280~Master

Congrats on the car. Do you think she will let you have a drive or 2 in it. When you do come and pick me up so we can paint the town. The car looks nice have you had any cops try and pull Thomas over yet

I notice that the different color lights end up fading after a while. The color on the bulb usaly ends up discoloring after a couple of weeks and with the cost of the color bulbs its not worth it to me. If I could change the green lenses to a different color that would be better for me. Does anyone know where to get different color lenses for the inside gauge??

Will, Are you in trouble with the wife??? I guess as long as she lets you have a few Z's you could give her the sign back...

Rick, What I mean is your water drains the opposite ways out of the tub and toilet.. I do love Australia though. From my time in the Navy and the trip to Perth and Sydney you fellas have it great down under. Wish I could visit a couple a times a year.. John

He Said, "I am asking a small portion of what I have into it not counting my time. I have gotten into ministry and this car is in the way. " To me it looks like he didn't put enough money into it the right way. Did you see the flames?? they are squared off in some places. :sick: I know why he is getting rid of it though.. He found out that GOD owns a Z car and with him being a new minister and all he new he better not let the big man find out what terribale things he did to this Z car.

Welcome to the club. Hope you can enjoy your car as much as I enjoy mine. Good luck on the project she looks nice and ready to be loved.

Rick I am kind of courious about somethings in Australia. 1. I know your water drains the opposite way. 2. You drive on the wrong side of the road. but is this what people mean by downunder???

Nice Rick very nice. I always love a good joke or two. Helps keep the soul and spirit young. Keep up the good work mate.

Sounds to me like it might be a parts car for someone or a really nice restore job if the numbers all match. 12 years in the yard is a long time for this type of car or any car. If it has not been driven or started in 12 years I would try for something else. After what you discribed I would offer 250 and see what his reaction to it was. You can find running cars for 700 to 3000 that would be better to fix-up. This is just my 2 cents.

You should probly get one from somebody else. It would be a alot cheaper than rebuilding your. I would guess around 800 to 1200 for someone to do it at a shop. As far as the tranny you can tell which one is the early verses the late ones. If my memory is right the early tranny (77-78) has two ears under the shifter and the later ones have one ear (81-83). For the raito try this site. http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/z.html It seems to have some info on transmissions. Good luck and sorry to hear about the 5 speed. I guess this is why I keep the 4 speed.

No.. it is not normal to be able to pull the key out at any position except for the off position.. Probly a worn switch. My chevy truck does this at any position. It still works fine and I won't fix it untill its broken..

Bill invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how hansom Bill's roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between Bill and his roommate, and this only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Bill and the roommate than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, Bill volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Rick and I are just roommates." About a week later, Rick came to Bill and said, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find my Norelco electric razor. You don't suppose she took it, do you?" Bill said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just to be sure." So Bill sat down and wrote "Dear Mother, I'm not saying you did take a Norelco electric razor from my house, and I'm not saying you did not take a Norelco electric razor. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner." Several days later, Bill received a letter from his mother which read: "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you do sleep with Rick, and I'm not saying that you do not sleep with Rick. But the fact remains that if he was sleeping in his own bed, he would have found the Norelco electric razor by now. Love, Mom."

Rick and Bill went moose hunting every winter without success. Finally, they came up with a foolproof plan. They got a very authentic female moose costume and learned the mating call of a female moose. The plan was to hide in the costume, lure the bull, then come out of the costume and shoot the bull. They set themselves up on the edge of a clearing, donned their costume and began to give the moose love call. Before long, their call was answered as a bull came crashing out of the forest and into the clearing. When the bull was close enough, the Rick in front said, "Okay, let's get out and get him." After a moment that seemed like an eternity. Bill, in the back shouted, "The zipper is stuck! What are we going to do?" The Rick in the front says, "Well, I'm going to start nibbling grass, but you'd better brace yourself."

If I had a 240 I would buy one in a heartbeat. At least faster then my wife could say no. If you ever get to making ones for the 280 I would be more than happy to get one or two of them. John

I would have to agree with ed and bart on this, take the cover off and try and get the bolt out. Then relpace everything in there. Unless you have a fairly new chain like 30,000 or less. You could replace the oil pump with the turbo model or replace the distro with the ZX type. Just don't get the WIAI (while I'm at it) syndrom. You could end up with a new engine or worse if you get WIAI. Good luck and keep us posted..

I have been where you are before. :dead: I broke a bolt off in the block from the water pump. It was about 10yrs ago and what I remember is that it was the longest bolt out of all of them. Don't know if it was 10 or 12 mm. I did not replace it or nor did I tap it. I never had a problem with it leaking at all. I don't recomend anyone do this but it was my first Z and I had no idea what I was doing. :stupid: I would probly get a heli coil kit for this area now. Then use a shorter bolt in its place. Good luck and I know how you feel about the bolt..

I hope everyone takes a look. I like the one of the Z smoking the Jetta.

Was just surfing the web and came by this web site http://videos.streetfire.net/default.aspx?term=datsun Its got a couple of nice z cars doing some fun things...

Ok I just lasted 21.7 seconds on it. I guess my wife is right I am pretty quick

I don't plan on catching that bug I have it but I have it under control I wish it would have been light blue or the 110 red. That color fades so beautiful that it turns orange. At least that was the color of the last 280 I had 110 red/+15 yrs Orange

Just wanted to show my baby off. This is our club get together at a local Sonic here in Savannah, GA. Only 2 classics showed up . But my baby did and she is so fine I can hardly control myself P.S. Looking for a front airdam for her.

Will do that when I get the right daylight outside. It was cloudy and rainy today in the great land of GA.

My engine bay is painted black. It looks like sh!t with all the black paint chipping off. Plus the PO had it painted gray instead of just keeping original color. Which is 305 light blue. Plan on taking it back to 305 one of these days.