Jasonisa

Firstly I apologize if I have put this in the wrong spot, but it had to do with the engine, sort of I have a 1980 280zx and I wish to clean up my intake manifold and remove the EGR and excess vacuum lines and I've also seen it might be possible to remove the idle speed control but i'm not sure, i have tried to search for info on how to do this but the only guide I have found on the net doesn't really go into detail about how to do it. I would like to know can I remove all this or do I have to keep it, and if I can can anyone give me an in depth explanation of what i can keep and what I can toss This is The intake that came on the zx and i want to know what of all this I can remove And this is another intake that i cleaned and painted and this is the one i would like to use

ok peoples i have put a deposit down on an N42 head from Grand Auto in South Australia, so no longer looking for one, hopefully about two more weeks and my girl will be on the road and registered, however i would like to say a big thanks to all the forum members who did try to find me a cylinder head, Its this kind of camaraderie that made the switch from the skyline forums to the zed forums so much easier, since owning a zed I have found that so many more people share your passion and are willing to help unlike the skyline crowd. Cheers

I suppose you have on its own or would be willing to separate an n42 cylinder head, i'm having trouble trying to find one and i need to get my car up and running again in the next couple of weeks

So I will keep looking for an n42 but worse case scenario to get my car back on the road could i use the E88 off my l24e, yes i know it may have smaller valves but perhaps i can put that head on for now and then get a nice n42 port n polish n a cam later on

Hi andy how much would you be looking for the extractors and can u pm me some pics cheers

ok thanks for the advice the head is still at that particular shop so I will give them a call tommorow and check

ok guys i have started looking for an n42 with varying degrees of luck, however i have decided that at this stage with having to pay for a 'new" head and other bills i have on my plate and my growing need for a reliable mode of transport im am simply going to run the car N/A for now and worry about the turbo conversion later on, do not take this as an I give Up and I dont want to put in the effort, take it as, as much as I would like to do this i dont have the time and money at the moment, so with that i am making the descission to stay N/A for a while, and bearing that in mind if i get enough interest in my turbo exhaust manifold i MAY think of selling and just keeping the cars N/A heritage, but if that is the case i would still like to do a few things to the zed to liven her up a bit, To get rego i needed a new exhaust so i will still get an exhaust made up at my local shop, can anyone tell me who in australia makes a set of extractors for the 280zx or would it be ok to get a second hand set.... Im deeply sorry if i have dissapointed those who were interested in the turbo build but until i get better engine managment, I just dont feel it is worth doing Cheers

not sure if i mentioned that we took the rockers out and then put the cam back in we tried to turn the cam it would turn most of the way but became stiff on about a quarter of the revolution, so i was told by one of the best mechanics in this town (which if he is wrong, fills me with confidence) that the head is bent/warped and cant be fixed, btw the mechanic was not gaining any money out of me for this info so im not sure why he would say it if it was wrong

so when yyou say bare you mean no valves, rockers or cam? and has it ever been crack tested and would you be able to run a strait edge over the bottom of the head to make sure its flat.... also most important question how much were you looking for it cheers

As the title states im after an N42 Cylinder head would prefer if you have had it tested but if not i would like to know if it came off a good engine. The head that I had on my 280zx was warped and cant be skimmed and i cant send it anywhere for a rebuild it will be too expensive as I live in alice springs Cheers in Advance

Just spoke to the guy about this particular head.... It seems to be ok although he said something about it having bad valves.... But the head itself should be ok and he will check it for me tonight I believe that at $100 it would be worth taking the risk and worse case scenario I suppose would be the requirement of new valves... Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal and if I should go for it... Btw I forgot to mention he hasn't had it crack tested but said he was originally going to use it on an engine build and bought it off another guy who said it was ok. Cheers Jason

Hey guys had somewhat of a hiccough It would appear that the reason my z blew a head gasket in first place is because the n42 head was warped When we were preparing the head to be put back on we put a straight edge across it and could see a gap near number three which was where the gasket blew.. We then took out all the rockers and put the cam back in it would turn freely for most of a revolution but felt stiff for about half a turn... I was then told by the Boss mechanic at my mates work that the head was stuffed... I have saved the cam out of it and the rockers but I have thrown the head away to them for scrap. What I want to know is I have the other l24e motor that was turboed sitting at my mates still could I pull the e88 head off that and use it on my 280zx's f54 block.... Or do I have to look at getting another n42 head? Cheers in advance

