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^ Nice thats wicked. I figured they looked like bike mirrors but never have seen that done. Sexy z keep it up man.

^ Sexy! What side mirror's are those? They look cool, weird but cool lol.

Well took her outside for the first time in 7 months. I really dont recall the z being THIS low. Not even joking, it has to be 3in lower than my TT was and that was sitting on eibach springs. Sitting in it and driving to the driveway (as short as it was) The car seems to engage well. Ebrake functions well, but might have to adjust my brakes from the proportioning valve. I need an exhaust asap howerever lol. Dont mind the tape on the quarter panel, thats where I want my zg flare to go. Looking at it I dont know if I want to go with the flares or not. Also my front bumper isnt hooked on so its just sagging. I need to make some brackets for it. Dont mind hte tape on the headlights either lol ^_________^ The seats are uber comfy! For being so low I thought it would be a hassle getting out like my z32, but DEAR LORD I love it lol. Getting in and out is great, only thing is im a 5'10 guy and the roll cage is a bit tight. ^ Euro tails <3 ^ Camber is maxed out, I need new coilovers for moar lows! ^ Might get new spark plugs as these went through hell. ^ Got to get me some 240z directionals! ^Saggy bumper is sagging... ^ SCCA! ^fits by a kunts hair LOL

Update: Well got her running! Basically covered it all, bleed the brakes and clutch all I need is an exhaust and thermostat! So basically first vid z idles BEAUTIFULLY at 800rpm for 5min. second vid, gave it the slightest gas and BOOM bounces between 2.5k and 3k nonstop. Shut her and was stumped. Today went out there tightened the crap out of the intake and mani bolts, turned out it was a vacuum leak for sure. Tinkered with the tps a bit and now idles and revs amazingly at 900 rpm. She kind of varies wandering from 850-1000 but its steady. Temp at first rose almost overheating! Filled her up with more water and she was golden. But im still going to replace the thermostat. I think it still remains stuck once the car is off, becasue the upper rad hose is pressurized. The rad and hoses are VERY hot as well. Im going to drain the water and put 50/50 with the new stat tomorrow and see what happens. I want it to stay cool to the touch not burn my hand off lol. http://s604.photobucket.com/albums/tt124/makaofox/280z%20pics/?action=view&current=VID00012-20120629-1946.mp4 http://s604.photobucket.com/albums/tt124/makaofox/280z%20pics/?action=view&current=VID00013-20120629-2037.mp4 Runs great now Now to get it on the road soon! http://s604.photobucket.com/albums/tt124/makaofox/280z%20pics/?action=view&current=VID00014-20120630-1852.mp4

Hmm excuse my noobness but what is the benefit to that? I think im going to check into that though. Looking at the pump itself the black and green wire are there and not spliced, so going to check on the relay for any wires that are most likely spliced.

^ It was a race car in the 80's so I wouldnt be surprised. But the thing is I wouldnt know becasue it doesnt scream 'aftermarket'. Everything looks stock, if anything they deleted more than they added or enhanced. Blu do you know exactly what they changed?

I have the efi bible, and a download of the fsm. I assume what you say is true, because I have read it several times. Im starting to think the wiring is changed. I went through a bit of the fsm, I have to go through more obviously. I just needed a direction as to why it does what it does. So its NOT normal for the original afm to prime the fuel pump and hear buzzing? So the other afm's I have might not be so faulty. Like I said I am going to check hem today and see what I can do. I just needed some input, thanks guys. Sorry for the thread jack, it was a similar topic, I found no use in starting a whole new thread.

