Would love to see some photos John! Especially the radiator work.
When you say standard engine - is that an L series or a standard 1/2JZ?
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What did you do to your Z this week?
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When you say standard engine - is that an L series or a standard 1/2JZ?
L6 engine?
Took the Z out for a test since fitting the new rad - it runs cooler and doesn’t get to the half way mark (and this is without my constantly variable electric fans) what is most noticeable is how quickly the temps drop as soon as you start moving. It shows how much more heat a 4 row rad dissipates. I would say the guage sits on average a good 15°-20° lower than it used to in like for like conditions.
Next I need to modify the fan shroud more to fit properly and make a bracket to fix the electric fans to the rad panel, rather than the delicate rad core with zip ties - never liked doing that to the old rad but the new one being aluminium is more delicate.
Next I need to modify the fan shroud more to fit properly and make a bracket to fix the electric fans to the rad panel, rather than the delicate rad core with zip ties - never liked doing that to the old rad but the new one being aluminium is more delicate.
Alphabettispaghetti
Club Member
Sammy is solid againjust waiting on paint
stupid question..... why didn't you just take the bumper off?
toopy
Club Member
Managed to burn my arm on the radiator, enough so that it was still tingly several hours later!
Was checking she started ok, she did, after yet another year of zero use, and that the rear brakes weren't stuck on after realising last week i had probably left the handbrake on, i had! no issues though thankfully.
Hopefully she's off to Fourways, on a trailer, in the near future for remedial brake booster/MC work, install of electric power steering, Zstory exhaust fitting and probably a little tuning.
Was checking she started ok, she did, after yet another year of zero use, and that the rear brakes weren't stuck on after realising last week i had probably left the handbrake on, i had! no issues though thankfully.
Hopefully she's off to Fourways, on a trailer, in the near future for remedial brake booster/MC work, install of electric power steering, Zstory exhaust fitting and probably a little tuning.
uk66fastback
Club Member
Floors getting there slowly after I decided to redo it. All my own fault. The finish was dreadful and I couldn’t have lived with it for the next 20 years! So being redone in preparation for my car’s return … it’s just been delayed by a week or two!
candy red
Club Member
That’s a nightmare but on the plus side we all know where to come when we want under seal scrapping of our next projects
Aerialmark
Club Member
Unfortunately it’s that time of year again. I’ve put my Z away for the winter having now owned it for a year. What a year though with the car. Its everything I wanted it to be and a bit more. I’ve traveled around Europe doing two and a half thousand miles and it never missed a beat ( apart from the same fault code popping up a few times for the Lambda sensor and that was nothing serious) Even at 12 years old it still turns heads as it looks more expensive than it really is.
I even got a “ your cars sick” from a pair of teenagers. I said I know I think it’s the lambda sensor but I will get it sorted soon
I’ve been and met with other Z owners on the forum and had a great day out in Leeds so all in all a good year owning my Z.
Just before I put it away I had the Calipers painted by a firm in Manchester.
I haven’t posted for a while as I’ve not been great but I’m getting back to full fitness now. I hope you are all well out there in Z land and thankyou to you all for the help and advice you have given me.
Roll on March 24 !
I even got a “ your cars sick” from a pair of teenagers. I said I know I think it’s the lambda sensor but I will get it sorted soon
I’ve been and met with other Z owners on the forum and had a great day out in Leeds so all in all a good year owning my Z.
Just before I put it away I had the Calipers painted by a firm in Manchester.
I haven’t posted for a while as I’ve not been great but I’m getting back to full fitness now. I hope you are all well out there in Z land and thankyou to you all for the help and advice you have given me.
Roll on March 24 !
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Jay.
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Was good to see it in the flesh!
I took the Z out for one of the final trips out for the year to Bicester. Looks like I'll be going away a lot in Oct / Nov / Dec, and the weather gods was shining.
The parts section of the garage is growing... need to get some time to fit them
Paul Atkinson
Club Member
Hi Paul, is there evidence of much previous rust-repair work?
Paul Atkinson
Club Member
looks familiar
candy red
Club Member
Hopefully not to much rust lurking behind there
toopy
Club Member
280zx internally regulated alternator swapped in, in preparation for my imminent electric power steering install at Fourways.
New unit puts out a healthy 14.4v at the battery, old one was 13.5v
The voltmeter is nice and steady now at 14v whereas the old one had it wandering between 12v and 13v, don't know if that was the alternator, the regulator or both!
The tab for the adjuster bolt fitting must be in a slightly different position, or perhaps the pulley is a slightly different diameter (i didn't check before boxing the old one up) because i had to fit a slightly longer, by about 15mm V belt, other wise the alternator wouldn't swing out enough to fit the adjuster at its minimum length. Luckily i had a couple of different belts ordered at different times from rock auto, you know the drill 'I'm ordering something i actually need so I'll also just get a belt and thermostat and gasket as well' just because!
New unit puts out a healthy 14.4v at the battery, old one was 13.5v
The voltmeter is nice and steady now at 14v whereas the old one had it wandering between 12v and 13v, don't know if that was the alternator, the regulator or both!
The tab for the adjuster bolt fitting must be in a slightly different position, or perhaps the pulley is a slightly different diameter (i didn't check before boxing the old one up) because i had to fit a slightly longer, by about 15mm V belt, other wise the alternator wouldn't swing out enough to fit the adjuster at its minimum length. Luckily i had a couple of different belts ordered at different times from rock auto, you know the drill 'I'm ordering something i actually need so I'll also just get a belt and thermostat and gasket as well' just because!
