[CJBrian's V8 71 240Z]

OMG, i wish i had my Z like this. I cant find a body shop with the ballz to do such work here in my city, or the shops i have visited fear early datsuns because of the work involved. My Z is only a shell at this moment too.

 

(sorry for my engrish)

[The official White Z thread]

This is mine as I got it some time ago, currently is on the bare bones waiting for a bodyshop.I'll keep it white.

 

A friend's 260Z wich sadly, is now "graphite gray". Both cars from BAJA, Mx.

[Rb26 starter and alternator]

The starter from the KA engines will fit and even the old starter from a L series engine. Alternators are basically the same, I installed a Quest Alternaor (110 Amp unit) on a L26 with a minor pulley modification, so It shouldn't be hard to find a US equivalent.

 

[Seat swap list]

Z32 leather seats on my 78 S30. I got both seats for cheap. (30 USD)

 

 

 

 

This side rubs badly with the armrest, the seats aren't mounted "teh right way".

 

S30 seat rail on the Z32 seat, one bolt will fit, the other no so i had to use self-tapping sheetmetal screws.

 

Again, this will no fit, so i used the miracle scrws again, this was temporarily because the car is undergoing a complete restomod.

[Help! My engine is Flooding !]

¡¡IT'S ALIVE!!

 

After 2 long years, the Engine finally came to life Yesterday.

 

It was the "Cold Start Valve", was getting stuck, sometines it flooded the engine and other times it didnt inject any gasoline.

 

And what about the Starts-but-stops Problem? The Fuel Injection system came from a 1977 Z, and the Ignition Switch wiring was a bit different, and I let a friend do the wiring. FAIL. The START and RUN wires where backwards that why the engine didn't start

 

Heres a 1:42 min. Video of the engine running, still runs rough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk8BK_wU6FQ

 

Im still using the L24E AFM, but I adjusted it and now it works great.

 

Thanks everybody for teh help!!!

 

Next Year: RB20DET FTMFW!!

[Help! My engine is Flooding !]

Do you have an afm?

 

I have 2 AFMs, one is from a L24E Maxima and the other, I dont really know from what car is

[How to keep the stock tach when using EDIS?]

I was wondering, since Im on a very tight budget, how to keep the stock 280Z gauges when swapping a newer engine.

 

I'll be swapping a RB20 running on Mega Squirt, but I dont have any Idea on how to keep the stock tachometer.

 

I read on another forum, a guy made a simple circuit to emulate the pulses to the Tach, but he posted no pictures of the circuit, can anybody help me?

 

Thanks.

[Help! My engine is Flooding !]

Heres the story:

 

Abouth a month and a half ago, I bought a 1978 280Z, which was stripped of of almost all the components of the fuel injection system.

 

Here's a pic of the engine bay the day I got the car:

 

I wanted to keep the EFI setup, so I bought everything from a friend...and this is how it looks now

 

 

This is da problem: Since I'ill be swapping a RB engine, I bought the a Walbro GSL392 external fuel pump, and it has a flow rate of 255 liter per hour...

 

The new pump almost "bolts"-on in the stock location...and I used the original fuel damper

 

So, where's the problem? some people told me its the higher flowing pump the problem, others say its the fuel injectors sticking...can the fuel damper bring higher fuel pressures?

 

The engine only keeps running for about 15 seconds until it floods, and The 6 spark plugs where all wet with gasoline...

[Are these AFMs compatible?]

I got a nice AFM from a junk yard Maxima with the L24E engine...I want to know if it is compatible with a 1977-1978 L28E engine.

 

Some people say yes, other say they're not compatible, what you guys think of this?

 

Thanks for any advice.

[Z32 seats on S30 look and feel GREAT]

Well, this Afternoon I complete the installation of the 2 seats...

 

Seat comparison

 

The S30 seat rail almost fits the Z32 seat, One bolt will fit, altough the another one not. The bolts on the S30 are phillips head and the Z32 are 12mm.

 

 

 

For this bolt, I used a self tapping 3/8" screw

 

 

Ready:

 

I did the same for the other rail and then took the seat and put it into the car, one side will fit correctly

 

For the other, again, I used the 3/8 screw

 

 

Now I have 2 "new" seats!!

 

Its not a perfect fit, but is cheap, and almost a bolt On

 

The bolsters hit the armrest a bit

[Z32 front brakes on a S30]

I was buying parts for a 240SX...Z32 brake and diff upgrade, wheels, hubs...etc, but then I bought a 1978 280Z, in less words: I want to recycle as many parts as possible, I've read about the rear suspension swap, swapping a S13 rear suspension will allow to use the big disc brakes and VLSD...but there's little information on how to put the Z31 hubs on a S30, so I'm asking for any information regarding the swap, a friend is going to part out his Turbo Z31, and i wanna buy all the parts that are neccesary. Well, here's what I got to this moment:

 

Last sunday, I took the S30 Brake booster to compare it to the Z32 unit. It barely fits, altough the firewall holes are not identical, they can be modified with a drill to bolt the Z32 booster. Well, at least thats good news...

[Z32 seats on S30 look and feel GREAT]

*Its a manual seat, a Electric one may not fit 'cause its too wide

*The head rest on my seat cannot be removed, altough I removed one on another seat

*The rails are very different, and being a personal car Im going with fixed position.

[Z32 seats on S30 look and feel GREAT]

Yesterday I got a nice and clean Z32 leather seat(driver side), barely fits on my 280Z...but Its a good lookin' and cheap upgrade. (Next week I'll frabricate the mounts)

 

 

[I Need Help Identifying some relays]

I own a 78 280Z, and it has a metal box on the spark plugs side, and there are some relays in...I want to replace/delete them, but i dont know for what purposes are they (sorry for my engrish)

 

Thanks everybody!

 

[What motor mounts fit well for a RB swap?]

Mexicali is in BAJA, our sister city is Calexico (92231), environmental laws in Baja California are very lax, so I dont care about running Megasquirt.

 

And about the mounts, I didnt know how heavier was the RB20, so I guess custom mounts are mandatory, the McKinney mounts are somewhat expensive, I cant afford them

[What motor mounts fit well for a RB swap?]

Hi everybody, yesterday I bought my First S30, a 1978 280Z. (2 seater)

 

The L28 is getting old, and I had a RB20 laying around, so I want to put that engine on the Z.

 

I was searching...and I found that some people used Z31 mounts...are those Z31 mounts for the 200ZR? Or are the same mounts used on the regular VG30 Z?

 

Thats my question...Im not afraid to do custom mounts (A friend will do them )

 

Thanks for any advice.

[Help! 260Z Cranks but there's no Spark]

Hi everybody, A friend bought a 260Z, but there's no spark at the distributor. The previous owner told us the Transistor Ignition Unit was bad, What can I do to fix or replace it? The car still has the original L26.

[lets see your 240z-260z]

Yesterday, a friend got a 260Z. 6000 pesos, wich is about 600 dollars. 88911 miles on the odo.

 

 

(Mexicali, capital of Baja California)