Well first if the plugs are black means its running rich. If your timing is bad, does it back fire when you try to start it? Backfiring from intake or exhaust is a clue your timing is off. The distributor should have the firing order of 1,5,3,6,2,4. One you have that check the oilpump shaft and see where it is. Put the motor on TDC "top dead center" Verify that it is at tdc via the cam timing mark. Once it is at tdc check the oil pump shaft. The skinny part must be on the left at 11:25, other wise you will be off timing. I had this issue, im actually exeriencing a bit of the problems you are. Check to see if your gasket is the proper gasket. I ordered one and it was wrong, didnt have the inector cutout on the gasket! Also once you know timing is right, hopefully you switched your fuel filter to a new one as that can cause issues. You NEED a gauge to really know if you fuel pressure is 'too high'. Should be between 30-45psi, just hook it up on the out line. Which is the easiest place would be on the fuel filter, hook it up somewhere there, you should get he same reading. Since you have a new harness, switch it out, no sense in using the chewed up one. I hope some of this helps, if anyone sees fault in what I say please correct me!

^ Really appreciate that info. I have seen the write-up to do what you describe with the afm. Im sorry to confuse you, as I am still confused on the situation lol. Basically what I mean by prime is the key is in the on position the fuel pump buzzes aka priming the system and does not stop until the engine turns over. So you get that part, and now I understand its actually only supposed to last 3-5 seconds for a s130. On a s30 it wouldnt be audible? But the thing is when the key is off the battery is not drained its fine, the pump does turn off. It's just when its on the ON position it stays on until you start the car. The car DID idle, so long as you had the flap in the afm held open. I still have to test the continuity, but I see where you are getting at. Could be a bad relay? I havent checked if it was functioning, however I looked at it to see if everything was connected.

So what im saying is my current afm primes the fuel pump and DOES NOT stop, it keeps going until the car turns on. The other 3 afm's that I put in dont prime the fuel pump at all, no buzzing sound. Being that it was a track car, im not entirely sure what they did, but from my understanding you arent the first to tell me my 76 shouldnt have the fuel pump prime and hear it. But I never had a car where you didnt hear it prime? That's how I know things are working? To me I think somewhere down the line something is not wired right, or its corroded? I only would return it, if in fact it is faulty.

Im curious. I just brought an AFM from thezstore and looks great. However my situation is odd? I tried 2 other afm's both from a 77 and of course the zster afm that is for my 76. But none of them prime the fuel pump like my original afm does? Im currently fixing the z, but before the car would start and not hold idle, and removing the afm plug, it would run better but still stall out. Im guessing something somewhere a connection is bad? I mean its odd how the original afm primes the fuel pump but the other 2 afms dont, including the afm for my z. Any idea's? Im holding onto the afm before I return it to the zstore and end up eating the $580 -____-.

Nice! Yea mine is a tight fit. Even with the stock seats the cage is so tight I would still bang my head lol. I plan too do the same once they poop out, although they are only 2months old.

What seats are those? I have those exact seats, brought them from a z32 owner for $100 for the pair. I just want to know the brand because they look really awesome in our z's. I love mine and they are comfy as hell. Had to convert the z32 rails to 280z rails, wasnt that tough but wasnt the a cake walk either. Got them to fit in way better than I thought. Only thing is my cage is so dam tight, the seat would possiblly cause my passanger to bang their head on it lol no biggie. Hope you wont have that issue. Looking good by the way

^ Thanks! And so did I But the design of the panasports wouldnt fit over the larger calipers. The XXR have more of a flatter design and even then they BARELY fit. The panasports had no chance of fitting. But I am still happy and I sold them to a fellow z member in california, who is putting them on his 240z. So to me its a win win

So pretty much its all coming together. All that is left is to get some gas and double check some wiring and hope she cooperates. Been busy working on the ebrake, its great. Three clicks and shes good! Probably once the car is running, I will give her one good bleeding for the clutch and brakes. Stock radiator was leaking and a bit rusted, so ordered a new one from ebay. So might just use the old one to just run the car, but I will hawk my temp gauge for the slighest movement. It's been so long I almost forgot what she looked like lol. ^Wilwood 1in MC ^ Dam pole! ^I like the red on silver, looks nice. JDS Motoring is the shop that worked on my motor. ^ Got these pair of seats for $100, YES $100 for BOTH! Was a great deal. A guy with a z32TT brought another pair so he gave me these for dirt cheap. I love them and me and my dad made custom brackets that give it the PERFECT fit ment. ^ Euro tails. ^ 5+ hp! ^ Stock steering wheel, eww. Hope to change that some day. For now its good and isnt broken or warped. ^ Love my seats. Oh i still have to put in the driver side. I have just been busy with other parts of the car. Hope to get that in this weekend. Love my red cage lol. ^ Sexy shaveed antenna Who needs a radio anyway?

