dj paul

got my newest one about 15 miles away at a impound lot junkyard for $200 which had a fairly recent paint job(2 tone silver and blue) and i just replaced windows, welded up floors and rails, and brakes and a few brake lines and now im using it as my daily driver. only took me $300 and 2 weeks =). my 240 was also bout 15 miles away but i get her home and find that she is one of the rustiest cars i have ever seen lol.

looks good, good idea. only thing i suggest is to smooth out the inside where the little passage meets the flange. im eager to see your idea for activating this, is it going to be controlled by a solenoid thats controlled by aftermarket EFI? or just a modified cable that kind of mimmicks throttle body?

sorry it took so long for me to get back to this. I have measurements and more detailed pictures of the mounts. rear mounts arent totally designed yet but i have an idea. i will post up here a full spec drawing (putting my engy skills to good use!) and my thoughts for design on rear mounts. ive been outrageously busy and its been cold here which is why the only reason i havent gotten everything done yet.

wonder if i could make my crane cams optical ignition trigger for the coilpacks, replacing the cam sensor, using maxima ECU. and make the firing order according to L28 firing order. hmmmm....

not sure man. what are they going for? ill give you a good price for it. its the VE30DE. I also have a full gasket set if you want it. im really poor right now so some money would be great?

hey JW but i have a 94 maxima SE that i threw a rod on and im parting the motor out. i was wondering if i would be able to swap the MAF since flappers suck, and maybe injectors or something too. or anything else. this would save me money. thanks, paul

cool thanks ill check that out.

anyone have anymore idea though?

hmm, i guess i should check the plugs again. i havent checked them since its been cold. but it only feels like it runs on 4 or 5 cylinders for like one minute after its running, and then its fine. this is my daily driver so id rather it would start right up lol.

once it actually warms up it seems to run fine. has plenty of power (for a 30yr old car) plugs looked okay, wires are new, havent check the cap and rotor yet though. When its not cold it starts up right away. When i first got it from the auction yard, it had been sitting 2 months. and it started right up like a brand new car.

Hey have a 80 280ZX competely stock. 3spd auto (changing soon lol) when its really cold outside and she has been sitting for a few hours or more you have to keep the starter engaged for 5-10 seconds and then it dies, 5-10, then dies, you have to keep doing this for about 2-3 minutes before it actually starts up. i really dont like putting the starter through this because i know its something else. its really cold for me to be doing troubleshooting right now because i have a carport. I dont mind being out there welding or something, but to be doing electrical work or troubleshooting is just too much. My boss said it could be the timing which i havent checked yet. and from a few posts i saw it might also be a vacuum leak. Im about to replace the PCV valve tomorrow and ive replaced the fuel filter. Also, when it does start cold, it runs kinda bad in the low rpms for a couple minutes almost like a bad injector feeling but when it gets above 2 grand it feels fine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks, paul

yours was rusty? look at mine!!! i almost had to replace the entire car! taking me 2 years.

its just an L28 sorry for the confusion. i just think this muffler i have is a peice of junk. what muffler for under 50 do you all suggest? i know its kind of hard to judge the sounds that people like without actually hearing them. i cant hear your soundfile untill i get home because we dont have speakers on the comps here at school.

thats really cool i was looking for something like that when i get my 240ZT done!

so what do you think? just buy a higher quality muffler? the one thats on there now is a "Flo Pro" or something cheesy sounding like that.

hey guys ive searched around a little and could not find an answer i liked. On my 280ZX im trying to find an exhaust note i like. I cut out the cat because it was clogged and welded a test pipe (no VET test here anymore) I cut off that dumb pipe that for some reason curves around the back and the muffler and replaced it with a muffler that originally came with the 240Z that i bought. The 240z had headers and when i started it up it sounded awesome. The setup i have on the ZX sound pretty good but it is just a little too loud and it seems like its not smoothed out enough. Is something like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHERRY-BOMB-HIGH-PERFORMANCE-GLASS-PACK-MUFFLER-87507_W0QQitemZ120080045940QQihZ002QQcategoryZ33636QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem what i need to weld on where the cat used to be? think that would smooth things out? im eventually putting the headers that were on the 240Z because im storing that motor, a 280ZX turbo motor is going in the 240Z. Thanks in advance, paul

