1st time Z-car owner, happy as heck!
Paid $400.
Its a '77 280z, manual tranny, AC, not a lot of rust underneath, floor panels look good, dash is perfect and interior not to bad, need to find drivers side mirror, and front windshield trim.
Ebay the best place to look? (i will scan the ads here too)
Guy said it ran but has "leaky fuel hoses".
Been sitting in a garage for a few years.
Any tips or hints?
Is it a 4 or 5 speed? (guy didn't know)

signed love my new Datsun..

 

Oh yeah, are those stock rims or Datsun rims at all?

 

Did any of them have cloth seats or are these funky?
They do have the tall seat back of the Z seats.

Most of what looked like rust in these shots were leaves.

Whats the best way to fix the rusted out rear deck under the back lid?

 

if it's a 77, it's most likely a 5-speed. I have a 76 280z and it's only a 4-speed. I'm pretty sure it was in 77 that they added a fifth gear. I get all my z parts and miscellaneous items from motorsport. They specialize in restorations of z's. www.zcarparts.com.

 

Yeah i am watching that ebay one, if it stays cheap i'll get the whole thing, Naples isn't to far from ST Pete.

 

She looks much better without those horrible bumpers, think i'll put some 240z bumpers on her

 

hood coming along..

 

engine also getting the treatment

 

ditched the stock air box already also..

 

Hey you are gonna need to find some kind of mesh for the front. I had a rock pop a hole in my radiator. Just thought you should be aware. The vavle cover looks great. So does the intake.

 

Roger that on the rock danger, thanks!

 

Worked on cleaning up the engine compartment today, heres a before and after, still waiting on my new injectors to arrive.

Front pass qtr panel does NOT want to come off damn it.

Still deciding how much smog crap has to go back on....

 

What kind of smog laws do you have there?. I ma able to remove all my smog here so that isnt a worry. I am gonna start taking tha extra stuff off my intake tonight. I will let you know how it is working.
BTW: how do you get the photos posted on the posts? I have done it once but I dont remeber how.

 

no emissions for her at this time so i want everything off that does nothing towards spinning the back tires.

(pictures: its says attach file below your reply window)

You do it your way, ie, take off 1 at a time and see what happens, i'll try the reverse like an idiot, leave it all off and add what you come up with as needed for smooth operation...lol

Anywho will keep the PCV/crankcase vents and the ERG for now.
Rest of it goes in a box marked useless weight...

gonna ditch the cold start valve also if possible seeing as how i live in Fla, also the fast idle for AC, the BCDD, the vacuum switching valve(tranny controled advance), the dash pot, the BPT valve, and maybe the charcol canister and vacuum tank/cannister for good measure

 

That si about but I am doing except I am going to take off 1 thing at a time until she doesnt run then put that piece back on. I will keep a log and let you know what can be removed.

 

I wanna pull the air reg also and leave the valve cover breather with one hose, but do we hook it to A or B in my diagram? (and plug the other one of course...)

 

It should go to A. According to the image you have shown. A is on the rthrottle body. Then that is where you want it. Let em know is this causes any problems.

 

I was thinking on the charcoal canister i might route the vent over to my air filter and let the engine get rid of the fumes...

 

What about back into the vent on the Boot in front of the AFM . That becomes availible when you remove the air regulator. I just diconnected the air regulator and the car jumped in idle then died. So I restarted and it backfired and died. I then plugged the whole from the throttle body to the air regulator and the car runs fine. I am going to finish removing it after I defrost. It is 16 degrees outside and I dont have a heater in my garage yet. From what I can tell as long as you cap things properly you should beable to remove most of the extra crap.

 

Wolf66 I took all that sruff off and I need to get some foam to plug the 2 holes. The car runs perfect. Actually a little better. I need to readjust my timing to accomidate for the increase in fuel.

 

don't forget you may need alot more of the cold start stuff then i do, its about 72 outside right now here.

 

If I keep her in the gasrage she should be OK. She started right up after rmoving all the stuff.
I am going to due the fuel lines next. I am going to see if I can remove that canister.

 

Sweet, i am next, just waiting for my injectors to show up

 

How much did the injectors cost. Mine work fine but just in case. I do need to replace my connectors they are cracked.