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Mine revs pretty nicely. IMG_4044.mov

I have a nice set of SUs that I’ve been considering putting in my 77 and dumping the EFI. Why? Maybe because I’m crazy. I must be because my engine purrs with the EFI. Only a sick bastard would fix something that isn’t broken. The idea of carbs appeals to me for some reason. A person on this forum I highly respect told me I’d be making a mistake and making my car less reliable and less easy to own and use. I’d love to see how this works out.

There is a 40% mark up on this one….I’ll throw in free shipping .

Those are way too shiny for Bruce.

So you already have the bolt you need. The thread pitch for the starter is 1.50, at least for us 280z owners. Not sure what the thread pitch os for the elite 240z owners class.

This looks like 45mm with a 7 on the head. Is this enough Patina ? It has a captive washer.

Found another one in my stash. This looks like 45 m. But it has a “6” not a 7

This might be too short 45mm =1.77in. My micrometer had a dead battery [emoji37]

Bruce, I think I have one. I had to replace mine yesterday because my new starter has a thicker flange.

Nope, never had a silver Z.

I agree, I’m confident this is a better starter than any reman you’ll find out there. I’m pretty happy with it.

I got the starter installed, 20 min job, and yes Zed I needed a longer bolt. Had them in my stash (45mm M10x1.50). What a night and day difference between this starter and that garbage AC Delco reman. Sounds totally different and I can tell is spinning faster also. Sounds like a modern starter. The AC Delco had a annoying whine and everyone always asked me if that was normal.

I’ll install this Monday and let you guys know how it is. I don’t think it’s made in the US but let’s hope that any company spending time to have a test sheet may actually care about quality,

More pics

My starter arrived. Looks pretty good. Came with a test sheet

OMG you didn’t. You didn’t have enough stuff to do already. I guess L28 motor rebuild has taken a back seat. Did you already post pics on the forum or are you just leaving it to our imagination. Now you and Cliff have more in common. Well congrats…..sounds like you and POR-15 will become friends. Friends don't let friends use POR-15 without gloves…..if you don't your hands will be black for weeks, yes weeks not days.

Wait a second….. when did you get a 240? You just tried to slip that by or did you get a new toy during my absence? I’ve replaced the glass in my 280 and removed the external stainless frame. It wasn’t hard. Are the internals rusty?

I need an emoji with eyes popping out! This will have to do !

Yea I looked for the OEM one. No luck…. We’ve shutout our European operation at work and giving that work to to contractor. Major job cuts happening. The company seems to care only about quarterly profits after a hostile takeover of two board seats buy a hedge fund. They’re letting people go left and right . Almost all of our flight instructors were fired last week. A lady who worked in flight admin for 37 yrs was asked to leave. Super sad.

Did a little digging around about WAI Global. This is a legit new starter and the company seems to have a good reputation for quality. I bought using my America Express which doubles the manufacturers warranty. I ordered it and will report back my findings when it arrives.

Thanks, that’s the second recommendation to fix this myself. While not against that, I’ve always hated this starter since the day I got it. It makes an awful noise when starting and I blame it for toasting my ignition switches. Maybe that’s not fair but I just want a reliable piece of gear. I will pay for quality and that review makes me think this is the best I can find. I will continue to search. RockAuto has one that doesn’t say Remanufactured on the listing so I’m curious. Say it’s made by WAI Global https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,1982,280zx,2.8l+l6,1209350,electrical,starter+motor,4152

Anyone ever heard or bought from this starter company? Check it out and tell me what you think. They sound pretty good. I’m not buying a new starter every 18-24 months because of these Chinese remans. https://www.classiccarperformance.com/products/datsun-240z-260z-280z-high-torque-starter

I have done this mod. I was burning up ignition switches pretty regularly until I added the starter relay. Great and affordable mod.

Finally got back in touch with the company that rebuilds starters in Memphis, the guy has been doing it for years., very informed on this topics Told me yesterday not to bother rebuilding it and he probably can’t get the parts to do it anymore. It’s cost prohibitive he said. His position was to buy one online and unfortunately more are going to be sourced from Chinese production. It’s basic economics, low demand = low profit margin which means vendor need to find the cheapest option available. So now to find the best aftermarket one I can.

Well, that’s an idea but I think the AC Delco was probably not great to start with and here’s why. This started made a strange noise. Starters for cars have unique sounds. I can tell the difference when someone starts a Honda vs a Chevy. People always said the my Z sounded weird when cranking, made a odd winding noise. I might have a video capturing in. As far as the new ones, well he said they were new but I didn’t ask from where.