Everything posted by siteunseen
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1976 280z Can anyone sell me a Thermostat Housing
I've got a '79 ZX housing. I'll try and find it today, let you know asap. I thought he may have to plug a hole or two but that's no big deal.
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1976 280z Can anyone sell me a Thermostat Housing
Msa's out of stock, unavailable. Don't hold your breathe waiting on me but I was going to hit my junkyard and get some small stuff, those thermostat parts too but mainly the engine bay inspection lights. I'll let you know after I go, maybe this week?
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My 1973 240z Build
I'd bet it's #905. http://www.zhome.com/History/ZColorGallary/ Check this one out, really nice too.
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1976 280z Can anyone sell me a Thermostat Housing
You can try zcarsource.com. Sometimes they are out of stock but show available on their web-page, but worth a call for sure. Finding one at a junkyard would be nice too. http://www.zcarsource.com/thermostat-housing-top-240z-260z-280z_8_77847.html
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Weber selection and initial jet tuning
I think you've seen this but I'll put it up anyway, maybe it will be helpful somehow.
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Things To Do In Boca Raton, FL Area?
I like your's best though, mine is still factory black. Captain Obvious is a really good drinking buddy, I'm glad you guys had fun. I got to hang out with him and some other members at Memphis Z CON 2015. No one went to jail or the wrecker's yard, good week for all. I did get some 240 brackets from a member on here, Eurodat aka Chas, and put an old 240 bumper on the front and still have the bartop rear bumper from 77s and 78s. I'll get it painted one day but I'm skating by telling myself it's the "patina look".
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Things To Do In Boca Raton, FL Area?
It looks similar to the Xenon I have on my 280. Jegs has the best price, I paid around $150 and got free shipping. The one on the yellow Z, http://www.jegs.com/p/Xenon/Xenon-Front-Air-Dams/2971003/10002/-1 here's mine on a '77
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Does the MAF sensor need to be adjusted for EGR delete?
Here's something I did when I removed that stuff. It sucks air like you wouldn't believe, stock air filter. I think you should also put a vacuum gauge on the intake and see what you're pulling. I'm thinking "under load" could be an air problem too. Read over this link real quick, courtesy of @240260280 http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/vacuum/ EDIT: scatter brains here to explain why I said what I did above. While I was working on the 280, about 6 months worth, Alvin and the chipmunks that live nearby made a food storage facility out of my air cleaner. It would rev up fine in the garage but didn't have any power under load. Damn chipmunks.
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Does the MAF sensor need to be adjusted for EGR delete?
I'm going to guess the MAF you're talking about is the AFM (air flow meter) but I didn't when I deleted all that stuff from my '77. Removed the egr and blocked off that hole, removed the BPT valve and two vacuum lines, one line went to a vacuum switch on top of the warming plate, removed all that. Plugged the coolant line that comes off the warming plate and goes around the front of the head to the suction side of the radiator by the alternator and the other one at the thermostat housing. The other vacuum line went to the bottom of the BCDD I think, plugged that too. the yellow circle in this picture
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Gas tank pressure
The sending unit to the gauge is pretty easy to get to and if you touch the two wires together it should show EMPTY on the gauge (or FULL, I forget). That will let you know if it's a bad gauge. Mine was sticking at Empty because the previous owner had tapped the glass so hard the needle was up against the lens. I replaced the sending unit and fixed the lens. Now it works right.
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Let's show vintage racing pictures. I'll start.
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at wits end
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Striping - To do or not to do?
Man that's a sharp car! That could be a 70's movie star. Looking forward for the pictures. EDIT: Here's the one I had and sold. He had it painted and shined up the aluminium slots. It's the #110 red, kinda orangish red to me where your's is RED. Anyway, I liked it but didn't have room for 3 Zs.
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Stupid gas gauge question
Yes Sir, shiny and clean but for a 240. I don't know if the 280's are still available but the 240's are. Seems like I paid $47, plus the 0-ring it was all $50. I guess I don't drive as hard as you guys, I can't remember my needle moving while I'm driving. I do keep a full tank though. Lesson learned from my earlier days.
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Weird little toggle switch on my center console
+1 for antenna
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Distributor shaft gear
I assume that's where the "endurance race" gets the name. That spindle gear endured all it could.
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75 280z manifolds
I've tightened mine down from the center outward. I don't know if that's right or wrong but something to think about before reinstalling.
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Stupid gas gauge question
My '77 stays pretty stable while driving. Here's a couple of things to look at that'll help understand the way they work. Open the hatch and you'll find the round cover that's over the sending unit. If you touch the two wires together the gauge should go to EMPTY. EDIT!!! maybe FULL, can't remember.
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Aftermarket ECU Megasquirt Install
Looks good, the injector cut outs make it look like an N42 head. I learned the hard way about that "one size fits all" lapping compound. Captain Obvious offered me some of the rough and the finer but I marched on with that crap. I jimmy rigged a suction cup off the lapping tool to my variable speed drill, that helped a lot. Seems like I used a male 3/8" air coupler in the drill and slid the suction cup over that? After using it straight I started doing "laps" with a little water mixed in until it made a nice steady and smooth sound.
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75 280z manifolds
You beat me Jim!
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RIP DEANNA
That about sums it up Jai. Thanks for the memories of Jelly Bean. I wish like hell I'd gotten an older Buddy to fill in the hole she left but after seeing this picture I had to go get him. He looked so miserable. Probably still too, I keep calling him Jelly. You'll smile again real soon, there's a lot of "under loved" boys and girls out there that would make a great co-pilot for you and Red Bird.
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75 280z manifolds
I drilled out the m8 bolts your talking about. Bought m10s from Nissan. They're for the Titan 8 cylinder. I'll put up the part numbers in the morning. The header I bought from msa has the first and last holes already the bigger size.
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75 280z manifolds
I've pulled the injectors with the fuel rail, not the intake. Right or wrong I dunno?