SuDZ

Hey there. I am in the Boston area and have just recently gotten my 260Z. It will not be ready to actually hit the street by then but when you get this way maybe we can meet up some day. SuDZ

Trust me, I will do my best to keep up my end of the deal. SuDZ

I might actually be heading there next year for a trip. My sister is looking at going to school there from Feburary to July on a "learn Abroad" kind of deal. I might head over for a visit while she is there. I would love to see the sites and check out the cars there. Now if only I could score myself a test drive SuDZ

Supra man and Skyline man hehe I wish these two cars were around here in the U.S. more. I have never been able to see a real Skyline and Supra's are almost as rare near me. SuDZ

Is this something that a lot of tire places offer or more of a specialty? SuDZ

Ouch, at least it did not land on you. How bad was the damage? SuDZ

Looks like I will be adding them to my list of thigns to pick up then. SuDZ

Must be some garage. SuDZ

I think that is the way I am leaning but won't be for months anyhow. SuDZ

You just motivated me. I was reading this and htinking to myself, if I am going to be doing all this work between now and the summer when the tires will hit the road (hopefully) and spending all the money to get it done then I do not want to waste it from something dumb like not being able to stop. I want to have this project car running for a nice long time. I just put in the order for my steel breaklines and will go ahead and bleed them out as well. What kind of fluid should I use? DOT 3? SuDZ

Well at least this cleared up a few questions. I actually like the look better without the vinyl. Now I just have to sand it down and get it ready for the eventual painting. SuDZ

I wonder if somewhere along the lines one of the owners had it installed for some reason? Not sure why it is was not even a nice color or anything for it. :stupid: If not POR-15 what would you guys recomend for the exterior like this? Just sand it down and prime ot or what? SuDZ

Is the Ztherapy a good video for a begginer? I have not really gotten into carbs before so I am a newbie at them. Would you say that the Ztherapy video is good for me or is it more advanced? SuDZ

Hey guys, On my 260 the PO has removed part of the vinyl on top. They basicly just cut out a huge square in the middle where there was some rust. Not sure why exposing the rust to the elements was a better idea but what the heck. So I removed the rest of the vinyl up top since it would have to be replaced or removed anyhow. Now the roof is totally bare and I have a few questions. 1. I notice in a lot (almost all) of the pictures you guys put up there is not vinyl on top. Did the 240 come that way or did you guys just leave it off after painting etc? Kind of like the chrome alongside the doors etc. I notice you guys do not have this on but mine does. Are these just 260 things? 2. I am going to sand down the rust that is currently on the roof now and clean it up a bit. I figure I will put POR-15 on it when I order some. Is POR fine for items like the roof if they wind up being painted? SuDZ

Now you wouldn't want all that fun at once now. Save some for later SuDZ

Well, like I said I made my first order one week ago today and got in my Dashcap this morning before work. So far so good hehe SuDZ

I hope not, I just put in my first order to them Friday SuDZ

Thanks. I have to get used to the new location of everything. On my Maxima I know where every little thing is by heart. Now on my 260Z I feel like I am blind always trying to find everything and figure out where things are still. I will get it eventually. SuDZ

Where is the fuel filter actually located? SuDZ

You did not like it huh? I have it in my '98 Maxima and loved it. It felt very smooth and shifter well. Smoother than it was with the stock fluid. SuDZ

Well, looks like you guys were right about the clutch fluid. it was completely empty. Looks like I will be bleeding it and refilling it. Now I have to find out where it came from. There also seemed to be a lot of black buildup in the canister. Not sure why. SuDZ

Being on the East Coast I can not help much but good luck and sorry to those who lost this sweet ride. SuDZ

Well, looks like I will be adding the bleeding to my to-do list then. I figure that way It takes care of the first two replies in one shot. I was planning on trying to replace all the fluids anyhow since I was not sure when it was last done. Now I figure I will pick up some on lunch but, is there any reccomendations to look for? Are they primarily the same? By the same I mean as in oil (I do not mean to start a huge war on oil types but I mean how in theory you do not need to track down anything special) or more like Automatic tranny fluid where you need certain types for different brands like Chrysler, Ford etc. SuDZ

Alright, I have a problem. Today I went to put my car into the garage because it looked like rain. So I hoped in and started it up. I tried to put it into reverse and it just grinded at me. Hmmm. So then I said "Let me try 1st" still no good, it just won't go into gear. No other gear works for that matter either. So I wound up shutting it off and then it would go into gear just fine. So I left it in reverse and turned it on. It took off on me even though the clutch was all the way in. My father had said he thought it could be a linkage rod but I did not see anything about it in my Haynes book. Any ideas as far as if this is the problem or if it is something else? Is the linkage rod external or able to be repaired without pulling the tranny? SuDZ

I have no idea where cap came from in my typing. I did mean distributer. SuDZ