CharlieBucket Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I finally used my trailor this weekend. I was iching to get it into action. I bought the 77 280z. It's an ok car, for some reason it was coverted to a small weber carb from Fuel Injection. If i keep it, i will finish it with sidedrafts of some sort. Acually came with a title,{rare in GA, since we dont need themm pre-1985} but no key! Perfect dash, bad seats, and not to much rust. Bad-ass wood screw hood scoop, and racing stripe! i didn't have a chance to spray it off. It still has this years pollen all over it. I will turn over and sound pretty good, if you do the hot wired coil trick and pour gas down the carb. Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 the dash has a cap on it but looks like a fun project Quote Link to comment
MegatherioN Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 interesting carb set up! :blink: Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Ya gotta keep that badass hood scoop. :o Not a bad start. keep us posted on the progress. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 That is the strangest carb conversion I've ever seen. The jumper wires running around also look pretty rigged up. The person who did that must have been frustrated with fuel injection electrical problems :) Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 That's what i was thinking, he just couldn't take it anymore! This car will get SU carbs for sure. The jumper wire is probelly there mostly because there is no key to the car. That's what the guy told me{the seller, not the custom carb man} There might not be much progress on this one, i think i am trading to a friend. He will sort it out a lot faster than i ever would. I still want a 83 turbo zx, something about those t-tops just kills me. and Bleach that front end you have is killer. Did it go into production yet? Quote Link to comment
Nismopunch Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 when i bought my Z...it had that same green tree air freshener...LOL Quote Link to comment
fastdadd Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 when i bought my Z...it had that same green tree air freshener...LOL "you find one in every car"-repo man Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Nice Z! Where did you pick this up from? I swear I've seen it around Powder Springs before. Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nice Z! Where did you pick this up from? I swear I've seen it around Powder Springs before. I got it in Smryna, off of church street. But it was only with this owner for a short time. Quote Link to comment
JSM Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 That is the strangest carb conversion I've ever seen. The jumper wires running around also look pretty rigged up. The person who did that must have been frustrated with fuel injection electrical problems :) That is very strange. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 what in the fuck............... :huh: Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 what in the fuck............... :huh: ^^^ , +1 :hmm: Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 you know what's funny? it acaully works! i fired it up the other day. And i got a new 240z hood. I still plan on some SU's or something, but my other projects come first. Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 you know what's funny? it acaully works! i fired it up the other day. And i got a new 240z hood. I still plan on some SU's or something, but my other projects come first. :lol: ahhhhhh nice :D Yeah , The SU's are pretty hard to beat once you clean em , tune em , and seal them up. The only thing is my throttle shaft bushings are shot so I have to adjust about every 3 weeks or so , but other than that they work great :lol: ( I just put a Car-Tech 4bbl Manifold on my 240z with a Holley 390cfm 4bbl Carb the last couple of days , and the fawkin thing runs great !!!---> Smooth , responsive and powerful :cool: ) Only thing is I am waiting for custom throttle cable to come to me so I can drive :mellow: <_< Quote Link to comment
boomstickracing Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 that is some super MacGyver action right there! crazy thing is it's kinda cool....just that it works is awesome! Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 That thing is just so fawking neat Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hey CharlieBucket , Do you have a brand name on that 2bbl carb ? maybe some model numbers ? ( I am curious of the cfm of that thing , but maybe you already know :lol: ? Thanks in advance :D PS ( Is the vacuum advance hooked up or am I just blind ? :huh: simply curious :) ) Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 when i bought my Z...it had that same green tree air freshener...LOL when I bought mine it had that special additive so sought after ............. you know rust/bondo :lol: :D Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted June 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Well i ended up getting rid of this car this weekend. i don't know what kind of carb that was. I traded it for some work done to my toyota crown. i still want a Z someday but i can never seem to find the right one, at the right time. the new owner will most likely have the Mcgruber carb set-up off quickly! Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Well i ended up getting rid of this car this weekend. i don't know what kind of carb that was. I traded it for some work done to my toyota crown. i still want a Z someday but i can never seem to find the right one, at the right time. the new owner will most likely have the Mcgruber carb set-up off quickly! :blink: .... Weak ... <_< Well yeah , that's how life goes , but the rust process isn't going to get any better "someday" is the problem. Best of luck in the future. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Now come get that bike. It's calling your name Quote Link to comment
Pacerace Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Ooooohh found another Atlanta guy lol. The Z looks to be in decent condition and will be a fun build! I don't know Z's that well and even I knew that carb looked funny on there O.o When you get it finished you should drive over to East Cobb and let me see it! Good luck and have fun with it. Quote Link to comment
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