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We had onion bagels, cream cheese with scallions, and lox for breakfast yesterday (Mrs. Racer is Norwegian). For Christmas dinner I fixed large rib roast, with pearl and onions, small red, purple and yellow potatoes, crimini mushrooms, celery, scallions and my secret concoction of seasonings, roasted in a roasting bag to 140 degrees, then allowed to rest for 15 minutes. Dessert was fresh baked apple pie, with butter pecan ice cream. Fixing dinner was one of many gifts for Mrs. Racer as she takes such great care of our home and table all year long. We also had a surprise, the oldest grandson came home from Fort Benning. He went to basic training last July, and is currently going through the second phase of training. They gave everyone an 18 day holiday furlough, and he surprised us by showing up last Sunday. It is nice to have some family for the holidays.

Merry Christmas!! Had a great day full of family, fun, gifts, great food, and even karaoke! 😉 Hope you all had a great one. Next weekend we get a chance to celebrate the beginning of a new of a new year!

I travel the world for work, more days than I can think in hotel rooms, I'm thankful for this site to keep me in touch with the outside world I'm familiar with and all of the wonderful conversations and knowledge here. I know it may sound corny. But in the hotel looking out over the empty city out there on Christmas Eve, I'm pretty grateful. Oh, and Ebay.

Many errors have been found in that version and fixed with later revisions, It is now Revision 'N' The diagram in the download section is the diagram that you need.

The front sway bar mounts to the frame with a thin piece of metal between the two. I'm not exactly sure what they were thinking when they put that thin piece in there, but here's what the originals look. Note that the shape changed over the years... The 240 parts is smaller than the 260-280, but here's what it looks like on the 260-280: Unfortunately, the pieces on my buddies 260 don't look so good. His plates are rusty and bent: So I had replacements laser cut out of 304 stainless. Nice new shiny parts: Hey, it's the little things, right?

"Don't nobody talk 'bout my Momma"

Merry Christmas, Thanks to everyone on the forum. Wishing everyone the best Christmas ever! Hope you got a stipend from your loved ones. Stay safe!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Yeah, that's pretty far up there. Haha! Your mother sews socks that smell!

Eeew, did I get sick. We're gonna be closed until the 4th so a lot stuff was cooked and given away. I had fried chihcken, red velvet cake, potato salad, chocolate fudge pie, cole slaw, peanut butter pie, chicken salad, cured ham, St Lewis ribs, pancakes and sausage from Jacks, coffee, Gatorade, Chelada Bud Lights and something else I'm forgetting all yesterday. Woke up at 1 am and had an upset stomach that took 3 flushes to get down. Wow! What a morning. How's that register on the TMI scale? Maybe one of my highest so far... I'm in it to win it! I forgot about the veggie soup. I look like that Blair girl on the Exorcist but much better looking. My dog hid too. Jajajaja

