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    Thanks so much The primer is RUST-OLEUM high temp primer, the black is RUST-OLEUM high temp gloss black, the sliver is RUST-OLEUM high temp silver, and the gold is a KRYLON metallic. Spray paint can come out very good if you take the time to do it right light coats with full dry times between coats. And cleaning and priming is a key step.
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    Thanks for the advice in the u-joints and the complement bending on the mount And yes I do have access to a very large brake along with every other neat thing to make car parts I am very luck to work at a band saw manufacturer with a full machine shop and fab shop. We build some of the largest metal band saws in the world. And that’s thinking outside the box with home bending love it. This is a video of one of our bigger saws cutting a truck in half just for fun http://www.hemsaw.com/Videos/DC8080TruckCut.htm
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    Once I pull the IRS out of the Z I started the dissemble process. Having pulled it all apart I began the cleaning and de rusting process by loading the whole thing up and heading to the car wash for some high pressure love. After getting all the dirt off I went after the rust with bushes sand paper and rust busting spray. And many hours and days and blisters later it was time to remove the old bushings and paint. I started the whole process buy removing the old busted dry bushings using many different methods finding my favorite to be the torch and a flat blade, (thanks to the help of the search on the forum). After all the bushing fun I set off cleaning all the parts very well. and then spraying them with 2 coats of rust inhibiting primer waiting a full day in-between coats to make sure it came out looking slick. Then came the time to choose the finishing color after googling for days I pick a classic black for base with gold accent and red bushings for a pop of color. And after weeks of painting it came out looking beautiful. Worth all the time and effort put in to it. old and rusty looking nasty Broke the diff breather off All nice painted and cleaned up with new seals And the almost finished product waiting on the rest of the bushings to come in
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    Reading builds threads makes me mant to get out and get going . The first thing I did was get my shop cleaned and stuff in order all my tools cleaned and put were they go. Then all things fell in order and if my shop gets messy I stop and put stuff back were it lives so I know were it is when I need it . Nothing gets me unmotavated more than looking for a bolt or tool for 20 mins just to find it sitting under a pile of dirty shop rags.
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    Good luck with the build looking very goood so far.
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    After driving the Z for a few days after the cooling fix the clunk in the rear end became a big annoyance. So it was time to get that sorted out , after digging around the sight I had a good idea were to start at . And on inspection I found the diff mount to be ripped and ever bushing in the irs to be dry and nasty and the whole thing looked not so great. And if im going to change out one bushing might as well change them all, So I set off. Rear end looking old and used. Whole thing pulled out a surprisingly easy job . the underside looking beautiful And this is the point were I made the choice to clean the whole thing up. And had bought a part I though I might use. And after doing some more poking around the threads I decide not to. And insted I set off to build my own rt style diff mount. With the result of this. ( test fit only )
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    hope it helps
  8. hwvigo
    Im 27 got the Z when I was 25 my dad bought the car new in 75 and I had always loved it and worked on it and drove it . It had just been a once or twice a year driver for my dad so on my 25th a got the title and keys as a gift , but in return for them I had to promise to never sell the car and to do somthing with it not just let it sit like he had for the last 10 years so that is were my story starts. build thread http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/116744-75-280z-refresh/
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    The seats are a little worn but very food for long drives got to love porsche recaro seats and the dash has 2 small cracks but its home.
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    Well after getting the fuel pump changed out and changing the feul filter that was full of rust and what not the Z was alive . And ready for its first drive around town On this drive around town i noticed two things. One the car was running very hot , and their was one heck of a clunk in the rearend. So I want home jumped on line and did some digging around and found the fix for my cooling problems. for the cooling problem a 3 row aluminium radiator with twin cooling fans and a new water pump just for good measure along with a new overflow tank. Engine bay looks much better now and just a side not the fan shroud that was on the car was made by my and out of what migh of well been razor blades OUCH ( see said fan shroud in first post ) . Not to mention the vast improvement in cooling motor now runs at nice 185f . a big change from the 240f I was getting.
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    Outstanding car i have spent the last two days reading this thread and just wow.
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    Stock 280z ride hight for now. Have 240 rear strut tophats to install along with lowering springs, should make a nice difference . But for now
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    Im in love with this thread.
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    So just as most people not having a large amount of money to start on a project i decided to strip the cracking black spray paint off the trim. It came out looking very clean. Sadly shortly after this I lost my job and the Z in my fathers shop for almost 2 years. In this time i found a very good job and moved from Beaumont Tx to Broken Arrow Ok. And after 6 months in my new appartment a garage became available and i snached it up quick for this ment my Z could come to its new home . And then 38 years to the DAY my dad bought the car. We meet in Longview Tx for the car to make the trip home with me. Along with a bunch of the original parts off the Z sadly yet not the l28 had been swaped in to my dads friends 240Z and so I have is a whole bunch of parts to try to sell . Got the Z to its new home in Ok and as i was backing it off the hauler the 20 year old mechanical fuel pump went out. Leaving me pushing the car in to the garage and a good place to start.
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    Seeing all the jz motors makes it hard for me not to rip out my sbc now and sell it for jz money can not wait to do my swap.
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    Hello Im Will and this is my 75 280Z the day I recived it as a birthday gift from my dad the the original owner. And this is my dad the day he bought the car in 1975. In 1990 my dad made the choice to do a sbc swap in to his z and this was the result A nice but low cost swap that has stood up to the test of time . Over the years the car has had many different carb setups but this was the state of the motor when I got the Z. And its a bit tired and needs some new life breathed in to it , and thats just what i am going to do . Please feel free to offer helpful tips and tricks and any advice thanks Will S.
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    Beautiful Z when you move to Houston I would love to come check it out .
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    Glad to see some updates keep them comming , love the ac mod your doing .
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    Just spent the last few hours reading this whole thread and I must say this is hands down one of the best builds i have read . This makes me what to go more in depth with the build of my 75 280 ( wife will not be happy ) and I must tip my hat to you and your friends who have helped you . Very good fab work and paint and dash work , I now plan on keeping up with this page . and congrats on the house and on the wheels turning under their power .
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    Thank you i have been looking at this as a back up . I am worried my shaft would be to short if I went this route .
  21. hwvigo
    I had a friend buy a similar kit a few years ago and it was a big waste of money. The intercooler had bad welds and the turbo was junk and lasted 3 months but the pipes were ok but all around not worth it.
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    Will be a very nice build can not wait to see the progress and im with BluDestiny on having the floor pans done. Happy building
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    That looks beautiful very nice job love the thought put in to it.
  24. hwvigo
    It bolts to the diff flange and then the chevy driveshaft with stock chevy ujoint bolts in to the threaded holes here is a pic of ot mounted to the diff flange and you can see the mark were it mated up in this one
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    Hello I was wondering if anyone knows were i can get a replacment adaptor plate for my drive shaft i have done much digging around im the fourms and on google with no luck any help would be nice thank you . Here are a few pics of the item i am refering to .
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