Everything posted by siteunseen
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google is getting even dumber
It's Free!!! There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse, and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys on price alone is this man's lawful prey. John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
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Discount Tire question
Thank you all for your replies. With the credit rebates and the $50 online rebate I can get a set of 16x7 with 205/55s for $629, lug nut kit off ebay for Panasports and Konigs $27. I'll call and see if I can Huckleberry a deal with sales and pay with Visa, I DESPISE GE CAPITAL, they're evil people.
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Discount Tire question
I can get a good deal on wheels and tires if I use their credit program. Has anybody done this? is there any hidden fees? I can pay it off within the 6 months allowed. Thanks for any replies.
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Rim research for my 1978 280Z
I found the answer from MSA, thanks anyway. Description: These popular 16x7 Konig Rewind wheel kits look awesome in Graphite with a polished lip. The kit includes four wheels, chrome lug nuts, valve stems, and center caps. They will fit 70-85 4 Lug Z & ZX. For most Z's, the maximum tire size for these wheels is 205/55/16.
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Rim research for my 1978 280Z
What size wheel and tire did you go with? I got approved for their 6 months same as cash and the $50 rebate ends this month so I'm about to get a set. I think Mr. Arnett has a 16x7 with 205/55s without any rubbing and was curious if that might be what you had? They look really good. Thanks
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Help Me Identify These Parts (Photos Included)
I replaced mine with Hyper Flex polyurethane. It wasn't too bad with this Tech Tip for reference, thanks Blue. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/moustache/index.html
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AAR hose re-routing
- Cheap door lock fix
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AAR hose re-routing
Yeah they call me a "Feeder" when I tell somebody the spark plug gap instead of download this and download that and read until your eyes bleed. I thought that was the whole reason for a forum, support and interaction amongst people with the same interest. I like helping people, whether it's helping someone change a tire on the side of a busy street or push a broken down car out of the intersection, or God forbid, telling somebody .039-.043 gap size.
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AAR hose re-routing
I gotta quit drinking, I totally forgot about that thread Captain.
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77 280 z 2+2 won't drive
Add cheap protection from rust, $4 at Walmart. Z Car Tech Tips Fram G3 Filter Installation
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Goodbye Poly
Napa has them too, NAPA AUTO PARTS
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AAR hose re-routing
I'm not talking to myself, it's for another member and I can't figure out how to add attachments to Private Messages.
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AAR hose re-routing
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2200 rpm at idle
Have you tried to adjust it? It has a nut on the bottom for adjustment, you'll have to take the clipped on metal cover off first. I can't remember which way I turned mine to get it right though :stupid:.
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new guy - old car
I can understand your addiction. I bought a '77 and then after reading on this forum about all the fun the 240's were I ended up with 2 Z's in my garage. I enjoy this community of Z lovers as much as the cars themselves. You've found a gold mine at classiczcars.com, very helpful folks here.
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2200 rpm at idle
Isn't 2200 RPM about where the TPS goes off idle contact to wide open contact? Maybe you got that wet or something? The adjusting 10MM bolt maybe loose? What about if you pull the gas pedal up with your foot?, will it go down? A spring on your throttle linkage may have come off. Is your BCDD still on? Mine was out of adjustment when I bought it and would hang on a high RPM for a few seconds then fall back down. Another thing Wick Humble mentions on page 194 is the connections between the EGR and the intake come uncoupled and cause a huge vacuum leak on '77's, mine did it and rotted out a hole in the aluminium intake. Take a mirror and look under the intake to see if anything looks peculiar, at the back, around #6. Maybe the wire spark arrester in your PCV hose off the valve cover is mucked up? Good luck. A new game to play, how many blue words can you get in a post?
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Strange brake light issue...
My side markers quit working too. I took the lenses off and cleaned the sockets with sand paper and spray electrical cleaner. Now you could see them from an airplane.
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Runs Nice for a Few Min. Then Rough, Then Kills...
I couldn't figure all the switching for mine before I replaced the old pump. Took about 12 ft. of speaker wire and straight wired it to the battery and ran a hose from the hardline before the front fuel filter, in the engine bay, into a gas can. Have a hose pipe turned on or a fire extinguisher nearby and be sure the hose is secure in the gas can or it'll blow out 50psi without going through the regulator. Be safe.
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'75 280Z Seats (Trash or Sell)?
I'd store them somewhere. You might sale the car one day.
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Bushing, Springs, and Struts Before or After Re-assembly?
I put in the urethane bushings while the motor was out, I took the steering rack out and greased and painted it and put new accordion boots on. The steering rod coupler gets new ones too. Never done it before but it seemed easier not having to work around the header and A/C compressor. My biggest help was a small bottle jack for the tie rod ends and the TC bars, it holds things in place while you put the washer and nuts on. They go on from the bottom.
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1st z car experiance
here's the panels, Datsun 240Z, 260Z, 280Z, 280ZX & Mazda RX7 iCatalog - Black Dragon Auto, there's more out there. I would clean with electrical cleaner spray and dielectic grease all the bulb sockets. Mine were all green when I looked at first. Oh yeah I think this is who makes them, google.com Tabco body panels 280ZX.
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1st z car experiance
Congratulations on your 1st Z, they're great fun. You'll have to tell us more about your issues, please. If it's that TURBO you should also look around HybridZ.
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Car cover advice
I am about to buy 2 indoor dust covers and was wondering what everybody else is using. Black Dragon or MSA, or some other I haven't seen? Thanks for any replies.
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Cleaning maf 78 280z
Make sure all the rubber from the air filter to the intake is sealing up tight. Those accordion hoses around the AFM are bad to crack and cause un-metered air to get in, vacuum leak.