Tha Driver

View Advert V8 Swapped '77 280Z Solid Z with very little rust. 318 c.i. V8 out of a '82 Dodge van, with 360 big valve heads, aluminum intake, 4bbl. Eldebrock carb. Howe aluminum radiator. 727 3-speed auto trans out of same van, with Slapstick shifter. Wide fiberglass flared fenders & custom made plastic inner fenders, fiberglass hood with Air Grabber scoop electrically operated, Fiberglass Pantera style rear deck. Front airdam was made as a plug to pull a mold from (obviously not mounted on car). Corvette C4 taillights. 22 gal. fuel cell, electric fuel pump. 4-point rollbar. New brake booster & master cylinder. '82 ZX rear disc brakes. I think the seats are Honda Civic. Large rear wing. 15x8 & 15x10 Crager steel chrome wheels. As you can see, the fiberglass work needs to be finished - can do that & show quality paint at $35 per hour flat rate if you like. Car runs & drives, but I don't have it tagged & insured so I haven't driven it on the street (much 🙂). Yeah the NASCAR rear slicks are too big - they were on the wheels when I bought them. I have brand new 295-50-15 tires to replace them. $7,000 in parts & over 300 hours invested. Email me your phone number & I'll answer any questions you may have. Advertiser Tha Driver Date 12/29/2023 Price $14,500 Category Cars for Sale Year 77 Model 280Z Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)  

Nevermind - I just looked back at the post & saw the oil pressure sending unit pic. One wire should ground the gauge. I'll keep trying when I get a chance. I'm currently suffering from the after effects of shingles, well over a year after getting it. Sharp stabbing pains in my chest & side every few minutes or hour or so (it varies). It's put me WAY behind in my work on customer's cars, so I have to work on them before my projects when I CAN work. If you had chicken pox as a kid, GET THE SHINGLES VACCINE NOW! It's WAY worse than anything you read about it & the "permanent nerve damage" talked about apparently means a LIFETIME of INTENSE pain & suffering. Of course the doctors don't care how much pain you're in these days, & have refused to prescribe any effective pain meds. :-( Thanks again, ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver"

I thought "guage" looked funny, but couldn't put my finger on it... I'm getting old... Sooo, it's the round plug for the fuel sender. Thanks to you guys, I connected the black & the yellow wire together & got the fuel gauge to peg. So all I have to do is connect both of them to my sending unit (fuel cell with aftermarket sending unit). My camera is having problems, but I'll post pics when I get it working again. Now I'm thinking the oil pressure gauge may be the same - needing not only the sending unit wire connected to something but also grounded. Does the original oil pressure sending unit have more than one wire going to it? Mine just grounds the gauge (with one wire), it's a Small block Mopar. Thanks so much guys (& gals), ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver"

I have a V8 swapped '77 z & I can't determine what wires go to the oil & fuel guages. I have the wiring diagram but the wires keep going through plugs that don't show which wires come out the other side. I've tried grounding all the spare wires under the hood, but none of them move the oil guage. Ditto with the wires in back for the fuel guage - I have one square plug (three wires), one round plug (also three wires IIRC), & two wires that have male & female round (pin) ends. Anyone with a '77 that can check these for me? Thanks heaps in advance, ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver"