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Did @26th-Z ever complete the document/booklet Chris was doing on the Vintage Z program? He mentioned it back in 2005!

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That's a 1978 280Z. The fuel rail and other parts tell the story. Somebody has installed a fuel pump in the engine bay, and it is not connected a to a tank. of the type that don't like to pull fuel. That fuel pump should be moved back to the original area by the fuel tank (if it still works) so that it can self-prime with fuel. Download the FSM if you want to go deeper. https://www.classiczcars.com/files/category/13-280z/

Okay I have what my friend claims to be an 85 280z, he took the interior apart, but didn't disconnect the battery that was about a year ago and now the car won't start it's not a battery issue if I spray gas into the air intake it'll stay running but if I stop it dies. Here are some pics I was able to take today. I'm guessing the injectors aren't firing is there a relay? Something I might be overlooking? Any and I'll help is greatly appreciated.

@jfa.series1 Thanks so much...the PDF version is missing my particular vehicle (HLS30-68727), but it is very handy resource!

This is a common saying like "take my wife, please" so I can exaggerate, but I thought my name was "Damnit Boy" until I was about 12.

Both of those links are variations of the Registry PDF I posted back in June. To the best of my recall, the version I posted is the original format that was active at the time I added my car. This version includes the original engine # where known and a column for replacement engine info. Because it was an active online spreadsheet a user could modify the report format to suit their taste. https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/69433-2015-2020-online-registry-spreadsheet/#comment-676812

The Checklist document is interesting reading. There's a Nissan rep, and a Shop rep, and a QC Engineer, and an NRD Engineer. Not sure what NRD stands for, have to keep browsing. Also a National Service Center. Not sure where that is either.

I posted my response above in 26th-Z's Restoration thread. That's a better place for the discussion. Let's see what happens. Click here folks if you want to continue the discussion.

Attempt to transfer Restoration program discussion over here from the BaT thread. It's an interesting discussion at its core. HS30-H seems to be implying that the engines were not rebuilt by AER, or maybe not all of them were. But he's not offering an alternative, unless he's saying that Nissan engineers worked alongside AER employees or received unassembled parts from AER or somewhere else. Rebuilding requires a machine shop. In 1996 I don't believe that Nissan had any manufacturing facilities in the States. They started assembling cars here in 1993. So, if it wasn't AER who was it? Where were those pictures taken? Seems unlikely that "Nissan engineers" were examining parts in the States. If they were, where did the parts come from? Also interested in where those metal fragments were seen in the AER engines. Under the valve cover? In the oil pan? Why were they seen if the engines arrived complete? Was AER just supplying short blocks and separate heads? The checklist implies that "The Shop" was to assemble the engines (pasted image below). Also implying that multiples machine shops might have been involved, each receiving instructions. Can't tell. These questions can be answered if we avoid the sidetracks. Interesting how Nissan is still using the 240Z in their marketing. First thing you see on their Heritage page. Nissan USANissan History: The Path from Datsun's Inception to TodayUncover the story of Nissan's heritage, including where Nissan started, when Datsun became Nissan, and the key dates that mark Nissan's evolution.

Can we keep this thread on subject?

It's an interesting discussion at its core. HS30-H seems to be implying that the engines were not rebuilt by AER, or maybe not all of them were. But he's not offering an alternative, unless he's saying that Nissan engineers worked alongside AER employees or received unassembled parts from AER or somewhere else. Rebuilding requires a machine shop. In 1996 I don't believe that Nissan had any manufacturing facilities in the States. They started assembling cars here in 1993. So, if it wasn't AER who was it? Where were those pictures taken? Seems unlikely that "Nissan engineers" were examining parts in the States. If they were, where did the parts come from? Also interested in where those metal fragments were seen in the AER engines. Under the valve cover? In the oil pan? Why were they seen if the engines arrived complete? Was AER just supplying short blocks and separate heads? The checklist implies that "The Shop" was to assemble the engines (pasted image below). Also implying that multiples machine shops might have been involved, each receiving instructions. Can't tell. These questions can be answered if we avoid the sidetracks. Interesting how Nissan is still using the 240Z in their marketing. First thing you see on their Heritage page. Nissan USANissan History: The Path from Datsun's Inception to TodayUncover the story of Nissan's heritage, including where Nissan started, when Datsun became Nissan, and the key dates that mark Nissan's evolution.

Agree to Disagree and move on. This is not what I personally need to see.

Rear view mirror, with attach brackets and sun visor support pads, including screws. Missing knob to adjust mirror.

There we go again with the insults. I've found that people like that aren't very happy people in general - that's always been my frame of mind when trying to understand such behavior.

