Everything posted by siteunseen
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Hood hinge differences
Sorry I can't help with the question but I sure am glad you're okay and checking in on us Bob! Cliif
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1978 280Z Fuel Tank Sending Unit Removal Tool ?
I guess any type of short steel would work, re-bar or a socket extension comes to mind. The female end would fit on the fin then tap it off with a hammer.
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Anyone have contact information for RSpec Carbon or Paulo Sierra?
there's some email addresses at the bottom of the thread starter, Paulo Sierra. https://clubsciontc.com/forums/sponsored-sales/fIeVx5TDZvSq/c12-carbon-complete-line-of-carbon-fiber-products?page=1
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1978 280Z Fuel Tank Sending Unit Removal Tool ?
A flat head screwdriver and a hammer worked for me. https://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuel/gastank/index.htm
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Barefootdan's 280z Build
I pull the vacuum advance hose off the distributor and pug it with a golf tee. From my experience these cars run good with more advance. I have my distributor turned all the way, max advance. One off smarter members, @zKars, even made a plate allowing farther advance.
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Barefootdan's 280z Build
EDIT: After looking over the spreadsheet I realized I told you wrong. Sorry and you'll see my mistakes if you look at the sheet. I have that timing light too. After setting the timing I mostly use it for the engine RPMs now. It puts a tach outside the cabin which is very useful when you get to fine tuning. You can also do total advance timing with it. My car has two 17 weights in the distributor so you double that to 34 then run the motor up to to 3,500rpm and the light will read 0 when it's at max advance. I have an excel spreadsheet on my laptop with all the distributors and their info. Thank you for doing that @Walter Moore I found it. Post #3.
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What valve specs y'all like for adjusting
Here's a good read... And my setup with the tools and the "crossing them off" board I put under the passenger's wiper blade.
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My 1st 240z
It's a great ID. I love the blues! I always wanted to open a bar, yes a drunkard with his own bar, but I realized as I grew older how stupid I am. My bar would be named "Elbert Bellew's". Great looking car mr bluez. Welcome to our forum, you'll like it here. The members are super smart mostly and very friendly. We like to help! Pictures, pictures pictures... Cliff
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Headers
I would take it to a muffler shop that's been around awhile. They could move that over enough to get it off the rod somehow I think, my local shop would figure something out. Probably break the welds though.
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‘71 sputters going uphill
I found my old thread from I did this. You may be better off turning the mix knobs down and looking at the fuel level under the dome. I have an extra set mounted to a wall and adjust the floats there then transfer the float and lid assembly to the pair on my car. So if yours are in your car try this first. Post #7
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‘71 sputters going uphill
I got mine at Lowes. Seems like it's 3/16" maybe?, 1/8th"? Take something with you to compare it to like a golf tee or a nail. It's on a roll in plumbing and you buy it by the foot. 2ft would be plenty I think.
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Rear jack points
I put mine parallel with the car where the A arms meet the frame. Fits right down in the tops of my stands and the wheels hang free.
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Overheating & EGR Delete
Where's my .02$ in a good thread of @Reptoid Overlords. Captains EGR theory is in post #3.
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Mystery SU Needles -- "369"
Yeah, me too. Can't hide under those hoods forever. I love my Zs but their not all beholding. I like this forum and it's members as much as the cars especially during this mess we're in now. "Safer at home" isn't for a social person like me. It was fun for a year but now, not so much.
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Hood Spring assembly
That's what I've always said, "beer's not drinking"! The cops don't agree with us either.
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Cool Tool of the Day. (CTOD)
- Hood Spring assembly
I spend about $75 a week. Some weeks I gotta stay straight to help out my Mom so I estimate $3,500 a year. Damn that is crazy. That's what I spend on food.- Hood Spring assembly
Let them kind go!- Hood Spring assembly
I've gone a week with no alcohol, beer for me. I quit vodka about 9am New Year's morning 2006. Girls and drugs all over the place and I wanted to go to sleep, alone. Anyhow this past week I've gotten so much stuff done I may try this a little longer. It is football season and I'm an Alabama guy so maybe Saturday's only? Thank you both for ringing my bell.- [2021] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
2 hours, 80 miles and about half a tank later I'm officially a member of the "my back can't take it" club. Car was flawless.- [2021] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
Just did the wire around my cracked horn button. It was a little more trouble than I thought but it's tight and "clicked" in place. It won't fall off again no matter the pot hole. Thank you for showing me that everytime I brought it up. It only took 5 years @jfa.series1.- 1975 280z parts
I see a lot of behind the dash parts. #11 is the dome light. 1 thru 6 looks like the stuff behind and around the heater control panel? The middle of the dash where the transmission tunnel is.- [2021] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
Finally got a taste of fall weather and got the old girl out of the house/garage. Didn't want to leave, breaks were stuck but more rpm and out it came. Topped off the tank with 93 octane and hit Country Club Hills. It rolls now by just just sticking my left leg on the ground and pressing foward. Yea for me! Tomorrow we're going for some distance driving. Maybe wash it 1st but it's remarkably shiny with the nylon panties type cover I bought. Fits really tight all the way to the ground. Good day in my book. So now it's time to get bad.- ‘71 sputters going uphill
This got me straight. After doing it once it clicked for me too, like Tweeds says. You can print it out and keep fuel off your computer/phone.- ‘71 sputters going uphill
I had the same problem going up steep inclines. The front carb would run dry and then it only ran on the back 3 cylinders. I could roll the car backwards and cut the wheel making it perpendicular in the road, let the front carb fill back up and it ran fine for another mile or two. My floats were way off but once I got those adjusted properly I went straight back to Cheaha Mountain and "tested" it. Pulled up that thing like a mule, no sputter whatsoever. The quick and easy way to get an idea where your's are is the clear hose method. - Hood Spring assembly
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