I'm back!
03-24-2013, 06:00 PM
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I'm back!
With this sexy 280Z!
thanks Nismo for showing me this Z on KSL! the pics he had uploaded really didn't do it justice as all!
Now for the fun part! First getting it running again! Its missing a lot of random engine bay parts and pieces and I didn't have enough to get everything from the junkyard in one go sadly.
Then convert it over to a Manual trans!
thanks Nismo for showing me this Z on KSL! the pics he had uploaded really didn't do it justice as all!
Now for the fun part! First getting it running again! Its missing a lot of random engine bay parts and pieces and I didn't have enough to get everything from the junkyard in one go sadly.
Then convert it over to a Manual trans!
03-24-2013, 06:31 PM
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Still need Fan, fan clutch, water pump pulley, starter, alternator, radiator, overflow coolant bottle bracket, vacuum canister, and everything for the intake before the throttle body but I do have the AFM.
I think thats everything I need to make it run again...
I think thats everything I need to make it run again...
03-25-2013, 06:57 AM
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Thanks guys! Can't wait to get this Z running and back on the road again! The interior matches the body as well! Just a few small cracks in the dash and thats the worst of it!
Long term I plan on making it look like a 240Z and Im thinking of putting the VK56DE Under the hood with a 6 speed from the 370Z But we'll see about that one!
Long term I plan on making it look like a 240Z and Im thinking of putting the VK56DE Under the hood with a 6 speed from the 370Z But we'll see about that one!
03-25-2013, 01:16 PM
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I was reading the window sticker and making sure the numbers of the car matched it. I then looked it up and I just got a slap across the face!
Its a Black Pearl Edition!
Just the stripes have been removed from the Z is all thats missing
Its a Black Pearl Edition!
The Black Pearl edition (produced in 1978) came with Black Pearlescent paint and a "Special Appearance Package" (SAP), which consisted of dual racing mirrors, rear window louvers, and a unique red and silver stripe. It is estimated that between 750-1,500 of these cars were produced.
03-25-2013, 07:00 PM
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Thanks! Sounds like Im having to head out to the city again this weekend. I hope that Z is still in the junkyard so I can get what Im missing! May as well get the manual trans stuff too
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04-01-2013, 10:16 PM
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Little update!
Heres what I started with for the engine
And heres where Im at right now.
I also started work on the floor that had some slight rust
And heres after I treated and painted the rust, I now have the carpet reinstalled.
More to come as I work away on my Z!
Heres what I started with for the engine
And heres where Im at right now.
I also started work on the floor that had some slight rust
And heres after I treated and painted the rust, I now have the carpet reinstalled.
More to come as I work away on my Z!
04-02-2013, 03:41 PM
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Turns out I have several electrical gremlins! I have lights tho no high beams. I also have no gauges at all. And the fuel pump isnt running either. I;ve already checked the fuseable links (or whats left of them) and their good.
04-03-2013, 07:59 PM
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Fired up the black pearl today! And the engine sounds good! Still debating on pulling the head off to have it send up for a clean up and to reseal up the engine properly. But so far so good. I still need to find the AFM boots and an air cleaner assembly.
BTW Does anyone know which company made blue painted springs for the 280Z? I can tell their not factory.
BTW Does anyone know which company made blue painted springs for the 280Z? I can tell their not factory.
04-03-2013, 08:35 PM
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MSA (house brand?) springs. Not Tokicos (red) and not Eibachs (black).
My 71 240z Project - S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z - HybridZ
My 71 240z Project - S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z - HybridZ
04-05-2013, 10:32 AM
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Got her running the other day and learned it has no brakes at all and the water pump was leaking pretty badly.
I hate drum brakes! HATE THEM!
but I hate broken off water pump bolts even more...
I hate drum brakes! HATE THEM!
but I hate broken off water pump bolts even more...
04-06-2013, 01:25 AM
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^ That sucks, yeah that would have to be a pain. That's right, you do have drums on that Z. I would convert it to a 4 wheel disc out of a 280zx. (if it is possible to do so) Anyway, good luck man you will get there. At least you got it running.
04-06-2013, 10:17 AM
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Thanks! I managed to repair the drum brakes pretty easily, but now the Master Cylinder is clogged up with crud so their not getting fluid.... Its always one thing after another!
I plan on doing both of these to the Z eventually.
http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techti...ade/index.html
Welcome to Modern Motorsports Ltd!
But we'll see lol
I plan on doing both of these to the Z eventually.
http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techti...ade/index.html
Welcome to Modern Motorsports Ltd!
But we'll see lol
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