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I've been doing a bunch of suspension work to my 77 this off-season and part of that work has been on my steering rack. I suspect this is old hat for lots of people, but it's my first time this deep into the rack and I've been trying to take pics of the interesting spots along the way. This whole project started with the rack mounting bushings. My previous owner installed polyurethane bushings on the rack mounts and they didn't look like right. The project snowballed from there, but let's start with the bushings. On the pass side, the bushing looked too narrow for the mounting slot on the rack and after some digging on the forums, it appears that the width of the P/S r…
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I am now selling the "Parking Light Upgrade Harness" that was mentioned earlier this month. After a lot of research and as far as I can tell, It will work on all 240Z's. If the 260Z or 280Z's headlight switch's plug are anything like the 240's, the new harness might even work for them as well. not sure yet. I'll do some more research on the 260 and 280Z's, but for now, I'm ready to take and recieve orders. And now for the final price, which has the S/H included in said price. After ordering, TAX, assembly labor and every thing else I put into these harness's, the final price is....... $37.00 inside the lower 48 states. The price will obviously be higher if I have t…
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I thought I would post this up here instead of burying it in my build thread. Does any one have ideas on how to bench test a brake booster? I have an assortment of 5 or so small boosters. I would like to bench test them to see if any of them are good. Then restore the best candidate Thoughts?
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How could I fiddle with old, rusty Z's for 15 years and not know about Electrolytic Rust Removal? Someone else mentioned it here, I Googled it and studied these articles: Electrolytic Rust Removal http://www3.telus.net/public/aschoepp/electrolyticrust.html http://www.buchanan1.net/rust.shtml Electrolysis Rust Removal http://www.htpaa.org.au/article-electro.php The process was cheap, didn't require any nasty chemicals, didn't produce any nasty chemicals, and seemed to produce good results, and since I have no shortage of old rusty Z parts lying around, I decided to give it a try. I went to the grocery store and bought a box of washing powder, which is simply sodiu…
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Treating inside/outside of gas tank with POR15 products and removing evaporation tank 1 2 3 4 5
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Hello everyone! I hope this article is informative to you. Please refrain from posts until I am done, approximately 10 posts. The main reason for this project for myself was because: 1. Previous owner had replaced the 90 degree hose on top of the tank with non-fuel hose and it was rotted and leaking gasoline. This HAD to be fixed one way or another. 2. Gas tank was 35 years old and, although I have never had issues with rust in the fuel lines, I know if not treated, the tank on the outside and inside would eventually rust (further). I already knew the gas tank on the outside top was rusty. 3. I enjoy working on my Z and if I can make it stronger than original and …
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Comparison Photos: 280z on left 240z on right Front (note 280z screw hole) Bottom Top Back Back Harness (Note white current loop on 240z and red voltage pickup wire on 280z) 280z back (Green is 12V and black is ground) 280z and 240z connector comparison. (Note the different locations for Gnd and +12V. It is neat to see the location for the tach signal input is in the same part of the can...clever engineering and evolution).
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After a request as to where the 500 megs of Z car stuff went to. I upgraded the link to my new IP. After the change was made I checked to see if it was working, and it was. After a couple hours and a reply or two the entire thread just disappeared. So with out further adoo (Or something like that) here it is. Over 800 megs of Z stuff
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I've had my 83 zx in the driveway for over a year, haven't driven it on the road yet, more rust than car, but ready to start if I can figure out my problem. It runs and will move but before I start, I want to do away with the fuel injection and all the electronics. I found a 4 barrel intake, expensive but worth it to me. What should I do about the electronic ignition? I was thinking about points, but can't find a points distributor anywhere online. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I was going to swap out the 6 for a 350 but I've grown attached to the inline 6. I've looked everywhere for info on this and I'm just about ready to give up.
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Thought you all would get a kick out of this article from "Studio Photography" magazine. This publication targets the business aspect of photography and professional photographers. Although I am neither a pro nor in business as such. This might help your fun with cars this summer. Chris
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This thread will serve to let everyone know what different wheels that fit on our Z cars weigh. I will start it off with the three that I have personally checked. Future people should please include the weight (w/o a tire of course), size (i.e. 14", 15", etc) and a picture of the wheel for reference.
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http://www.jaderunner.com/Auto/240Z/Docs/daves_harness.doc With the cooperation of Many people on classic Zcars.com, I have put together a couple of links that even the most novice skilled people can use to make, build or even repair a "headlight relay harness" The link above has all the info on one site, the following links are the same but seperated for details that may have been lost in the process. The complete wiring diagram that may be enlarged using the "expand" button on the lower right side of the picture. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10552&d=1136682638 Below is the link to the beginning of the instructions before pictures we…
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There has been a conversation going around my e-mail about early hoods (bonnets) and the differences between them. A couple of friends are pouring money into their restorations and the rest of the low VIN club guys are watching with delight. The conversation got on to hoods one day and I rushed home to have a look at what I have. Of course, you all know that Princess 27th of the rust brothels in Dover, Delaware is pretty trashed. I bought a hood from a guy who swore it was a very early '70 style. 27th's hood is trashed, but like most of her, its original. So I lined the two up and compared. The major question being; "Is there a difference between the hoods of the e…
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