dutchzcarguy

I've got a 1974-1978 260z clock.. Yes you read it correct.. overhere in europe we didn't have the 280z we had the 260z from 1974 till the 280zx came in 1979! It's a clock with green 3-6-9-12 numbers and a red (seconds) pointer! in the lower part there is the knob to correct the time/date. I got the 3 round indicators as a complete set, so fuel and volts with red led and a oilpress/fuel meter.. all in perfect state. these parts are in storage for a very long time, so this clock has ran only about 10-15 years.. to compare my 240z is 51 years old and the clock still runs....... from time to time.. haha..

I did a black sticker on a 300zxtt (sits under the spoiler on the rear) it was about 10 years old but sticked really good.. you clean the spot really good and put some soapy water on and put the sticker on there. The soapy water helps to place the sticker right on the right spot and then you take a plastic (bondo) tool to get the water from under it and let it dry.. it will stick very well even after a long time. Let it dry for days, do not touch it!

I see a lot of little dents in that car and the paint especially on the hood is terrible.. but yeah a early car.. Also a lot of starting rust spots.. nothing alarming but manny starts, that, if you put this car in wind and weather it will rust very fast.. What it needs is a complete new paintjob and anti rust job..

Yes and no.. If you don't use/connect all the lamps they will flash in a faster way thats all but better to connect them all.. thats also the reason the se cars have two flasher-units.. one for hazard is around 4x 21 watt (Euro!) 4x 23 Watt (U.S.) and 2x 7,5 watt say: 100 Watt. the direction flasher is for 2x21 or 23 Watt plus 1x7,5 is about 50 Watt.. So when 1 lamp is defect the lights flash faster.

Most times those are just good for 1 thing.. throwing it in the bin haha.. a good welder is important.. i got a Aseb, swedish as far i know? well it's a well made machine!. Oh well.. thanks.. But i'm not a pro.. although i think there was once a pro that wanted to hire me to do some work for him but as i'm a bit disabled.. (the last 15 years i spoke around 58 doctors..pff..) i can't do it in a normal way, everything go's as we dutch say: "op z'n elfendertigste" (translated: " on a snails pace" ) To restore the 280zx it took 8 year and still not ready.. But something else.. This morning there is a silver 260z on MP (2e hand site) and it's a Original Dutch car from 1977. I always warn for the original dutch cars because of the weather they have bin in.. but this one looks not to bad.. it's located in Culemborg.. about 100km from my home. Asking 25 plus grand is a lot of money.. ?? What were you trying to say there..?

Hi Mark, yes it's a small world 🙂 ... If i could tell you what it's gonna cost just from a few pictures, i would have a job in no time that made me very rich haha.. I see a lot of strange damage on the car, some damage has white (bondo) under them.. so it will take a complete sand down and paintjob... what will cost you about 10 grand... euro's? Then there are no floor pics so we don't know... almost all need some tlc in the floor section.. The car has roundtops.. so the car was driven al lot i think... most of the mechanics are sloppy.. we simply can't know what the condition is.. Mark, you can see my resto of a very original dutch car 280zx slick roof but don't ask me what it costs.. At the moment i'm to ill to work on it but the engine is out.. last work is the engineroom.. the rest is ready.. 120tkm on the clock in 42 eh 43 years! I've got a 240z and a 300zxtt, the 240z is my wintercar.. looks like a pile of $^!#..haha but it's a ever lasting reliable car! And the 300zxtt is my summercar for 15 years and was never on the road in winter! It's almost like new, all winter "schorsingen" are with the car at the RDW!! Picture from the PO.. Here a link to my restoration.. nice read? If you want to call me some time just shoot me a PM and i give you my cell..

I thought he's talking about those protection chrome/rubber strips .. i had one on my 240z but took it off.. it's somewhere in storage..

Make a template out of paper/cardboard and copy that on a flat part of the innertube.. i havn't made those myself but used innertires for other rubber parts and it works very well.

Yes it is! I wondered why it was on the console.. normally the turnsignal thing is on the left under the dash. It says HBS, i looked it up and S is signal from hornbutton, B is 12v input and H go's to Horn.. H is green B is green/redline S is green/blackline

