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Originally Posted by TomO
Thanks Mech!
A 76 280Z restoration eh? I would love to get my hands on one of those and restore one.....I think I just found my mid life crisis project, lol.
I just love fixing things up and learning the in-and-outs of stuff.
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Pictures from 1992
National Z car convention Knoxville Tenn.
Used new short block with flat top pistons factory Nissan close out $390. With a 76 head. Compression increased from 160 to 200. 1976 had no egr, no catalyst, had to retard timing 3 degrees. 81 5 speed with .75 5th gear gave 3000 RPM at 85 MPH and close to 30 MPG highway.
Replaced roof to get rid of sunroof cutout and removed drip rails like a Porsche 356. Fabricated rear disc brakes using 79 Z components. Welded in integral roll bar. 200 SX seats. Motorsport aero kit, sway bars with urethane bushings. 1976 was second year of factory fuel injection on Z cars. The system was built under license to Bosch and had an adjustable spring flap air flow sensor. We would adjust them to run lean, then put a rheostat in the cold enrichment circuit to make the mixture dash adjustable with a rotating knob that changed the total ohm value of enrichment through the cold start circuit.
0-60 in 7 seconds. Wheels were factory ZX turbo rims that were covered by my insurance in case of theft.
Sold the car for 6k with 190,000 miles on the chassis. The same person still owns it and drives it occasionally 15 years later and it looks the same today as it did in the picture.
regards
Mech