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    Finally an S130 forum!

    in S130 Series - 280ZX

    Posted

    Since there are actually 5 different ones, displaying subtle changes from year to year, option to option, it would be difficult to display all of them. Besides, they're available in all of the FSM's, which everybody should have at least 1 of...hehe Good idea though.

     

    Warren

     

    Lol, yeah... uh, I must not have got the memo :mrgreen:

     

    I was under the impression that all the non turbos were about the same, sans wire color. I only have the 79 one I guess.

    Who'da Thought?

    in Non Tech Board

    Posted

    lol! i gotta go slap my neighbor in the face. I have a lifted ( 22 inches) f350 and every time I jump (literally) in it, he tells me im killing mother nature. oh this is going to be sweet

     

    Shoot, if you use biodiesel he deserves a kick in the sack th_smiley_kicknuts.gif

    Who swaps their engines by themselves?

    in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board

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    I'm on my way to the library right now (no joke), gonna try and get the basics down on engines before I start ready the books on the small block.

     

    As for the sunroof'd Z, I'm not sure I'm gonna get it as its starting to bother the crap out of me, think I'm gonna start looking for one without the sun roof.

     

    No, sunroofs were not a factory option. If the rest of the car is in good shape (little/no rust) just have the hole skinned over. If you get the welder, you can do it your self.

    Who swaps their engines by themselves?

    in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board

    Posted

    ...but the key is having the right mindset - the combination of self-confidence that gets you through the rough spots, with the humilty of knowing when to ask for help and to admit making mistakes. The creativity of finding your own answers, and the studiousness of researching answers already out there.

     

    I couldn't agree more! The main reason it took me a year to convert my car was I expected it to take a year. When I started out I was expecting to take the project slow and easy, learning about each step as I got to it. Like I said, I had no previous mechanical experience when I started so I wasn't expecting a miracle to happen. Actually, I think it's a miracle that I have the car driving. :lmao: There were many times when I felt like kicking the s*** out of my car, and actually broke the cam cover on the L28 in a fit of rage (hitting stuff with a hammer) but just stop everything, get a beer, and calm down when you get frustrated.

    Who swaps their engines by themselves?

    in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board

    Posted

    Sounds like everyone's got you off to a good start! I'd like to add a couple comments, though.

    You don't need a welder for the engine swap, but it will make things easier. Also, as long as you don't let the 'while I'm at it' bug get you too bad, you won't need a whole lot of shop/ storage space.

    To qualify those statements, let me say I converted my 79 ZX in about a year with a socket set, 8 metric wrenches, 5 standard wrenches, a drill, sawz-all (borrowed), cherry picker and engine stand, 13" jack and two jack stands. I bought the cherry picker, but I could have just as easily borrowed one from one of my shop teachers (he's a datsun nut :) ) and the engine stand isn't really needed, I found it in my grandpa's shed. My shop space was a single stall garage with shelves on either side and a KX125 in back. When I started out I knew nothing about cars, so anything is possible.

    Shimming the crank pulley?

    in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board

    Posted

    Hey guys,

    I've got the ZX all back together and drove it for the first time with the V8 this weekend. The only problem is the pulleys for the alternator and the water pump don't line up with the crank pulley, i.e. the V-belt grooves on the crank pulley are ~1/4 inch too far rearward. This caused the belt to jump off (which I didn't notice) and overheat.

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    So can I just shim the pulley with washers? I don't really want to shell out 95 bones to get a serpentine water pump and alternator pulley.

    Future of the sports car.

    in Non Tech Board

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    To me it looks like sports cars ( perticularly the Z ) are getting more watered down and idiot proof. What happened to the agressive monster track machines that where hardly street legal from the past ?:flamedevi:icon56::burnout:

     

     

    Law suits from said idiots, maybe?

     

     

    "Derrrrr... I was driving this car really fast and I buried it underneath a dump truck. Nissan, you didn't make the car safe enough... durrrr"

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