Hey guys i got a recaro seat from my buddy to put in the Z but its kind of torn up. I was wondering what would be a good way to redo these myself, or if i should just take it to a shop.

ya a guy on zcar.com replied when i asked that question that he would sell me his OS Giken crossflow for 8 grand. also someone on here was welding 2 ka 24 heads together and last time i saw it it looked like it would work. he had a master welder weld it though. and took a lot of time.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/djpaul8/280ZX/allitsbrokenglory.jpg Thats when i first got her. all rained in on and everything. She is going to be my daily driver. Here she is now!http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/djpaul8/280ZX/side.jpg Beautiful eh? $200 from police impound auction! took me about 2 weeks to get all the parts to fix her. Only had been sitting two months and was up to date on maintenance. I found a maintenance sticker and the service mileage isnt even due. Coolant looked brand new i changed the oil and started her right up. Runs like a champ! (a little rich lol) Got it on a fluke. Had my car towed from school and went to go pick it up. I saw some papers on the impound office walls about auctions and i asked the guy if he happend to see any Z's and he said "matter of fact theres a nice one out there right now" I outbid a guy for 150 for 200 and got it! im excited! My 240Z is almost done as well. im about to weld up the front mounts for the S13 rear suspension. Im not going turbo for a while since i will never get it done due to the expense but i have a 9.5-1 CR L28 in her and a full rollcage so she should be fun! check out my homepage.

just buy the book How to Modify Your Datsun OHC Motor or something similar to that. i rebuilt my entire motor by myself with no prior experience with that book.

well it only has about 135k but im almost positive, the way it sounds, that its not a detrimental tick. but do any 300zx guys know if theres a timing advance cam gear like in the VE30DE (93-94 maxima SE) because on my VE it ticked horribly. and you can just ground them out and it stops.

Hey guys, im just trying to figure out for a friend of mine what the ticking sound is on his car. its kind of the normal nissan tick so i wasnt to worried about it but it really bugs him. are there vtc's on the vg30de? vtcs are problematic on the VE30de and make the same type of ticking sound and sometimes it even went into a horrible clanking sound but i was positive it wasnt valves or pushrod. the gears just go bad and engage advanced timing at all levels when they are supposed to only engage at higher rpms. im an L series man so im not sure about this one. he asked on our local forums here but there are a bunch of morons wondering about him using the wrong oil and telling him his oil pump is bad before they even knew anything besides a tick. oil pressure is fine on his car. thanks paul

cut out the area clean and rust proof paint the inside of the rest of the area. use a series of panels instead of just one for repair so that its easier to get the curving form of the inner fender. tack weld these together really well and just start beating it with a hammer untill you get the form you like. i like to high temp paint the inside of the panels i weld so that an area you cant get to, isnt just exposed metal, know what i mean? do not repair this area with fiberglass. i hate people that do that! (my floorboards were repaired with fiberglass and guess what was left of them when i got the car? nothing!) if you need any inspiration just look at my pictures. dont give up on her! my car was really crappy and look at her now! of course i could have found something much much easier and used my car for parts but whats the fun in that? lol.

Hey guys i am like 80% done with my car and i am out of money and no job due to full time engineering student. All i need is flywheel, clutch, wiring harness, fuel rail, injectors, and custom driveshaft for the 83 NA tranny to the shortnose r200 in a s13 cradle. i do need a turbo as well but i cant afford that right now because im wanting to use a gt30r. so i might just put one of my friends old t3's on here. also i dont really expect someone giving me a custom driveshaft either i can prob work something out on that. I didnt know where to post this but basically i need help in getting some of these parts really cheap. or if someone has parts that arent going anywhere that i need put me on some sort of loaner program lol till i get a job (or ill gladly accept donations haha) . I dont really expect anything but i just had to ask because i keep having dreams about driving this thing (its been in process for over a year and half). If anyone can help me out with any of this stuff please just let me know. check it out on my sig. =) P.S. if this needs to be in a diff section just move it please thanks, paul