Everything posted by Patcon
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
I would think a good quarter would be worth more than a door but both are becoming rare
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280zx distributor upgrade in 280z, tach now doesn't work
Jist remember going to the 6AL isn't going to gain you a lot. It will also make you car less stock which makes it harder to diagnose. If I wanted to make power, reworking the ignition would be pretty far down the list. Provided I wasn't running points...
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
Wall art my butt!! If the quarter is good, its a donor!!
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Where to find a Datsun 280ZX?
You need to be willing to travel! Use search tempest and search craigslist nationwide. I suspect your budget is too low but who knows. I think your no rust priority is the right one
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I found a metal tube in the oil pan
Pictures might help
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240 series 1 su bowls
Squishy can be a few things Spongie flexible hoses Air in the system Shoes out of adjustment Questionable master cylinder Pedals or firewall flexing Others?
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
So did someone move data tags to a 280 chassis?
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The blue 510
That's really amazing, I assume all hand made...
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
There's a lot of daylight on that one!! 😳😳😳
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BMW 507 on BaT
Evidently one sold a while back at $2.47m. It was supposedly unique... We'll see
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BMW 507 on BaT
$1.6m w 6 days to go
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Parts for Sale: Datsun Spirit Stage III Engine
Tempting...
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280zx 5 Speed Won't Reverse
Heat is your friend! Don't make it any worse. Big breaker bar. I probably wouldnt ever resort to LH drill bits. The problem would be getting whats left out of the case without damaging the soft aluminum. Might weld to it as a last resort. I have used a monkey wrench as a nuclear option in the past but that pretty much destroys the fill plug
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Cody's Goon
Ok, so I have a little nugget for any other wagon owner out there... So this is the factory gas cap. Pretty much unobtanium. The last one I saw a year or two ago in Japan for $350 or so So this is what I'm working with The cap is obviously very visible and it would be nice if It pretty much filled the space. So I was googling around and I found a thread, I think it was on "The Realm" that mentioned a Stant gas cap. A G26...so off to Ebay It fits the filler neck fine and appears to seal Once I had the G26 you can find the vehicles it is supposed to fit. 57'-61' Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto, Plymouth station wagons. Bingo!!! Then started looking for locking gas caps for those Marques We have a WINNER!! Merry Xmas to Cody... It has that factory applied red paint ring on it. It doesn't match and I may try to strip it off and polish it. We'll see after he gets it...
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BMW 507 on BaT
Beautiful car. Always one of my favorites! Thats a lot of money though. I wouldn't enjoy driving it with todays distracted drivers. It would be too hard to relax and enjoy the drive
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280zx 5 Speed Won't Reverse
Even a trashed transmission usually has a $100 worth of useable parts. Like Zed said they are amazingly robust
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
$23.5k With 50 minutes to go
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280zx 5 Speed Won't Reverse
$100 is cheap for any 5 spd these days
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Best add on A/C kit for 77 280z??
My vote would be option #3
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Salvaging the warped P79 head
1.6cc Thats pretty substantial
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Cody's Goon
I will see if I have a section I can test
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Cody's Goon
The car is freshly painted so that side is nice and clean
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Cody's Goon
i have a question. I have been working on the hatch weatherstripping for the Goon. It is pretty much done now but I am not impressed with the bond, If I wanted I could peel the whole thing right back off! The adhesive sticks to the paint pretty good but not to the rubber seal. We have been using the black 3m weatherstrip adhesive and the 3m fast drying adhesive. Both seem to do it. Part way through I wipe the weather strip down with solvent to see if that would help but I couldn't tell that it changed.
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Idle lowers when braking / coming to a stop
Does it do it if you are parked and press the brakes? My suspicion would be blown brake booster,
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