Nickanicus

Looking for a good running L28 in the central FL area. No oil burning or smoking. Let me know what you have, thanks -Nick edit; found one

Ah, cool, that makes sense then. I don't have the book, but I'll look on Amazon. I'm just doing a quick freshening up of the motor for now. Eventually, I want to rebuild the head with a hotter cam and all new parts.

Hey guys, I'm in the process of replacing the valve stem seals on my 75' 280Z L28E and I found out that the motor has double valve springs installed on it. To my knowledge, the engine is stock. Did these motors ever come with a dual valve spring setup? Also, I'm doing this job with the head on the car, and I ended up making my own valve spring compressor. Does anyone know of a valve spring compressor that will work with the cam still installed? Thanks, -Nick

I'm looking for the bracket mentioned in this post: http://forums.hybridz.org/showpost.php?p=1104456&postcount=5 If someone has one sitting around, let me know, I could use it ASAP. Thanks!

Yeah, my car is a 280Z, I probably should have mentioned that. Anyway, I guess I can post a wanted ad now... Thanks!! -Nick

I received my car without having the center console actually installed. I know I'm missing some parts, but can anyone help me figure out what I actually need? I see that theres a couple bolts in front of the shifter hole where something should be bolted down. Also there are bolt holes on the console itself, that should correspond with a bracket of some sort. Also, I think there should be trim on both sides of the trans tunnel. Anyway, if anyone could post some pics or some info on what it is I'm looking for, that would be fantastic... Thanks! Here is what I'm working with:

Yeah, that silly corolla is definitely good inspiration for me. Will is good with a wrench and is typically a good influence on my vehicular insanity. After tomorrow, exams are over and I can really tear into it. I started re-carpeting the interior yesterday and am going to purchase some seats for the car soon. I also want to tackle the stereo install and fix the chassis wiring issues. I threw a new lock cylinder in it today so now its not steal-able by anyone with a screwdriver. I'm undecided on whether or not I want to rip out the A/C. I figure I'll leave everything as-is for now and look into making it work later. A couple other things I want to get fixed are the door-shutting issue and my drivers side window, which seems to have a very sloppy regulator. Anyway, I'm basically free for the next month, so hopefully all these little issues can be rectified and I'll have a bitchin' little car to drive around in next semester...

...and it runs again! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-H8n21MAvw

So I guess this is a bit of an introduction of myself as well as my Z. I'm not new to the car-modding scene. I used to mess with Volvos (turbocharging, megasquirt, etc... hit up www.turbobricks.com). I kind of decided I was tired of messing around with something about as visually appealing as a cardboard box and about as aerodynamic as one too. My coworker, who is also a hybridz member turned me onto Datsuns. We've been converting his 73' 240Z with an L28 to megasquirt. So this is what I ended up with, for 1000$: At the PO's house: After getting it home and finally getting the stupid rear drums off: The Toyota belongs to my roommate. It has a Series II supercharged 3.8 with a T5 behind it. Filthy: So after replacing lots of stuff including: plugs, wires, brake master cylinder, clutch master cylinder, fuel hoses, fuel pump, fuel filter, oil change, clutch slave cylinder, wheel cylinders, brake shoes, halfshaft U joint, manifold gaskets, pcv valve, valve cover gasket, etc.... It ran! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxgXYR1TWA But it ran like crap, so I decided to rip everything out and throw on the megasquirt that used to be on my Volvo. I bought a Palnet rail and an EDIS wheel and sensor mount from Derek, here on the board (great value by the way, and at a very worthwhile price). http://s632.photobucket.com/albums/uu49/nickflyman/280z/Megasquirt/ I'll be using the coils and ignitor from a 3000GT. Check this out for more info: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=137151 More cleaner!!! So thats pretty much where I'm at now as far as the engine goes. I've been taking care of some bodywork and fixing rust in some areas and am hoping to have a paintjob on the thing in a few months. It should be interesting to see how it comes out. Anyway guys, let me know what you think. Any suggestions are welcome.

As I understand it, Tremclad is the same as the rustoleum brand we see in the states. Is this correct? I tried rolling Rustoleum on once, and I'll never try that method again. Also, I used mineral spirits to thin it. I wonder if that was part of my problem. I also noticed that paint took a long time to dry via that method. My Z isn't something that'll ever end up on Barret Jackson; I just want something that looks decent from 20 feet away and doesn't get my car catagorized as a POS right away. I would assume most of you would reccomend this method over a Maaco job...