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Yes it is a 280 and that's what I figured but wasn't sure. Thanks all! Now I need to decide whether to put the new springs in or just stick with the old ones -

I took my front springs out to replace with the Tokico lowering springs and they look nearly the same. I did some searching on this but could not find anything. I'm assuming that since the Tokico's are stiffer than the stock springs they should be shorter... I do know that the guy that had the car before me did some mods about 10 years ago, so maybe it already has performance springs? I've included a pic of the springs and how my car sits now, any help would be greatly appreciated -

Sorry that last post didn't work, Here it is in VW Tornado Red

Thanks! I don't plan on going with a full bumper but would like to at least do the sides to give it more of a finished look. Not bad for a total of $10!

Hello all - So I've been running my car for a couple summers now with no real grille other than the stock 280z unit that only covers half the opening in front of the car. I've also had Hella 500 fog lights in there because I've always like that rallye look. Anyway, I've been looking for ideas, tried some of my own and wasn't really happy with what I came up with until I ran across this post - http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/57231-custom-grill-or-grille-ideas/page__pid__839089#entry839089 where Zyler mentioned using a Mustang grille. Before - A friend of mine at a local cruise-in happened to have one that I could have for free, so I figured why not try it? I got to his house, placed the grille in the front end and the fit was near perfect. It even fit over the Hellas without me having to move them! Here is a pic of the grille sitting in - In order to get the new grille in far enough, I did have to cut the signal light brackets out but I wasn’t using them anyway. I originally thought about buying a billet insert to cover the pony, but found some expanded sheet metal I had from an earlier attempt and decided to use that – I like it. A little more straightening and cleaning up and I’ll be all set -

You may have done this already but I had the same problem with mine and it came down to faulty cables. I replaced the positive and negative and it seems to run and charge fine now.

Someone wanted that video gone, it looks to have been removed from about 5 different sites

^^^^ Very nice! Love the color

I think it's a cool idea but the font is wrong and needs to be all caps - otherwise I like.

What is the mirror from?

I'd say keep the Z.. a good friend of mine has a 75 vette, beautiful to look at and probably gets more looks from little kids but as far as power goes they are nearly the same. We mess around on the highway all the time (both cars are basically stock) and are always dead even. At car shows the Z gets way more props (yeah, I said props) from the car guys mainly because there just aren't as many around - vettes are everywhere. Also, after having driven both cars the Z is a much better handling vehicle and I think has way more potential. But in the end, it's all up to your personal preference, so have fun with whatever you choose!

Thanks! I don't have a front on view, have to take some more pictures. I got the Hella 500's, still want to move them back into the grill at least another inch and fabricate a grill that goes the rest of the way down.

The day I picked it up It runs! Put everything back together, picked up 17" RB/RBR combo, Hankook Ventus V12 245/45 Rear 225/45 Front, Poly bushings and dynamat. Lots of work left to do, hopefully a strip and repaint over the winter as well as a set of coilovers and eventually a 1jz swap.

I've been using an app for my phone (droid) called SpeedView that is free, looks great, and is quite accurate. It has a lot of other cool features too, like distance traveled, keeps a log of my speed, and has a compass. Highly recommended if you have an android os phone.. check out the Dynomaster and Trapster apps while you're at it .

I don't know if this will help or not but I had the same problem only the idle would not go below 2 - 3K rpms most of the time. I took the BCDD apart, messed with the idle, timing, nothing worked. It turned out to be a bad vacuum line going to the bottom of the distributor - about $5 worth of tubing and 5 minutes later, problem solved.

I know you borrowed those, but do you know what size tires are on the rotas? I just bought the same size rb's and haven't decided on what size sidewall to go with yet.

I have the opposite problem with mine - the doors lock fine, but when I turn the key to unlock it only comes up about halfway and I have to turn it a couple times to get it open. I'm sure I just need to get in there and lube it up or something.

I ordered the same kit from summit the other day - sounds like a pretty good deal from what everyone else is saying. I'm hoping it tightens my car up around corners, it can get a little hairy sometimes.

Well it seems that I was off by a tooth ... or 2 or 3. It took a minute to figure out how to get the cover back on with the spindle in position, basically I needed to turn the spindle back (to the left) about half way since the spindle turns when the cover goes back into position. Now I have a small leak in the oil pan area so that gasket will probably be my next project......

Got the car running last night, thanks to all for the assistance - the picture was a huge help

Big help, thanks! I am getting spark, forgot to mention that earlier - I'll have to go and check everything tomorrow aftenoon, it's getting late... back to work in the morning!

I removed my timing cover this weekend to replace a blown gasket and now it won't start. I have seen many posts about checking cam and timing chain position, but none on where the dizzy gear should be - Currently, when the #1 cylinder is at TDC, the rotor is pointed at the #1 also. I did not remove the oil pump or touch the timing chain when the cover came off, but the dizzy gear did move a bit. Does this make a difference? BTW , it's a 77 280z EFI.

I just wanted to add that if you do rent a kit from Autozone or somewhere similar, DO NOT use the 3 prong to remove the pulley. I tried that first with mine and cracked the pulley. After it broke i figured I'd try again since it was already broken but it still would not come off, and cracked again. Get the correct bolts and mount to the inside of the unit to remove it.... no breakage and it is recommended in the Nissan manual. Luckily, I have a 240z parts car and can use the pulley from that...

Hey guys.. I did a search but have not reached an answer to my problem. I bought a 73 240 last year that is in need of a lot of attention - recently I started on the engine and it turns over but gets no spark. I have replaced the plugs, wires, cap, and coil. It currently has an allison xr700 ignition module, but I'm not sure if it is good or not. I am also wondering what powers the allison unit, and are there any other places I should be looking for a root cause? Any help would be greatly appreciated!