sblake01

That 'input' will differ depending on who you talk to. I owned a 1978 280Z for 12 years and a 1979 810 for 6 years. Both are EFI and both were pretty much trouble free for the entire time I owned them. I can (and have) deal with carbs or EFI. I don't think that EFI is easier or better than carbs or vice versa. Like they say, it is what it is. My take is if it has carbs, leave them on it and if it has EFI, leave that on it. Rather than doing a conversion from one to the other.

Nah, doesn't work for me. It's front wheel drive.

Everyone may not share this opinion but, personally, I wouldn't touch it.

You're thinking like a car guy. If that were true they'd never sell Prius's or Focuses, etc. The general public obviously isn't looking for 'cool'. Look at some of the crap you see on the road. It's the rule rather than the exception......

Looks like he's only talking about 240Z tail lights.

Might be a moot point. The OP hasn't been here for about 7 months.......

Remember, they're not looking to build a car for a niche market or just for car guys. They're looking to build one with broad scope appeal. We like the design of the 240Z but there are many people who don't even know what it is or even what a Datsun is (was?). That's not really the kind of stuff auto makers would want to base a design on.

That shows up here every now and then. It's just a design concept that hasn't seen and likely will not ever see the light of day.

I'm right there with you on that one, Grant (and Dennis)...........

That is a possibility also since, as I recall, that fusible link completes the 'run' circuit. You must be 'Reverend' on that site. But how does a guy from Finland end up on a Connecticut web site? I guess the same way a guy from San Bernardino, California would......

You mean this one?:http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?p=322215#post322215 IIRC, I've reposted your url's before, webdawg1, you must not have the "Automatically parse links in text" feature turned on in your user cp. Notice how it shows up when I quote you but not in your original post?

What would you expect? The reviews are on Eastwoods site.......

If you've got the plastic mirrors that adjust by moving the housing, then you don't have the ones that esprist is referring to. Just the cheap aftermarket/dealer installed ones that were put on so many 280Zs (and other cars) 'back in the day'. My car had them. Furthemore, I doubt that would be any connection between the 'real' Datsun sport mirrors and ones used on the Mustang II. The designs are'nt really that close especially when you consider the cable adjustment on the Ford mirror.

I have a Craftsman that I've had for years. Does what it's supposed to do and it's cost was way less.......

Most of the time when I hear it, it's shortened to all y'all. Maybe that's the west coast version......

The manual says 24 degrees BTDC@700 RPM for the 82-83 Turbo and 20 degrees BTDC@650 RPM for the 81 Turbo.

Before you do any of that, check your fuel pressure. Place a guage between the fuel filter and the fuel rail. If the pressure is normal at first and then drops gradually until the engine dies. That will indicate sediment/crud in the fuel system caused by sitting as I stated earlier. If not, with that ruled out, we can move on to the next step. Or, you could just keep throwing parts at it......

No problem. 1st gen Supras were just a little more advanced than 280Zs.

This might come in handy if you don't already have or have access to a Factory Service Manual: http://www.xenons30.com/files/FSM/76_datsun_280z.zip

No MAF sensor in a 280z. Check your fuel pressure. If the car has sat for a long period of time there will be sediment in the fuel system which prevents the system from achieving/maintining the proper pressure to run correctly.

Did you recently purchase it?

You'd have to have pistons made for that combination. The L28's deck is higher that the L24's.

The OP's original post was on 03-28-2008. Carl's post, which you quoted, was on 04-02-2008. I would sincerely hope that some conclusion has been arrived at since then........

L24 crank and rods with L28 flat top pistons? The pistons would be a little over 5 mm short of where they should be at TDC unless I'm missing something here..........