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after gettgin my ecu rebuilt and replacing the battery and fuel lines that were leakingit almost started, i had a mechanic look at it and he said i needed a new ecu and that everyhting was gettgin current except the fuel injectors, the wires connected it didnt even make a little orang spark in his screw driver look alike current tester, he said "change the ecu and it will run" i had it rebuilt cuz 450 bux for a new one was out moy budget, and it almost started (yes i am the same poster from "and i just got it" lol), so i was wondereign if any one knew of a place to find the wires i need for the l28 where i dont need to buy the whole harness for 1200 bux from a dealer, all i need is the alternator wires replaced and the six seperate connections to the fuel injectors http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m125/djuniorboy/101_2477.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m125/djuniorboy/101_2477.jpg i think this is a better link

so then does anybody recommend i powder coat them or something? im not too crazy about them but it came with the car and the white walls you see, so itll do for now, btw does any one know of a place that sells wires for the l28? the dealer wanted to sell me a whole harness ($1200) and i just need to replace like a few, as you can see...

anybody have a pic of the original rims on a 77 280z i bought it wiht some plastic like old refrigerator color lol heres a pic oh what i got but i dont think these are it http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m125/djuniorboy/101_2391.jpg

oh and it started fine before that day btw

its manual btw and yes i have it on nuetral

oh and cozy z cole im definetly going to sit down and study that site, thanks, i need the crash course seriously

oh another thing is there any way of knowing for my engine is f1, a guy was selling a brand new l28 without a hint of oil and i said ill think about it but i dont want to replace the engine with a less powerful one he said it was a 6 cylinder like mine but becuase i dont know what mine is exactly im not sure, if anyone knows exactly what i have id appreciate the shout out..

first of all thanks for the responces... 1-i did add fuel 2- i have not checked for any air leaks but will look into that first thing tomorow 3- non of my friend shad the rigth size "sprocket" i think its called to take out the spark plugs, but thats another "to do" 4- the car worked the first day driving it to my friends house , we did not drive it at all because we knew we were running low on fuel it was past E, so i went to get a a gallon the next day which was monday and found out the battery died, got it charged that day and found out it was leaking gas in the line inbetween were it pumps up into the filter(which i plan on replacing jus for the heck of it), and i fixed the fuel line wiht new tubing wensday, had it towed to my house, and reconnected the battery friday and now its still there but itleast finally infront of my apartment 5- what i meant by "tryig to turn on" is before the battery got recharged i would turn the key and all you heard was a like small buzz, (no voltage basically), now after the recharged battery the motor actually responds, the fan starts turning and everyhting, but lacks to get on idle 6-im not pressing the gas, even though we did try it once pressing the clutch, no pedal combination worked 7- new info.....today i tried once again just to see whats up and the car actually pushed forward a little, but i had the e brake on so it just basically like bounced back, but it still didnt turn on 8- i was wondering if anyone had an upload of the cd rom, i got to call them tomorow, i live in florida and were about to get hit with a hurricane / storm suposedly so i been getting supplies all day didnt really have a chance to do much 9- and when i get it started and running tune up and oil change if not included is the first thing on the list... 10- and sorry for being impatient but it took me a while just get the car im anxious to drive it already lol, and one more thing...i dont have alot of experience in cars (this is my first), so try to hold back a little on the technical terms please...ill come back to see this post friday if electricity doesnt go out and im about to look at the link...thanks

dam 20 views and no one knows? lol anyone..?

i just got my first car and it is a 77 datsun 280z, non turbo, i love it but we drove it to a friends house and parked it the first day (last sunday) and it hasnt worked since, we figured out the battery died so i had it charged at auto zone and then found that it smelled like gas because gas was literally spraying from the fuel line between the pump and the filter, so i replaced that, so now it actually wants to start its not leaking but it styill doesnt. i have no cluce and like no money lol so i was wondering if anyone can help me out, i see as i get to know my car little by little this site is going to be handy but i was wondering if anyone can tell me how to get it started here are the facts -put in 3 gallons of gas because it was running low -it was running fine before (that past sunday) the battery died from leaving the lights on or so the guy says but i think its because he didnt use the car much -the lights do turn on (now) brightly which i plan to change to hid -i have it on nuetral when i try to turn it on -before it wouldnt do anything but buzz and now the fan turns and it sounds like it going to start but doesnt, it keeps trying (i was told dont hold the key into the ignition too long if it doesnt start because it will mess it up) -my guess is the spark plugs but the guy i bought it from replaced a new battery air intake and a few other nicks and nacks but im guessing spark plugs but non of my friends have a sprocket big enough to ttake them out and see if maybe they built up carbon, oh and one more thing the chg light turns on where the voltage meter is, but the batteyr is new!!! btw anyone got this? http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CP&Product_Code=CD28077A im calling them tomorow to see if they got any in but imm going to really need it besides all the problems im still glad actually found one of these no one has it anywhere near my neighborhood and i guess this is how ill learn more.. thank you in advance to anyone who helps me out frank...18....officially with a z machine