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Old 04-04-2011, 11:08 AM
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Default What is all this crap and what does it do?

Ok. so I am gutting out my z anf lovig every minute of it. I am far from a mechanic and am struggling with figuring our what all these wires and electronics hidden al around the z are. Is there a thread or can someone creat a thread that explains all about what everything is? I am very interested to see what I need and what I can get rid of.
Old 04-04-2011, 11:15 AM
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It's all crap, you don't need any of it, just cut it all out.
Old 04-04-2011, 11:20 AM
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You might get a factory service manual. That might answer a lot of your questions.
Old 04-04-2011, 11:24 AM
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i think if one of our veterens here couold put together an informative thread on the subject it would get a lot of interest.
Old 04-04-2011, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by KornerCarver
You might get a factory service manual. That might answer a lot of your questions.
+10000000000

Originally Posted by clipso 01
i think if one of our veterens here couold put together an informative thread on the subject it would get a lot of interest.
How many people here do you think actually gut their cars? One, two dozen? Feel free to be the innovator and put such a thread together. Or at least spend the time and search out some of the race car builds in the Road/Autocross and Drag forums. That's your best chance for finding others who have gutted a Z.
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cool thanks dave
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Why are gutting the car?

If the car is still drivable, you could disconnect a couple connectors, and drive the car to see if the all the things you want still work.
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Why don't you snap a couple of pictures of what your talking about and some of us might be able to help figure it out with you.
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Originally Posted by shilly
Why don't you snap a couple of pictures of what your talking about and some of us might be able to help figure it out with you.
do this
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I still vote for the FSM thing...it sounds useful.
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the field service manual has everything you need to know about where the wire bundles are located and what they are for.

if you are far from a mechanic and even further from an electrician, gutting and cutting ask should not be attempted-- unless you have the proper schematics.

you can purchase day usage of Nissan's online technical website here:

http://www.nissan-techinfo.com/deptsubs.aspx
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