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I want this car for a DD and for the carbs. I offered him 400 cash plus a running l28 and an r200 I have in unknown condition. He says he'll go for that deal. What does HBZ think of this? http://montana.craigslist.org/cto/2915374818.html?

I need to research them more before I spend money on one. I don't understand them well enough and I need to figure out which will work best to throw into an open r200. I wish I hadn't been in middle school when the "power brute" group buy was going on. Which LSD would you recommend with a 650 dollar budget? I'm thinking my only option other than raising the cap on that budged would be to get lucky and source a z31t diff.

After a long bit of thinking and researching, I decided to go all out and buy myself the Megan/Mchkinney coil over kit for my 78'. I have compiled a list of other things I plan on doing while the suspension is taken apart, but I don't want to forget anything that might be easier to replace/upgrade at this point, or anything that I need to replace to accommodate the kit. My list so far: Mckinney Coilover kit Wheel Bearings Suspension Bushings U-Joints Wheel Seals Undercoating Techno Versions Diff mount Toyota Front Brake Calipers Paint engine bay/under-fender area Modern Motorsports Brake Brackets 240sx rear rotor and calpier Brake lines and other hardware for both front and rear Exhaust Tubing/Muffler for L28et Some kind of LSD (probably will wait on that though) Rota RR-R 17x8.5+4/Tires That is what I have written so far on this piece of paper, strike outs indicate things I have/have ordered. So while I'm at it, what other possible things could I/should I replace? The car is going to be street driven mostly, with as much auto-xing as I can do of course, if that is important to note. Thanks, Kevin.

Mercury Topaz.

When your ex wife/girlfriend still sends you pictures of everyone she sees.

You know you own a Datsun when you search all of the craigslist locales within 1500 miles and spell it Dotson, Datsin, Dotsun, and Porche, just in case the poster of an ad made a mistake.

You know you own a Datsun when... You spend 15 minutes reading through a "You know you own a Datsun" thread in the library at school rather than revising your senior research paper. When you've spent AT LEAST an hour a day on hybridz.org for the past two+ years and have made just over 50 posts.

Probably not, but potentially this guy built it? http://www.studiotimecapsule.com/restoration_of_twiggys_toyota_2000gt He doesn't seem to update his blog anymore, which is sad, but if you look through the rest of his site you can see his plans for an aluminum S30. I wonder if he ever built that.

It's so hard not to hate you when I look at the progress you've made with your car and I compare it to mine. Looking great though.

Go here, xenon s30 download the 77' FSM. You should be able to identify everything using the manual.

I have most of the wiring done, just missing a few things, but since I didnt have the ZX fuel pump or fuel pump relay and related wiring, I just ignored that part of the wiring diagrams. I ran a new wire from the b/w ignitor wire to the fuel pump relay and used the stock b/w wire from the ignition as the diagram I posted said to do. I have power to the coil, and I can hear the FI relay click on. I also ran a new wire to the black/yellow wire in the plug under the dash as the diagram also said. I have tried to start it and I have no spark going to any cylinders. I have looked over everything, and noticed that I'm missing the condenser (condensers?) at the coil. Would this keep it from firing, or am I screwing something up worse than I thought by not using doing anything to the fuel pump? I also haven't wired my tach in, if that makes a difference. I hate to ask even more, probably really obvious questions, but I'm so close to being done, I just want to drive the damn car!

Still looking? I might have one laying around. Not sure though. I'll check tomorrow if you're interested.

Almost have it all figured out, after nothing but reading and looking over diagrams for the past week. Just not sure what to do about the inconsistencies between the previously posted diagram and this one. Both are pretty similar, but there are some differences. Unless of course I'm just misunderstanding them. As I understand, plug 2 on the colorful diagram is what the attached diagram is referring to. But some wires are labeled differently and show to go to different places on each diagram. Such as the wire from the yellow ignitor. Should I just follow one diagram and ignore the other, or combine the info? Ah I'm getting confused. I'm ready to start wiring, just want to be sure that I do it right.

I've seen both the thread and the schematic. I read the FI and ignition guide over a few times. I know what all of the things are on the new harness, the only confusing part for me when it comes to the diagrams, is figuring out what goes to where in the existing wiring for my 78'. I'm getting it out though. Much easier to comprehend when not being rushed. Apologies for further mutilating the dead horse with this thread, I just thought I had a very limited amount of time to get it done when I posted originally, and wanted to get answers as quickly as possible. Which now as I think about it, finding them on the site probably would've been just as quick as posting a thread with them... But again, thanks for the assistance. And hopefully this should get done by the end of the week.

Thanks again CG. Your assistance is greatly appreciated and will definitely have a huge impact on my car getting back on the road. Well I fortunately have an extension on my time limit, so I have some more research time as well as time to digest the info. I'll probably continue to post on here with my questions since the thread is already here and I feel it has some good info on it. I know I'll have more questions, and if you don't mind answering them, I'm sure someone else could benefit later on. (my experience with forums is little. I don't post often, but I'm on here reading almost everyday.) In regards to TTV8, my apologies sir! I completely misunderstood your post. Sorry about that. And that is definitely true, it certainly is not running yet and will likely have more problems down the road before it is. I'm just being as optimistic as I can because I wanna drive the damn thing already!