The seller sure listed a lot of information on this Z. The engine number is next to impossible to read, even after blowing it up, etc. Can anyone read this? The engine number should be in the L24-102xxx to L24-106xxx range for a 5/72 build. See picture below: *READ THE END OF THE AD* 1972 Datsun 240Z S30 Coupe Early Build Date 5/72 Serial Number: HLS30-84055 Miles: 86,845 Engine and Powertrain: L24 6 Cylinder (Casting P30 2509D), 1982 280ZX 5 Speed Manual Transmission (Close Ratio), E88 Intake and Head, Twin SU Hitachi HJG46W Carburetors Color: No. 918 Mexican Orange Exterior, Black Interior Purchased from: Gordon Thompson Chevrolet Inc. 2600 Phillips Hwy Jacksonville Fl. 32207 Date: January 30, 1973 New Miles: 9 Ownership: The Original Owner purchased this 240Z New on January 30, 1972 with 9 Miles on the (47 years). I am the second owner of this Solid Classic since December 2019. Dealer Installed Options: Air Conditioner: Frigiking Converted to R134a Hatch Louver Spoiler Sport Mirrors Features: Original-Paint and Metal, Most of the Interior, Hitachi KM-1520 ZC AM/FM Stereo, Power Antenna, Fiber Glass Headlamp Bezels, Koito Headlight on Passenger Side, Kumho Solus TA11 195/70R14 (91T) Tires mounted on Enkei 14” X 7” Aluminum Wheels Documents: Original Owners S30 Series, Consumer Information, Hitachi AM/FM Stereo, Manuals, Division of Florida Delivery Vehicle Safety Inspection January 30 1972, Registration Cards, Insurance Cards etc. An Open South Carolina Title and BOS available to Document and Transfer Ownership. General description: Chassis, Floor Pans, Shock Towers, Body Rust Free with the exception of slight corrosion at the bottom of both fenders and the bottom of the driver side dogleg. Paint is original however it has not been kept in a time capsule without blemish. When I purchased the car it had not been driven for several years and although a complete car, being 47 years old needed to be refurbished mechanically. All systems have been serviced restoring the original dependability and performance of an original 240Z. There are too many things to list that I have done with this car to include in this ad, but to give a general idea: The hatch jamb is the only area with new original paint # 918. The jamb sill and rubber was replaced. Under the hood the Head Gasket, Front and Rear Main Seals, Hoses, Belts, Fittings replaced as necessary to maintain functional and dependable use as a daily driver. All systems inspected and serviced. Parts replaced as necessary to ensure cosmetic and mechanical integrity of this classic car. Everything is original with the exception of the Ceramic Coated Headers, Aluminum Radiator. The original radiator, transmission and carpet are included. The original owner replaced the seat inserts and recovered the door panels. A complete description, list of parts replaced and paint thickness measurements are available to the future owner. This car functions, handles and runs extremely well as expected of a 240Z. ***I will not answer, “Is it available?” or email. If the ad is posted, it is available. It will be removed once sold. If you would like more pictures you need to provide a valid email address. ***Please call or send your phone number for me to call you if want to know a more account of my Z.

The leftovers are going fast. The oldest grandson got an 18 day holiday furlough, and that boy can eat!

I'll sing the Pouges for you and family for a chair at your table. Man that looks fantastic, I think I can smell it through your picture!

I saw that too. What's that smell? Blood in the water? Has some other janky stuff going on. Still, overall, not bad. Maybe $20,000?

K&N...ugh. Is the owner royalty? Looks like they live in a castle. The silver 71 is already up to $34,000. This guy might get his 25.

1972 Datsun 240Z - $25,000 on Craigslist This looks to be a very solid and clean 240Z, although I'm not a fan of the wheels on this car. Located in Atlanta. Here's the link: https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/d/cumming-1972-datsun-240z/7251599334.html

Hahaha!!! You French kiss your dog in the mouth! Sorry for the thread diversion. It's just good TV from the olden days.

Thanks for the details El Cheapo. Now I just have to wait for spring!!

Classic! He'll be on the news channels one day, "guess who this frowning little man is today"? Governor Diseazd III.

Happy Christmas! Everyone loves Santa.....maybe not the grandson so much.

Merry Christmas to all!! A small stocking-stuffer from my bride of over 30 years. She knows me too well ☺️

Wishing you and all the site members a Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas everyone. I stay within 2 square miles of my house and am also very thankful for this forum and the nicest members to keep me company. Helps me stay in line too and that's a handful.

When I found the MIC parts in Google searches that gave links to TE Connectivity (current owner of the design), those pages had links to Mouser. Now if there was only a source for the old Yazaki rectangular connectors. Anyway, I think the 13 pin connectors are available from Mouser, so I guess I could make a plug-and-play relay solution for the 78. I don't think the 77 and earlier used the AMP MIC connectors. Would you happen to know? Now I started working on a CAD version of the 260Z wiring diagram. I'm not as skilled as @wal280z, but I need to teach myself more.

You've not eaten peanuts while drinking beer? I'll let you in on another little secret, hot wings and beer. Enough beer and I'd start in on a 2x4. Back to music, sorry for the off ramp.

