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Good idea. Leave the meter hooked up and go back to the wires you most recently played with and unplug the connectors one at a time. Place the meter where you can see it as you unplug connectors/wires. Just be methodical and do one thing at at a time.

For about the last 12 hours I would get 404 errors when accessing Hybridz. Server problems again?

Unless you are south of the equator.

There are many good posts on how to wire the Painless harness into the Z. I recall some detailed posts on how to connect to the turn signal and to the headlight switches.

Had the same thing happen while driving and the engine quit. Popped the hood and spotted the ignition wire had slipped off the connector on the ballast resistor. Replaced all of the connectors at the ballast resistor.

Try the Motive Universal kit. It comes with a cap that fits everything. Just make sure the cap is tight before pumping up pressure. I have had mine for eight years. Note that the surgical type hoses rot such that they have to be relaced after about a year of use. Clear plastic hose works as a replacement, but becomes brittle in contact with brake fluid. http://motiveproducts.3dcartstores.com/0101-Round-Universal-Bleeder-_p_132.html

Does not look right. Wrong Wilwood??? http://www.wilwood.com/MasterCylinders/MasterCylinderProd.aspx?itemno=260-8794

http://www.motiveproducts.com/?gclid=CPSpwKChncACFSyCMgodcS8AoA Works good. Several MC adaptors available.

There are some good posts on how to connect a Painless harness to the combo switch. Try searching on "Painless combo switch".........etc.... I recall seeing a diagram, schematic etc

Here are some useful links: http://www.atlanticz.ca/index.php/tech-tips.html http://www.zcar.com/ http://www.zcarparts.com/ http://www.blackdragonauto.com/zZxCatalog.htm http://www.courtesyparts.com/1970-1973-240z-air-conditioning-kit-r134-freon-p-228048.html?cPath=7724_7747& http://www.xenons30.com/reference.html

Wick's book is aimed at restoration. It has details that no repair manual has. This book plus the FSM will save you hours of research and frustration.

To get the most out of HybridZ, study all of the FAQs as 99.99% of all swap questions have been answered in detail over the last 13 years. The more time you spend researching and planning, the easier and cheaper the swap will go. Buy these: How to Restore Your Datsun Z Car by Wick Humble. The book gives details about Z cars that are not covered in other manuals. Available at Amazon, MSA and Black Dragon Haines manual for 240Z. Buy the Jags that Run (JTR) book on 240z engine swaps. It covers 90% of engine swap details. Go to the JTR website: http://www.jagsthatrun.com/index.html Download the Factory Service Manual (FSM) for your Z. Some are posted here or just do a web search. They are free. Do a search on HybridZ/web and download any electrical schematics you find. Some members have posted improved color coded schematics. Plan every detail before you take the car apart.

Here is more info on brake bias: Brake bias calculator: You can calculate bias manually or use a program for calculating it . I did mine manually and then used the calculator below and the results were very close. You need to collect all of the variables and then do your calculations. There are many threads on how to do the calcs. http://www.tceperformanceproducts.com/bias-calculator/ Discussion on various brake combinations and resulting brake bias/balance: http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/113398-toyota-truck-calipers-ventilated-brake-rotors-mm-rear-disc-brakes/?hl=bias

Please follow up this thread with how the 280ZX calipers work out.

http://www.arizonazcar.com/lowarms.html

Its from the school of hard knocks.

Check out the Brake threads in the FAQ forum and all of the pinned threads in the brake forum. You will see many complaints about degraded rear brake bias after doing the various rear brake "upgrades" using Maxima, 240SX or 280ZX calipers. As you will see after reading about 100 threads they actually are not upgrades at all and people are frequently disappointed after removing their rear drum brakes. Also, be warned that the stub axles were not designed for disk brakes. The flanges can get bent/warped which will cause the rotor to rub on the pads and overheat. You can have the flanges turned if they are not too bad. Out of six old stub axles, I was able to use one after turning it. New stub axles are NLA. After-market stub axles are available, but run about $600 to $700 (see vendors forum). Note: I have done all of the so called "brake upgrades" using the above rear calipers, including front caliper, master cylinder and booster variations, and they are not upgrades all. Go look at Arizona Z Car brakes if you want an upgrade in terms of performance. Here are my brake bias (torque) calculations I did when playing around with different brake configurations: Based on using a 1 inch Wilwood master cylinder Stock front/ 240SX rear: 0.654 front 0.346 rear Toyota solid front/ 240SX rear: 0.660 front 0.340 rear Toyota vented front/240SX rear: 0.704 front 0.290 rear Note: a proportioning valve will not correct the bias problem.

Just now, the problem went away! ???

A while back when there were problems with the old server I only had problems with HybridZ. I almost ripped my PC apart thinking it was on my end. Once the new server was on-line, and de-bugged by Dan, all was well.

Me too. Seems like this happened a few months ago just before going to a new server.

Yesterday I was getting error messages when trying to access threads. Today when I click on the HybridZ link the screen goes white while IE searches for the site. I had to use an unblock website to leave this message. No trouble with any other website.

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Google image search: https://www.google.com/search?q=1989+280zx+rear+calipers&hl=en&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=v_nJU5m-Nor3oASjo4G4CA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1344&bih=694 Read all of the stickies on brake swaps, options and upgrades.

http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/102754-a-one-inch-diameter-brake-master-cylinder-for-the-s30-z-cars/ See the brake section for more info on master cylinders. Lots of data.

http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/60419-halfshaft-length-and-r200-swap/?hl=%26quot%3Br200+offset%26quot%3B&do=findComment&comment=554946