78-280Z

Edited... oops I typed that in a hurry. Yes, according to the seller it did. This honestly is not a huge concern to me except for the fact that I would like to check my idle speed (it idles a little rough) and verify that the idle screw is set correctly and then check my timing. However, I can't do this if I don't know what my idle rpm is. I'd prefer to not have to go buy an aftermarket gage to test this out. I have a new distributor cap, rotor, AFM intake boot and spark plugs on their way tomorrow. I am also hoping this helps with the idle. I also plan on changing every vacuum line in the engine bay to avoid having vacuum leaks be an issue. I have only had the car for about a week.

Hi All, New to this forum and I have been searching for a couple of hours to no avail. All I found was someone had an erratic tach so they added a capacitor to the (-) terminal of the ignition coil and it made it work just fine but I am not sure if this would help me. My original tach was stuck at like 2700 rpms so I replaced it with another original tach. Now, it reads just fine unless it's under 1200 rpms. Under that, it reads at 0. When the engine is cranking at startup, it does flutter under 1000rpms like it wants to read but then drops to 0 when the car fires on. I know it gets the signal from the ignition coil (-) terminal so my question is, is it not getting enough voltage from the ignition coil under a certain rpm to get the tach going? i did disassemble the rear of tach when I received it to remove the green light bulb filters (I like the white/yellow color better). Did I add nuts in the wrong order making a bad connection on the two little prongs on the back (they have tiny nuts on them)? I am referring to 1 and 2 in this image: http://www.gwfweb.com/datsun/images/tach.jpg . If anyone has a better picture of that setup that might help. Thanks! Car: 1978 Datsun 280Z 2+2

dmoralesbello, I just went through every single one of the posts in your thread. Your Z looks awesome! The owner of this one claims that it has "no rust" but I saw some traces of rust in the pictures he sent me. My plan is to use that to negotiate further when I arrive to pick it up. Even when he told me "no rust", I knew there would be some to find so it's not a deal breaker - just makes it more of a project! I plan to do any and all work myself. I will probably be putting an LS V8 in it since I work for a GM and must stick to my brand! I also am getting a T56 veryyy cheap! All in due time. In the meantime, cleaning it up, coilovers, maybe an LSD, bumper removal, dash and gage repair. I'm pretty excited to get started. I haven't had a project since I sold my 85 Porsche 944 a few years back.

Same as above ^^^ I am looking for an OBX unit but can't seem to find one anywhere.

Hi all, I am picking up this beauty this weekend. Anything I should be looking for besides rust rust rust? As far as I know, only the odometer, rpm gauge and e-brake do not work. I'll start diagnosing after I make the 13 hour drive back home. I hope she makes it!