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I had a similar problem on my 280z years ago. It would start up and then die after a few second. It ended up being a round resistor type sensor inside the dashboard around the steering column. I honestly cant remeber what it was called, but i changed mt fuel pump, changed a bunch of stuff and t dint fix the problem until i changed that sensor(or resistor, not sure what it was) out.

Just out of curiosity, How come you mounted the SR20 so far forward in the engine bay?

Hey Guys, Just though I would let everyone know that the project is NOT dead! I will have an update really soon with the car, ive been really busy lately. Actually funny story, my RHD conversion most likely will landed me a job doing RHD conversions on Big Rigs that are going to be exported out of the country. That just means more money for the Z!

Well... um not really. This last year has been difficult financially so the Z has been on the back burner for awhile. I just moved, and i get the whole garage to myself for the Z so I will have some new updated soon.

Here's mine! Dont have any good pics of the car itself, but here is a video of it after I did my Right hand drive conversion. 280zsr20

Hey Guys, not much for an update but i did do some work on my harness today. Finally had some free time to get some work done on it. Here is a teaser video of me driving the car about a couple months back, before the harness decided to fry itself. The car runs great, even in this video, i was a tooth off timing but the car still drove amazing. After setting the timing right the car would brake traction in first gear even though i have 9.5'' wide wheels with 275/45/zr17 tires.

LOOKS SWEET!!! Im definately digging the Hasami's (rims) on the your Z32.

Here is a link to my thread on how to do a right hand drive conversion. Look through it, i posted some pics of the differences from LHD and RHD parts. The steering column IS different, but you might be able to modify it to fit. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/84244-how-to-do-a-rhd-conversion/

Your best bet is to sand the whole thing down since you dont know how good of a job the PO did on it. BUT if you really dont want do that, you might want to consider sand the area down with the rust to bare metal and sanding further out than the rust. For example If you have a rusty spot that is 3inchs in diameter, you could sand that area with a diameter of 6inchs to ensure you got rid of the rust. Also needs to be feather edged out so that it does not show up then you primer and paint it.

Looks sweet!

The nice thing about a Top-mount turbo is the fact that you can add a big turbo and not have problems with it fitting. When its bottom mount, your limited by how much space you have.

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hahaha lol about the honda strut bar. I actually have two different hoods for the car. The First one was this: My new one is the Nissan Competition hood vent: I think this is definately going to be unique since I have never seen any Z with the competition hood vent and a G-nose front end.

Excuse the dirty engine bay, but I did a Top Mount Intercooler setup on my 280z. To be honest with you, I absolutely LOVE it! The throttle response is so much better than with a regular front mount setup, due to the fact that the Intercooler piping is so short.

When they installed the oil pump/ timing cover, did they install that little o-ring that goes between the cover and the block? if that spot doesn't have a seal there, you could have an issue with oil pressure, also double check to make sure that the tensioner is not faulty, if its acting up it could cause problems too.

Hey Guys, Just checking to see if anyone has an extra windshield weatherstrip they might be looking to sell, I need one right now but I money is tight so buying the weatherstrip kit is out of the question. Let me know if anyone has one up for grabs. Thanks!

If you have a welder and press, just clean the rubber off on the inside, weld a bolt from one end to the other in that metal sleeve and press it out while its still hot. I did it the other day and it was super easy to do if you have the right tools.

You could buy a stud welder and pull the crease out with that. This is what I am talking about: http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/specialty-welders/dent-repair-stud-welder-kit-3223.html

I had this happen to two customers of mine. Ended up being a bad pressure plate. One of the springs actually came off. Could be it...

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I had a hood with vents cut into it, but now im going to use the datsun competition hood scoop and cut vents under it for the air to flow through.

hahaha I wish, I still have to get the harness reworked. Your more than welcomed to come by and see it if you want!

Top Mount intercooled, spools really fast

I love the flat black too, im actually going to keep the car like that for a bit while I get it road worthy. The color im going to use is called " Spicy Merlot Red" by planet color, here is a pic of it in the can:

got some more work done today on the Z. I set the dashboard in the car to see how well it looks, ill let you all be the judges of that: Here are a few pics of the whole car, almost done primering the it. There you have it, once I finish the bodywork on the Gnose and Hatch then I will work on getting the jams cleaned up and primered as well.