dukeluv280zx Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 i just bought this 76 260zx with a 280zx 83 2.8 liter turbo p90 head i know thers missing parts but just dont know what bare with me will post pics dont even know where to start theres a bunch of wires cut the ecu is connected lights work guages work the ignition wont crank the car gotta do it from starter the car wont crank am thinking theres no electricity reaching the spark plugs were do i begin thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgsheen Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 i just bought this 76 260zx with a 280zx 83 2.8 liter turbo p90 head i know thers missing parts but just dont know what bare with me will post pics dont even know where to start theres a bunch of wires cut the ecu is connected lights work guages work the ignition wont crank the car gotta do it from starter the car wont crank am thinking theres no electricity reaching the spark plugs were do i begin thanks Ouch... That's a shame... Unfortunately, you're going to have to know a bunch about BOTH Z's to sort all that out. Get the Factory Service Manuals for the '76 280Z (ya, 280Z - not 260...) AND the '83 280ZX (with Turbo supplement). Although, I'm not certain that's an actual '83 L28ET engine - if it is, MUCH has been changed. No sense even trying to start it in it's present condition - it won't go (and if it does, you don't want it to!). There's no AFM, the compressor on the turbo isn't connected to the intake manifold (that's NOT an '83 280ZXT intake), who knows what's up with the wiring... If you keep the 280ZX ECU, there's a bunch of stock parts you'll have to get. Otherwise, you'll have to switch to a stand-alone EFI / engine management system (like megasquirt) and install different parts. I don't see an easy way around this one. Hit the books & start learning! BTW, here's my son's '83 L28ET in his '76 280Z chassis. Bone stock L28ET swap (except the cone air filter). Looks almost exactly like the stock L28ET in my '74 260Z chassis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Your project looks interesting. I have a 76 and it too could use what yours has. Check out this thread re your huge pictures (it took ten seconds for your post to load) - http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/98587-enough-with-the-large-photos-people/page__p__924956__hl__%2Benough+%2Bwith+%2Bbig+%2Bpictures__fromsearch__1#entry924956 This is a good one too - http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/64626-lazybroken-shift-keys-rant-does-this-apply-to-you-lets-clean-it-up-please/ - the train-of-thought-puke-it-out-as-you-think-it writing style will turn a lot of people off, especially the ones with the good answers. Just trying to help out. Effort returned = effort in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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