Yeah! Peanuts and beer are the best. If I had your peanut scene I would have eaten them by now.

@Racer X have you eaten 'The Peanuts Nativity Scene' yet?

Nice to hear the pilots who fly our airplanes like them, and yes, FedEx is currently buying more 767 freighters than any other company. We just finished up the 101st FedEx freighter forward body section, it is going through shake and will be off to seal and paint by the first of the year. I was reassigned to the 767 program last September, having worked the 777 (legacy, metal wings) program for nearly 6 years, first in wing majors (the wing final assembly shop) building the upper trailing edge of the wings, and then the 777 (again, the legacy plane) spars, on the front spars for a few months, then rear spars for 4 years. With the 777X going into production, the production rates have slowed as they integrate the two lines (when I started the rate for 777 was 2.5 days, then dropped to 3 days, then 6 days, then 7 days, and last winter it slowed to 14 days), coupled with the 737 issues, and this Covid 19 thing the company has been trying to avoid layoffs by shifting labor to other programs where staffing needs a boost, so quite a few structures mechanics have been moved from 777/777X to the 767 program. They have moved me 5 times since last February, including spending the summer on the flightline doing refurb work on a 777X that was built last year and has been in storage, and a short stint as a provisioner for the 777X systems integration final assembly, and been sent home 3 times for Covid contact tracing quarantine. I wasn't too enthusiastic about having to work bodies on the B deck, as my knees don't tolerate the crawling around on the stringers and floor frames, but the crew I landed on is a great bunch of guys and gals, the work isn't as physically demanding as the wing structures work, and the actual work packages are not as demanding with respect to the time given to complete the jobs (the 767 program is at a 7 day rate at the moment). Add to that the privilege of working on the KC-46 tankers, and that I only have about 8 months to retirement, I feel I can manage and be content there. And I really like what I do, which makes it less like work, and more enjoyable. It is awesome being part of the teams that create these fantastic airplanes. The best of the best. Every time I see one taking off or coming in to land I have to stop and watch it. Airplanes are second only to cars for me, magnificent machines that look great coming and going, or just resting quietly on the ground. In three and a half months I have seen more FedEx planes than UPS, and every second plane is a KC-46. So there is variety to the daily routine.

Do it again. This time, though, we want video!

The chrome strip is heat-bonded to the main vinyl sheet. I don't think there's any way it can be peeled off. You might be able to slice it off with a razor knife, I suppose, but that would only be feasible if you do the cutting with the vinyl still in place on the door card. You'd be cutting through the heat-bonded area of the vinyl, so extra-thick and extra-tough. There's a foam-ish backing sheet you'll be slicing through, too. A ragged cut line is going to show afterwards. I would rate chances for overall success at 10% or less. As for re-skinning the door panel, it can be done, but it's not easy to do it right. The width of the hem that stretches around to the back side of the door card is only about 1/2" (narrows down to only 1/4" in places), so there's not much bonding area for glue. A poor glue joint means that the vinyl is going to start to sag over time, making it look low-grade (and possibly even coming loose around the edges). The factory didn't use glue at all. They used shallow upholstery staples, spaced out at intervals of about 1" in the easy areas and clustered much closer together in areas where the vinyl has tucks and folds. The staples provide a mechanical join, meaning that the vinyl can be stretched taught during installation and won't give over time. For my car, I took vinyl that was in better shape off another car and installed it on my better-condition door cards. I used regular staples but had to trim the legs down from the standard 1/4" to the necessary 1/8" first (tedious job). Because they wouldn't fit a stapler or staple gun, they had to be individually hammered in. I discovered that they wouldn't go in without first drilling pilot holes (2 per staples, that is). It was a l-o-o-n-g job, but I'm very happy with the end result. I'm pretty sure that one of the mainstream Z parts vendors offers replacement vinyl door skins in butterscotch, complete with the bonded-in chrome strip. Try Mike at Banzai Motorsports. You could also go with leather, rather than vinyl. Not sure whether you'll find a good color match for the OE butterscotch interior, though. 'Tan' is probably as close as you'll get.