Bonzi Lon

The 73's had the flat tops and a completely different shaped air box. What is the width of your filter? Bonzi Lon

I have a new in the box Nissan 16546-E3210 shipped on 04-09, it is 59.2 mm thick. It fits in the box I got online with all gaskets and have with no gap like yours. Hope this helps. Bonzi Lon

Great memory, Cliff, but not that one. The Sheik that bought it and had it shipped to Dubai UAE, never sent photos of it restored. He did have about a dozen restored Z's at that time, including a 432, photos are lost though. For those wondering: It was a blue/blue December 1969 door tag, HLS30-00110. The whole car and interior was painted black, then upon further examination found the blue interior. This was before the low VIN craze caught on here, it was June 2010, but was happy with what I got for it at that time. Bonzi Lon

From information I collected years ago: The E46 were on the 69-71 four screw SU's. The E88 were on the 72 three screw SU's (water passage at the bottom). The N33 were on the 73 flat tops. The N36 were on the 74 flat tops. Like I said this is from maybe 2010 and some variations may apply. It was my understanding the N36 were the best flowing of all of them. Bonzi Lon

With a small lathe, one could use a small clear dress button to start with. Bonzi Lon

It was my understanding from years ago that the blue on blue WAS the rarest color combo. Yes, I did get paid from a Saudi Sheik, in Benjamins. Bonzi Lon

I just checked my 68 Roadster and found out it has the "GARAGE" stamped on the ignition switch, except it is between the "ACC" and the "ON" position. The key is located on the left side of the steering wheel. Bonzi Lon

Just a reminder, you don't want it sitting too high, because the positive battery post needs to slide under the inspection lid and the support metal under the lid. There is not much room for that to happen. Bonzi Lon

Just went out and measured my 73. The way you have it sitting it needs to be 7 7/8" off the frame rail, close as I could get. The distance from the firewall is 7/8" measured at the front on the flat part, and also 7/8" measured on the square bump out, it appears the tray is at a slight angle for that to happen. Maybe CanTechZ can/should verify my measurements. Hope this helps. Bonzi Lon

Here is one I found in the Wichita craigslist. I do not own it, nor do I know who owns it. https://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/d/wichita-1971-datsun-240z/7294757451.html Bonzi Lon

PN sent. Bonzi Lon

You're in luck. I got a new one with a car and lots of parts back in 05. Put it in the parts bin and forgot about it until your wanted post. I think is it a repo and not OEM, as it does not have as much backing as the one Terrapin Z posted above. However it is new, no glue stains, diamond pattern, and Black. I had no use for it as my car has the beautiful off white interior. :) Bonzi Lon

Sorry Keith, I sold the car back in 2010 and don't have any pics of the seats other than what is posted above. Bonzi Lon

An inverted pendulum is a metronome (sp), if that helps. ? Bonzi Lon

Here us what I think. The posts have a metal barrel clip to hold it in the hole. The emblem on the deck is fully plastic. When I refurbished all my emblems, some of the barrel clips stayed on the post, the other posts broke off. All of the emblems on my car were plastic except the round side quarter emblems. They are made of a 'pot' type metal that a magnet will not stick to. It is also subject to corrosion faster than other metals, the ones on my 73 were very rough and pitted. The steel in the barrel clips will attract a magnet. There is probably rust holding the barrel clips on the posts like they were on mine. Hope this helps. Bonzi Lon

HLS30-00110 with a build date of 12-69 was a blue on blue but I did not put it on the Z register, thought the new owner might want do it. Bonzi Lon

When I refurbished my car replacement lines were 240mm for the rear and 220mm for the fronts. Bonzi Lon

The above b&w photo is another interesting find. I have an arcade card, ( same size as a postcard with no printing on the back) of the very same photo of the above Z. However, at the bottom my has the following printing. "Datsun 240-Z Printed in USA Courtesy of Parker Advertising, Inc., Jason Hailey Photography." Bonzi Lon

On my 73 with a set of 4 screw carbs and the N36 manifold, the little tube is connected to my vacuume advance on the dizzy. Bonzi Lon

Very interesting on that plate. I have a postcard (printed 3-68) showing the new 510 with the very same plate. Bonzi Lon

I sent him a pair of 4 screw carbs that needed rebuilt in May of 2010. A member on this site had said he did good work. It took a couple of weeks to get them back. I was very impressed with the polishing. He uses a 'micro polish', which I know nothing about, but they are sure nice, not quite a 'mirror' finish but close. After installing them a small amount of fine tuning was required. I have hot had to touch them since, with 9k miles on them so far. I would recommend him to anyone that needs carb repair or polishing. He also did some cad plating on some of the related parts. I hope this helps your decision. Bonzi Lon

I got mine from Courtesy, part # 16517-25600, they were about $5 each. Might give them a try. Bonzi Lon

Sorry for the delay in getting to this. I did mine in a product called "Kreem", it took two of them, as these are made for large motorcycle tanks. Like siteunseen said above, a wire to make sure the vents are open and high pressure air to make sure they stay open. A mirror on a stick and lots of light you can see for sure every inch of the interior. I have had no problems of any kind. I did mine in the spring of 06 and did not use it until the refurbishment was done in spring of 08 before it saw fuel. And that is the key to most of the failures that I have read about, not enough curing time. So make sure it is really hard before you add gasoline. Bonzi Lon

With what you are wanting, easiest and cheapest would be 'kitchen enamel'. Nice thick coat it dries super hard, all of the above cleaners will not hurt it, easily wipes off, but it smells terrible putting it on, but you get used to it. If its made for grease in the kitchen, it should work for a few hand prints in the shop. Bonzi Lon

I once had a Bridgestone SR-20 that had a tread pattern very close to the one shown, if not the same. I was also made of a rubber compound that I have never felt before. It had a strange feeling to it. It didn't feel like any other tire. The rubber was slick & squeaky when rubbed. That tire is now in Japan on one of Kats' Z-cars. Bonzi Lon