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Hey guys I'm finally getting my heater core hooked up. Can some one confirm for me that the lower hose is the intake (the longer hose) and the upper is the return (the one that goes to the block) on a 280z. I just need to know prior to hook up. Jan

I too seem to be missing these pieces. Are they still sold any where or does one have to get the tools and welder out? jan

A question for you. Does the noise occur when you do gear changes? I ask as I had the same clunk noise coming from the rear end of my Z when I first bought her. How bad are the mustache bar bushings? How is the mount that supports the diffy? Jan P.S Dam Steve J beat me too this. Bolts, all of them. Check and recheck. Any bolt you removed or messed with take a look at it.

Hello all I'm in need of someone's assistance with an electrical...issue of sorts. This weekend I "fixed" the clock on my Z by replacing the guts with another clock. Worked really well but in the processes of hooking it up I blew a fuse. Was an easy fix. But while replacing the fuse in question I noticed that a number of the fuses in my Z were too big. (I.E a 10A fuse slot had a 20A fuse). Looking at the cover I went through ever single fuse and replaced them with the noted one. The last fuse on the lower right (closest to the door) I cannot read what it is supposed to be. It looks to me like it says 1A but I'm not positive. At the moment there is a 10A fuse sitting in that slot. The only thing that I can read on the cover is that it controls the Floor temp. (I'm assuming the light). I don't have access to my FSM's as my house is being...moved around at the moment (my roommate is moving) so could someone please verify what fuse actually goes in there. I rather not be driving down the road and have a wire or five catch fire. Thanks greatly Jan

I want one. That looks amazing. Jan

It is visible to the naked eye. I can see that my tires are toed in. By I will get another opinion later this week. It may be 5/8" total together but both sides are equally toed in. Jan

It is visible to the naked eye. I can see that my tires are toed in. By I will get another opinion later this week. Jan

Hey guys. Still having the toe in problem with my 280z. Spent all of this past weekend installing new bushings (Poly) springs and shocks on all four corners. Took it to the shop today to get it aligned and was told that there was no change in the toe. The rear toe is 5/8" on both sides (equally). Don't know what the issues is but I'm hoping someone can shed some light. Read the post under this one about wheel alignment and I'm debating using those aftermarket things. Please help as my tires are going to die Jan

The instruction said specifically not to remove the sleeve. I used a micrometer to measure the diameter of the hole with the sleeve in and out. With it in the diameter was too small to fit the bushing. With it removed the bushing would not sit right as it would be way too loose. I'm not sure about the spring but I have the shorter ones on the front and the longer ones on the rear. There's a thread here about which one is which and I check a number of times before installing them. Car sits and drive great so I can't complain. Jan

Thanks guys for the comments. On my Z neither the front nor the rear needed the compressors to put the springs in. I don't know if the ones I have are smaller or what but I swear that I just put them in and tightened the little bolt on top. Maybe 240's are shorter or something. Thanks for clearing that up Jan

Hello all As I keep seeing a lot of chatter about the suspension kit MSA sells (eibach springs and tokico shocks) I decided to give my opinion on them as I just happened to put them on this weekend along with hyper flex bushings. Bushings The bushing were rather disappointing in my opinion for a number of reasons. First off not all the bushings fit. To be honest many of them were too large and required either sanding to fit or required me to use a lathe to make them fit. Once everything was together though I must say I'm rather please with how well they work. They are a bit loud at times but I can live with that. If you plan on using these be prepared for some finangling and choice words. Springs Eibach lowering springs I bought from MSA. They are shorter, as in A LOT shorter than the ones that are on the car. Don't be amazed when you first compare them with what you pulled off your car. The difference will be staggering at first. The shorter of the two pairs goes on the front while the longer ones go on the front. Once you have them installed they shouldn't lower the car very much. In my Z the front end dropped about 1/2 inch while the rear actually raised up about 1/4 in. or so. (and no I'm not joking it raised the rear end up.) In my experience doing the job spring compressor is needed to get the old springs off but not necessary to put the new ones on as they are so much shorter than the originals. Struts tokico come in the little packaged that MSA sells. They are direct bolt ins for what I can tell. They do come with instructions that they should be submerged in a light weight oil. There's a thread here about what to use, I just went with some 10w-30 oil in place of what was in the struts. All in all my suspension is about 1000% better than it was before. The old suspension parts were all the stock originals so you all can image what that felt like driving. I'm not sure how I'll like it in a year or two but for now its great Hope this helps everyone who has questions. If you have anymore don't fret to ask as I have the whole procedure engraved in my head at the moment. Jan

