Everything posted by Ed
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Colorado snow... uhh ohh!
I agree with Alpha, get a coat or something for your girl.
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F40-wing mounts? [pictures]
It would have had to have been a 3 piece wing. Do you have the same holes on the other side?
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Can I use a 280ZX diff in my 71' 240?
Yes, you need a mustache bar out of a 78 280Z. No modifications are required. There used to be a step by step write up on ZCar.com. Also I'm not sure about the half shafts. I compared the ones on my 73 to the shafts I got off a 81 and they appeared identical.
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Dip
The latest craze is "Soda Blasting" it doesn't generate any heat that would destort large body pannels. It washes out with water and is pretty cheap.
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Early Z Front End on a 280ZX
You might want to look into metal fabrication. Seriously, your trying to match body pannels that don't match. Like putting VW fenders on a Porche. It can be done but your going to have to do some fabricating. Do a good job and people will say WOW. Do a bad job and people will laugh. Do some measuring first to give you an idea of what your going to have to do. Good luck.
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Dip
Chris, Don't know if your interested but Phred and Escanlon have a technique for shooting POR-15 into the rockers and other hard to reach places. Ed
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Reflections
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Hardest bolt or nut to get to?
I vote for the bumper bolt. In my reassemble note book I wrote down in big bold letters. "INSTALL REAR BUMPER BEFORE GAS TANK!!".
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Powder Coated 240Z Suspension Finished
How well does the powdercoat hold up to parts that flex? Will it flex a little or not at all?
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Pedal Upgrade
Wow, nice and they are not cheap.
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Idler pulley noise
Are you 100% sure it's the pulley again?
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Grinding sound w\ new transmission
Not exactly sure how much oil a tranny takes but your supposed to fill it until it flows out of the fill hole or starts to overflow. If you change the fluid all together then inspect the drain plug. It has a magnet attached to it and will have metal shavings attached to it if you have an internal problem.
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Selling my rotisserie
On the left side of the screen you will see a list of links under Main Menu. Click "photo gallery". Once in the gallery scroll down to about the middle of the page and click "member gallery" then you have to click the letter of the alphabet of the member your looking for. Edit: to get back to the home page from the gallery click the club logo on the top left.
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Selling my rotisserie
I probably will do another one (don't tell the wife). But not here in NY. When that time comes I'll build another one.
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Selling my rotisserie
O.K. Guys. I'm getting close to putting my Z back on it's wheels and I will be selling the rotisserie (see my gallery for pics). Anyone interested send me a PM.
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Steering rack bumper thingy??
Sorry Carl, I missread your post in the linked attachment, my bad.
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Steering rack bumper thingy??
Thanks for the link Carl. Unfortunately it still doesn't really answer what it's for. Everyone just guessed and gave assumptions. Ohh well,.....
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Make offer on beautifully unique, near original, multi-show winner '73 240Z
Pat, I've been watching your Z since you first offered it for sale. I want to let you know that you have a beautiful car. Be patient. A buyer will come sooner or later and pay you what she's worth. Stay firm on your asking price, she's well worth it! Ed
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Guages and Dash-Cap
To add a little to Enrique's post: Check the flapper doors on the heater core. They have foam backed vinyl pads that are glued to the doors and act as seals. On mine these came off and were obstructing the flow of air.
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headers: 6 to 1 or 6 to 2 to 1
Installation would be the same on either one. I would suggest you install the headers (use high temp copper permatex sealant on the gasket) then take it to a muffler shop and have them build you a custom 2-3 inch exhaust (your choice on exhaust diameter). It will save you a lot of headache, you will only pay about $50 bucks more, and it will look 100 times better than the pre-bent kits. $0.02
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Steering rack bumper thingy??
That's the one. I've noticed that they are all positioned at an end, close to a mount. Can it really stop excess flex from there? Or does it prevent rotational torsion?
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Steering rack bumper thingy??
I tried doing a search and after the second page I gave up. Does the bumper go in the center of the rack or on the side?
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Steering rack bumper thingy??
On the steering rack there is a U-bolt clamped to a bumper looking thingy. Does anyone know what the purpose of this is. What does it do?
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I wanted to do this one day.