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As far as I understand it (and I've seen the same thing on several different makes of old cars) they act as a spring/damper, which has a positive effect on the sound quality and also insulates the mountings from high frequency vibration when the horn sounds. But they certainly have an air of late 1860s rather than late 1960s, so I empathise with your curiosity.

So the last few weeks I have been working on cleaning up some hardware for plating. I am pulling together hardware that all needs to be clear zinc. I haven't been able to use my Caswell system to get good results on some of these larger pieces so I am going to ship a lot of clear zinc to them for barrel plating... Question for those who know, why are the horn standoffs made this way with the six layers of really thin metal? Does anyone know? @Zed Head @HS30-H On another item does anyone know how to reproduce this spring? It cause the door handle lever to return. It's 1mmx2mm flat stock turned into a spring. Is there a source for this stock that I could bend my own spring? One of my locks had very little of this spring left

I ordered them from Godzilla Raceworks about 4 years ago. The distribution center/configuration department is in Orlando Fl. I received them in less than a week since I’m right next door so to speak. Godzilla originally said it might be a few weeks if they didn’t have the Swift springs in stock. The paper work/instructions were very thorough. I disassembled the shocks and cut the tubes. Took them to the metal fabricator next door and he welded them for me. Can’t remember if it’s front or rear but it’s crucial because they were marked L/R.

Who did you source these parts from? Did you do your own coilover strut welding?

I had to educate myself on Swift springs. Found this helpful. Sounds to me like it would be worth the extra cost. Found this one with good Coilover 101 info too.

For those of us that aren’t on Facebook, I’ve noticed lately folks are not using the Classified section.

The reason I originally went with coil over shocks was I removed the ridicules bumpers off of my 78 280z and replaced with them with the 240 series style. I removed the bumpers/crash absorbers and that weight itself, with the stronger springs allowed the car to raise well over 2”. I could have gone in a different direction but the coil overs gave me the opportunity to dial in the height. The Swift springs from Japan gave it a softer ride. It handles great and glad I went the route I did. Considerable fabrication involved. IMO well worth it.

Do you like them? Is it a noticeable upgrade?

$100 each sounds like a bargain! Good luck with the Spring cleaning.

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Yeah interesting to watch your baby during this auction! Hope you can get to the reserve mark. A few more days to know for sure! But hey I am partial to the color... not sure what this guy has against yellow.. lol

Hoping someone can use these and advise me on a good selling price. NO MOUNTING FLATS were built into these I bought these when I was all caught up in making my 280Z look like a 240Z. I did the common sense thing and found a 240Z I could afford. They do not have mounting points, the guy told me they were for race cars and to bolt them up as I saw best. I've had them in storage for 10 years or more. Here's where I bought them... https://www.ztrix.com/bumper $100 each? If you want them let's talk because I want them gone, spring cleaning time. I'll add pictures of mine later today. Thanks for any replies. Cliff Oh yeah, I have an E31 bare head with larger steel valve seats installed I was going to put my cam kit on but found a P90 head that I'll use instead. Pictures later and then somebody can help me put a dollar figure on it? It came with a 240Z I bought in 2013.

Two more days left, It's up to 40K, currently. Reserve not yet met. https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1972-datsun-240z-little-compton-ri-469398

April Reduction - Now $17,500.00

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167422525202 Mount Spacer Reproduction parts for both sides. Replaces the below OEM 96404-E8700 RH aka 96404-E4100 96405-E8700 LH aka 96405-E4100

Hahaha! Good one, I speak 3 languages so i'm trilingual? I always say: speak english and you can talk to the whole world.. (almost hey..) About tanks, a friend of my has a brand new 280z tank for sale, anyone interested? really as new was a wrong buy and he want to sell it for only 400 euro! I let him contact you!! (Or go to www.marktplaats.nl and type: datsun 280z tank he is called evert and has one! say Mart sended you!)

I installed BC Racing coilovers and updated to the Swift springs.

I'm thinking of putting coilovers on my Z. Would like to lower it a bit more, and get the alignment to some decent settings. And, to just do it. I'd rather have bolt-in vs welding, but okay with cutting for better access to the camber plates. Street driven car by old guy, so good ride with ability to have fun in the curves occasionally. I haven't seen any posts newer than a few years old, so just wondering what is a good choice nowadays. I see BC, Silver Mine, Megan, etc., and others. Even Techno Toy Tuning, pricey, but they are 30 minutes up the road from me. They even have strut casings available if I choose not to cut mine up. Maybe throw in one of their steering racks while I'm at it. Anyway, just wondering what some recent experiences/opinions are out there. Thanks

Update to this thread is that Chris at s30 has responded. He said I should have received the tank long ago, checking the warehouse to se what happened. shipment is insured. Fingers crossed.

To SteveJ , unfortunately i have to agree with your language joke as being right on. There is another one about two Americans visiting England and having trouble understanding the locals. They finally said to the person "we don't speak English, we're from America". And so it goes.

THANKS, dutchzcarguy . I spoke to Chris a couple of months ago and his English is fine. The person answering the phone was most likely an office person expecting a call from a local .

That reminds me of a joke. What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual What do you call someone who speaks several languages? Polygot What do you call someone who speaks one language? American

Yes, it's S30 not J30.. Chris is definetely going to help you.. He's a big z fan and will help where he can! (And can't imagine him not speaking english!)

Thanks for the suggestions. It looks like i got thru with : Chris@s30.world. Now waiting to see what they say.