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hi girls sorry not been on here for years mainly due to not having a z anymore!!! i went GT6 mk1 then GT6 mk 1 then nothing. lovely looking car but way too small and scarey to drive. needed a drumkit so am currently classicless and living in brighton! SO the reason for this post is i bought...

Hi guys, Sorry not bin around, I've been waiting to buy another blinkin' classic B4 I posted! ...a LONG story later, I've a GT6 Mk1 arriving from Cowdenbeath (hopefully!) this Fri. £1,900 + £345 to be towed down (cheap as chips) I've not seen it, only pictures. I've never sat in a GT6...

Took it to be r-roaded yesterday against the adivce of some, though I always appreciate the advice given here! It got to 180 BHP which is a gain of 35 from the standard 280c engine I'm told is in it. (145 BHP i think). My car has had no headwork, just the triples I put on it and a good...

Heyho and hi all, ..have been getting some knocking down below...ooer....jacked it up in the p*ssing rain...cant see anything obvious apart from the prop has 1/2" play (car in neutral) either way....normal? Ta Si

...Hi all, I not been here much due to all sorts of reasons!....none because I dont love you anymore. ANYWAY...caught at the crossroads with the red beast, I've 2 options: 1. Borrow a grand and give it to the master DJ..Dave J and get some head work / rolling road stuff done to take it to...

...hi there all my loverlies... I need to find out the above....at the mo the ignition timing is set to approx 14 degrees @ 1,000 revs (..is this called the STATIC timing?? )....but I need to know the total advance....I'm using a strobe gun at the mo... Set up: L28 unmodifed with triple...

Hi all Sorry been busy so not been here fer ages!...had the clutch done, relined cheap as chips....anyway quick question: I know the standard plugs for a 2.8 are the BPR6ES-11 but I've been using the BPR7ES-11 variety as on tick over I'm running a little rich etc (WILL recitfy when I got the...

....any thoughts on wot anyone would do with a 260 with a 2.8 and currently: Dellortos without head work (my head needs work...) Peformance exhaust .....am thinking about a turbo experiment...so wot are the pros and cons of it and (AND) how easy are they to come by??....if easyish to get hold of...

Hey all, ....bought a '99 Volvo V40 estate Fri, converted to gas....drove around for 2 hours and...POP!....and the gas died. Nearly choked myself to death working out how to fill the tank up but it still didnt work, I think a pipe or valve has popped out....hope it's something simple. No...

...why is everyone staring at me!?....... OK so I know most dont like using their 'classics' in the winter (I always do) but it seems most people stuck behind me at the lights are taking pics with their camera fones...am I wanted by the fuzz? ..people in the street stop and stare.....even a...

..erm..this has happened a few times in the last few months and I've put it down to a not fully charged battery: facet red top (the previous silver top did it as well..) does not start its comforting ticking noise, or quickly cuts out just after starting (or attempting to start) car. Hitting...

Got some 2nd hand Dellorto pump jets...came today BUT the hole is not on the side as it should be but at the end of the jet....any offers of advice!? Ta all (Mr F first to reply I reckon...) Si x

symptoms: ticks over but wont fire! ....coil?....cant get out of garage to play with and now late for work...not good I'm missing out on my wages here!!..ARGHHH .... funny smell from engine bay but is that the incessant attempts at turning it over? starter motor? flooded? I hate cars. Si

Ta Mike for the clutch prices..... One thing, I'm told by another Datsun club that my 280c engine has a standard clutch plate size of 225mm ... does that mean I HAVE to use a 225mm clutch or is it at all possible to use a 240mm one without changing the flywheel? Ta, all new to me!, Si

...erm...is there such a thing?...need to try something with heat wrap and heat shields so it needs to resist high temp...cheers, Si

Hi all people out there, Wot a nice day. ...quick question: Is the function of a heat shield (when using triples) to block heat TO the INLET MANIFOLD or the CARBS ... or both? The reason I do arsk is cos mine makes little difference (heat shield) and I currently have a couple of inches...

....'ere I go again..... OK so whilst in 3rd or 4th, at say 50 or 60 odd MPH, and NOT changing down a gear, putting me foot down significantly raises the revs (of course) ..BUT the car only responds a second or two later. I know changing down will remedy the situation, but does this sound...

Hi all, ..in this loverly car is a 2.8 with an N42 head and N42 block.. BUT a very helpful fella called Adrian the Ferrari thinks the engine is from a 280c ...this is 'cos it has no injection holes ... I've fitted triple dellortos and have tried for toooo long to get it 'close' tuning...

Just a thought...it may be that my carbs are too rich BUT I do remember reading here about upgrading to these plugs.. BPR7ES 11 or BPR8ES 11 IF one (me) keeps getting badly fouled plugs..... Has anyone tried it?...my set up is 280zx dizzy / engine with triple dellortos....could do with NOT...

me again... So I only got 11.7 volts going INTO the coil....I've looked around to see any spare live connectors I could use instead but to no avail....'owever I did remember reading here that someone wired the coil from the alternator's positive?.....here (at the alternator) I have 12.2 volts...