nick77

where in kelowna, or west kelowna is datsun maturi held?

Awesome car.. im in penticton would love to meet up when we both complete our z cars, i know of a couple others in the okanagan too

i see a little gauge pod in your car in the walk around vid and would love to see more of your interior

there is i think 3 nuts coming from inside the trunk on studs and she will come out

i am a mechanic and have worked in both areas mainly the fi, and i own a carbd vehicle and plan on converting my datsun to carb since i love how simple, easy and cheep it is.

carbs are easy to adjust, easy to fix, if theres a problem you can limp it home, you can find parts for them just about anywhere, and theres alot less to go wrong. manufactures used carbs for what 80 years, and ya they had problems but not as many as fi cars and a lot cheeper to fix. Nick

i have a complete setup of my old l28 i am converting to carb so i have everything you need, minus the tank and pump, i have 4 or 5 new injectors reman air flow meter, computer, harness, intake and plumbing, fuel rail, and more... let me know if we can make a deal as i need it gone and dont want to toss Nick

i never put any on, not needed

im gunna mount mine where the stock computer was and cut the hole for computer serial number bigger to show the msd and 6al

lighter botom end rotating assembly i think a 351w is about 30 pounds heavyer

they are the same except the output shaft in the 4wd is shorter than the 2wd and you would need to find an extention housing, unfortunatly you need to tear the whole tranny apart to change the output shaft, ive had to do swap a 4wd to a 2wd once

800hp? what do you plan on doing with that?? drag race only, street car????, if its a drag race car and the odd cruise on the street id go powerglide. whats the so special with the motor, supercharged?? what is the motor post some pics im shure everyone wants to see a 800hp z

i personally being a tranny rebuilder would stick with the 4l60e (aka 700r4 w/electronics) the 4l80 is uber heavy and way to heavy duty unless you plan on towing huge stuff with your z, anyway the 4l60 can be modified to handle rediculous amounts of power with upgrades just find a tranny shop in your area that will build you a performance unit or buy a tcs or monster transmisson or what ever you have down there, trust me worth the money

thanks for replying, it is a 77 but the weird thing is the diff is still in the car i never took it out, i knew whta they were for 5 months ago i cleaned the threads and put the nuts on but i cant figure it out now, the best i can come up with was i riped a r200 out of a 280zx at the junkyard and somehow they managed to end up with my bolt collection at home? Thanks Nick

on your new aftermarket gauge or gm gauge it will have 3 wires coming out ground(for the gauge), 12v switched power for the gauge, last one is for the sending unit center terminal(with the nut), and the spade terminal on the sending unit is the sending units ground

hey guys i took apart my car recently and put all the bolts in a can and i was sorting them out and fiqured all of them out except these 4 long 6" bolts, i kept them together when i took them off with the washer and the nut so i believe they go together, any help would be much appriciated sorry for the bad quality Thanks Nick

Alright i have looked and looked for answers and i have come up dry i want to buy this speedo for my STOCK 77 280z with a 5 speed http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ATM%2D4889&N=700+4294925228+400442+4294839042+4294815743+4294891591+4294765941+115&autoview=sku im having a hard time figuring out what to use for the speed sender. i now have only the stock cable, speedo gears and speedo gear holder. Now does the autometer speed sensors just plug into the speedo gear holder at the trannie? and if so which one? http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ATM%2D5292&N=700+115&autoview=sku or http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ATM%2D5291&N=700+115&autoview=sku Thanks Nick

Hi everyone Im new to the import scence and the metric convertions I know that on a standard run of the mill ford 302 that if its bored out .030 the top of the piston will have 030 cast in the top of the piston Problem i ran into was that when i pulled my 77 280z engine apart to re-ring it 2 of the pistons had a 2 and a smaller 5 and the other 4 had a 4 and a smaller 5 now if my math serves me right and the 2 5 means .25mm thats a .010 oversize, i have never heard of a .010 oversize and the engine had around 130,000 miles on it when it was rebuilt and theres no way that it could be bored out only 10thou I was just wondering what the numbers on the top mean and if i should be alarmed that they are not all the same? Thanks Guys Nick PS I Have Searched This Topic

on my z when i got it its a 77 but it should be the same the two green wires for the thermotime switch and the two black wires for the ecu's water sensor were mixed up and there should be another lone wire beside them for the dash's water temp gauge make sure these are hooked up right even take a pick and ill verifly, that is the first thing id check get back to me and if the problem persists well try some other things Nick

i like my sunroof, my car isnt a dark color its a light blue and soon to be a darker color but it is only insured and driven in the summer months and it is rather hot where i live(in summer is normally around 33-36 celcius about mid 90s in f) and being really hot its nice to have the sunroof as it keeps the car cool since i dont have ac and when it is open it does not look that bad either. i have washed the car and mine is very weather tight i sprayed water at the underside of the seams and no water came in as for driving it in the rain i have not experienced that yet as it does not rain much here. i dont feel a draft or anything so pretty tight there too. i myself am going to keep mine but if it was in bad condition i would see if a shop can fix it and see if i could find parts for it or make my own, i myself like the lines of the early datsun z car the way the roof shape rolls into the hatch and perfectly to the rear of the car and how many early z cars have a sunroof?

My z has the same sunroof mine is in very good condition its a 77 280z my uncle was the second owner and he got the car in 79 and it was already on it so by my thinking its a dealer installed option

on my off white interior i use vim it brought them back to new just rince with water Nick

yes its a s30, and i already have the holes still there im wanting to mount them cuz the rain fiull my car. Nick

yes i want to mount both its an original (as they get) aluminum louvers that fit out side the window and the spoiler is the 1 piece fiberglass that is the most common one. I have no hinges or hardware so if i see a close up picture of how they mount i can make something up or get hinges from the hardware store. Thanks Nick