Mick280zx

I've enrolled in one at Wagga for next year it's the TAFE plus vehicle restoration course. Goes for 18 wks and is $800. Should be fun.

I think zedback is on the money. I just remembered that the steel line from the filter to the injectors is kinked near the front of the rocker cover. I dismissed it because it seemed to be the return line (?) Maybe the pump is just shagged As far as the ECU goes I not long ago removed the 35 pin connector and cleaned everything up and all looked fine. Another issue may be that crap is stuck in the small filters in the injectors? But it does sound like the pump is shagged.

I did this procedure with the old filter (which funnily enough was still a JECS filter ) and yes it contained brownish fluid but not much in the way of particles. I dismissed the colour of the fuel due to the fact I'd added lots of injector cleaner... which itself was dark red!

Be interested to know how you went getting that bloody fuel sender out Pauly

Hey mate I'll be interested in buying any of the Australian ones from the 70's-80's of you. We have a mini 'habit' too

Sold it yet?

Ah I'm misreading again So you're not after a 280zx anymore?

Maybe he should auction it off on the site seeing he didn't deserve it?

What's your price range? There seems to be a 280zx to suit every price range

I'm all for the technology and all, but geez you guys are impatient! Shouldn't you be looking for parts and new projects on the net, not watching up-and-coming top gear episodes?

'Some bloke' hey? Haha! How is the brown hornet?

They're Performance 'challenger' wheels and you can buy them at Bob Jane etc So yes, they're ferrari rims (happy? )

I just got a better quote from auto-logistics.com.au from Wagga to Ingleburn (their depot in Sydney) for $369. They seem to use the cheapest option rather than the quickest option. The best bet would be to get on there and see what they would do for a door to door service so you wouldn't have to go to Ingleburn to pick it up. Their quotes are emailed to you and take an hour or so.

That was using ceva-just did a google search for car transport. You can get an online quote from them and it only takes a few minutes. I specified the dropoff point as 'sydney depot'. So you went through Kapooka>?

The best quote I've found so far is $541

Hey mate. I'm not sure how much transport will be as I haven't done it before. You're probably better off trying to contact some of your local companies as the ones in Wagga may be more expensive. If they have backloads from Melbourne to Sydney that will make it cheaper as well.

It was a bit of a hasty look Tricky work. We'd fit a webber to ours to cure the SU drama's if there were only just a few more inches in that firewall. Good luck with the sale.

WOW what a mini. I like the bumperless rear end. Did the webber fit without firewall mods or aren't you running air filters? Nice engine internals, would've cost a small fortune. No wonder the wife wants a 'safe' car!

It sure seems to be doing alright in the bidding stakes. It said there were originally 3 Benson and Hegdes cars? I might paint mine gold and it will sell!

Haha give it to the Rev!

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Hey guys I'm still trying to sell the 280zx and haven't had much luck due to its location. I'm now tossing up whether to part it out and junk the whole body (shame as it doesn't have much rust) or sell it whole for rock bottom. I've taken it off ebay because I'm tired of faceless names saying they'll come over at 'x' o'clock and then not showing, buggering our nights up. I'd rather deal with you guys as you have reputations of some sort! Model: 1981 hardtop 280zx Location:Wagga Wagga Item Condition: Poor to Fair. Has done 420,000km but all highway, Canberra-Wagga Body: Rust- small 10 cent pieces worth at bottoms of front doors. Small 10 cent piece worth under the LHS rear window. Small dings here and there. Bonnet badge missing but the pin stripes make up for it Mechanical: Running, but not happy on acceleration. Achieves top speed but has some issue with spark or fuel that I just don't have the time, experience, or money to work out. Engine reco'd at unknown km's. New spark plugs, fuel filter, fuel pump (year or so ago) Price and Payment Conditions: Offers over $500. Cash on pickup, bank cheque, paypal or direct deposit. Registration:March 2010 NSW registration Engineers Certificate: Not applicable Extra info:The car was resprayed by the previous owner, it's not the best job as it wasn't done in a booth. It has runs, orange peel and dust inclusion but is hardy and takes a shine. I'm not sure if it could be cut back and repaired. The carpets were replaced in the cabin and the seats replaced with better looking items from another 280zx. The hatch struts were re-gassed recently, front tyres replaced, ball joints and other front end bushes replaced at Pedders. The car has balance issues at 60km/h (wheel balance hasn't been checked). It needs new brake pads all round (supplied) and possibly the rear discs replaced or remachined. Alternator belt supplied. I wouldn't drive it more than 100km to get it home without it being fixed first basically. Hopefully someone can save it from the scrap metal yard! $50 donation to the website if it gets bought whole! Contact Details: Via PM

Unfortunately there's no room to get under the sucker with a razor or anything else without taking the tank off. I think I'm just going to leave the darn thing alone before I end up with a full-on rebuild on my hands! It's starting to get to the point of diminishing returns this darn car.

SMART MAN!