Everything posted by Patcon
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Clock question
Oiling can be bad for the clocks
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Turn Signals Not Working (New Thread)
Are the aftermarket ones LED or incandescent?
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Getting the 73 Back on the Road
Very pretty! Xmas in October
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Bearings described
very informative
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
Well there's a project for you Chris!!!
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Air scoop
Or you could contact one of the better panel fabricators. They could probably supply one
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Bleeding rear brakes
I have 2 different style vacuum bleeders but I still prefer pedal bleeding. I dont know if you've noticed but air can come in around the threads of the bleed screw. That can't happen with pedal bleeding. Fluid can come out but air can't come in
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Bleeding rear brakes
I sometimes run ½ a quart through before I'm happy with how it looks. Mainly because a I want clear fluid coming out. No black. The bubbles normally go away pretty fast unless the line is really empty
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Zinc platers
Update: They appear to have found my missing hardware, hopefully it's all there Thanks Jim I love Texans so that might be a good option. I also did some wiring of small parts prior to plating. We'll see what I lose and what I don't Chris, Thanks for that! I can get pretty good results with smaller parts. Larger parts can be more problematic. It is also very time consuming to plate in small batches. It would take 100-120 hours to plate a whole car's worth of hardware, that might be low. I was hoping to find a solution for bulk parts and then do some plating at home to fill in around that. It's bad when your DIY plating looks better than the professionals. Sort of disappointing...
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Zinc platers
I am wondering who everyone is using around the country and how do you feel about the results? It would be nice to find a plater that could handle the Datsun hardware and make it look good but wasn't irritated at helping the hobbyist out. Distance is really irrelevant because the difference in postage is insignificant to getting good plating. I have been trying out a plater in Phoenix who will for the immediate future remain nameless. I have been less than impressed!!! I sent a package out weeks ago. Got strung along with they're almost done, almost done for the last couple of weeks. They called and took payment last week and I received a box today. The parts are ok looking and will probably work but the bigger issue is I'm missing about 25#' of miscellaneous nuts, bolts, washer, etc.!!! We'll see if they find them...If they don't I'm screwed
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Found a FS5W71B but I could use some advice.
I would think $100 is more than fair but I'm unsure a out the interchange...
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Mechanical fuel pump flow rate
I would think in a support role the electric pump would flow even more because the mechanical is helping pull somewhat
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Barefootdan's 280z Build
You can unscrew the bleeder all the way and hand thread a small drill bit in and clean out any gunk that way
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Countersinking Weber DCOE throttle shafts
Not worth the effort. I dont believe you would be able to tell the difference even on a dyno
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Mechanical fuel pump flow rate
Might be able to calculate it based on the FSM test
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Lights, horn are dim
Have you checked voltage at the devices?
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Fitting zg flares on rear- determining flare height
That is one of my objections to the flairs. Many times to run them you have to cut the wheel arches all up. Then try to weld them closed to keep water out of the car. That just doesn't seem like a good decision for a car that is likely to appreciate a lot in value in the next few years.
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
Nice Goon! I could do without the slammed bags look; it would be nice to find a limited slip diff like that though!
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
$68 seems like a really good price for a sub 1000# car in pretty good shape. Could be some unknowns going on behind the scenes like Zed said
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Good place to advertise my '77 280z 2+2 project
Cody especially!
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Baseline settings for triple OERs
Im ok with the babying part to some degree, but I agree on accelerating and decelerating to set the rings. The idle part wouldn't be my choice. What kind of warranty is he offering? Motors are motors. His shouldn't need a special procedure compared to someone elses. @Diseazd What is yours or Eijis preffered break in method?
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280z online catalog
https://www.carpartsmanual.com/
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Good place to advertise my '77 280z 2+2 project
Facebook market place
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Stolen Z?
Hard to get the humor on the forum sometimes...
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Stolen Z?
Maybe someone found the tracker and stuck it on one of your cars I think like many things, trackers are a get what you pay for item As for the 44 mag, I live in a very law enforcement minded community but lethal force in a theft situation is gonna get you in some serious trouble.