1976 280Z Restoration Project

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Heading into my Christmas leave block with the military, so time to get serious! I will be working on the remaining original panels and doors, getting them down to bare steel and ready for repairs. After that I have some work to do on the front clip, prepping the old bumper shock mounts (where the rotisserie was mounted) for primer and installing the gas shock mod for the hood! Looking forward to having the front end done and all the panels ready for primer for the new year. Then let the blocking and bodywork begin!

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Well this is a nice surprise! A nearly new TWM throttle body! Thanks @conedodger!

 

This will add a few hp to the stroker along with the fuel injection upgrades!

Edited December 15, 2018 by wheee!

[conedodger]

It looked good before it left for Original Customs in Grand Rapids Michigan. It looked new when it came back. Hope you enjoy it! 

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Quite the difference!

[grannyknot]

Nice, that engine won't be starving for air, maybe a bit more induction roar too?

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Should be a bit more “throaty” for sure. I haven’t heard Jim’s engine before but it was always carbureted as well. He will have to be the final judge! @zKars

I will have a bit of porting to do on the factory intake that I polished a year or so ago...

 

Edited December 19, 2018 by wheee!

[conedodger]

I used one on a 280Z back in the ‘90’s. I modified a turbo AFM to use the NA AFM guts. 

This would be so much easier with programmable EFI now... 

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That’s the plan. Right now I am leaning towards the Haltech 750 and full tuneability. I have the TPS already. I need the adapter to mount it properly. And a proper throttle cable linkage too.

[Captain Obvious]

Yeah, I think going to a newer computer based EFI system is the best choice for what you're putting together.

1 hour ago, wheee! said:

Should be a bit more “throaty” for sure.

Do you think it would be deeper as well?

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Dunno... I hope it sounds good!

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Cleaned up the front bumper shock mount areas a bit. Prepping for the gas shock hood mod.

 

Sandblasted the old lifts

 

All the parts needed

 

Cut off the screw mounts on the ball heads and position for welding

 

Comparison of the uncut head with the cut threads version

 

The plan is to finish prepping the hinges, then position the lower bracket and weld it to the frame.

 

 

 

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Some test fitting shows the bracket will be up against the rad support wall so I trimmed the bracket down. The full range of motion will have the strut fully extended at open and fully closed at hood closed. Not a lot of extra room but this should work! I plan on leaving the torsion bar fittings on the hinges as a backup system.