Alan Pugh

I wonder what the reserve is? Did everyone notice the rally clock? A lot of work and money to get that car back on the road, which is a shame because there wouldn't be too many RHD Fairlady Z's in the US would there?

Kats you are a perfectionist. I love to see someone who lines up all the heads of their screws. A small detail to some people but what a difference it makes.

Isn't the starter on the auto's a little higher in torque value than the manual? I know they are different but I can't remember what exactly.

Cam, Where did the engine come from, have you seen it running, has it been rebuilt. More information on the engine is required before much help can be given.

On an Aus delivered 77 260 carbied car the water temp switch is actually part of the fuel system. Under the drivers seat there are two relays, water temp relay and alternator relay. These two relays are connected in series and activate the fuel bypass solenoid, next to elec fuel pump. The water temp relay cuts off current to the bypass solenoid when the coolant temp is below 35 deg C it gets the reading from the temp switch. The alternator relay cuts off current to the bypass solenoid when engine speed is above 400 rpm. Because these relays are connected in series with the bypass solenoid, the solenoid will only operate when the engine is operating above 35 deg C and running below 400 rpm. I would think it does a similar job on the 280 but i'm not 100% sure.

Hey 2manyZs, the dog hasn't eaten his homework, it's eaten the camera or the computer or both.

Very funny, Iwork with a bloke that answers the phone by saying God's gift here. He's that far up himself the other day he nearly turned himself inside out.

I've seen this happen when running uninstalled air craft engines. It happens a lot quicker and the air does get noticeably thinner.

Hi everyone, I am an aircraft engine technician and I can tell you frank13 and ZmeFly are 100% correct.

With the engine off, deplete all the vacuum from the booster by pumping the brake pedal. Start the engine with your foot on the brake pedal and if everything is working your brake pedal should move towards the floor.

Having lived in the Northern Territory where there is no open road speed limit, it was very rare to get me over 140kph in the car anyway. On the bike on the way to work however it was a different story. A group of us tempory Australians would meet up just outside town (Katherine) and race to work at Tindal, often hitting speeds of 250+ kph. I haven't ridden a bike since the day my son was born as per my wifes recomendation.

Yes it is easier for us to get these seats down here but they don't come up very often. There's a set on Aus ebay for $800 ($624US) and he'll ship internationally. It would be nice to stay with Nissan seats rather than going to aftermarket seats. I'm weighing up the cost of recovering against getting some seats that are going to be more comfortable.

Hi all, Has anyone heard of or done a swap with Skyline R34 front seats into a 260Z, or Subaru WRX seats. Thanks, Al.

The PO must have cut the wires off the two solenoids. Each solenoid has a blue and black wire coming from it to a four pin connector.

Has anybody seen or have a picture of the colour Dark Purple code #362 as I would like to paint my car an original colour but can't find this colour anywhere. Thanks, Alan.

Nick, You can get longer studs from Nice Products. These are sold through Burson Auto parts and Supercheap Auto. Alan.

Hi Alan, This may be something interesting. On Chloe's list of manual brake pedals she lists one as ?/77 6Y17 I have an auto brake pedal from an Aus delivered 2/77 260Z with 6Y17 stamped on it. The pedal also has two more numbers stamped just behind where the foot plate is welded on, which are 99. Does anyone else have these two numbers down the bottom of the pedal? Alan P.

Yoy do realize Lachlan that you can't post a picture of the cap because then we'll know that your camera is working.

Ok Alan you've got me interested. Did you know that none of us were going to have date stamps on our clutch pedals? My brake pedal has 5Z05 plus two extra numbers a bit closer to the bottom of the pedal which are 87. My old auto brake pedal also has six numbers. Alan P.

Do any of these wires go to the canister in your other post, Can I remove this, if so they are horn relays. Only guessing but it makes sense. Alan.

Two wires at the bottom and tubes that go to the front of the car and go to nothing. My guess, Air Horn Pump. Alan.

It's probably too late for this but can you try fitting your original bonnet to the donor car. In theory it should fit with the reverse problem. Alan.