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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    Hi Woody, missed two things: a) the rally stage and b) magnus walker in person - but saw his interview @ youtube ... the singer stand was really exceptional - if the price of these cars would be in reach I would choose such a 911 ;) on reflecting the weekend via viewing additional youtube...
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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    just to keep you informed ... ... puh, Goodwood's Festival of Speed 2018 has been a real intensiv experience! I have never seeh such a hugh number of vehicles from various producers, types and decades on one spot! Really cool and worth investing time & money to see all this! From a Nissan or...
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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    Hi PZ69, thank you for your interesting hint too - just had a look at their webpage and could be a good alternative if we need some alternatives to Goodwood ;) Chris
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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    Hi Sean, Spa Classic next May sounds great and bringing my 280z to the road again sound realistic ... Thx for your hint! Chris
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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    You are totally right Sean - hope to see the one or other classical Z over there ;) Would be a nice road trip - when my 280z will be on the road - currently I am deaply engaged in replacing floor panels ... next years Festival would be a realistic chance to travel by Z to Goodwood ...
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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    Hi Mark, will be there with 3 friends of mine and will stay in Portsmouth and have some good days there with major time in Goodwood and some time in Portsmouth. Are any interesting classic car dealers / garages around Portsmouth/Goodwood that you know and could recommend? Perhaps we will have a...
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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    Hi Woody, looking forward seeing you in best case with your Z over there. I curious about getting an impression about this event and especially the UK car enthusiasts :280Z: Chris
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    Goodwood Festival of Speed?

    Hi there, are there any UK Z-Club members at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 12th-15th? Is there any Datsun, Nissan or Z-Club specific activity? I am going to be there and do have acquired tickets for 3 friends and me for the whole weekend. Would be great to meat UK Z-Car...
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    280z from 1977: Supplier for break parts

    just ordered the above mentioned break parts from rockauto - hope the centric parts are in OEM quality - will see ... has anybody experience with these parts?
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    280z from 1977: Supplier for break parts

    Hi there, I want to replace the old original and rusty breaks on the front axle and read axle with new parts and already found all of them (centric rotors, centric pads, cardone calipers incl. hardware for front and centric drums incl. hardware and centric break shoes for rear) on rockauto.com...
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    280z 1977: thermostat housing

    Hi pmac, the housing still mounted on my engine is this one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/et5q6n4geda5vds/image1.jpeg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/o1sxu0n5bf3nyt8/image2.jpeg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4pm30v0h1qcjywz/image3.jpeg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kyzskuqqi68bgqu/image4.jpeg?dl=0
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    280z 1977: thermostat housing

    Hi there, could anybody offer a matching thermostat housing to me? during my replacing of the temp sensor the part where I wanted to screw the new sensor into the housing broke away :( I could possibly order another used one in the US at zcarsource.com but this would need another 3 weeks...
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    280z from 1977: startup and idle problem

    as in my posting about full underfloor panels stated: ... one of the former owners did correct rotted spots without welding - only riverted some thin steel sheets ... ... the passender side has 2 major and and the side towards the wheel housing is fully replaced only with a riverted sheet ... at...
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    280z from 1977: startup and idle problem

    achieved status quo after various adaptions over the last weeks ... Hi there, after weeks of work with different trials and part exchanges I achieved the following result. Sounds and feels definitely a lot better from my point of view! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izW6uXW3CgM I did the...
  15. recently aquired 280z from 1977

    recently aquired 280z from 1977

    bought from a nice guy in Phoenix Arizona and organized shipping door-to-door with professional support from CFR Rinkens by myself currently working on technical issues (perfect engine run, underbody protection, etc.) and will repaint it after this work latest in spring to bring it to the...
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