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Bruce, how many miles have you driven now as i got no idea, a 1000? In my country you can't drive 350 km, you run out of land! :-) Mart.(in)

I'm almost... say 95% sure that bend in that contact arm is original.. It's there for adding just a little more stability to the contactarm.

Repairing a fuel injected car can be a pain in th A*se..😭 I would before doing anything to all the sensors in the system advice to FIRST do a compression test on the engine so you KNOW that the engine is mechanicaly in good order! Very important as with the electronics on these cars many things can go wrong. (Buy a good compression meter not expensive.) Then also check every vacuum line and all the rubber hoses in the inlet system.. a small leak will throw the systems ECCS* (NOT A ECU, how many times do i have to say this... sorry.. anyhow..) the ECCS* get complete faulty readings when there is a air leak even a smallest one will ruin how the engine will run. Also, Cleaning the electric contact with a good contactcleaner, like they use in boating is a good one look it up! Cleaning contacts can be a temporary thing when you do it with a nail file, i would be very careful with those.. (At first the contacts will work but later on they will fail if they were silver or gold contacts.) A lot of contacts have golden or silver contact points.. Golden contacts should really be cleaned with contact cleaner (or alcohol) as also silver contacts (But not necessarily on silver) @Yarb ) Copper contacts can be cleaned up with a small (nail) file without a problem.) As a (ex) electronics guy i also know in audio there were a LOT of silver contacts and.. not many people i think know this: Oxidized silver conducts electricity even better than silver itself! Really! So cleaning the silver-plated contacts is completely unnecessary and harmful, because you're making the silver layer even thinner. Again, the conductivity of rusted (black!) silver is BETTER than of silver itself! Further, as we all know gold does not rust so that is not a problem, clean it with alcohol and a cotton swab.

He will wear a red white and blue Datsun CAP! easy! 😃 (i think i have some of those old plastic grits as well but it takes more than 2 weeks to get them over there..)

Both parts... NOPE not a z part.. jmo.

Yes crazy circuit, the JDM and euro are totally different.. much easyer.

Powder also eats into your carparts that otherwise could be saved. co2 does not do that and i don't know overthere but overhere a co2 fire extinguisher has almost the same price..

As an ex fire and burglar alarm engineer... i advice you a 2 ltr CO2 fire extinguisher, they leave no recidue as powder makes a MESS! I'm surprised that halon is still available, in europe i believe they are no longer legal!! (Halon is often used, or was used in computer environments.. halon just takes away the oxigen in the air so if your ever in a room when halon is coming in, leave as fast as you can you will not be able to breath in there!! BTW, yesterday i could not react or make a new topic, maybe some russians in the lines... :-o

I know these datsun 260z rims quite well and i would never go over 195/70R14 tires on these!! The 280zx has 6 inch wide rims and 195/70R14 tires on! The standard on 5,5 Inch rims is 185 and max 195 i would advice you! Best drive would be i think the todays 185/60R14 but then it leaves a bit of open wheelhousing.. I would prefer a good ride above a good LOOK! ;-)

If you do one at the time you have a (mirrored) example there to see how it sits/comes together again.. and... ALWAYS make pictures BEFORE taking apart.. it's so easy to miss that sequence of the little rings/parts on there! RULE NUMBER ONE: MAKE PICTURES OF EVERYTHING YOUR GONNA RESTORE!

You say: switched tops but maybe you must switch top and piston on the other bottom part.. btw always keep the parts of 2 carbs ALWAYS apart.. they look the same but are very fine tuned parts..

Hi, I don't think he will respond, but you can get your parts from: Z-Services.eu | Shop for Datsun 240Z, 260Z & 280Z I also have a lot of parts for Z's not specific for the 280z as this was never a euro car.. Oh and yes as my name says i'm from the Netherlands too.

No, but it's always better than nothing.. another solution is to have someone print it in a 3d printer. (If that edge is so important to have.)

I would make some out of a old inner tube of a car or bike. prefer car inner tube, as the rubber is thicker.

I never knew these baljoints can be taken apart.. as they are not that expensive i always installed a new set.. less than 100 euro's a set, orig. nissan parts. (No idea what they cost these days..) With new ones your not indanger to drive other people off the road, you sleep better.. ;-) Thanks Zed for that vid and the warning..

It's just the law overhere... i can't help it..

If the ball wears out it can come out of the sleeve and make the car completely uncontrollable, never seen that happen in reality? Over here in the Netherlands we have strict rules about them, over 1mm play (around that) means new baljoints! It's just for safety.. but hey in the Usa.. no problem offcourse..

Still don't know what's wrong with it? ;-) Every (good) carparts shop has them!

I asked my Fujitsubo dealer over here in the Netherlands if the exhaust fits the orig. header and he told me NO.. You need the special header.. he said. about 36-3800 euro i find it to much money for some pipes in stainless! Why not ask the dealer, he should know if it fits the L26.. i'm almost sure they will fit because they are made for a L24 and the L26 is a very simular head (E88).

If there is more than 1 mm of play in the balljoints i would replace them, i believe nissan still have them? just look up the last part number and the dealer has the orig. part.. (If the balljoint comes apart.. someones life ends, would you take that risk?)

Hi, Last year i bought some different caps also a 1,1 so i guess at a good autoparts store they have 'em.. should be no problem at all! What's wrong with this one? The picture doesn't tell me.. Is 1,1 Bar standard on a Z? my 300zx has 1,2 Bar, i checked that few month's ago. 240/260/280z i don't know can be 1,1 atm/ato/bar.. whatever.. 🙄 Take a look in the serv.manual.

Nice Zed, it's a famous number often played, this one is also a good choice... OZZY OSBOURNE - "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (Official Video) - YouTube

I think.. the middle and the right one are the same toggle switches, the middle one is only a bit more dirty, a clean up with some soap and a nail brush makes them nice and the same.. btw, my 240z from 2-'71 has the left one. for as far i know it's the original one. It does not work as i always flatten the knob with my right knee! ;-) (as i'm 6 feet 4-5 or so..)

I remember sanford and son as the old guy always faking a hartattack and saying here i come "..." to his deceased wife! I don't remember her name but he did this often.. so funny series..