Everything posted by siteunseen
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Got to love ZTherapy
They have it down pat, that's for sure! down pat (or cold) phrase of down 1. memorized or mastered perfectly. "she had the baby's medical routine down pat"
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a few questions
Here's a shot of the switch for the choke light and the plug for it. The light is yellowish orange and is below the radio on the console, seems like there is a red hazard light there too? I just woke up and can't recall yet.
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My winter project: L28 swap into my 240z
I can't show it now, it looks like I'm having a boy's baby shower now. The next pics will be with it sitting in the bay.
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Bringing back the RedZ
When it does get wet, washing or rain, pop the hatch open and dry the flat area. They stopped the drip edge about six inches short and it puddles on the sides.
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My winter project: L28 swap into my 240z
- My winter project: L28 swap into my 240z
Boy oh boy am I jealous of your car. It's so nice and shiny, everywhere! I'm finally ready to bolt my tranny up and drop it the motor/tranny back in, when my transmission guy gets off his arse.- Bringing back the RedZ
I had cleaned my 280s a few years earlier and learned a few tricks that made it easier. Muriatic acid cleaned it and Red-Kote was what I used to line it. Cost about $50 for everything to clean the inside of the tank, $30 for the red-kote, $10 acid and $10 for a quart of acetone.- Bringing back the RedZ
The hardline under the battery is pretty bad on the outside from battery acid dripping on it I suppose. I'm just going to cut off the last few feet and clamp on some rubber fuel hose up to the fuel filter. I have a clear filter right out of my gas tank's supply hose, Fram G2 worked best for the 240's smaller hose. I ran a glass filter at the beginning of the fuel rail for a month or so and changed the stock filter on the passenger's side a couple of times. It took about a month to get clear fuel up to the glass filter at the rail, I don't drive it much. If you're brave enough to try it, blow some high pound fishing line through the hardline and pull a .22 caliber brass gun cleaning brush through. I was too worried about it getting stuck, that's an old trick my Dad told me to do. I think blowing air and maybe some lacquer thinner through there should be adequate. I just put extra filters on mine and changed them when they got dirty.- Bringing back the RedZ
There's a evaporation system in the hatch, passenger's side. The hoses get hard after some time so that makes dropping the tank a little more of a hassle. You should replace those as well. Nissan hoses that are still available are HIGH DOLLAR. I bought all mine from O'reilly's for $60. There's a good thread on here showing what I'm talking about. Let me see...here it is, http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/24181-rating-the-factory-240z-fuel-vent-hoses/ Here's another good read, lots of info towards the end on hose sizes and ways to make the 180 degree bend, http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/17542-treating-insideoutside-of-gas-tank-with-por15-products-and-removing-evaporation-tank/page-3 Some photos of mine after sitting with a half tank for many years.- Original 240s question/help
Thanks for any replies first of all. Is the crank nose pulley originally the block color, blue/green? Is the TDC pointer yellow cadmium? If so any recomendations on a paint color alternative? Maybe a brass or gold hobby paint? Thanks, Cliff- ACK! Battery Cable replacement help!
The starter won't fall off if you remove that one bolt. Clean that area with a wire brush or sandpaper to get a good ground. Do you really need to replace the whole cable or just put a new terminal on it, the part that goes around the battery post? They crack and break pretty easy and are replaceable.- New 240z drawings starting to pop up
I'd buy one of those.- '72 240Z Rebuild
Finally got some me/Z time. It's a little sissy looking baby blue in the pictures, flash I guess, but it looks okay in my garage and then the engine bay. EDIT: the crank nose pulley will be changed to a pinkish BLACK. Looks bad painted blue looking here; It's a work in slow motion progress.- REAR MOST EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD PROBLEM
Well that went right over my head! Easy to do. If it runs take it to a machinist.- REAR MOST EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD PROBLEM
maybe you can read the part number from Nissan for the bigger one. I think he said it was for their Titan pickup, been a few years since I bought one. Seems like it was a M10x1.50. I did the bit increment method then tapped the threads.- Need help sourcing parts
Here's more helpful reading that may solve some problems. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/EFI&fuel.htm- Eastwood Chassis Black...
It didn't bond with the primer. I've painted a lot of stuff in my life and this is a first. The only time something like this was when I put semi gloss latex on an oil painted door at a friends place. It's like a bonding agent is missing and I do lightly sand between coats. It's all over with and nice and slick now so I was venting earlier, leaving bad feedback on our forum too.- Eastwood Chassis Black...
...sucks, don't buy it if you're wanting paint. It's like putting latex over oil. I sprayed my oil pan over a week ago and it looked fantastic. Bead blasted to bare metal then primed with Duplicolor 500 degree engine block primer. Two light coats followed by a medium coat. This morning I go to put the pan on, blew the dust off and sheets the size of my hand came off with air gun. Now I've got it back bare metal and am going to paint the pan Duplicolor Pontiac Blue to match the block. I don't want a black oil pan. That be like blood colored band aids.- Thanksgiving Day - Canada
Happy Thanksgiving Day - America- Body or drivetrain?
The ones I have are mechanically dependable first, not shiny. Lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig.- What maintains the fuel line pressure when the care is off?
Honestly, they hardly ever go bad and are difficult to replace. Steve probably realized your's was working properly when he put the pressure gauge in-line and saw the readings. It's the aftermarket adjustable FPRs that leak down so fast. Most of the time the injectors are dripping out the pressure.- Ever see these valve seals before on a L series?
I pulled it off Google while I was looking for one like your's. It very well could be for a Ford? I know the Ford Ranger PU used the seals I posted above for their 6 cylinder motor, they are called Viton seals and were discussed on hybridz.org. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/68120-problem-with-viton-valve-seals/ I thought they were upside down too but the rubber seal around the top is pointing up. I don't know about you but I would want 12 of the same type. A very popular adverb for us Southerners to use is bass ackwards.- What if... A radical idea in restoring Z cars
We have one here as well, http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/33910-pay-it-forward/- Ever see these valve seals before on a L series?
I can't find anything close to those "top hat" looking seals, curious I am.- What if... A radical idea in restoring Z cars
Giving parts to someone that needs them is what I prefer. That way I know they know and will use them to remedy a problem. Donating money is a slippery slope, someone could buy nicer stuff than I have. - My winter project: L28 swap into my 240z
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