TheNewKid Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Well I installed a new bulb in place of the old one. After 2-3 hours of work the headlight lamp still wouldn't turn on! I checked the fuse box to see if it was a burnt out fuse and there wasn't even one in place?!? Well I went to the hardware store and purchased a new fuse and now it works great! Ahh so much work for nothing ! Well at least I know how to change a new headlight now! And also today I yanked the hubcaps off and painted them all satin black. It looks great but still needs some sanding which I will do tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Does anyone here in Texas do quality paint jobs? I am looking for someone to do the paint and bodywork on my car in the 1000-1500$ range. Maybe one of you would be interested in the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Supposedly the macco in plano has good reviews... I've read on forums that if you do all the prep work and get the 2 stage job it wont come out half bad! It has 23 reviews on google that say its great and two that say they got the 129$ special and weren't happy with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The Maaco here in Irving on Story rd. does a decent job, look for Lonnie. I know, Maaco but Lonnie has done a decent job on a repair on our Tundra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thats exactly the one im taliking about. I've heard and seen nothing but good things about the macco in irving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thats exactly the one im taliking about. I've heard and seen nothing but good things about the macco in irving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Well I installed my dash cap today, I will update tommorow morning with my hopefully good results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hey guys did some work on the 280z this weekend. When I was driving down the road last-night the lights kept flickering and my cop radar was going bananas?!? I pulled to the side of the road to realize my battery's negative cable was disconnected. When I got home I tried tightening it and the old battery connector snapped into 3 pieces! Well I got 2 new ones and installed them and am very happy that I did the work myself. My dash cap is still in the process of being finished. It needs some more glue on a few of the edges/ glue removed on the edges in certain spots. Here are a few pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Oh yea heres my future color it will go good with the brown interior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazerRackham Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The sounds 6-1 Headers make though......Well worth the 250 dollars. Make every day sound like the 24 hours of La Mans! Here's a link to what my car sounded like up until I pulled everything off to go turbo, http://s524.photobuc...34973775522.mp4 6-1 ceramic coated headers to a 2.5 mandrel bent exhaust to a dynomax turbo xl muffler Oh my god dat sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Oh my god dat sound. No Lie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Hey I have lots of updates on the z, but first I need to know, How do you remove the tailight assembly? Im Painting the plastic and cant find any how-to's . PLEASE HELP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheNewKid Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Hey guys, I've done alot since the last time I updated so here we go. Last weekend I completed my job on the dash by using a 2 screws to hold the sides down because the glue didnt adhere very well at all. I then removed the old cold air intake and installed a new 3" cold air intake with a large cone filter from chromeintakes on ebay. I can feel the difference from 3000-5000 rpms, it seems to rev quicker too. After that I took the valve cover off and painted it with gloss black rustoleum engine paint, it turned out very nice. This weekend I purchased a fule filter after seeing that the old one was manufactured in 1991 and had black sluge around the fule line connections Anyways could someone please answer my question above (2 posts up). Now pics.... Edited December 16, 2012 by TheNewKid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldlion Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 You have to remove the tail light housing completely. nuts inside the car, just take 'em off. The plastic cover is screwed to the housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thank-you Emeraldlion, I will apply these intructions soon! Well it's now christmas break and I have a list of reachable goals. 1. Replace all Vaccume tubes 2. Replace passenger side headlight 3. Polish and Install 280zx 6 spoke aluminum rims ( I am thinking 195 in the front 225 in the rear ) 4. Paint and repair rear tailight assembly 5. Plan and begin to prepair undercarige rust repair/reinforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) In the past few days I've been making some progress on the 280z. The first goal of mine that I met was installing the passenger side headlight and cleaning up the chrome headlight ring. On Christmas Eve I replaced most of the vaccume tubes with red silicone tubing. I also did a oil change on the car after realizing the previous owner had pensoil in the engine (eek ), replacing it with royal purple and a k&n oil filter. These modifications really woke up the engine! I even beat a foxbody mustang yesterday (4 cly probably lol)! Tomorrow I am going to polish and install some zx 6 spokes I got for 100$. Supposidly these aluminum rims weigh in at 13lb and my stock steelies are around 20lb. So 24lb of rotating mass removed should enhance the performance of the car right? Correct me if I'm wrong... Edited December 27, 2012 by TheNewKid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravityflyer Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hey I have lots of updates on the z, but first I need to know, How do you remove the tailight assembly? Im Painting the plastic and cant find any how-to's . PLEASE HELP!!! Hey NewKid, I copied the relevant sections from the service manual... Sorry if the quality isn't that great. You'll note in figure BF-36 there are 7 screws that hold the assembly in place (for some reason I think I only had six). The screws in the bottom corners of the trunk compartment may be difficult to reach; I think I ended up temporarily removing the plastic panelling on the sides to gain better access. As a side note, be sure to reference the proper way to remove the rivets for the rear panel (figure BF-38) -- makes removal super easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I will hopefully be finishing up wet-sanding the rims tomorrow and install them tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Went and got 3 estimates on a paintjob. 4K was the least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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