New owner of '77 280z from Upstate SC

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My rebuilt set

[the_tool_man]

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Edited March 19, 2016 by the_tool_man
Thought better of it

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I hope that was sarcasm...

[the_tool_man]

I tried double nuttting, heat, vice grips, tapping with a hammer, etc. Broke off two of the three and gave up. I clearly am not gifted with the finesse required for this. I called my friend who went with me to get the car, and asked him if he was serious when he offered to buy it from me. Instead of answering, he offered to come over tomorrow and help me drill the screws out. Stay tuned.

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Perseverance....

[the_tool_man]

Long day. My friend didn't show. So I cut what was left of the screws off and drilled them out. I got the holes as straight as I could, and retapped threads into them. I installed the new injectors with new o-rings, screws and lock washers. I got the new FPR in, and got the fuel rail back together. What a pain. If I ever have to take that apart again, I'm switching to a Pallnet rail, or will pay someone else to do it. Anyway, all that's left is wiring and a few vacuum lines. But my back is killing me from stooping over the car all day. So I stopped for today.

[siteunseen]

You said it best, "onions"!

I learned pretty quick, get it up off the floor with jack stands or ramps. They don't make a pain pill strong enough for bending over these cars for any amount of time. 

[Patcon]

Glad you made some progress on the car. Hopefully it will start to get sorted out...

[EuroDat]

Nothing like good progress to make you feel good, even if your back hurts afterwards.

Tip: If you are working on the fuel rail or anything on the top end of the engine for that matter, I put special blocks I made under the wheels. Its only like 15-20cm, but it makes a lot of differance.

I also use an old soft blanket folded double with stiff cardboard in between over the fender to protect it from (more) damage the PO already inflicked on them. The fenders dint so easily and its tempting to lean on them while working.

[the_tool_man]

My family is celebrating Easter a week early today, due to family schedules. But I had a few minutes this morning and  thought I'd sneak down to the shop and do some more assembly. While hooking up the fuel injection connectors, I noticed one of the retaining screws for the #6 injector didn't look tight (the one I'd redrilled and tapped). I tried tightening it some more. And, pop. The threaded hole is stripped.

So, trying to be optimistic, at least it was #6, one of the easier ones to access. And at least I hadn't pressurized the fuel system yet, sparing me from getting fuel all over the place when I disassemble the fuel rail again.

Recommendations? J B Weld? Helicoil? New intake manifold? SUs? Webers? Mikunis? How much is a manifold, anyway?

I've found a Japanese car specialist about thirty miles away. I'm about ready to punt, I think.

Edited March 20, 2016 by the_tool_man

[siteunseen]

I think I'd tap it to the next size.

[the_tool_man]

I don't think I could push a non-running car onto ramps. And while I am fortunate to have built a work pit into the floor of my shop, I failed to consider the use of jack stands, and made the pit too wide. I have plans to fabricate some sort of frame to span the pit for putting Jack stands on. But I haven't done that yet. So for now, I have to stoop.

I'm using fender covers. But good reminder not to lean on the car.

Any recommendations on a car cover? I use my shop for woodworking as a second income. And I can't afford to keep postponing work to keep the car clean. I hadn't planned on this taking so long.