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I got a question.. This 280zx has a oil cooler.. does it really need one as the 240-260 engines never had one standard iirc.. I do have some spare parts to make it a non oil cooler car. (tube in the middle of the oilfilter is a short one.) As i'm in the Netherlands (not that hot as in some other countries) and not racing i think that my car could run without the big oil cooler. (Much more tidy engine compartment) Did a 280z (s30) have a oilcooler? practicly the same engine.. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I'm sorry.. language barrier.. what does that mean? i have put it in the "translator" and it says: the engine was camouflaged?? huh??

For this kind of problem i have automatic fuses.. that way you will not burn your new links! Instead of 1 try you can simply reset the fuse So install a temporary fuse, could also be a fuseholder with a suitable fuse of the rating of your link! 🙂 btw if you burn links your car has a big problem, normally only a fuse blows when there is a problem in the electric department..

I would double check because there is a lot of diff. parts between those years..

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It's custom time! Make a block of wood that fits around it in 2 halfs.. get some sheet steel and... a hammer!! 😉

That's gonna be difficult i think.. especially red.. it's a fading color.. I have a 1979 280zx 2+2 and was in europe (netherlands) most of the time in a garage and had blue trim-pieces and they were (just) a little faded.. you can paint these things these days very well but use that stuff that is a sort of paint that you put on plastic to let the new paint stick better.. your paintshop can tell you all about it.

I have'nt read it... but i believe it literally has NO ROOF ?? 😮

Ah... Hope it's all there then! I just went a month ago? to the plater Galvano here in the netherlands and i always care to put nothing in it under lets say 8 mm big.. i had 3 very small screws in a batch of 50 Lbs or so? and... i got everything back in good as new condition.. (very small ones i put a ring on them and a nut that way they always come back.. never failed!) Including the thirsty ride in my 300zx 😉 i had to pay about 200Euro for the badge.. not bad.. they said it was not very profitable as there were a lot of big parts this time.. some nice fuel lines.. springs i use a small piece of steel to stretch them so it is plated perfect! 40 Lbs of steel stufffff........ fuel intake 280zx (gonna use this one on my 240z one day...i think it's better hope it fits.. (these are also on the 280z i think?))

This week i sold these beautiful fenders for the s30 cars.. A set i bought from a Nissan dealer that stopped years ago. they are 240z fenders sold by black dragon.. and now.. they returned to the USA!!! Back to Florida after being in the Netherlands for years! 😂 Also sold with these fenders these sugarscoops or headlight scoops. NOW FOR SALE: A new set of s130 (280zx(t) fenders made by (Swedish?/ German?) firm Klokkerholm (now? Würth?) ! These are in their original package. One has a little bit of undercoating but is in good condition. (You get A LOT of pictures of these fenders before i send them to you.) LEFT Right Then.. i have a set of oversized pistons.. ORIGINAL NISSAN OVERSIZE 1MM where are you going to find these !!! 6 x 83,97 mm (oversize) pistons for L24 Nissan 2,4 ltr. With connecting-rods complete. (New and also original Nissan.) These are new and a bit greasy but new. 1 piston has another oil scraper but that should be no problem. (i bought these many years ago and it had the od ring on it.) Top.. servicemanual says: 6 (or 7? i must ivestigate..) main bearing also available and many internal parts.. ask for your part.) Finally i have a complete car for sale, it has been my summer car for 15 years! A complete history with a listing from the Dutch RDW which says this car has been in storage for winter at least from his 4-5 birthday!!! (that time before that it was at a dealers showroom!) So you can imagine that this car is imaculate on the underside as it is on top!) It has it's original exhaust still after 29 years (1992) it's 3th set of tires (i had to put new on few years ago because they were so hard, car was sliding at every corner haha..) Everything works but the headlightwashers.. (never bothered to look at it, i think it's bull**** anyway.. this car was never that dirty..) The aircon works still perfect after 29,5 years!! Never been reloaded or something.. the secret? USE IT EVERY MONTH ONES! That way the lines stay greasy inside and you never get a leak .. it seems... last time i checked with a meter it blew 4,9 degrees celcius into the car and the outside temp was around 28 celcius! A clean car without problems and a ful historie and with some beautiful car folders.. EDIT: forget to say the important thing.. it has 87600 Km's on the clock (54400 mls!) and as in the Netherlands we have for many years now NAP this means the milage in this case the km's are registrated with every year from the garage they have to put this on papers of the RDW when the cars comes in for APK (MOT in england) at your garage. So the milage is guaranteed by the Dutch RDW! ( DMV it's called in de States i think?) come visit: www.rdw.nl and find out how we do car registration.. You can contact me at: martzedcars@outlook.com (but beware these car don't come sheap.. anymore..)

