Interior
Discussions about the interior components of your early Zcar.
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Retractable Seat Belt Restoration for my 1972. I recently sent a set of seat belts to be restored to, due to recommendation on this site, I sent them to Ssnake Oyl products in Texas. We are at the point where they have disassembled my belts and given me an estimate. Ssnake Oyl in the estimate listed repair of a tear in one of the rubber covers on the male end of the seat belt. I am sure that the tear was not there when the parts were shipped but that is another story. I have since found another cover and will be sending it to them. Regardless the estimate was in the neighborhood of $780.00. Including new labels made at the price of $30.00 each. My first thought was that …
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Dash recover . I’ve been thinking about doing this for a couple of years. I put it off until I had my Speedhut gauges. Well I no longer had any excuses. This is not a cheap way to fix your dash but a lot cheaper than sending it out for recovering. It is destructive to the original dash so if you plan on having it recovered in the future this is not an appropriate mod. The basic premise is this. Bond the cap to the existing dash. Fill any gaps between the cap and dash with expanding foam. Fill and blend all the seams and gaps. Paint entire dash. I had done the “fill the cracks and texture paint” kludge to my dash …
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I have an 8/71 Z. Looking to replace the inner shift boot (mine is missing completely). Learned there is a difference but from the pics I can't really tell what the difference is? That aside, I have a later 83 ZX 5 speed in my car. Do I even need the correct 71 boot? Plus I think my car was originally auto too.
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Hello everyone, Would it be possible for someone to measure their dash vin tag if their windshield or dash is out. Looking for total length, total width of the plate, length from rivet hole to rivet hole, how thick the metal is and the length and width of the HLS30- writing and the stamping. Unfortunately I do not have mine and require measurements to have it made. thank you for your help!
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Finally got around to fixing my hitachi radio from a later s30. Hope to track down a radio manual on it. Notice It doesn't have an antenna switch. It has 2 seperate wires coming out of the back they're probably for an automatic power antenna. The PS button on the front im thinking is station presets?. Sound quality is WAY better than any other hitachi factory radio i've ever had. Very cool to see this rare stuff we never got here in the states.
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Miata (Mx5) Seats 1 2 3
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Greetings, Someone asked me to post some pictures of the Miata seats I recently wacked into my '71, so here goes.... They're very similar in shape to the OEM seats, comfortable, have speakers in the headrests, and are *way* less likely to fry your thighs after a day parked in the Australian sun. I used the Miata rails, drilling a hole in the front section to match up with the front mount on the floor pan. Then simply drilled 4 holes in the mounts (2 to match the new holes in the rails, 2 to match the existing rear holes), wriggled things about, and bolted them in. I've still got some overhang (the Miata rails are longer than is required) and will cut it off in due cou…
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I have been wanting to redo my OEM seats for while. IF you saw mine you would think they look perfect. They are not faded or torn or even the slightest bit worn. However, I have always thought the foam had given up the ghost. Come to find out the PO had the OEM seats recovered, but did not do new foam. So what is a guy to do? Well I was dead set on getting the Kameari seats for the car. They are just absolutely stunning. But something tells me that they may be a bit too narrow. Plus they are 1700 dollars plus brackets, plus 575 dollars shipping. That is a hell of a pill to swallow. I probably could have saved for it, but the thought that they would be narr…
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Hi guys, I am after some info on where I can buy some speaker enclosures that sit above the rear strut towers on an s30. Has anyone used them, and if so what did you think of them? Cheers Rob
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I bought my Z in October and have been wrenching on it since. From the start, both doors didnt latch properly which I suspect the previous owner is to blame. Rotating the cylinder locks it into place when you spin it by hand but when you close the door, it doesnt latch secure. Ive adjusted the striking latch on the body and lubricated all moving parts but had no luck. Could the door alignment be partially to blame? After comparing some photos of door / trim spacing, my door gap seems too large. Also the lock mechanism doesnt engage either (tested with door shut). Also the driver side window doesnt stay in the track. The front half of the window (closest to front) di…
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While looking through one my of favorite parts suppliers web site for "stuff", I spotted these beauties. ( Clipsandfasteners.com) They seem to be near perfect replacements for the 240z door panel card clips and receiver cups, but since there are no dimensions, I had to order some and find out. Good news! Here is a comparison between a couple of each, old and new. But dear god the PRICE!!! Don't get me started about shipping costs and GST, and exchange rate etc. I searched a bit to see of anyone had found these before. There was a post from @Mike W about his having found these, but he didn't divulge the part numbers. Now you got …
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I have been looking for a original Datsun wood steering wheel to replace the black one in my 280z. I have found some on eBay but I feel like they are charging quite a lot for them. What year cars had these steering wheels and where could I find one?
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I know this is stupid but after I replaced my carpets, my interior of my '71 was very clean except for those luggage straps. The sun faded them and/or the years stained them a dull grey brown. Cleaning them didn't help. I wanted to get some fabric dye but I heard the thickness can change the texture of the fabric. I know the straps are nylon but I am painfully picky. I wasn't willing to take any chance. I got gutsy and bought a bottle of liquid "Kiwi scuff cover" shoe polish at wal mart. The stuff is watery thin so you cant over apply or under apply. The straps look new again but not artificially black. Also, the previous body shop didn't realize those z emblems …
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