At first i saw the car and recognised it immediately because i look at cars/parts for sale at "the 2e hands site" and then i saw your from the Netherlands, welcome Mark! Beek en Donk is a place some 30km's from my home! I took a look at your pics and it's a car that needs a lot of work before it's a nice car.. Normally i would say if you are going to take a look at that car i would join you but as i'm not very healthy and this covid stuff i will not take that chance.. Did you drive the car.. for at least 15-20 min.? You asked if the damage on the back was simple.. no.. don't think so.. and i, like others see a lot of bondo.,. (Dutch: Plamuurbak!! 😉 ) Although this could be not much of a problem.. i think it's not very well done as i can see the "american way"of spaying paint.. haha.. the paintjob is terrible.. (ami paintjob means nothing was taken off every part like rubbers on hood edge/ rear deck are also blue...) So it was a quick repair not very well done.. if you want a good car there is need for a paintjob complete! As the driversdoor has also rust in the front of the door (just see the pics..) let alone what else there is to discover! Mart (one letter different 😉 )

It was/is made from black rubber.. Get yourself a car inner tube at a tire shop (ask for a leaky one, you will get it for free) and make some packings yourself!

Left is the toggle switch to your electric antenna! (In/Out).. And the right can be the turn signal unit or the emergency lights unit as it has them both and are of different wattage.

Yes, what that is is a spanner for torqing the headbolts of a s20 engine to about 65Nm.. nothing special i think.. Funny is to start the "read this website to me" in Japanese.. and even more fun is to change the website to another language and let "her"read that! Sounds very funny!

PM me.. i think i have some euro (Same as usa style.) ones that didn't get to much sun.. (I'm not sure but i think i have 2 left..)

I've seen those here in europe too, i think they're just terrebly ugly.. but to each his own! (the red and orange does not go in a strait line on the pic above, makes it even worse..)

And.. yes those are the right rear side windows.. 🙂 (could also not find the numbers on how far you should torc the bolts from a mustashbar thingy.. 😉 ) so you did right to look for the standard nmbr for those bolt mm.. and use some blue stuff.

Ofcourse i didn't say that.. i said if you drive a 500-1000 km a year a old ignition is no problem, you have to maintain it ofcourse and it's original..

I think i heared some bad things here about the ignition unit of the 280z here... and when i look at the Zero problems i got with my 240z ignition.. (this is a old one with contacts) i thought, why change? So... what should I install then, does it really work better and is it reliable because thats the most important thing to me.. RELIABILITY !! (If someone is going to say buy a pertronix.. i say: i don't want that sh*t in my car!!! not reliable as i saw people do have trouble with them.)

Why change? Unless you drive 20k miles a year.. I drove 20k Km's in 20 years and on 1 !! set of points! hahaha.. it's a reliable system, i personnally think it's even better than the electronic sh*t thats in my 280.... (Just check that your capacitor is in good condition.. put in a new one for a dollar!! or 3... 😉 ) newer is not always better! Also the rev counter needs a signal that is different from the 280z stuff.. (i heard..) so why bother!

I don't think it's a Nissan pump.. ( one of the 4 makers that supplied to Nissan) Otherwise they would have said so.. now it says "original look"

I used carb cleaner to on mine.. first i blew some compressed air and then some carbcleaner through the fuel inlets of the carbs.. (As there are airvents, (i checked that first haha) on the carbs it's no trouble/problem to blow some air into them, in fact you can hear the air escaping from the airfilter inlet !! ) Then i connected the fuel inlets to the rail and the car started right up. If i leave the car now for a few weeks then 1 or both are closed again and don't open.. it runs for 20 sec's and dies or keeps on stumbling on one carb or dies when 2 are staying empty.. Remedy is then to blow them with some compressed air or hit them with something like a little hammer or as cliff said a screwdriver handle! IT WORKS! To 70z4fun, I think i first replace my pump with one of my new ones to check if the new pump has a bit more pressure to open those little valves, and then i know 100% that those pumps fit a 240z.. but everything on those pumps say: i fit... 😉 Oh and Steve, i will also prime the new pump by hand before i put it in the hole of the L24 block.. good call.

Yeah now with covid i almost don't use any car... and it gets stuck.. when i hit the carbs a little the car starts right up and stays on.. maybe the needles are a little worn out? (the ones that open and close with the floaters in the fuelbowl) It could be the 51 year old pump or the 2 floaterbowl needle valves.. Somebody had more experience with it.. solutions? 👍

Same here yesterday! I (softly) hit the fuelbowls with a hammer and there it go's! At first it starts and dies after 20 seconds (about.. ) Haha i suspected bad (worn) needle-valves OR a to low pressure fuelpump.. i think i have to put on one of my new nissan pumps.. I got one for sale still orig. (nissan 6 cyl. pumps.) in the box. When there is no fuel in the filter it looks like a defect pump to me.. i got fuel in mine but still had the problem of dry floatchambers..

I bet there are 4 of them... at least 3. 😮

Took a look and i don't think it's even a Datsun/Nissan Z/ZXpart.. I have never seen this part.