jmead

No hurt trying...like was mentioned, depth might be an issue on one side due to hoses, but I don't see any reason a 6 1/2+ would fit back there, its all in how its mounted. Personally, I'm still going to go with a few 6x9's or 4x6's mounted in the panels behind the seats. I should have the panels and speakers here within a week, I'll let everyone know how they fit

air flow meter huh? Do you think that could cause similar problems? And how would I go about "checking" it? Any simple test I can do to verify it is operating properly

I've got another problem with my Z (1976 280z). It only happens sometimes, I think the first time it happened was after hard acceleration, but that doesn't seem to be necessary to trigger it anymore. When it happens the tach will jump like crazy, from say 4k to 7k (into the red zone), at the same time the car is lurching back and forth (corresponds with the tach). If I get going too slow, it just plain stalls. If I put it in park and start it back up it wil run fine. I'm guessing this is a transmission problem, rather than electrical or fuel. Does anyone have any ideas on this? It makes sense, because it happens after the tranny has been stressed. It almost feels like it is trying to drop down a gear but misses, and keeps trying to shift. Anyone thing I need a new tranny? I've heard of similar problems (there is one thread open about a similar problem right now), but those all seems to be tach only, and not reflect the cars actual state. Thanks for any advice

Only one speaker? That is kinda...odd. Well, mine has two, I guess it must have been upgraded by the previous owner. I ordered a set of pioneer 2-ways, I'll see how those fit. If they don't work out I was planning on adding a set of 6x9s in the doors behind each seat anyway.

I've got an annoying problem with my new Z. It’s a very high-pitched squeak that only occurs at certain speeds. It doesn't start until like 30mph, and goes away at around 55-60 (or at least I can't hear it anymore, I can't be sure it is gone). When I apply a very slight pressure to the breaks (so little the car doesn't even begin to slow) it goes away, and if I press the brakes right it will go away on one side before the other (it happens on both sides). Any idea what this is? Is it something that needs to be replaced, or just something I can adjust? Sorry I don't have more specifics, it’s only been happening for about a week (but happens consistently). Thanks for any suggestions.

5.25", good to know. Have you upgraded you speakers? If so, what did you use? Any idea what kind of depth there is to work with? Thanks for the reply

I'm no car audio guy...so this is probably a stupid questions, but what size are the stock rear speakers? I just got done tearing my dash apart, removed the old stereo and prepped some of the connections for my CD player. The last guy did a terrible job, hacked the dash up, didn't mount it right, etc. In addition, he ran some tiny zip cord back to each of the speakers. I was planning on just going with a pair of 6x9's behind the seats, but figure I might as well upgrade the rears while I'm at it. Does anyone have any suggestions for some decent speakers that fit the stock locations? And also, is there a kit or something I can buy that will ease the mounting of the new stereo? Mainly I'm looking for some sort of place that extends say 3/4" of an inch around the face of the unit to cover up the whole in the dash. Thanks for any input

Well, my current plans include a K&N intake, some larger exhaust tubing w/ better flowing muffler, and an electric fan for my 76 280z. Browsing around ebay I came across a few cams designed for the l28, one for idle-5000, and one for 1800-55000rpm. I'd like to move the power down a little bit, with a little more torque off idle, even if it means sacrificing some high-end power. Will a new cam help accomplish this? And, more importantly, how involved would a cam swap be? I think I can handle the intake/exhaust/fan stuff ok, but that doesn't involve opening the engine up. Is it a simple drop-in basically? I'm really not much of an engine person (yet), and I don't want have my engine in a bunch of pieces only to realize I don't know what I'm doing. Thanks for any advice.

I'm in upstate...more like the southern tier actually. Where is this car located? And do you have any other shots of the car itself? Also, how would I be able to contact the seller? This sounds like a decent deal, and pretty close to home, too. LMK some details, maybe I'm game. Thanks

Everything was great, loving the new Z, but I ran into a little problem tonight. It seems my headlights have just stopped working. They were on one second and just turned off. Its both of them, not one. Everything else works, parking lights, blinkers, etc. I thought it could be the fuse, but each light is fused seperatly (I think), so that doesn't make sense...same with it being the bulbs, they wouldn't die at the same time. I guess the most likely thing would be the switch then? Anyone have any advice on how to fix this? Is there a simple way for me to test if it is actually the switch? Some contacts I could short to bypass it or something? Thanks for any advice...I'd like to get this fixed ASAP so I can get my car back on the road (after dark anyhow). Now that I've got my Z I don't think I could stand driving my topaz!