Hi James,
Thanks for the reply ... and cool web-site
>From what I understand (but haven't confirmed) the '79-'81 calipers had pads
that slid on pins, and the '82 / '83's had floating calipers. My local dealer
(Nissan, that is) confirms and can rebuild them the later type.
Lino
Quoting James Hoffman <ericerichoffman@yahoo.com>:
> Hi Lino and list-
>
> In my college and shortly thereafter years I put around 200,000 miles (total)
> on an 82 and 83 280ZX.
>
> The rear calipers are a screw in type. My mechanic, a many years Nissan
> dealership tech, said those calipers couldn't be rebuilt. On a tight budget
> I still went to NOPI (is that establishment nationwide or just Atlanta I
> dunno) and bought rebuilt, sure enough I think 1 in 3 worked. Maybe that has
> changed since the early 90's. Around 1997 he built my 83 engine, killer job,
> $1750. I guess those days are over. He's a cranky old Infiniti tech now.
>
> On another note I keep meaning to share this, there is a website that has
> scenic twisting roads listed for every state, check out www.miatadrives.com.
> You'll find yourself plotting your next roadster getaway. If anyone knows
> another site like this I'm all ears. I bought a book called National
> Geographic's The Most Scenic Drives in the USA used on ebay for like $4
> recently, also groovy. I keep meaning to write Sports Car Market and tell
> them to feature reader's favorite sports car routes regularly, that being
> said maybe some of the great ones are great because they are less than fully
> discovered. I bet the roads used for the in Colorado Grand (rally for
> highbuck sports superclassic owners) are freekin great.
>
> Thanks for letting me ramble.
>
> Eric
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