TomoHawk

Some guys gotta learn the hard way, sir, especially those youngins that are coming up after us. The biggest lessons they need to learn is humility, honesty and patience (in that order! ) and how to LISTEN gEE... Only 5F in Ohio...

Once, at the Nissan dealer, the guy at the eervice desk wrote down 350Z on the work order ( I just wanted a vale job.) Later I got a call from the mechanic because he couldn't find my GREEN 350Z! The dumb checkin guy wrote down 98 green 350Z instead of 78 green 280Z, then told me on the phone that Nissan never made a 280Z, and I gave HIM the wrong information.

Where are you in Ohio? There's a great club in Cleveland, and they hosted the national convention last fall. :laugh:

What exactly ARE the requirements to work at an auto parts store!??? :ogre:

I started college with a cheap $15 manual typewriter, then got a Commodore 64, and wrote my own software to do word-processing. That was real luxury! You still had to re-type your papers to make it look type-written. Yeah, the ECU on my car is analog, but I think of it as more like a transistor radio than a computer...

And a Frazier is where you buy ice cream & hotdogs

YOu gotta get a digital recorder so you can upload the fun! Dave- I think they might recognize "Pinto..." Do you think "Delahaye" is an old sctress or a singer?

Would do you think these "import experts" would you say if you wanted parts for a '70 Dart?

I have had a few 'kids' ask me if they could "rechip" my engine computer after noticing the engine has fuel injection. They look at you like you're crazy when you tell them "there's no engine computer. No computers at all." on the car. The same thing has happened when I was looking around town for a place that can service MY 280Z EFI system. Of course, every place you call says "they know fuel injection" and when your get there, they tell you they can't find the plug to connect the scanner! :mad::ogre:

On my car, I had a car accessories store install the radio. They didn't do much better than your PO. The radio's memory wire (constant, low-current 12V) was hooked up to the hazard switch, and the main power was hooked up to the cigarette lighter. And that was after I told them to use the oem radio wiring and even provided the diagram! :mad: So I took out the whole mess last winter and reinstalled it properly, and even hooked up the wire for the backlight dimmer It's nice not getting blinded at night by your radio. I should go back in and redo the speaker wires to run along the door, like the oem one (I think.) thxZ

Beandip or Arne probably know these by heart, I'll bet.

What's your goal for rewiring, to install an oem radio. something modern, what? the heavy black coax-type wire should have a 1-pin connector on the end; That's the antenna wire.

I will assume that the factory shifter will wear out sometime, so I am wondering if there are any aftermarket shifters ( like Hurst or B&M) that would work properly with the Jatco 3N71B? thxZ

I printed that book and had it bound at a copy center, so I could read it in the car. Don't forget you need to get the other electrical stuff, like the fuel pump, to run too.

There's no reason why you couldn't use the oem fuel injection controller ( it's not a computer BTW, it's more like a transistor radio than a computer ) Get yourself a copy of the 280z "fuel injection bible" (http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/efisystem/280zfuelinjectionbook.pdf) and it should help you figure out how to get the ECU to fire up your engine.

Did something happen to make the engine quit working? More information about the current circumstances would help.

What do you guys mean by "full restoration?" Do you mean the way Kats is doing his, down to the last nut, bolt, hose, and paint speck? Or do you mean something like just getting most, if not all the body back to VGC and a general overhaul of the engine, driveline, undercarriage, and making the interior more liveable.

The host club for last year has no responsibility for getting the stuff mailed out; the ZCCA does that. The website for the 2008 ZCON has always been available; check your typing or the URL you use.

The program starts Feb 19 at 10 pm eastern on Speed TV, and they usually have it (all the stages) available online later This year's cars include: - 1967 VW microbus :beard: - 2008 Lexus IS250 :sick: - 1969 Chevy Camaro - 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera - 1970 Dodge Dart :ninja: - 1971 Detomaso Pantera - 2003 Ferrari 360 Spider - 2007 Chevy Avalanche - 2001 Chevy Corvette :disappoin - 2007 Shelby Super Snake - 2006 Pontiac Solstice - 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution :sick: Sorry, no Z but I don't think I would want to go through their driving challenges if they are similar to the last time ( like smashing a glass pane with your sail panel.) Last time the Lotus team kept hitting big rocks (in the road!?) with the front spoiler; not what I'd want either. Hopefully they will have a team of smart, level-headed guys that will win. Getting lost, running out of gas or mechanical breakdowns are fine but the in-car personality conflicts/drama get old very fast, and you get tired of it after a few days.

The word is that the judging heets should all be sent out sometime this month. thxZ

You're missing the body-side rub mouldings. Didn't S30s come wth those?

Unless you're color blind to black! :nervous:

How can you get the throttle torsion rods off the intake on a 280Z? I got a tin-zinc plating setup so I can plate exposed parts like that. thxZ

The suggestion of a "full restoration (ie frame off type, bead blasing etc)" was in the initial post. no worries

Mike B- That brochure picture helped out a lot. thxZ