Darrel

This is the later 4 spd, note the height of the pivot hole Early 5 spd. note the lentgh of the shifter ears and height of the pivot hole Late 5 spd, note the longer length shifter ears and the height of the pivot hole. If you have a late 5 speed you can make a short throw shift mod without paying the $150 for the msa short throw kit. Redrill the longer ears on the shifter ears on the tranny then cut the bottom portion of a 4 speed shifter and drill and tap for a stud to lengthen. Check out the pics in my gallery for the mods. There are other differences but these seem to be pretty consistant.

On my '73 I used the round tops with the '73 intake. On the '73 intake there was a screw valve that I kept and ran a hose under the intake open to atmosphere and cracked it open enough to pass the tail pipe emissions we have for cars 25 yrs old or older. Mine is missing the smog pump and I am using a 280z exhaust manifold. It doesn't have any of the air tubes. Now I have the 5 yr plates and don't need to smog it for as long as I have the 5 yr plates. Colorado emissions don't seem to care about what the car was suppoosed to come with as far as emission equipment. We have the IM240 for '82 and newer which is the same as AZ. This yr will be the last yr for my 280zx to have to have emissions. then I will get 5 yr plates. Didn't you live in Durango? When did you move to AZ?

Do you have a link for the ebay auction?

zbane, that looks nasty. My zxt was an arizona car and it looked brand new compared to that. My lines came off without a problem. I just took it off, checked and put everything back on. Laura, let us know how it looks.

Have you checked the inside of the tank yet? There is an inspection lid under the carpet and pad in the hatch, then you'll see the fuel sending unit.

Even if you don't find it, you can always find one similar and fix it up for her. You never know if the old car is still on the road and if it is what kind of shape it's in.

damnitt

Use the dodge hinge bushings. Do not drill or file to make the pin fit. Let the pin form the bushing using the vice to push it through. You might have to do a small amount of filing on the flats of the bushing to get it to fit in the ears of the transmission. The key is to keep it a snug fit so it won't rattle.

Did you use the supplied grease? Are you torqueing them down after the car is on it's own weight and rolled back and forth a few times?

Wouldn't it be so much easier when people would actually weigh their car before and after mods, instead of "I hear that,,,,". That seemed to be what was going on in the hybridz thread. They need to get the facts on their own car beofre making generalizations. I took both of my cars to the truck scales, both full dress and full tank of gas. The zxt has a 4 spd auto. I didn't get the front and rear ratio since I just use them for daily driver. If I do mods to the '73 I'm sure I'll get better info for weight distribution. '73 240z, full tank, spare tire--- 2500 lbs. '82 280zx turbo, full tank, 4 spd auto--- 3060 lbs.

Here's someone's project car they lost interst in. He must have a lot of boxes for all the parts. He could probably get more than $1500 parting it out, all the work has been done to part it out already. Hopefully he can get someone to buy it. http://denver.craigslist.org/car/167964918.html Steve, will you be going to the z club track day at the state patrol track this month?

torque to specs.

I go with pic 1. The large radius goes in the cup of the frame.

I have magnaflow 3" in 2- 2.5" out on my 280zx turbo. I like the sound it has.

Try priming the carbs with starter fluid. Is the filter in the electric pump clean?

go steve, go!

I drove my '73 to long beach and back for the '04 z convention. On my first engine rebuild ever. That's including the track day and track events with our local z club.

That looks like a 4 speed. Check out my gallery here for the pics of the differences of 4 spd, early 5 spd and the late 5 spd.

n/m, ,,,,,,,,

I have done the swap in my zx turbo. I used an '83 maxima transmission that was rebuilt to turbo specs. Extra clutch for 2nd, valve body drilled for higher pressure. http://www.zcar.com/articles/twheel/4spdauto/ '88 maxima shifter handle cut down and the shift plate dremeled to accept the square shift lever. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/dlh2460/280zxt/ftm005.jpg the brackets have been thrubolted with the tunnel sandwiched by 2 plates of steel. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/dlh2460/280zxt/4spdauto.jpg curved cross member or whatever you can fit there that will follow the tunnel at it's straightest portion. The brackets I made out of 2" x 3" square tubing then cut and drilled. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c301/dlh2460/280zxt/4spdauto4.jpg It is expensive, and not for the faint of heart. New exhaust, new drive shaft etc.

don't leave any marks.

You have a PM with a link to a pic and parts list to make your own. Another couple of pics in the Winter 2006 issue of Sportz magazine page 22.

Spending 45 mins to pound one pin out was long enough for me to make my own puller. That and reading all the horror stories of the pins in the archives.

Check my gallery for some noticeable differences in the shifter ears for the 4 and 5 spds. But I have found a 5 spd in a '81 with the middle length ears like the early 5 spds, but a single exhaust hanger like the late 5 spds. The pics aren't a difinitive answer for all transmissions, but it might at least let you know what year it might have come from.

Try the dealer. Just because they're a dealer doesn't automatically mean they are the highest in price.