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Got it. Thanks for the help guys, figured out the resize pretty easy but took me a while to find the right profile page to use it on If you don't recognize it, that is painting of Beale Street that was in the hotel. I thought that would be a good start. Great memories... Site I laughed out loud when I saw that. That was exactly the picture I had in mind and it fits the username quite well!

I'll be giving Jai's car a once over tomorrow. I'm about to load up my car to make sure I have all of my diagnostic tools.

Jim3 A lot of our motley crew. Jim, Jim, Jim, Steve, Bryan, Bruce, Philip. The better halves So proud! Jim and Vicky Jim2 hiding behind so many trophies! jim2 Glowing trophies Mike W and Alex Gold winner and Mr. M

Thank you everyone who posted on this topic. I couldn't get by the safety inspectors because the warning light was on constantly. Disconnecting the brake balance switch and the parking brake had no effect so I was at a loss. As soon as I read that there is a relay and where it is located I was on the way to driving again. Indeed the relay was fried. A trip to the parts store and with a lot of looking by the parts guy, we came up with a workable relay and after half an hour of fabing a suitable wiring harness, my '77 280Z is back in business. Thanks SteveJ and AnthonyG for taking time to aid the community!

The 1981-85 Maxima one will bolt on to your 280Z. I’ve got one on my 260Z. It is larger in capacity and the lack of an oil sump means less oil is needed. The 280ZX/Z31 will also fit but the inlet (S) and outlet (D) fittings are reversed so you would need custom hoses to use it. Also the later Z31’s used a serpentine belt instead of a V-groove belt.

Some of my unique experiences? I got to ride in my first series one car. Maybe you saw it? Jim - jfa.series1's car? I think it won a couple awards or something? I failed as Jim's navigator, but in fact, it was actually a ploy to spend more time riding with him, chatting about past lives and technology that was cutting edge at the time, but few would even remember at this point. Thanks Jim! I got to start Cliff's - siteunseen candle burning at both ends with a microbrew tour of Memphis. With horns honking behind him, he pulls his car over to the curb at the end of Beale Street, I pop the passenger door and jump in. We had never met before that... Cliff says "I'm completely lost. I got no idea where we are. Can you get us back to the hotel?" So did the best I could with my limited resources. No nav, no smartphone, and the only map I had was the one I posted earlier with the brewpubs as landmarks. We made it back to the hotel just fine, but we "had" to stop at three of the pubs along the way just to make sure we didn't get "lost". It wasn't that we WANTED to, it was strictly necessity. Thanks Cliff! I got to spend a bunch of time with my buddy Philip - Blue and Mrs. Blue and share my non-tourist philosophy with Mrs. Blue. It turns out that the two of us had completely independently acquired the same targets when it came to food. And I also was learned that my ideas for restaurants was NOT what SteveJ and his wife were ready for. Thanks for indulging me anyway!! Thanks Blue and Steve! I regret that I did not go out on the last night's food and drink expedition with Mike W. and crew. I unfortunately had an early flight the next morning and couldn't stay out partying till 3:30 in the morning as was promised . I would have loved to go, but really needed to be sharp the next day! Thanks Mike! I got to have a wonderful small group conversation and late night drink with Mr. M, one of his companions and Jim - S30Driver. I was trying to ask questions that he doesn't get asked frequently and it was great having Jim there to participate. Thanks Jim! I got to meet my long lost brother Jim - Zup who's got a whole lot of experiences and perspectives on the world different than the average bear and I'm glad you're able to share them and stay sane. Thanks Jim! I've got some (what I consider) interesting pics I took along the way and I'll get them posted soon. So thanks all for the wonderful experiences and I'll include more when I can!