Engine & Drivetrain
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I recently bought a this car and to be perfectly frank, it has me stumped. I bought it from a dealership who had aquired it as part of a trade-in for a truck. It's obvious that the person that last worked on it knew what he was doing, but I'm starting to think that he either gave up or died prior to finishing the project; certain things about the car are beautiful! Other things (such as the vacuum system and the in-dash electrical) are nothing short of a nightmare. The car wouldn't pass emmisions just days after I bought it, so I took it back to the dealer to have them fix that issue. Their mechanic claims to have tuned it and replaced the catalytic convertor. They then g…
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I am currently disassembling an L28 engine (F54 block, P79 head) from a 280ZX that I bought from a guy several years ago as a potential spare engine. When I removed the camshaft I checked the marking on the firewall end and it is clearly marked with a "K" and nothing else. It is a Nissan cam with E30 and Japan cast into it. I tried researching this camshaft but it isn't listed in the typical sources. What I've come up so far is that it may be from a Canadian 280ZX or a Maxima L24e. Does anyone know the specifications for this camshaft? Thanks, John
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I have a non-turbo '82 280ZX with (I believe) the R180 diff. Whenever I shift (or otherwise abruptly apply power to the rear end) I hear and feel a loud "THUNK". From what I can tell after jacking the back end up, one of the half-shafts seems loose. With the car in gear, if I try turning it, it moves a few degrees in either direction. If I do the same thing with the other one, it does not move at all. Does anyone know what would cause this and, more importantly, what I can do to fix it. I have already drained and replaced the gear lube in the diff.
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I'm required by state law to install a CC on my 75 280Z. It was removed some time ago by a previous owner. Any idea what it looks like so I start hunting ? Thank you,
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1979 280zx 1 2
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Me and my son acquired a 1979 280zx from a friend that owns a junk yard. At no cost to me. It sat for 25 years. We will be doing most of the restoration except the body work. The motor and transmission had already been removed. I want to put a 350 under the hood. My question is (I will have plenty more in the future) can the stock rear end handle the 350 motor? I'm not looking for crazy horse power. I'll upload pics as soon as i get them on the computer. Thanks for any help.
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Guys i need the distributor fixing plate for my 280zx distributor! i just bought a re-manufacture one and it did not come with the piece.
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Can anyone CONFIRM the location of the fuel pump CONTROL relay on a 1980 ZX? Not the fuel pump RELAY, which is under the dash, passenger side, kick panel But the fuel pump CONTROL relay. (designated: Fuel Pump Relay-2) in the schematic. The EFI bible APPEARS to show it in the in-engine bay relay block. The diagrams are wrong for my 1980, for starters I don't have an automatic transmission but I have a relay in the socket labeled "Inhibitor Relay, A/T", I have three sockets in the rear row, not two, although only two are populated, etc. Here's what's interesting. With that relay PULLED, when I turn the ignition to the on position the fuel pump runs. With that rela…
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Hello! I am new here but I have recently started to restore a 1980 280zx and I have had some trouble. First, it took a lot to start but I finally was able to get it running smoothly but shutting it off after 5 minutes just to be safe. Whenever I had gotten in the car I noticed the clutch pedal is completely depressed, no resistance, nothing I pumped it a couple times after pouring brake fluid in the clutch master cylinder but still to no avail there was no pressure. Lastly, (I know this was stupid) I noticed on the engine block, I have no idea what hose or anything but there seems to be a huge opening in that hose, I’ll attach pictures and a video of the clutch pedal if I…
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Hi Guys this is my 1st post in the forum. I really don't have any good suggestion for my question! I decided to buy LUK clutch kit which fit to my car 1980 280ZX but the flywheel not included in the set I made a search and I didn't find good flywheel. I found aluminum light weight but my friends didn't recommend it. I found Sach flywheel which is fit to 1980 280ZX 2+2 . its different than base 280ZX what do you guys recommend? I am thinking to buy 1980 280ZX 2+2 clutch kit and flywheel and fix it to my 1980 280ZX will that work?
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I plan to use this in my 75 280z. The oil gutter was broken, oil leaked out from the shifter. I am in the process of replacing the missing gutter, put on some new seals while I have it apart and examine the bearings and gears. Could use some help on the oil seal on the shift rod.
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I am wondering if someone can post pictures of what the correct fuel injectors look like for a 280zx. Thanks CW
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Hey everyone, thank you in advance for your help! I bought my first z, 1981 280zx, and trying to get it dialed in and put together right. seems most my vacuum lines are in order although there are a few small discrpincies from the kind of vauge diagram under the hood. Below is one particular line im not certain of. Any help would be greatly appreciated. the first picture is indicating the enlarged area of the second picture
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