CRrider1988

atleast someone is with me on this...

when ever i decide to pull mine out, an aluminum one is going back in with all new guages and switches!

I filled mine up with regular yesterday, it was almost empty, i think my tank is 14gal. or something and i put 13 in it. It cost 38.50. It was 2.94 per gallon, that is the cheapest i could find here in oregon. I drive well over 100 miles per day, usually about 20+ dollars a day just from home to school and back.

I have herd that but i also plan on putting pretty thick padding around it. I had a toyota 4x4 truck that i had a full cage in and i had good padding on it but hit my head on it a few times four wheeling and i weas just fine. thye were really hard hits, from slamming into trees and what not (also had an exo-cage). Thanks for the advice but i am aware of that.

hahaha, ok well maybe a Z is not for 200. I have no idea where i would try it at. Just something i really want to do. I have seen videos of a 911 GT2 i think it was going 205MPH. I know it is far fetched and will not happen anytime soon but just one of my goals. How fast would a Z go with some really good suspension, gearing and about 450HP?

It actually is a street car. I do want windows but was thinking about plexi glass. I plan to race it this summer. I have no need for comfort in the car so that is why i want a full out cage. My dad said i have to have some kind of cage to race or he wont let me so i figure ill go all out.

i frequintly take mine to about 115 on the freeway, there is one area that is perfect for it around here. the fastest ive done is 135 and i was gaining speed still (slowly) but i backed off. i love going fast. i really hate it when peopel on here get on other people about their driving, its their choice...

i drive mine 80 miles to school every morning then, 80 miles back home (girlfriends). I love it, just sucks without a heater.

that is crazy, my 75 280 is doing hte same thing. driving in the cold is not fun now. i almost wreaked mine too. i drive 75 miles every morning in 35 degree weather. so what is the prob.?

I want to put a full rollcage in my 280Z. where should i get one? i found a guy that will build me one and ship it to me then i weld it which isnt a problem, for 360. that is a 6 point with 3 door bars on each side, dash bar, and harness bar. im taking my dash out when i do it and im making an aluminum one. what do i do about window roller uppers? they will hit wont they?

Ok, call me crazy but one of my goals in life is to own a car that will atleast go 200 MPH by the time im 30, im 17 now. I've herd you can make a Z go 200 for not a whole lot of money, what does that intail? also what do you guys think is the most reasonabl priced car that will do it? What will an old ferrari do? or a old 911 turbo. I really want to go 200. That was the goal when i bought my Z, 200+. Am i crazy guys?

It sucks when it happens. Luckly, i found a 5-speed from a wreaking yard for $150 with a 6-month warrenty. It is said to be out of a 78 datsun pick-up but it is exactly the same (atleast on the outside) as the Z car tranny. I hope to put it in this week. I have to drive my dads hidious work van for now which is horrable. My Z is my daily driver.

Thanks for the advice. Since it is my daily driver i think im going to buy a good used for now and maybe fix the other as a spare.

Well yesterday i was kinda showing off in my 75 280Z with a 4-speed in it. Now, it dosnt have much of a tranny left. I took off from a light at a good rate of speed and went to shift into second but it made a pop noise and didnt move anymore. There were cars behind me so i tried putting it in 1st and the same thing happen, it was just like neutral. As i rolled to the side of the road i put it in 3rd and it was fine. I drove about 3 miles in 3rd and 4th but then they went out too. how it sits, the stick will move into 1 and 2 but wont go into 3 or 4 and reverse works great. Now im looking for a tranny. what is the deal with putting a 5-speed in it? what tranny will interchange with my 4-speed? i found a 77 4-speed i think im going to throw in right now. its like $150. What should i do?

i need to put some struts and springs in my 280 like saturday or sunday. would anyone be up to help. ill pay what i can and take care of lunch (taco bell or subway or something). i have my dads truck repair shop to do it in with all the tools and everything. let me know if you can help please and i will give you my number. my shop is in hillsboro, OR. thanks.

my struts came in now i need help putting them in. anyone up to it? i live in portland and ill pay a little. i would like to do it sat. if i can. email me or IM me and ill give you my number.

thanks guys, now i have to make time to try it... the underside of my dash is so damn tight i dont know that i can do it.

thanks guys, i ordered tokico illuminas with their springs for 579 and i also got new stainless breaklines.

how do i get that stupid tach out of my dash? i put a autometer in on my dash and i look to riced out with 2 tachs. how do i get it out?

ok guys, after searching everywhere i have had no luck finding what i want, koni or bilstein. i called bilstein direct and they told me they dont have anything for a datsun at all and nothing for that old of a car. i found Konis for a 240 or 260 but i herd i cant use them. i also found a place that has a set of konis for the rear of my car from long ago and they only have 7 in stock and that is all they will get. i think im going to have to go with tokicos. i cant find anything else. do you guys know if 280ZX is the same as 280Z?

thanks, i have a 75 280Z. i want to take it to track days, i live about 5 blocks form the track and the guy that i was talking to invited me to come to the track days when he rents the track which is like twice a month in the summer. i also want to do street driving too. i have put 12000 miles on my car in 4 months of owning it. yes, 12000 miles.

ok i need new struts so bad its not funny. with my car in the air i can move the shaft by hand like a half inch. it feels like im driving on ice. so i went to the suspension shop and they want to put on some KYB's or Monroes. KYBs are 480 instaled with stock springs and Monroes are 460. So i talked with the guy that has a race shop down the street and he LOVES datsuns. He told me that KYBs and Monroes are junk. Even the adjustable Tokicos and GR2s are bad he said. He gave me the advice of Koni, Bilstien, of at worst KYB gas-a-just. I cant find them anywhere. I have looked everywhere. Where can i find them, please let me know ASAP. Thanks.

ok, my girlfriends house is at about 4000 feet elevation and it has been getting really cold at night. Last night it decided to "rain ice" and cover her very windy narrow road with ice. so this morning i got up to go to work and went to leave, bad idea. as soon as i got out of her driveway onto the regular road i was up sh_t creek. i barly tapped my breaks and my Z slid about 50 feet down the road where it almost went in the ditch but a mound of dirt stopped it. I could have left it there and walked about 50 feet to her house and waited but no...i had to try and back up the road to her driveway again. when i did that i got about 10 feet and my car slid totally sideways across the road, blocking both lanes. now i had to do something. i ended up rolling, with my car shut off in reverse, down the 6 miles down the road where it was clear, i had to use both regular brakes and e brake to get to the bottom. what a morning, i was 3 hours late to work. so today the i got my studs put on first thing after i got back to my neck of the woods. just to let you guys know, Z's mix with ice about like water mixes with oil.

thanks i really needed my studs on so i put them on my other wheels

so i bought some studded tires today, they are the same size as my tire that i have on there now but instead of having them switched on the wheels my dad wants me to find a cheap set of wheels to put the studs on. my question it, what wheels from other cars will fit on a 280z? what is the bolt pattern 4x100? and what is the backspacing? i found alot of honda wheels and such.