Found that Oriely's has Moog ball joins for 55 a piece. Bought them as I need them this weekend and have all the suspension stuff off and new stuff ready to install. Thanks guys for all the help. Mine are um dead, as the tops move about a 2-3 inches in each direction. Thanks again Jan

Hey guys. My ball joints on the Z are, well to put it nicely, dead and I require new ones. I found ones at autozone that run for ~$40 a piece. Has anyone ever used these? Jan

Sorry guys for not being up to date. I took the car into the shop the other day to get it looked at (and get the rim fixed). According to the mechanic, other than rearranging my alignment I didn't do much damage. The ball joint(s) are in really bad shape so I need to replace those before anything really goes on. The rim was about 80% fixed as apparently it is made out of a rather hard alloy that the machinist had a hard time bending back. Jan

Wow this thread made my night. Wow Jan

Sorry I didn't know the technical name of them. Yes rivets that would make sense Jan

Said clips Jan

Hello all Over the past couple of months I've been investigating exactly how well the rear section of my car is sealed. This past week I discovered, by accident mind you, that the tail light gaskets were no longer really doing much of a sealing job. This weekend I finally had time to actually take the lights out and see how bad the situation was. Well, the gaskets, which I'm assuming back in the 70's were rubber, were hard as a rock. They didn't come off as much as fall off. Taking the light out of the rear of the car most of the gasket material fell to the ground. I replaced the gaskets with new gaskets I had picked up from MSA the week before. The whole process went rather peacefully other than the nearly everyone of the plastic clips broke. Which begs the question, does anyone know where one can procure such clips. Literally all but two of the ones holding the rear of the car one broke. Thanks Jan P.S Pictures 1. is the driver's side with new gasket 2. Older gasket from passenger's side 3. Completed Z

Bit off topic here. I've had this same issue earlier when I bought my Z. The previous owner decided that rich was just not rich enough, and had it set so rich that it barely idled at anything lower than a 1k. When I went to pass emissions I failed with CO levels in the 2k range. Secondly, that ticking noise is the injectors. I have the same noise (it drives me nuts) when the car gets warm after driving on the freeway. I've cleaned and cleaned them with everything under the sun (other than take them off) and nothing seems to help. Jan

I will check again. That tie rod is rather loose to begin with as it is in need of replacement so that maybe what your seeing. Jan

I'm going to check the rack here in a few days when I'm disassembling the suspension. I think I have to take most of it off to get the new bushings on it. (I got carried away and bought every possible suspension bushing on the car). I'm just hoping I can get that rim fixed. It's not even a year since I put those on there. Jan

Here are some pictures of the damage done. The rim is I think the worse of it as the lip is nicely bent inwards. I don't see anything bent or out of wack, the only noticeable difference between once side and the other is that the driver's side tire is pointed outwards a bit by that I mean the front section of the tire is pointing a bit more outwards than the rear. I'm redoing the entire suspension in the near future and replacing all the struts, springs and bushings so I'm going to have everything apart pretty soon. I will though take it to my alignment shop (which happens to be my local mechanic) and see what they're opinion is. I don't need to download the copy SteveJ as I actually have a physical copy of both the FSM the Haynes manual and the original owners manual. Jan P.S What is TC? I'm very bad at these acronyms

Ah I see. The lowers look in good shape at least at this point. I have noticed that I bent the lip of my rims in one area. Jan

What is LCA? Jan

Hello all I was forced to drive onto a median earlier this evening. Median is like the little concrete divider. I hit and drove onto it at roughly 35-40mph. The steering wheel is now pointing a bit to the right when the car is going in a straight line. I'm thinking I just messed the hell out of my alignment (as I hit the front left wheel) but what are the chances I did any real damage? I spent a good 30-45 minutes inspecting everything I could with a flashlight. It all looks like it should but its dark and rather difficult to see. Sorry this is rather vague and out of left field but I'm a bit worried I might of broken/bent something important, like the rack or something. Thanks all Jan