The guy that took it apart to clean it and bore it must have removed them to clean the block and didnt notice the difference. I never knew it was different until we couldnt line it up. That is what I used the gallon with the hand pump. My friend suggested if I ever had a spare drive shaft that goes into that part of the trans, just stick it in there and it wont leak. But now I know better lol.

^ Thanks Btw love your zed. My theme would have been white on pink but sakura's didnt come in 15x9 T_T and they didnt have pink spray paint for the roll cage lol.

Welp got my motor yesterday 6/1 and after a 6month long wait, I was eager to swap it in that day. Pretty much it was straight forward, with all the goofing around and lolz we had still only took us 12hrs to do. Now all that is left is to get a starter, perhaps and alternator because I would assume it would be stot as well and maybe (but im really hoping not) a distributor. If it turns out my alt is bad I think im going to upgrade to the 86-94 maxima 90amp alternators, just to have that extra 30amp coverage. Now today just have to wire it up, bleed the brakes and then see what breaks lol. Oh warning and I learned my lesson: Do not fill the trans BEFORE you install her, she WILL leak all over the place! I learned the hard way thinking 'Oh should be so much easier since its out the car' NOPE! All I did was make a huge mess 4x! Had to put serveral gloves to save myself from slipping and dying -___-. Lesson well learned its easier just to do it and suffer under the car lol. ANOTHER LESSON: THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE A SPECIFIC LOCATION. The driver side with the intake and exhaust manifold has the longer mount while the passanger side with the spark plugs has the shorter mount. DO NOT CONFUSE THEM. Lucky we caught it early on and didnt suffer to much, but it was a pain to switch them. peekchure time!: ^ My friend jon's 2012 speed3, fully bolted and big turbo. Pretty did it all at my house lol. Thing is a pain in the ass, I like the z better. ^ we were scared the headers would get in the way of the trans, but it cleared. I love the headers, still dont have an exhaust though. ^ 5speed trans. ^ Both mated together. ^ The mounts DONT MIX THEM UP. As you can see the difference. ^ Almost seated! ^ Shes staying that way! Open headers! ^ Shes in! ^ Jon is happy its in, after a 6 month long wait for this dam motor lol. ^ Now to finish it up and get it running soon for the June 17th Nissan meet here in middletown,nj :thumbsup:

I wouldnt go for it. $1500 is a bit more. I understand that for convenience you are will to pay more but over here I can get a 280zx turbo car running for 2k. Which of course will have everything already since its the whole car already running. I would stay at $1500, but it is your choice and the convenience of having a straight swap is enticing.

I brought some euro tail lights for the z and installed them today. I love the euro tails, they give it a bit more of a modern touch Enjoy: v stockies are for sale $200 + 12 shipping. What I added better pic: euro tail also for sale, not the best condition:

Thanks man, yea I like to work fast, but its not fast enough! It is a very clean car to start with, I took my time looking for the right body to start with and im very please with this one. I did lower it with the new wheels and it looked low but not stupid low. However, the motor wasnt in the bay so thats a few hundred pounds off the car so I wasn't going to see how low it really is. I have the flares ready to be fitted but I think I'll drive it and see if I want to put them on yet. I sold the panasports to a fellow z member, all the way out in CA. Would have loved to keep them but they just wouldnt have worked, the xxr's barely fit as is.

LOL! Yea sorry about the long read. I was doing all this work since october. But thanks man I guess in the 80's the positioning of the seatbelts didnt matter? I plan on moving them to the strutbar. Now im going to have 4 holes in the chassis to plug up, but atleast I know if anything were to happen I would be safe.