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Hi all, I'm looking to change up my rear disc conversion (currently 280zx calipers). Looking at MSAs disc conversion using Maxima (85-88) calipers. It says you need a 240z parking brake cable. Does anyone know why? What's the difference between the two, is it length? Just annoyed that the price of the cable is $259.

Actually that picture was taken before we removed and flipped them. They are in the correct position now. Good catch though, thanks for mentioning that!

We also found that the oil pan is covered in oil that has leaked out of it for who knows how long. There are missing bolts and the gasket is most likely bad. I ordered a new one. When the brakes are good, that will be the next thing to tackle.

So we got the brake calipers painted, finally got the stainless steel brake hoses, put it all together. We found that because of the way the e-brake bracket is situated on the caliper (from a 280zx), flipping it so that it was facing downward (so that the bracket cleared the brake hose) was problematic in itself. The e-brake cable was taking the route of the least resistance which would be basically sitting on the drive shaft. Gene (my husband) did some fancy routing and hanger placement so that it clears everything and all is good now. After all of that we tried to bleed the brakes/master cylinder. We couldn't get them bled. We tried several times but the pedal remained soft. We also heard a gurgling sound coming from under the dash which we think is probably the master brake cylinder. Quite possibly the seals in the master cylinder had already been compromised. I ordered a rebuilt one and it should be here today. We are going to bench bleed it and try it again. Hopefully that will fix the problem. Oh and also learned today that I should remove the Residual Pressure Valve & spring in the master cylinder.

So here goes my 280z project. I didn't re-post my intro here, but since I got the car delivered, on Feb 24th it's been to hectic to start working on it -- till now. This is my first real project and I'm learning a lot from this and other forums, so bare with me.... My husband and I will be doing anything that we can do ourselves, otherwise it will be done by a pro. The paint and bodywork will we done by a professional, who just happens to be a friend. We're going to try to tackle everything else. Here's some of the issues that will need to be addressed at some point. The welds on the exhaust are pretty bad The holes will need to be fixed where the molding was located Something (I don't know what since I have no clue about bodywork, hopefully we'll be experts soon) will have to be done with this It's not cement, it was just mud.... Something was done here, anyone know what? I wonder if these were the original sideview mirrors, they are very flimsy, they won't be staying. The overspray was I'm guessing, based on what the previous owner said, repairs to rust - the spray was some lime green primer. Rust Passenger side footwell Driver side footwell ohhh gotta try this! Engine Looks like all new weatherstripping is needed (all around) Carpet needed Minor things Radio Shift boot has seen better days I'm guessing hood is not too bad THE BRAKES The car had already undergone a rear disc conversion (280zx), but something was wrong. Well that was the first thing we decided to take a look at. Turns out the placement of the calipers along with the e-brake bracket (probably not the correct term) caused the e-brake bracket to hit the brake hose and tear it open on both sides of the car. As the suspension traveled upward, the bracket landed perfectly on the brake hose. That's probably not the ideal situation when installing calipers. So we are going to flip the calipers to the opposite sides of the car (which I believe based on reading conversion instructions, is the way it's supposed to be installed). This way the bracket is not pointing upwards towards the brake hose. This is what it looks like - see the brake hose at the top? Ordered some brake hose, but now have to wait till they arrive to finish that up. While we are waiting we have cleaned up the calipers and are going to paint them so that they are not rust colored - lol!

Wow looks awesome!

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Some pics of the storm:

Oh boy, we're supposed to get 18 inches of snow between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning..... I'll take some pics of the aftermath and post them here.