280zx 2by2

"So do you brake check tailgaters?" HELL YES! lol that's the only thing the big 280zx bumpers are good for... i could see why she was pissed, i mean if im getting on the interstate and there is a slow car in front of me i try to, as you did, let them make up there mind... but what if while you were doing this some A-hole speeds by you on the left lane? that's basically what you did, kinda... but yeah im usually the one doing the road rage... i do the reverse tailgate, i get in front of them, get next to a slow semi and keep the same speed as it... then let the pissing off commence also when im turning into school there is a 4 lane road and a shared turn lane in the middle... its common sence that you put your blinker on and wait until you get to the end of the turn lane to get in it (because someone in the on commming lane could have to use the turn lane too)... but of course fresshmen just learning how to drive dont know this so they ignor your blinker and pull up beside you...if theres no one in front of me and theres a green light i drop a gear and cut back in front of them mid turn... i have had to do thas twice this year...

Ok, to anyone who reads this looking for an answer the exhaust studs/bolts are 8mm with a 1.25 thread pitch

also on the MSA studs, which end goes into the head? the long side or the short side? i thought it was the long side but looking at the header mounting plate thickness it looks to be the short side... I should probably just call MSA...

how well do heli-coils work? and btw thanks if you do get a chance to check

I was wondering what are the specs on the exhaust studs specifically the thread size... all i know so far is that they are 8mm (that's what i have read from my MSA receipt) i ask this because my 2 outside exhaust port bolt heads popped off at some point and time and i couldn't get one of the bolts out and i am just going to rethread it and i don't know what size tap to get... thanks

idk if anyone has said it yet but a 240sx throttle body... read up on the swap, i think all you need is a 1" spacer and a way to rig up the throttle rod EDIT*** also it might not be too beneficial to a stock motor but you have to start somewhere

it might work w/o the mount.. at least until you find a mount at a JYard

LOL i had a old rusty wrench lodged under my tray too, i still have it, like a souvenir...

i cant afford gloves but i can afford Gojo and band aids...

lol im sure that suby was a 10 sec car

look in the third pic top left, the part where the studs are is whrer the EGR valve and tube should be...

only if you add 2by2's to the equation

awesome! are you going to the DNI shootouts? if you are we could swap there...

NAWZ FTW!!!! for real, ZDriver and HybridZ have beat this thing DEAD with a stick that has nails and razor blades attached... btw welcome to HybridZ EDIT**** lol forgot to put the link http://zdriver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28177

lol multi purpose picture...

i always get excited before i go to a J-Yard, you never know what your going to find

me and my buddy are going to go on a road trip to a J-yard after spring break, we just have to find one with a 82-83 280zx and a fiero my local JYard has 3 ZX's all 79-81...

NOOOO!!!! I LOVE YOUR CAR!!!!! i guess its time for a part out, ill take the wheels the splash guards, the... lol jk for real though i hope you do chose to fix it because your car is one of my favorite ZX's

Ok, this thread is a year old but it is my thread lol. For some reason I didn't get back to this thread but, black dragon nor msa sell the pieces. ZCar Source sells all 3 pieces of the cover for around $550 USED w/o the reinforcement bar!!! How do you guys replace yours? Or is this just a j-yard search thing?

i second this,(the ignition control module) if this is the problem it will keep getting worse and worse untill you eventually can't drive the car due to it shutting off... it seems on a lot of 80's cars and trucks these get too hot and just go bad... its like $110 new (mabe like $30-40 at a J-yard) so try to eliminate every thing else before you do go this route... it also might be your pick-up coil but i don't know because when i fixed mine i replaced both at one time instead of doing it scientificly...

i jacked mine up by the front bumper before, it wasnt fun, but it worked for what i was doing... also same thing for the rear just used the diff. (haven't tried the rear bumper yet lol) you can use the frame rails just get a 2x4 or something strong and wide that wont crack... i have tried the pinch welds before... lets just say ill never try that again...

I can't believe that no one has said this... any PICS of the FG pannels?

lol i was gonna say the same thing... and sanders8800, please tell me that by rally racing you don't mean mub boggin (because you are in GA)

thanks, i also herd they were american racing but he wasnt for sure

Soileau RB26zcar do you know what those wheels are called? i found a set and was just wondering what they are (if they are the same yours look like 15's and a little wider) mine are 215 60 14, are those the same size as yours?