Your refering to the babyblue 280z here in the Netherlands? 1977 280z for 69950 euro? As there was never a cabriolet, that car is going to be a lóóóng time: for sale.. i think. (Till a buyer comes that did'nt do his homework..)

With an old bolt and some nuts you can easely make a adjustable one from a non-adjustable one..

Last week i did a bit of pain(t)work on the engine.. 🙂 But first some old pics, not bad after a good clean, a lot of paint is still on the engine. As this engine has only 120k Kms on it it was sufficient to take all the seals out and leave the pistons and crank in the block. (it would be very unneccessary work if i had taken it out.. as the oil was now after 1000+ kms after the restore still pellucid/transparant. After a good clean (before sanding) i discovered a big number on the block.. i have no idea what it's doeing there.. Painted block L28 N42 Zinc painted sump .. (it was a combi of first a layer of zinc and then some charcoal paint, it was a bit much so i rolled the paint what gave me this effect..) The sump was in very good condition, all bolt holes where OK. As cork seals are not very good i used liquid sealer on the sump.. Intake manifold also ready for install. Throttle valve ready for install.. Next time a complete engine on a stand.. 🙂

oh yes it is the fake wood variety. it's made of glue and wood powder .. sort of.. I took one apart in 2007 and it can be very sharp on the edges, it's fake wood.

At first i thought you were refering to me (about the tire tube use) but .. not the case.. and.. me fast? i just started typing earlier haha

btw..i don't see any blue or orange circle.. 😟

You can make one out of a inner tube of a car tire! I used those on more than one occasion. Ah.. it's from the aircon. thats why i had never seen it..

Nice work Ferg! I'm almost that far with my 280zx.. A leveler for taking out (and in) was a good buy i think. You can level the engine much more precise. What is that big copper? bottle with the 2 copper tubes on the right inner fender for? oil catch can?? i've never seen such thing..

It must be fotoshop.. of the 240z striping and "240z" letter and numbers.. I think the owner was just looking with fotoshop how the "sporty lines " look on his car and unintentionally used those pics in the auction.. the wrong left side.. The right RIGHT side..

resurrected classics is selling this part for 600$... (i see now that texasz sayd it too.. here's a pic of it..)

So...whats wrong....very wrong about this picture ??? can you "smell" it ?? (Pic nr 1 on the bat listing of this car.)

Right, thats why i wanted one, just for daily drive.. As the dutchies are the tallest people in the world.. (i'm 6foot 4 about...) i prefer the 2+2 because there is just a bit more room behind the wheel.. I never sat in a s30 2+2, i do fit in a 240z s30 though.. ones i sat in a s130 2 seater... i did'nt fit because of the high seats i think the re was not enough room for my big head.. 😮

Wow.. i did this last saterday on my L28 and i used a liquid sealer to seal the pan.. Also torqed the little bolts with just 10-15 Nm as they don't need much and you can indeed distort the pan easely. I did ask myself what it was now i know! Thanks!!

I assume you have it on the bench just connected to a battery? and when you connect the fuel meter it starts bouncing? then that meter is faulty.. does the fuelmeter normally work when in the car? (i assume your fuelmeter is not connected to anything when on the bench?) I would look for another set of meters and test it..

Yeah but you mean the top pic.. (in the lower one, (that is taken from the other side.. it's the lower one 😉 )