TomoHawk

Don't forget to get yourself some spares for in the future. They seem to get brittle on their own.

If the link is bad ( or burned) it will be brittle inside if you try to flex it. The green colored ones might turn to black ( burned outside). Make sure the connectors are clean too. Use a little dielectric grease and make sure the cover fits well. Just don't forget to find out why things weren't working! Even if it's just a loose connection. If the link was burned, you have a potentially serious problem and need to be diagnosed.

The second one had some good pics of how it goes together. thx

I talked to Rod at Rod's Discount Datsun Parts in CA, and he said that you can use a 79-83 ZX distributor on the L28E engine with some re-wiring. The EI unit is on the cap. Is there ant info on that? From what I'm told when I try to order, the various pices are getting more and more scarce, so substitutes will be good to have. thx

On the side, The FSM says to put grease on the governor weights, etc. What kind of grease is that? Probably something that will take high RPMs (3000-5000) for long durations.

Whatever you say, Alan-san

Oh- I didn't mention that I have the original 280Z distributor. Same thing?

I just had a visit to the Nissan dealer to see if I could get him to rebuilt the distributor, and the guy wanted $400 bucks!!! $200 for the vacuum pot, $100 for the breaker plate assembly, and $50 for the reluctor, plus $200 to assemble it. I got the toothed wheel of OK with a little heat, but the rest looks scary (springs!) MSA wants $175 + core for a rebuilt, is that better than trying it myself? I don't do a lot of these. I'd be happy to ship it off to a friendly mate with the parts & some $ for the help. I'd like to keep as many original parts on there as possible. thx

I thought 240Z was pronounced "Twenty-four Ounce?"

Were there any plastic tool bin liners for the 280Z? I saw something like it on eBay, but in Vinyl?? OEM ToolBox Liners

The front tire on my 280Z hits the frame rail when I turn it all the way right. The body shop guy said to just grind the flange of the frame rail so the tire isn't hitting. Are there any alternatives? I was thinking about putting a clamping stop thing on the steering rack to limit the movement. Something like a hose clamp. thx

I always say "everything is simple." I just hate it when people decide to complicate it. Simple, like a broken fuse...

It's only 100 miles from me. too far to push home, IMO.

there is (was) a company in Chicago that will build you a replica 250 GTO with the ali body & tube frame like the original, but with Chevy a engine.

The ones with a documented racing history, or ones that won certain races or awards are worth millions, just like the celebrity cars that you see on the Barrett-Jackson auctions.

Do you think the unibody survived? If it did, then the car could probably be rebuilt, but the black Pearl cars had special bodywork & paint, so it wouldn't be like the original was.

O miles? Too bad

Check out the pictures. Super LOW treeserve!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4621254348&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

No. Just sharing some very useful experience, like everybody else does.

While you're at it in the fuses, get yourself a can of both DeOxit D-5 and D-100, First use the D-100 to get the majority, if not all, the corrosion off, then a light spritz of the D-5 to preserve & lubricate the connection. Anytime you are into connectors & fuses do this. Eventually you'll get them all.

Where do you get the fuel pump strainer? I will switch mine while it's up on the lift. Is there a document describing the process? No help from the FSM.

You mean if it didn't have any rust, or didn't need fixing? Then you'd have nothing to do on it. (Unless you wanted to rice it:finger: )

No. that was the original statement. I reserve the right to correct typos at any time. It looks like you didn't read it with the typos either. I have never seen any copyright statement around here. Maybe the Boss man would sprinkle a few around.

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