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Sky blue 78 280z (name TBD)


calvinhg

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I said I want to keep the original radio, but is this even the original? I thought the originals were Hitachi... 

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Edit: OK I did a little looking around and it seems the Clarion might be original. Also found a bunch of people saying the original radios sucked 😅

Guess I'll get a retrosound then

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Alright, I replaced the thermostat with a Mishimoto 170°F one, but to no avail. I'm thinking the radiator is just old. As much as I want to keep it original, I do not want to overheat it. Right now it's running around 220, so it's not the end of the world but I'm sure it's gonna get worse and worse. Anything else it could be? 

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  • 2 months later...

Well it's been a while, I got a cross flow radiator from thezstore.com. It helped a lot for going down the road, but when I stopped at a red light it would still go up. So I cut up the original fan shroud 😥 to make it fit but it worked. 

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It's actually running a little cold now (168°F) which I guess is too be expected with the 170 tstat I put in. I think I'm gonna put the old one back in and see how it goes. Also, it's not 105 outside anymore so that helps. 

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Installed some LED headlights last weekend. I did not cut any of the existing wire so everything can be returned to sealed beams if I want to, although I'd keep the relays. 

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That's the driver side, I didn't use the plug on that side so I taped it up. 

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Passenger side, the plug goes to the relays. 

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Resulting output in the buckets. I added a grommet in the hole, and used deutsch connectors for the blinker and parking light wires. 

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The relays take the place of the evap canister. I removed it. The power wire goes to the alternator. 

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It's hard to see in the pics but the driver side harness got routed in the top support in the off the radiator. 

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I used adapters to get blinkers and parking lights. Now the orange lenses in the grille are useless, I'll get a 240 style grille to remove them. Later date though, since I still need to figure out deleting the front bumper and getting a new lower valance? spoiler? idk what it's called. 

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The finished work! Took me well over a day to do. I also have a video of them blinking.

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