carl_weis2000

Hey, I havn't hardly posted on here, cause I really couldnt find reason too. Everything I was looking for was already on here asked by 300 other people lol. I seen the last few days yall been having trouble with the website, I'm glad its back up cause seriously this is my #1 source for info on my 280Z. Since I bought it a few years back I've finally got the efi to work and get the car up to where I can enjoy it. The motor is coming out near the end of the season and gonna put some flat tops and megasquirt. I seriously cannot wait to do all this. I just wanted to let everyone here on this forum that posts their fixes, problems, and issues THANK YOU! You've helped me tons and on a limited budget! Not to mention great reading about some of your guys and gals cars in here. Tommorrow the cars gonna get flogged on some north ga mountain roads near my house all thanks to you guys.

So I'm now in the bodywork phase of my project trying to smooth out the dents and dings, I'm going with a flat green after I primer it. I'm kinda doing everything backwards mechanically. I've decided to refinish all the suspension and underbody hardware after I get some paint on her. Its been a hell of a road with this car, house buying put me way behind on this whole deal. I love this car! Oh and the pic, I got a notion to just up and do it last night at like 1am. I brought out the flash gun and my camera. Anyway back to the bondo party outside.

Well here is where the project currently stands, Engine/Tranny have been paid for, sr20det is coming engine mounts and tranny mounts are here need to by half drive shaft for cheap to get the yolk. Body is stripped down to bare metal 97% small details and we are ready to rock. Back bushing are all ready to go in!

Hi everybody, so its been awhile since I've posted anything about my car. More or less because I've been driving the hell out of it. I just love this car to death. But the time has come and the L28e is tired. So heres whats going on. 1. Ordered SR20DET engine and trans mounts from Mckinny motorsports, guys were awesome to deal with and very quick to ship. The only thing was that the tranny mount was powder coated and the engine mounts weren't and came bare metal. But the workmanship looks great and welds look solid and very nice. 4.90 out of 5 2. Brakes are now working tip top and had HID's installed 3. I am currently stripping off the disgusting paint that the PO put on... latex house paint... yeah. I am using airplane stripper to get the stuff off and I've used almost the entire can and still am not done. It took 3-4 coats just to get the rolled on clear coat off . So its been pretty brutal. 4. Ordering the s14 sr20det later this week 5. Have pretty much decided on a dark metallic grey with a glossy clear. And just have to go pick up the paint. Things that are still nagging at me, are the tire wheel size, I've been looking around the site and I guess 15x9's with 205's and a -10 offset will work. So I think I'm gonna go with drag dr20's. I really like that old school look and my car is already lowered 3inches from stock so they should fit really nice. So anyway let me know what you think. Oh and if anyone is in the Columbus GA or surrounding area was thinking about trying to get some people together for a meet or something. New Z's old Z's whatever. Just send me a message on here and I'll throw you my number and email. Here is a video I made of my car its pretty much just fluff till about 3:30 when I get on the highway, but you can watch the speedo... pretty brutal. I guess not bad for a stock l28e.

So update, excess fueling has been fixed, turns out it was a really cheap FPR. So new boots are on, vacuum advance is back on. Both lights a coming on no problem now. Next up,Engine mounts and the install of the bushing kit. find some wheels and start figureing out paint. I'm pretty happy today!

Sorry about that, not sure why it did that? Let me know if it works, im looking at this in gold with silver lip non machined face. Let me know if you can see it. http://18racing.com/wheel_sa_racing.html

Hi everybody been lurking around the forums reading reading reading! Havn't asked any questions cause everyone else has pretty much asked everything already lol, about a month ago I picked up a 1977 280z in kinda rough condition, but I've seen worse! I am attaching a link to the Dyno when I first got the car. I've been waiting a long time for another sports car and I wanted a real rwd 2seat 5spd car with a good sounding power plant with nice lines and this just fit the bill. I've got a truck for a daily driver and this is a real treat! Its the first time in years I've got in a vehicle and been happy just driving around. I am still trying to find what offset to use for these wheels http://18racing.com/wheel_sa_racing.html. and weather to go offset 0 or 10? I've seen so many nice setups, but I want to keep the wheels under the car and not add flares right now. So anyway that's the car and thanks so much to all the people on here who help everyone out its helped me out tons already! Good points: runs decent although pretty rich came with hella HID's (just installed) got a 5 spd from a late model car not sure if its the T5 or not drivetrain is in great shape with a new clutch lowering springs 1 peice headers new tires... but not the best zero rust on the body with a few dings here and there PO said there was a cam in it but I have no clue. had it dyno'd at 128hp 133lb ft trq first run and 122hp and 140lb ft 2nd run and ran reallly rich and is using stock EFI. interior is good except for center console plastic piece thats cracked but no biggie. EGR delete Bad points: brutal home made spray can paint job the intake boots were ripped and unsuccessfully glued together by PO bushings are all dry rotted but I ordered polyurethane bushings for the whole car EFI boots are all ripped and being replaced with silicon boots engine mounts rotted and being replaced random vacuum lines hanging, now either plugged or eliminated or put back where they were supposed to be.