Jim, I didn't even know 240s were supposed to have carpet clips! Hold them for me for my next trip to Calgary? d*** McDonel

For sale is a rebuilt circuit board for the 75-78 280z OEM clock. The circuit boad is usually what fails. Cost is $80 (includes shipping). For questions contact me at: ron@zclocks.com. Thanks for looking....

@w3wilkes no, as near as I can tell, I am the fourth owner since the restoration. I have contact info for owners 2 and 3. Owner #2 is the one that told me he bought it off eBay 20ish years ago from a guy in Michigan. I'm trying to contact the original owner in hopes of either getting a scan or procuring the "Certificate of Authenticity" signed by Mr. K. EDIT: further poking around on the internet has revealed a new name: https://web.archive.org/web/20130102122335/http://www.editgrid.com/user/mlwilliams/Z_Car_Registry EDIT2: a later revision of this list and the owner name has changed: https://web.archive.org/web/20131128034951/http://www.editgrid.com/user/mlwilliams/Z_Car_Registry

68727 is listed in the VZ section of Carl Becks site, registered 10 years ago. Is this the prior owner you mention? VIN: HLS30 68727 Production Date: 02 / 72 Color Body /Int: Red/black Orig.Eng.Number: L24 86793 Owner: Rick Bailey City/State/Cntry: Akron, Ohio USA Sold By Z Store: Courtesy Nissan Comments: e-mail: Date Registered: 1 May 2015 Reported by: Owner

Another weird flex from you. I have no idea who the people you speak to for your "background information" (woohoo) are, nor did I assume to know them. If you think I did then you might like to do some re-reading. Arrogance? The person talking about "resident armchair experts" might want to look in a mirror occasionally. And what's this "across the pond" thing about? Is it supposed to be some kind of slight? This forum has active members from across the globe and is much the better for it. I mentioned the author of the two books in the context of certain sources being - arguably - less reliable witnesses than would be ideal, even given their proximity to events. The point being made seems to have sailed over your head. The whole reason I posted the photos from the magazine reports - with the engines/engine parts at Pierre's - was because of the post from Zed Head throwing doubt on the idea that they had been fully rebuilt. Obviously they were. But then the claim was made - baldly, without qualification or caveat - that AEM rebuilt them. Dangerous if swallowed whole. Both positions were wrong. You get my point about gurus? Probably not... Huh? Again, I posted the photos in response to a suggestion that the engines were not properly overhauled. The inference was that corners were cut (specifically in relation to valve seats) and the period magazine shots from Pierre's workshop tell a different story. Documentary evidence, for which I was thanked (gracefully) by an interested party whilst the person who made the suggestion of non-overhaul blithely moves on, otherwise unchallenged (LOL). I don't know what the fact that the magazine articles happened to have been published in contemporary Japanese titles has to do with anything, except that you seem particularly exercised - if not slightly overexcited - by it. They showed the point I was making. Simple as that. Oh and "...worships at the house of Japanese superiority..." is a good one, even if it exists solely in your imagination. These are, after all, Japanese cars so it seems germane to take the Japanese side of the story - at the very least - into account. I certainly wouldn't recommend ignoring it, even though the cars and the people who built them came from "across the pond"... Blind spot for you, perhaps? Ha ha ha! Classic. One for the archives there. Comedy gold. Thank you. Thinks: I'll park it up next to 'The Factory'.

I remember my older brother and Dad were swapping a clutch. I jumped in the car, pushed the clutch to the floor, blowing out the slave cylinder. I got out of the car and started running! Fun times. My Dad is now 87 and loves to brag on my mechanic ability. He's my biggest fan.....now. Lots of great memories.

I always enjoy it when our resident armchair expert (RAE) from across the pond makes assumptions that turn out to be wrong. To assume he knows the people I speak to for my background information is the level of arrogance, Just as he has done here: "In contrast, one of your "people involved in the program" has knocked out a couple of hardback books - to great fanfare - but which are packed with enough misconceptions, mis-captions and plain old mistakes as to make them all but worthless for entertainment let alone reference material. You'd be well advised to take care in choosing your gurus." I've never spoken to or been in contact with that person, nor do I have his books. Yet again RAE has gone far off the beaten track. Even the people I have spoken to didn't have a lot of good things to say about the program manager you refer to. It's obvious from the photos from the Japanese magazines they are early cars, the cars in the pictures are instantly identifiable from the master list of the Vintage Z build. If you watch the videos @deanhuff posted links to you can see them at Pierre's shop. It's no great mystery but documented evidence. Just as they put the engines in conventionally at the beginning of the program, they got more efficient fitting rebuilt engines supplied by AER from below by lowering the car onto the assembly. Oh I forgot, RAE worships at the house of Japanese superiority and how could they be wrong having put some photos in a Japanese magazine. The VZ program was an American program, done in the USA and sold in the USA, not sure how the Japanese had much if anything to do with it.