely is crudded up by taking a 2.5 gallon gas can with some gas and sit it between the radiator and the front grill. Take the fuel line feeding the pump and put it into the gas can, bypassing the cruddy fuel tank. Then put the smaller return line from the fuel rail into the can also. If it pumps then that'll narrow it down to the tank being stopped up. If your getting fuel to the hard fuel lines along the valve cover it could be stopped up carburetor filters or stuck floats or a ton of other stuff. We'd love to figure out what's wrong with your car.
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It has finally arrived :)
Those floor pans look great. That car has been kept inside, apparently. Is that paint #110 Persimmon Red? I've got that color with white interior. Didn't like it at first but now it's growing on me, the white interior. I had to put a cover over the driver's seat and now I can wrench on it and jump in and drive without changing clothes.
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Cost Of Ownership
I added mine up a few days ago, $4,500. $2,000 for the car plus $2,417 in receipts so probably $5,000 all told. 1st time to put a price on the best car I've ever owned. I should get it appraised though for legal reasons that may come up someday.
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Mustache Bar Bushings... Anything Special I Need To Know?
Adjust the slave cylinder where the clutch slips a little. No more THUD. Just kidding. "fackin bolts", that's funny, reminds me of that old Michael Keaton movie "Johnny Dangerously". "You lousy cork-soakers. You have violated my farging rights. Dis somanumbatching country was founded so that the liberties of common patriotic citizens like me could not be taken away by a bunch of fargin iceholes... like yourselves." "You fargin sneaky bastage. I'm gonna take your dwork. I'm gonna nail it to the wall. I'm gonna crush your boils in a meat grinder. I'm gonna cut off your arms. I'm gonna shove 'em up your icehole. Dirty son-a-ma-batches!"
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Satin Black Rewinds @msa
I can get a set of graphites for $410 but without lugs or valve stems so that's not too bad. Nobody else has them yet, "exclusively at Motorsport" There goes another $500. Easy come, easy go.
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Satin Black Rewinds @msa
Finally, black Rewinds. http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/classic05a01/25-1207
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Looking For Parts In Europe...
I've bought a bunch of stuff from amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/NGK-NE61-Spark-Plug-Wire/dp/B001O7F83C/ref=au_as_r?ie=UTF8&Make=Nissan%7C67&Model=240Z%7C2284&Year=1972%7C1972&n=15684181&newVehicle=1&s=automotive&vehicleId=1&vehicleType=automotive I look at the map and DUH! I don't even know where Greece is. I know Athens Alabama is about an hour north. http://www.amazon.com/International-Shipping-Direct/b?ie=UTF8&node=230659011&tag=ask20-20
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Front Cover/dizzy Hold-Down
Seems like the newer ones have an extra locking screw?, kinda like a flat plate if I remember what I've seen before. Like this, http://www.zccjdm.com/catalog.php/azcarbum/dt0/pd2110184/USED__280ZX_DISTRIBUTOR__E12_92_
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Front Cover/dizzy Hold-Down
According to this spread sheet you have a '82 non turbo distributor. Does it have the E12-80 module or the 92 with 2 plugs?
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Front Cover/dizzy Hold-Down
The one on the right is the ZX one you need. Blue's Tech Tip picture.
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240Z Bumper Bracket Question
Yes the 2 holes for the car are higher than the holes for the bumper landings. 62656 is the passenger's side, 62657 is the drivers side. I can't take credit for that photo, Dave aka "Zs-ondabrain" did the measuring of those brackets and posted them.
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240Z Bumper Bracket Question
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Sheen of spoilers
This has been a huge pain!!! I didn't test fit 42 year old fiberglass and paid to have sprayed. Big mistake. I've been filing and scratching! The rear but it'll fit tight now. There's tricks to that rear spoiler I wish I'd known before I started. Pain pills are wunder full.