I put a BRE-style spook from MSA on this last weekend and can't believe how much of an improvement it made in the steering. Even at speeds as low as 45 mph I can feel an improvement. At 85+ it's like a new car. The float that the early Z's have is mostly gone. It was a bit windy yesterday afternoon and the car moved around a lot less on the freeway at 75 mph.

Even though I actually prefered the clean lines of the front end without it, the improvements are really worth it. I highly recommend this for anyone with a 78 and earlier Z.

Of course, now I need to paint it to match the car... nice project for a winter weekend when I can't drive it anyway

Don't paint it. It looks good just like that. Gives it a little contrast.

is it the poly of the fiberglass spook? how many screw holes were needed?

Don't paint it. It looks good just like that. Gives it a little contrast.

Thanks Ed, I meant to ask what others thought. Like you I like the contrast and being black it doesn't show up as much as it might if it was body-colored. But it also looks unfinished to me.

Others?

is it the poly of the fiberglass spook? how many screw holes were needed?

This is one is fiberglass. There are no holes pre-drilled. I used a total of 8 bolts.

That thing looks pretty good. Is it on the MSA website?

Keep it black.

Have you had any experiences with air dams apposed to this? I mean, performance-wise?

does the spook have more advantage over say, a full on front spoiler?

Leave the spoiler black against the silverpaint, chrome bumper and rubber strips, it looks perfectly at home!!!

Will

Love the spook, my personal favorite. Black looks okay, if you're gonna leave it that way I would paint/clearcoat it in black. Personally though I feel that it looks unfinished when not painted, ala Honda Civic "ricer". Here is a pic of a silver 240 Panasports and a painted spook... should give you a good idea of what yours would look like.

With out the bumper strips, painted looks good, put them on, and I think the black is still better.

Will

I want a spook for my 240 some day too! The perfect look for the early cars. Black is fine, but I agree with one of the previous posts that it might look better painted black instead of the black gel coat.

Side note - I've heard that Canaday's spooks (from the original BRE mold) are nicer than MSA's. Anyone seen both in person?

does the spook have more advantage over say, a full on front spoiler?

The spook works by reducing the flow of air under the car. So I would expect you would get similar results from an air dam, perhaps a little better if it blocked more of the airflow. But then there's the other side of the coin of how much drag it adds. As I understand it, the spook-style adds very little drag and blocks a lot of the under-car airflow as well.