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1976 280Z Restoration Project


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Dam, I could have sent it along in the same box:facepalm:Senility is creeping up.

LOL, I searched the forum for the details, thinking it was someone else that built it for some reason. When I found it in your thread, I was like, duuuhhh..... too funny. No big deal. Shipping would cost as much as building one.
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BTW, forum brethren. The Eastwood flaring tool is the schizel. Can't believe how easy it is to make perfect flares...
Pro tip: the single rubber insulators are NOT cut and just slide onto the line prior to the nut and before flaring. Don't ask me how I know....

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5 minutes ago, wheee! said:

BTW, forum brethren. The Eastwood flaring tool is the schizel. Can't believe how easy it is to make perfect flares...
Pro tip: the single rubber insulators are NOT cut and just slide onto the line prior to the nut and before flaring. Don't ask me how I know....

Yes, I've been known to flare a line or two without the nut... 

Good luck! Doing the lines is rewarding but also a big PITA.  

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11 minutes ago, wheee! said:

The Eastwood flaring tool is the schizel.
Pro tip: the single rubber insulators are NOT cut

Wow... Completely coincidental. I was doing the exact same thing yesterday!! With the exact same tools, and learning the exact same lessons!

Making new lines for my buddy's 260:
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1 hour ago, wheee! said:

BTW, forum brethren. The Eastwood flaring tool is the schizel. Can't believe how easy it is to make perfect flares...
Pro tip: the single rubber insulators are NOT cut and just slide onto the line prior to the nut and before flaring. Don't ask me how I know....

Is this the tool you are referring to? http://www.eastwood.com/professional-brake-tubing-flaring-tool.html

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6 hours messing around in the garage today. Just going to bolt this back in I think. So much easier!
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...jk!

Put in the back brake lines first.
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I then made up the main line from the front... 6" too short! That's why you buy 50' of this stuff! I will have some spare line leftover but it is cheaper to order more to start with than to reorder!

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5 minutes ago, wheee! said:

6 hours messing around in the garage today. Just going to bolt this back in I think. So much easier!

...jk!

Put in the back brake lines first.


I then made up the main line from the front... 6" too short! That's why you buy 50' of this stuff! I will have some spare line leftover but it is cheaper to order more to start with than to reorder!

That was the reason I bought over twice as much braided hose as I needed. It gave me the opportunity for a few practice cuts. LOL

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I am going to use the four bolt race pack from Arizona Z Cars. Wilwoods all around and rear discs.

I spoke with Reg Sumaru here in Edmonton with this same setup and he has a 260 with a built motor. 3.5 stroker. He is a master mechanic.

He is running the same brakes, 280ZX master cylinder and the 260 booster. No proportioning valve and he swears it is race stable. I may order one as insurance, but I am going to use the 280ZX master and the 280Z booster. Should be enough.

 

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