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Who is XENON online Manuals? I have these two for scanning. Or would someone on this site like to scan them and return them.
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Here is the story...and it's a long one! I bought this 71 back in the late 80's, I think I paid $1000 for it. Naturally it had to be hot rodded, the engine and trans(5 speed were swapped from a 77) still got the original engine and trans in good shape), the head was ported and polished, titanium retainers, the cam came from Ed the armenian (rip) he worked for Smokey Yunick btw, header , dual webers, electronic ignition, ansa exhaust, adjustable Tokicos, suspension techniques springs ...and so on, You get the pic. Got married in 91, had a baby and this thing stopped being practical, my younger brother wanted it so I sold it to him (don't remember for h…
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Just wondering when Datsun put the heavier impact rail inside the 240z doors? the car I bought had a heavy bar in the drivers door and a light weight on in the passenger. the two replacement doors I bought are the opposite. From a safety point I would like to have the heavy bar in both doors. Is it worth swapping the door skins? My car is dated 5-72.
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I wanted to compare the feel of the two shifters, the ZX with its float fulcrum vs a Z with a fixed fulcrum. the problem with just using a ZX seems to be the shape, its more of a straight line vs the "S" pend of the Z. I presume this would have put the shift knob at an awkward angle, so I decided to try bending it. I used a "bolt buster" which is a hand held induction heater the heat the shift shaft where I wanted the bends to take place. 1st need to remove all the plastic of course, this was the pad that fits on the ball end of the shifter, and the plastic spring load fulcrum. After that I chucked it in the vice and selected a heating coil that was a little big…
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On a 72 240Z is the spare tire rim the same pattern/the exact same as the stock steel wheels? Thanks!
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I sure can use some advice here. I bought a low miles '71 a couple of years ago. I think the odometer is accurate at 60k miles. Its mostly original except the transmission is a type B 4 speed. It has been a great car. It is a Sunday afternoon fair weather car. I store it in a heated garage. It doesn't see rain and I put probably 500 miles on it per year. Parts are becoming scarce and I ran across another '71 shell with a boat load of parts so I bought it. The shell is in better shape than the '73 I owned in '79 and better than the '72 I owned in '87. The driver side floor has a golf ball sized hole in it.. One rocker and two rear quarters need replaced. Spare t…
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The FSM cites 4 possible alternators on a '77 280Z (a 40amp, 50amp, and 2 60amps), but I cannot find any external markings on my unit, which I believe to be original. So, I am wondering how I can tell which unit is installed. I would appreciate some enlightenment. Thanks.
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Well, my choke knob gave up the ghost after 40+ years of being yanked on. It snapped just above the set screw. I saw that the '72-73 know was NLA but a new '70-71 was still available, different symbole, but I figured it would still fit. No such luck, the hole in the knob that fits over the metal tang is too small. Has anyone tride to modigy the knob to fit? The hole seems to be deep enough but either the width or the bredth of the hole would need to be filed to enlarge the hole to fit. My worry is that it needs to be a tight fit so as not to wobble, the set screw seems to do little more than hold the knob in place. Has anyone tried this? Any advice? Than…
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What's the trick? ZX fan is deeper to keep off the radiator I have, '77, '78 3 row. Do I need a ZX fan clutch to get the clearance? The ZX fan has an extra blade that has to help pull more air. Thanks to anybody that has figured this out for a reply. I'm stumped and not feeling too FAN-tastic.
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I need advice about door weather striping. Where can I get the best fitting ws for the doors? Thanks, JCB
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I took my 1971 Series 1 auto out for a drive the other day, and the brakes felt soft. The pedal needed to be pressed down all the way to brake. I pulled the reservoir cap off and the one closest to the firewall had almost no fluid. Does this suggest it needs a rebuild, or time to replace? I cannot find leaked fluid anywhere. If a rebuild or replacement is necessary, can anyone suggest a reasonably priced replacement? Thanks!
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Got some grinding noise coming from the front of the engine...pull the belt off, grab the w/p pulley...sure enugh, its as loose as a $20 ho.(figure of speech-I wouldn know) removing the w/p is a simple job..5 bolts right....well not so much, first off the right hand side 8mm bolt will not budge, here comes the fire torch, finally after a few tries without setting the car on fire here it comes, now it all unscrewed yet not loose at all and will not come out.vise grips, hammers, crow bars....nada, it's just sticking out about an inch, k, time for the big guns, removed the rest of the bolts, loosened the pump and used the pump body as a prying point for my 4 foot crowb…
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