Hey guys anyone out there selling an exhaust to suit a 280zx 2+2 prefer stainless steel but will settle for mild steel if thats what you have im looking to get either 2 1/2 or 3" i would like to get turbo back but if you only have a cat back i may still be interested. Or if nobody has an exhaust to offer perhaps someone would be willing to make a custom exhaust made for me using ur own car as a template, provided you can weld of course, and we can discuss payment Cheers Jason

Certainly not what I want to write tonight, but the car wasnt starting then when i finally got it running it would keep shutting off after about a minute or sometimes less, we checked and there is good fuel flow both ways, spark seems to be all good aswell, I read on line its a possibility that the fuel pump could be cut off after start if the oil presure sender was faulty so just as i was about to try disconnecting the sender i thought maybe there was actually no oil pressure so i wnt to check the dipstick, and to my supprise the oil that was black a couple days ago is now brown and seems to be milky, i imeadiatley thought head gasket and so checked the rad seems that there is no oil in the water as yet, im def leaning towards a head gasket being the problem but in the early stages however any other suggestions would be great

Who Tuned it for you and what size turbo were you running

I am just curious If on the off chance you still have the white targa car would you consider selling the interior?

Hey guys here is an update The Z is mine now, I successfully negotiated with its owner and got it for what i believe is a fair price for a 5spd manual example, I will post up some pics tonight when I get home, I have been hard at work trying to chase up some interior parts for it as she is in dire need of some TLC, the turbo plans will have to be put on the backburner for now, but rest assured I still plan to do it, I will be trolling the forums for a while looking for almost every piece of a burgundy interior bar the door trims as they are the only item in good condition, unfortunately all the red panels such as the spare wheel cover and strut top covers have all been reproduced in fibreglass at some point in the cars life and coated with what i can only describe as a thick layer of house paint, you will see in the pictures to follow, the engine is in good nick with good compression through every cylinder, i have done a basic service and she runs sweet as a nut, also to my delight i found the original receipt of sale from 1981 and the service log which was documented for the first 35,000km as being serviced at a licenced nissan dealer every 5,000km, so at least the car was looked after for the first part of its life, and I plan to look after it for the next part, Aside from turbo the plan for the car are to keep a fairly stock appearance, the original wheels will be refurbished, the paint will be redone in the factory colour, and hopefully i can find all the right bits to completely restore the interior back to its awsome red glory. I took the car for a rego inspection the other day surprised to find that after sitting in a yard for ten years the only thing wrong was that the front left tyre was worn on the inside and that the exhaust looked like rusty swiss cheese toward the rear muffler, the tyre is easy but the exhaust, rather than replacing the factory item i opped to get a custom 2 1/2 inch mild steel exhaust from the cat back to exit on the left rather than the right into a free flowing muffler with a discreet downward facing pipe from a local exhaust shop, hopefully this should give the car a nice roar and help for when it finally gets a turbo, both these things will be done next week providing I am financial enough, Thanks for reading please follow my thread if you are interested i will try to keep you all up to date as best I can, and I will put forward some visual satisfaction tonight when I get home Cheers Jason

Just on another note another thing i might be after is the thick rubbers that seal the t tops if they are red, mine are all hard and brittle and have fallen off and therefore dont seal properly Cheers Jason

Oh well I apreciate you looking thanks very much and good luck with your sale

i just need a good dash and the panels that sheild the spare and the rear strut towers and the part that goes under the boot catch heres a roughidea and for the boot i need pretty much all the panels so what ever you have that is in good nick let me know ps i dont need the door cards

Hi guys I have a 1980 280zx 5spd 2+2 and I am looking for all the plastic panels and dashboard and door trims to suit, preferably red coloured as i would like to keep the car fairly well original, however if a colour change is in order then I will look at black. Anyone wrecking one of these cars with such an interior in reasonable condition please contact me PM or mobile 0437741133 Cheers Jason

Hi im just curious what colour and condition the interior is in, as i am after the red colour interior for my z

I have had a recomendation from a friend to use a EMS Stinger as my ECU as he uses it on his r31 skyline and says it is a good ECU for older Cars with afetrmarket turbo setups. anyone on here used one of these with an L28et before?

Well I planned to get a bigger front mount intercooler for it anyway, as the truck spec one i have is a bit beyond its uses now, im not going for massive power only thinking i would likely get the most of 200kw which is plenty for a street car anyway, and i was really hoping i didnt have to get a p90 head i heard the are rather expensive, and thanks gavin I will give it a compression test when i get it. Cheers Everyone who has helped so far

Actually jamie that was the funny thing in ran really well and was a very responsive setup, that confused me as so many people told me it should have been running like a hairy goat with the factory L24e ECU