Everything posted by siteunseen
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Body shop didn't order bumper ends, 1976 280
These? https://zcardepot.com/front-bumper-delete-plate-set-240z-260z-280z.html Looks like the exact same thing here too, https://skillard.com/products/280z-front-bumper-delete-plates
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Bringing a 1977 Z back life
Here's a thought from Beer Man Pete on the pulley notch and the timing pointer.
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Bringing a 1977 Z back life
- 1975 280 starts for 2 seconds and shuts off???
Yeah, "I couldn't get it to do it" and the odometer hadn't moved one tenth of a mile.- '72 $3,000
I think someone posted his car with a little comision added on. That ole boy's getting pissed like I did with that red 240 I put on CL. It's worth $3,000 in my opinion and most states won't require a title. When you get a little drunk one evening call a chain auto parts store and tell them you need a water pump for an '83 911SC. See how long you can keep them looking.- Bringing a 1977 Z back life
RossiZ I put new oil pump bolts in a month or so ago. You'll need a new gasket. When I jack mine up and leave the wheels hanging it's a lot harder dropping that front sway bar enough to get thos e two front bolts out of the oil pump. I've done it before and it was much easier, I must have had the car up using ramps with the weight on the front end. That's all I can figure, maybe someone will chime in and clarify that for you? When you go to bolt that sway bar back up you're gonna need a small bottle jack to push the bar up against the frame and get the bolts started. Something I thought about too. If he gets all the TDC marks like the FSM and Blue's site shows do you all think the rotor button may be at #1? I hate for him to do all that for naught. There's so many ways to get TDC it's funny but I'll add my way to make it even funnier. I used stacked feeler gauges to get the bottom of rockers #1 and #2 to be the exact distance from the top of the head. Wanted to make one out a spark plug but I never knew how hard it is to cut a spark plug. Same distance where the circles are...- Bringing a 1977 Z back life
Sometimes the distributor gets off a tooth. I think it's from people putting them on wrong. It seems impossible to jump a tooth but I'm no mechanic. Try reading up on that, google "distributor shaft at tdc classiczcars.com". I'm using my phone, it's no help.- Bringing a 1977 Z back life
Another thing ive read of on here is to be sure the driver's side of the chain stays tight. Don't roll it back. If it gets slack it messes it all up. I rolled mine 42 miles 4 feet at a time.- Bringing a 1977 Z back life
Oh and your rotor is at 5 and #1 will be 8 o'clock. You are really close. You may need to advance the sprocket to a higher number?- Bringing a 1977 Z back life
I'd try a couple more times. That's harder than it seems. #2 lobe needs to come up and the straight line should at least be in the sprocket notch.- Imagine that!
It does look like she came out of nowhere but that's her walking in the camera's view. I've had people walk in front of me plenty of times but have yet to kill someone. Drive through the French Quarter one day.- Cleaned pistons and other parts
I have plenty of "before" pictures of those Webers I used to own we can use for the "after" comparison if you go that route.- Cleaned pistons and other parts
Those Webers you had in that ultrasonic cleaner, how did they come out?- 1972 Float Adjustment ...
I agree with 240260280, you should completely forget about doing adjusting with the lids and float upside down.- Imagine that!
The car, by itself was not stopping. I think the driver could have stopped or swerved if she had been looking at the road. Video... http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_bdjh65ns- Who's been MIA?
Maybe he'll get one to restore for his daughter?- Who's been MIA?
Missed out on Kmack. He sounds like good people.- '72 $3,000
The add for mine was $5,000. Unable to drive it or at least hear it run I stood firm at $2,000 and said call me when you get it running. A few hours later, in my driveway. They're out there, hiding from us but sooner or later word gets out. Some old man or woman gets tired of walking around one or like my 280, mowing around one.- Fitting 240Z bumpers and Valences to a 280Z
@EuroDat I bought some, they are wonderful. 8^)- '72 $3,000
I think it's priced right. Seller probably paid $1,000?- Imagine that!
Old friends as in no more after the Whipz and sushi?- Pretty cool early Z
Best to keep the wife. Some youngster will pick it up.- Another 280 Seat Project Completed
Thank you Greg. I see heat guns at all upholstery shops all the time. I gotta a pretty good hair drier with low mileage I could use.- Another 280 Seat Project Completed
Since they're not leather could you wet them to be more pliable? I'm needing to do my '77 and like those, a lot.- 1972 Float Adjustment ...
Can't remember the name but it looks like an old flip phone. $100 red and blue backlight screen. amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/INNOVA-5568-Pro-Timing-Light-Tool/dp/B000EVU8J8 It does it all. I like the dial back setting. I put it on 34 degrees rev it until 2,500 rpm and goes to zero. - 1975 280 starts for 2 seconds and shuts off???
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