CG, that was exactly what I was looking for. Sorry for missing a few things in the OP. Its a 82' or 83' engine that I'm putting in my 78'. Pretty sure it's a later one because I never saw a CAS anywhere on the engine. The pictures really help and I appreciate it very much. I have both the 78' FSM, as well as the turbo supplement, haven't really looked at them for this part because I really just don't know what i'd be looking for. I'll be using the stock turbo ECU as well as the later turbo FI harness. I think that i splice some of the wires from the FI harness to what I have of the Ignition harness I could get it to work. I just need someone to help me who has experience. I'll have to look over all of the diagrams tonight. Does anything have to be done to swap the zx alternator into my 280? I didnt notice the difference at first and already mounted the internally regulated one into my car. Wouldn't be hard to switch back but the newer one is much cleaner and I would like to use it. Also, do I need to mess with the fuel pump wiring with the new harness in? That's been unclear to me while reading through other people's threads. And I'm sure there is more questions that I just haven't thought of yet. Thanks again cgsheen!! As for TTv8's post, what do you mean "call a tow truck?" It's very clear in my first post that my problem is wiring related and not turbo related. But since it applies to a turbo engine, I saw it fit to go into the turbo forum. If I was wrong in doing this, then I'm sure an admin will take care of it. No need to be rude about anything. Also why can't I do a rush job on it? It's very close to being done, and I think 3 days is a reasonably adequate amount of time to complete a wiring job.

As my turbo swap is nearing its completion, certain problems have also revealed themselves. I would search for their answers on the site myself, but now I am facing a serious time crunch. I need the car running by saturday to get it out of my neighbor's garage, and work as well as school are stealing most of my time. This being my first engine swap ever, and that I'm doing it mostly myself, it's proving to be a bit difficult. I have a few questions on wiring and a few other things. First off, I bought the turbo engine already removed from the donor car on somewhat of an impulse, so I hadn't done any research on the swap prior to having the engine available. For 275 dollars though, with a full FI harness and AFM as well as some other bits I knew I needed, I couldn't pass it up. That being said, I am missing something rather vital, which would be most of the ignition harness. With that being gone however, I do have part of the wires. The guy who had it before seemed to have cut the ignition harness at the coil mount with all of the plug ins still there. I also have the 8 wire plug on the FI harness that goes to the ignition harness, so I'm thinking there is still a lot to work with here. Unfortunately, I'm without any idea of what to do. I've read multiple write ups, but my inexperience is setting in, and I really just don't understand a lot of the material without someone there to explain it to me. I'm sure I can connect the wires with new wires and all that, but which ones go where? My harness is from an 82' or 83', but I also have an 81' that came with the engine. Neither have the ignition though. (I also have this odd grey box with a plug in on it that came with it. I've never seen it in anyone's write ups but forgot to take a picture of it.) Moving on, my next question is about where to mount the AFM. If anyone has a picture of their setup with stock J-pip and AFM that would be greatly appreciated. Finally, for now, I have also never seen this black box of fusible links on any posts. Does it replace the old and nasty fusible link boxes? Alright, that's it for now. I hate to be a bum and just ask all these questions which im sure have been covered many times before on this site, but I need to get this done real quick and am quite desperate. Thanks, Kevin

Hahahaha, thank you for that post. I got an even better laugh at that than I did the video. Regardless of your absurd gesture, I'm sure they could appreciate the skill required to pull of a maneuver as complex as that. Did you say you pulled off a "double front flip" while in mid drift? No hands on the wheel? Just picturing that is amazing. But back on the subject, thanks for making me feel like less of a D-Bag about the matter. Mucho appreciano. That's spanish for much appreciation, for those like me who can't speak it. Or more likely, just me.

And now I feel like a total arse! I had no idea who the man was, and didn't mean any disrespect towards him. Just thought the clip was funny. Apologies if any offense was taken.

Got a good laugh at this. The Datsun heritage guy knows his Z's.

http://www.classicdatsun.com/ They have butterscotch, if that's what you're looking for.

I don't remember where I found this picture, probably rocky auto or something, but does anyone know anything about this air dam? Has anyone ever seen it on another car? I've been searching for about an hour for more pictures of it but have found nothing. I think it looks awesome and would love to know more about it.

The SS? Or the Z32 TT? I thought the Z32 TT was a R230.

Thanks for the tips! I'll try as much of that as possible when I go to look at it. I really don't want to spend too much time outside because it's in the negatives up here, and it's not supposed to be getting any nicer anytime soon. I also found a guy with a LSD from a Z32 Twin Turbo with CV shafts and everything, but I haven't read up on what's required to get one of those into an S30 yet. I'm assuming it's different than a Z31 LSD, which as I understand is a direct bolt in. (except from the SS) Is that correct? I just want to make sure I'm digesting the info I've been reading correctly.

I found someone on craigslist with a 280zx he's parting out that he claims has a LSD. I plan on taking a look at it this week and am wondering what some things are i can look for to determine if it is an actual limited slip or not. I'm doubting it is, but he says the PO may have swapped it out. Other than the finned cover, what are some things that I can look for in order to determine if it is or not? I'm guessing it's still in the car, so I really don't think taking the cover off to check will be something I'm likely to do.