Everything posted by SteveJ
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LED headlight question
@siteunseen is the master of searching on this site. There is also this thread that talks about LED headlight installation:
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[2020] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
We would need to do some experimenting. Let me know when you're up for it.
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Differential fluid
I read the FSM and put in that amount. I just make sure there is a way to let air out the breather as I fill through it.
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Differential fluid
I cheated and filled through the breather.
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[2020] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
I changed the oil in the 260Z today. That was just the warmup for the real work. I bought some of Derek's 280Z speaker enclosures a couple of months ago. (https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/53157-280z-kick-panel-speaker-pods-in-development/) I got them for my 260Z knowing that there would be some modifications. I had to cut away some material at the top front of the driver side enclosure to clear the hood release cable, and I had to cut away some material at the top of the back of the passenger side enclosure to clear the fuse box. Otherwise, I didn't have to modify them much. I did use some wide strips of velcro to help secure the enclosures to the kick panels. Now I just have to finish wiring the speakers to the stereo.
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240z Timing Struggles
These posts may help you:
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MSA Wheel Bearings?
I don't know what brand MSA is selling, but RockAuto had Timken bearings. That's what I put in mine per the recommendation of a friend who has been working on Z cars for 30+ years.
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[2020] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
I took the 260Z on a local "Maskparade" tour. I had the only old Japanese car out there, and it did draw some attention before the tour started. However, many more people came by after we were done. It was fun to get it out on the roads, and it drove so well.
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Gauges stop working then begin working again
The first things to do: Check the fuse as @zKarspointed out. Consider trying to clean the fuse contacts. (Disconnect the battery before attempting this.) Roll up a small piece of 800 to 1000 grit sandpaper and rub it where the fuse box holds the fuse, or use a wire brush on a dremel tool. Take apart connectors C-3, C-4, and C-5 and spray them liberally with contact cleaner such as Caig Deoxit. They could have seen some corrosion from water infiltration.
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Another brake light issue
Note that both the circuits for the hazard lights and brake lights/turn signals go through the hazard switch. You may have fixed one problem while creating another. Look at this and perform continuity checks: https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/early-hazard-switch/
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Another brake light issue
Dig through this: https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/hazard-switch-brake-light-turn-signal-circuit-analysis/
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Gas gauge wire corrosion?
I don't think you're in the minority right now. Hang in there and reach out to your fellow Z people as needed.
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[2020] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
Tell him to get rid of the downdrafts. Get a set of SUs and do a Patton Machine fuel injection. The 260Z is pretty much ideal for that conversion.
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Nissan 400z Rumors
September 2020 in Nashville would be nice...I know I'm hoping for that target.
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Gas gauge wire corrosion?
It's not rocket surgery. Use the toilet model again. If you bend the arm down, it cuts off sooner. Why? Because it is indicating that it is full even though the water is not as high as it was when the arm was straight. If you bend the arm up, it fills up more because the float isn't being lifted up as soon to indicate it's full. Heck, if you bend it up enough, it won't cut off because the water will go down the overflow since the arm won't go high enough to activate the cutoff. So if the gauge is reading empty at 9 gallons, the float on the sending unit is higher than it should be (or there is some other problem that we don't know about).
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Gas gauge wire corrosion?
Don't look at me. I just post here...
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Z432R #00218
So @kats, does the car look legitimate? I know better than to guess anything about a 432 or 432R.
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Gas gauge wire corrosion?
No. I am saying "bend the arm down". If that happens to straighten the arm, that is coincidence. The point at which you attempt to bend is entirely up to you.
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Gas gauge wire corrosion?
If you bend the arm down, it will register E later.
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Tail Light Panel Paint
I have to agree with Guy.
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Where's Hoover?
I have been in contact with him away from this site. He is alive and well.
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What is wrong with this?
Lee Harvey, you are a madman. When you stole that cow, and your friend tried to make it with the cow. I want to party with you, cowboy. If the two of us together, forget it. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/quotes/?tab=qt&ref_=tt_trv_qu
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Nissan 400z Rumors
And you know you love it, too. ?
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Nissan 400z Rumors
I was mentioning the lack of a hood bulge to my wife, too. It would probably be nice to have the bulge to accommodate a large plenum when people start modify, too.
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Nissan 400z Rumors
It would not surprise me to see a lot of the mechanical aspects from the 370Z. It costs a lot of money to develop a platform, and it's difficult to make a business case for a low volume car these days. However, from what I can see from the video, they did blend in some good lines inspired by the original S30. Very doubtful that you will see a straight 6 from Nissan. The Nissan engineers see a lot of advantages to the V6: compact packaging that gives a better front/rear weight distribution and better aerodynamics (can have a lower nose), less flex in the camshafts (That came from a question I asked at ZCON 2018), etc. Plus, with Nissan being strapped for cash, where would the straight 6 come from? I just hope there is no temptation for an I-4 version with or without turbo. (Does anybody remember the 99 concept?)