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My 79 is my daily driver, and currently my daily commute to school is @30 miles one way. Five days a week. So that's about 300 miles a week, all of it on twisty two lane mountian roads:classic: With any luck, I'll be able to move closer to university in January, then I'll be able to give the car a break, and hopefully start some bodywork to correct some rust issues before they get too large.

Here's a calculator that may help http://www.csgnetwork.com/ohmslaw.html

We're talking about the beauracracy, here my freinds. If it doesn't fit into a neat box, it won't happen.

My guess (and that's all it is) is that without OBD compatibility, emission testing would be impossible for those states that have it.

Don't discount the major metropolitan areas near you-Atlanta is about 3 hours away, and there are some listed at ajc.com that might be worth checking out, though the prices seem high... http://cars.ajccars.com/Autos?property=AJC_V1&tp=AJC_V2&classification=autos%2Ctransportation&temp_type=detail&make=DATSUN&min_year=1920&max_year=1981&zip=30303 although here's a white one for 2grand 1971 DATSUN Price: $2,000 Mileage: 140,000 Features: Exterior: White Transmission: Manual Comments: Contact Chris 678-249-5629 That's all for the listing, I guess you'll have to call for more info. good luck on your search.

Kcorb, you've come to the right spot. This site is chock full of useful information, from mundane information, that while important, is oftentimes overlooked; to some of the most complete teardown and rebuild instructions. You will need to familiarize yourself with the "search" function for the site, posting some pictures of your vehicle, along with vin number and production date from the driver door jamb. By providing us with these numbers, we will be able to help whittle down possible problems/solutions. While you've got a 280z, not all 280's are the same. Like all cars, the 280z underwent subtle changes from model year to model year, so providing this info will prove instrumental. As an added bonus, someone here might have a direct sibling to yours. I think it'd be cool to find my zx's direct siblings, so there is that reason to supply that info as well. Anyway, sorry for the longwinded post, and welcome to the Z community!

Nice write-up, Dave. What did you end up doing with your old 510? I had a buddy with a 210, that thing ran forever, until it t-boned a power pole in a snowstorm. Anyways, I hope the swap with the rb goes well, though you don't have to go strait to Japan for that engine. This place is located in Virginia, and always has a nice selection of engines. http://www.japaneseengineimport.com/eng/products/nissan/page1.htm

Daniel, you're absolutely right about the jack stands, it's on the list with a nice floor jack. The passenger side disk had some surface rust on it, I think that's the one you are commenting on, and the color doesn't look right because I was using my cell phone camera, not the best quality.

Well, I have brakes that work correctly, once again. I had intended to rebuild my calipers, but the weather was working against me. After raining all night long, I took advantage of a semi clearing day, minimal drizzle, and just a touch of snow. Luckily, the snow didn't start until I was on the 2nd wheel (passenger), and even then it didn't snow much. Replacing the brake lines wasn't too hard, especially since I had heeded the advice about getting flare wrenches and PB spray lube. I had never bled brakes before, for that matter, I'd never messed with any brake component to any real extent before last week, so I took everything slow, and reread the FSM several times. My drive is gravel, and it's tilted. I was worried about jacking up, so I improvised. I took the hydrolic jack from my Montero and used it in conjunction with the Nissan jack. I have a "dead" computer, and I used a side panel as a solid foundation. I would jack one up, then the other. I blocked both rear wheels with some rather large rocks, and went to work. After installing the new lines, and bleeding them, I hopped in the car, only to find that I had no brakes whatsoever. I called the mechanic shop that I use for major work and they told me that I had to bleed all four brakes. :stupid: Live and learn, I guess. Anyway, I still have a little bleeding left to do, though I'm going to get some help for this round of bleeding. My skateboard assistant did a great job at first, but as the pressure built up, it wasn't able to stay locked on my seat. The brake lines were original equipment, marked 3/79 on the hose, with a copper ring marked 4/79. If anyone wants them for any reason, pm me. I wouldn't reinstall them, since they are no good, but perhaps a collecter of all things Z might want them for reference or some such. The last photo is rather irritating. It's a hole on the drivers floorpan, just another thing to fix when it get to those frame rails...

I found this tech section helpful. It's from our neighbors to the north, at AtlanticZ.ca This link will take you directly to a fuel pump page, scroll down until you find the part about the internal fuel pump screen. I bet yours is clogged. http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuelpump/index.html this link is to the table of contents http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/EFI&fuel.htm and lastly, this one to the tech help page http://www.atlanticz.ca/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=69 I hope these help, there's loads of info there

It's OK, Mike, You do not need to apologize. It is through your work (and others, of course) that we have this resource. If you have anything to apologize for, it's for organizing this site so that so many people can meet here and share stories, lend hands/heads, and generally get along. It's that comradery that everyone misses when the site is down, and that says something.

I agree! I thought that it was a problem with my computer. I tried opening the site on Mozilla, IE, and netscape, all to no avail. It wasn't until a couple hours later that the page came up saying that the site was down for maintenance. At first, I was worried that my laptop might be dying, then, upon reading the note from Mike, I was just sad.

Chuck, check out this link (or the attached photo) http://www.blackdragonauto.com/icatalog/z/0022.html Black Dragon has them, perhaps other shops do as well. If you're not already on their mailing list, I would suggest bookmarking their site. Hope this helps.

The seller photoshopped the Alberta license plate out of the ebay photos. I wonder why.

Have a safe vacation Mohamed, take lots of photos, and have a great time! About the videos- Nice 2nd gear squeeling, looks like you were having too much fun... and I like how the ZedX rims look on the Zed-good job!

Thank you all for your replies-I'll take a peek at Napa and Advance, see what they've got for rebuilds. If reasonable, I'll go that route, otherwise, I'll do it myself. JimmyZ, thanks for the suggestion regarding spraying the PB stuff, I wouldn't have thought of that. I'll pick some up when I get the wrench. Thanks again all, I'll post back when finished, and I'll try for some photos as well. I'm back Napa has these: Brake Caliper w/ Hardware - Left Front (Semi-Loaded) - Remfd SDC 2426549 $37.99 Core $27.50 Brake Caliper w/ Hardware - Right Front (Semi-Loaded) - Remfd SDC 2426548 $37.99 Core $27.50 Of course, I'll have to wait for delivery, but that's ok. Thanks again, everyone.

I'll second that! I hope that this car sells for more than that, and that the buyer will enjoy it and appreciate the care and attention that went into it.