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While the Afm is out take a finger nail file and polish up the contacts on the wiring harness connection.

Yeah no turns out I'm just an idiot who set his meter to the wrong range. Turns out my temperature sensor is just fine with a reading of 2540 Ohm at 20°C (68°F). While I had the meter in hand I decided to take the AFM off the car and measure that as well. Long story shot I believe the carbon trace or the wiper inside the AFM is defective. When measuring between pin 7 and 8 I got very inconsistent and high values. When measuring between pin 8 and the silver parts of the the circuit bord the values ranged from 180 to 10 ohm on a logarithmic scale. I did notice the wiper has a dent in it? I don't think that should be there as I believe I can see signs that it has been dragging on the trace. No clue how that could happen. Just in case can someone confirm if that dent should be there? I don't think it does as I can't see it on any reference pictures. I will try and bent the wiper back into shape tomorrow and see if that helps.

Thanks for the notes and responses. I am located in Central Oregon, which I know is limited in services. But will there are a few high end restoration shops around...... Paint is good enough for me to do a small car show this weekend...... here is a picture with the other wheels and tires.......

You don't say where you are located but try and find one or two classic vehicle clubs in your area - any make car or truck. With enough trying, you'll get to owners who can get you local referrals.

He will wear a red white and blue Datsun CAP! easy! 😃 (i think i have some of those old plastic grits as well but it takes more than 2 weeks to get them over there..)

Don’t just go to the first body shop you can find. Most of the insurance painters and repair shops don’t really care as long as they get paid which leads to orange peel and miss matched paint. Like Patcon sad, ask the local automotive paint supply stores or classic car dealers (doesn’t matter which make). Had a big scratch on the passenger door of my 2008 VW Polo thanks to the previous owner (my sister’s husband). I found a local paint shop that was recommended by the dent removal guy at work (worked at the BMW motorcycle dealer for a while as a part time job). He resprayed the entire right side of the car otherwise you would see the difference in color (light grey car). All in all it cost me €600 cash and the result was perfect, you could not see the difference at all. My ’77 280z will also need some rust repair and painting within the coming years. I’ll probably take it to that guy as het specializes in high end BMW and Audi’s and rare classic BMW’s. He had a BMW 2002, E30 M3 EVO 2 and a first gen 6 series in the shop at that time for full body restauration. That and he accepts cash jobs which save me some money.

Harmon brakes in GA can probably handle your booster... The reaction disc is the little rubber disc on the end of the chrome pushrod. Im not sure the ZX's had it?

Where are you located? It can be difficult to find someone to paint an old datsun. Better now that the values have risen but tough to avoid paint jail. Where your car is stuck in a shop for a year or more. If I were looking for a painter, I would ask my local automotive paint shop. The jobbers who supply paint shops with materials. Ask when there aren't other customers around! I ended up painting my own because I couldn't find anybody reasonable to paint. It's been a long road with mixed results... I have no idea what current prices are for full paint. The rust needs to be dealt with for sure! I'm sure there is more there than the little bubbles. Take the glass out for the respray and strip as much as possible for improved results.

Awesome! Thanks much! Make sure we have a way to find each other once we get there. I'm hoping to get there mid-day on Monday. Send me a PM when you get a chance.

Thanks for the words of wisdom and encouragement everyone. I appreciate the support! I've been driving The OG around for a couple days ago, and my back isn't the happiest. I've changed not much else in my life in the past week, so I'm assuming it's the seats. There's no springs, and I assume all the straps underneath have turned to dust. I've got a couple car seat cushions on order from Amazon. They'll be here before the trip, and I'm hoping one of those options helps. I don't have time to do anything with the seats the right way. So today, I got my shift boot installed. Put the grommet in the right way (with help from @SpeedRoo): And then promptly folded it correctly down into the abyss where nobody will ever see it. Haha!!! So it's installed the correct way, but nobody except me will ever know. And, of course, all of you: 4 DAYS!!!

So, I have this series one 240z that I should start to think about painting..... Last paint job was back in 1995, and the hood was repainted in 2010. The car looks fine from a distance, but I have been hit by foul balls at a softball game, scraped a few times when unloading out of the hatch, etc...... I have "some" rust ( I think they all do by now) bubbles that have shown up over the years in the lower fenders, rockers and well arches, but nothing too crazy... at least I like to think that. Last time I painted it, I took it all apart and took it to a local body shop and they sprayed it, and I put it back together. Went ok, but wondering what I should do this time. MOST of the body shops I talked to locally won't touch it unless it's an insurance claim. I get it, no one wants to go down a rabbit hole with an old car........ when they can make money working on stuff that insurance will cover. I would love to hear from those that have had there car painted, I want to take it back to original silver, as the motor compartment is correct original color. I don't think I want to do a bolt off restro on it, that might be for the next guy that has the car...... Any thoughts or advice is appreciated. Need to start thinking of a budget for this project.........

Were you measuring at the ECU connector? Yarb's comment about the connections is a good one. I forgot about that. The temperature sensor especially. Higher resistance means more fuel.

That’s good to know but there are quite a few different components compared to a S30.

Typo on the 79z. It's a 79 zx coupe.

Been There, Done That! Pouring rain. And Nothing like soaked pants on a bike!!

@mayolives Curious why you are calling your car a 79 280Z? Unless you went with the 79 ZX larger booster.

Another plug for PB Exchange, They moved up to Lynnwood WA, I had them rebuild my early booster. Reaction disc pic's

I have one of these I'd be happy to donate. It's a little bowed in the middle, but still has the pins. I'll be in Nashville next week and will bring it along in case you still need one. Good luck on your drive!

This should probably be in the carb discussion section rather than electronics.

Thank goodness for U-Haul and credit cards. At worst you rent a truck and trailer. I drove a "crotch rocket" to the French Quarter one time and there was no way in hell I was riding it back home. Got the smallest van and loaded that bike up. 😄

Bruce, good luck on your trip! Looking forward to some pictures from the event.

Myself and others here on the forum have had great success with Power Boosters Exchange. They are located in The North West. Rebuilt my original and they also can powder coat it for you.

Yarb and Patcon, Both mentioned the "reaction disk" and that I needed to be carefull how I delt with it. It's been many years since I replaced a brake booster on a Z car and I don't remember having to deall with the "reaction disk". I searched my FSM and can't find any mention of a reaction disk. I haven't found it listed on any of the drawings either. Please tell me more about it. Also, where can I find a rebuilder for my booster? I'm in SC.

@Captain Obvious I wouldn't worry about the OG making it as you know how to fix it whatever goes wrong. You're not some rank amateur setting out blindly on a journey naively hoping all will be well. You know your car inside and out and and have so much experience with Z cars I reckon you could rebuild a seized engine on a remote Tibetan pass. My beach bomb 240Z is called Louey and definitely a "him". I've never thought of cars as females.

IMSA car. Now in Glen’s care.