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[Bambikiller240]

I would have to say this is *****'* fault.

Vicky

Oops, somebody is in the doghouse. :nervous:

$106 for a new pump sounds like a great price. Hope MSA can get more. Lot's of CA cars are going to need them since the new Smog Laws got signed by AHHnold.

[Zrush]

Oops, somebody is in the doghouse. :nervous:

$106 for a new pump sounds like a great price. Hope MSA can get more. Lot's of CA cars are going to need them since the new Smog Laws got signed by AHHnold.

Scott in the doghouse over my 72, no way! If you only new what I've done to his car. I unbuckled the seat belt thinking it would retract back, but no. It was laying on the threshold and I slammed the door on it. Nice chip in the paint job. I felt terrible but he never even got angry. What a guy!

MSA will have another Air Pump as I'm sending mine back for a core refund ($75.00). From what I understand this is one of the hardest parts to get.

Vicky

[jmark]

'78 air filter assembly came today. Well packed and looks great.

[Ed]

MSA will have another Air Pump as I'm sending mine back for a core refund ($75.00). From what I understand this is one of the hardest parts to get.

Vicky

I wonder if they would buy old pumps? I threw mine in the trash a while back thinking it was worthless.

[jmark]

I'll shoot some pics of the new '78 Z air cleaner ASAP.

[Zrush]

I wonder if they would buy old pumps? I threw mine in the trash a while back thinking it was worthless.

Many of the vendors I called said the part was no longer available. I would think some might jump at the chance to buy old pumps. They can rebuild them and sell them for a nice profit. Couldn't hurt to call a few and see if they might be interested Ed. IMO no part on our old Z's is worthless, as time goes by, these things are getting harder to find.

Case in point. Look what happened to the Vintage 240Z program. Ran out of OEM parts. They found out that only 40 some cars could be built as opposed to their goal of around 200. Pretty bad.

Vicky

[abas]

Case in point. Look what happened to the Vintage 240Z program. Ran out of OEM parts. They found out that only 40 some cars could be built as opposed to their goal of around 200. Pretty bad.

Vicky

Vicky

I was under the impression that Nissan stopped the vintage 240z program due to them losing huge amounts of money on each car, not due to shortage of OEM bits. I'd like to know for sure what the real reason was.

Andrew

[Zrush]

Hi Andrew

I've heard both actually, parts and profits. Everyone of the cars made was sold. But who would be losing out, the build shops, Nissan? If they were loosing so much money why would they even go as far as to build around 40?

I know the Nissan dealership in Tampa was really trying to make alot off the 5 cars they had. The sticker in the window of the car we bought was $38K!!!! I called Pierre (one of the shops contracted by Nissan) and he said NO WAY. Ferman Nissan paid him $28,400 for the car and we paid $28,800. (I requested that invoice when we bought the car)

Pierre told us that most of the cars he did were in good condition and fairly complete which can lead to less costs in obtaining missing or unoriginal parts. Plus they wanted to use OEM rather than after market parts to keep the cars as correct as possible.

I can't imagine trying to build 40 of those cars today. You know that many of the OEM parts are dryed up. But I bet they would still sell.

Vicky