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Open discussions about the early S30 series issues and topics.
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I've been working on a new product for the last six months that I'd love to get some feedback on. I've always known getting the floats in SU's set properly, and knowing for sure they were set the same in both carbs was important, but the method of doing so always seemed imprecise and less than elegant. I developed Float-Sync to know precisely where floats were set and have a visual reference, without removing the float bowl lids. On three screw SU's, there's a threaded plug in the float bowl that can be easily removed to substitute Float-Sync. The level of fuel in the float bowl dictates the level of fuel in the jet nozzle. This is a big deal for SU carburetors becau…
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I’m doing some upgrades of my 240Z’s interior and would like to replace the current shifter and emergency brake boots even though they look fairly ok. I’ve seen them in vinyl and synthetic leather but can’t really tell from crappy photos online. Thanks
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How important are the hatch hinge seals? They aren't cheap. Without them, does water get up into the roof pocket? Trying to determine if I really need them or not. I have a 76 280z.
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Hey guys, I bought an excellent condition 1973 Datsun 240Z back in October that came with a ton of extra parts, memorabilia, and documentation of nearly everything. The person who I purchased the car from is a good friend who's currently moving out of state and found this manifold during the moving process. Can you help me identify the model? Thanks! PS: my car currently has an L28
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A friend of mine bought a 260Z that was in a storage locker for 40 years. A real barn find! It was heavily modified for racing back in the 1970's and then went into storage. We pulled the engine and transmission out today and can't figure out what the transmission is. We thought it was from a roadster but it has a zcar bell housing. Here are some pics. Any information, comments or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you. -Mike
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My 280z tail light panels have several bad areas, mostly around the small holes that hold the bezels to the panel, and a couple of mounts broken off that hold the tail light housing to the panel. What is everyone doing to repair? I'm thinking building up the broken mounts with epoxy and then drilling/tapping. But no good options for those extremely thin holes for the bezel mounts. I guess I could epoxy the bezels to the panels? Are there decent aftermarket options?
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I am putting my steering column back in. Wondering which way the coupler bolts go. My pictures prior to taking the car apart show the nuts towards the steering rack. When I look at the parts diagram it shows the nuts towards the firewall (#30,31,32). Just trying to figure out where my nuts go 🙂
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Hey all. So when I got my project car, it wasn't complete and among the missing parts was one front wiper arm. The problem is that the other arm was removed and in the back of the car so I don't know which side it originally came from. I know both blades are 18" but it's the arms I need. So my question is this: Are both arms the same? I have seen them sometimes with different part numbers and other times the same, so I don't know either way. If they're different then I need to figure out which side I have already so I order the right one.
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What's the one on the left go to? Disregard. If I could delete post I would.
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Several threads have briefly discussed rubber mats that originally came in some early North American 240Zs, but I thought it would be good to have a separate thread to discuss more of the details. As Alan (HS30-H) and others have noted, rubber mats came standard on some Japanese home market S30 models and may have been available as options on all of them (maybe Alan or Kats can clarify for us). I am attaching some pictures of the rubber mats from HLS30-00032 (a 10/69 production car). Here are some questions I have: 1. I have only seen rubber mats for the rear deck and the areas behind the seats. Did the cars also come with rubber mats for the front drivers and pass…
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Reskin Doors
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I have some rust on the lower section of one of my doors ('70 240z). The body shop said they can fabricate a piece for it. But I told them I can get a new lower section of the door (I assume they are made by Tabco). The door also has some minor dents in it and holes for the non factory side mirror. So it needs a little additional body work done to it. Instead of buying the entire lower part of the door skin, I have thought about buying an entire door skin instead. The body shop liked that idea but I have no idea how good they are. Has anyone ever purchased those entire door skins off Ebay? I think they are the same ones that zcardepot sold but are out of stock.…
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Just got an email from resurrected classics. They have repro fenders, hatch, etc in stock. No clue as to the quality, but I was unable to find a fender from anyone else in stock when I was looking. I ended up making one out of two. No affliation with the company, except I have bought stuff from them that was good quality. Just thought I would share in case someone else was looking for them.
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