240ZX

I quess I'd have to blame my Dad for getting me into cars as well. He was into Triumphs and owned a TR2, TR3, and finally one of the first TR4's. When I was just a little guy, he used to take me with him to the races in Santa Barbara. Basically, alot of sportscar roadracing. It was very cool thing for me to do at that age. However, if he was still living and he knew how much I've put into my 240Z, he would be rolling over in his grave and saying "My God, why would you want to spend all that good money on that old car for???" But hey, if it weren't for him and my Mom...........well, I wouldn't be writing this right now. Thanks to my folks....God rest their souls.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!!! The bloods leaving my brain again:love: :love: P.S. You guys are always thinking about eating, aren't you!

Interesting....my 240Z (s/n 02126) has factory wiring and a mounting position for an electric fuel pump, even though they did not come from the factory with them! Did the Euro or Japanesse models come with electric fuel pumps or what? Anyway, it sure worked out nicely when it came time to install my Mallory fuel pump.....the wiring was already in place!

Thank you much 2ManyZs. I was getting frustrated and the brain was shutting down. I'll give your suggestion a go!

After looking at the links TomoHawk posted, it appears that the 240SX and 280ZXT calipers are the same units.....could be wrong but it wouldn't surprise me that Nissan used the same caliper for both applications. Anyone care to elaborate on this info?

I agree Lance, with a little rerouting the e-brake hooks up fine. One practical reasons to use the ZX calipers, front/rear, and 15/16" master cylinder, is that no proportioning valve is required, to have a well balanced street set-up.

ecp48, Thanks for correcting my mistake on calling the Maxima a front wheel drive :stupid: :stupid: :stupid: You guys are right about going to the bone yard for these brackets and the effort to remove them......just buy new ones! While you have the stub axles out, replace those old bearings and seals....you know you need to do it!!!

I'm about at the end of my rope here!!! I've tried many many time to register @ HybridZ and have to date had "0" success. No matter what I do, it always gives me a message that says................Unsuccessful login try again or something of that nature. How in the heck do you get on to this site? Please help. P.S. If the administrator of HybridZ reads this post, PLEASE HELP!!!

TomoHawk, Just out of curiosity, how did you arrive at 12a/11.5a!??? Maybe a typo? Watts divided by volts equals amps. Or volts times amps equals watts. Would it not be as follows....85w @ 7.0amps / 80w @ 6.67amps?

78 280Zcar, Hey, with an avatar like yours you will be lucky to get anyone to read your posts.........they'll all be drooling all over theirselves! ROFL

Chris, Another tidbit of info that may be of use to you. Of course, go with S.S. flex hoses on all four corners and I recommend the AXXIS Metal Master pads (manf'd in Australia) as well. They work great and shead minimal brake dust, if any. These pads are rotor friendly and claim to last up to four times longer than standard issue pads. So far, I am a believer!!!

Chris, Without accessing my files at home.......As I recall there are two different rear discs to choose from on the 280ZX's. Basically one has more offset than the other. The want to use the one with the least amount of offset. I'll look for details tonight when I get home and post the info tomorrow......unless one of members can help us out here.

Lance, Looks like the price hasn't gone up! Got mine from Courtesy Nissan about two years ago. I just think its so cool that so many parts interchange between models.............thrifty engineering I suppose!!!

Hey guys, A couple of days ago, there was a post that discussed the rear disc brake conversion on early Z's and some of the folks were interested in what to use for the rear caliper mounting bracket. Well, I looked through my files last night and here is the info: When installing 82 - 83 280ZX rear calipers on the early Z cars, use the following p/n DAT 4415504S10 ADAPTOR C (2req) These are caliper mounting brackets from 81 - 84 Maxima front wheel drive cars and they are the ticket, as opposed to fabricating your own brackets from raw stock. Yes, a factory Nissan (Datsun) part that bolts right upto your early Z.

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sblake01, I concur. Last year I thought we would get to the Sunday show pretty early (6:00am) so we could get a decent parking spot.......well, it wasn't early enough and was put out at the farthest end of the show......It felt like we were stuck out in the south fourty or something. Hell, you needed a GPS just to find the rest of the show......OK maybe that's exaggerating a little but you get the drift!!! Hey, wasn't that one heck of a line we were all in waiting to be parked........it definitely tested the batteries with the start stop, start stop, start stop!!! I did push my Z some. Oh well, I guess that's just part of a LARGE show. Looking forward to seeing some of you at the show on Sunday