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Good luck with that. Here is the photo for future reference.

If I were to guess, and that's all this is, I would say that Nissan is keeping the "Skyline" moniker for the Infiniti line. However I think that would be a mistake, not only in regards to the purists, but in regards to the name and the current slug lines in all the adverts. Imagine the marketing: Shift_your Horizons The all new Nissan Skyline. Although something certainly could be done with Infiniti. Only Infiniti can take you to the Skyline. The Infiniti Sklyine (or some such).

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This statement has me worried. You have fuel. You have spark. You have (I assume) vacuum and everything connected nice and tight. Do you have compression? The statement I quoted describes what I was going through just a couple weeks ago. It turned out that I had a blown head gasket. A compression test will help to determine if this is the case or not. Also, regarding poaching parts off a ZX, what year ZX did the manifold and other parts come from? If it is from a 79 model year (build date @ 8/78-5/79) I don't think you would have much trouble. After the 79 model year, things changed ever so slightly (from what I've seen)... This is all pure conjecture, of course.

full house (rain): This thread is about the music that was popular when your Z car was built. That is why the "music" you are listing is of no relevance in this thread. What music was popular when your Z was built? Oh, wait. You don't have a Z car...

Junk yard, Chevy dealership, auto trader type publication, craigslist, ebay...

Agreed, Stephen-that one slipped my mind. If your injector connectors are anything like mine, they are brittle and should be replaced. Search the site here for injector connector upgrades and you should come up with several threads detailing this.

Welcome to the club! I have a 79 ZX and I do really enjoy it. One of the most appealing aspects of our cars (and the earlier Z cars) is the relative ease in fixing them. They are not like the Z31 and later models with extremely tight engine bays and all sorts of sensors to wrangle with. You need to figure out what is "wrong" with the car before you start to "fix" anything. Installing a new exhaust and exhaust manifold my get you a few additional horses, but do you really need them? Is the interior absolutely shot, or does it just need a good thorough cleaning? Before you start digging into things that may actually be in good running order, my advice to you would be to do a good thorough tune up: plugs, oil, filters (oil and fuel), coolant, new fuel lines/vacuum lines (if needed), etc. Check the brakes and brake lines. Inspect the gas tank. General stuff like that will help immensely. Check for rust and fix appropriately. Drive the car for a while and find what it is that you would like to improve upon. Is the car fast enough, but not handle as you would like? If so, we can talk about new suspension components. Does the car handle great, but not have enough verve for you? If that's the case, we can talk about modest upgrades in overall performance. The more specific your questions, the more specific the answers. With specific goals in mind, we can help steer you hard earned cash in the right direction.

This has happened to me twice now, and I think it's great: Pull the car into a shop and pop the hood. Mechanics look at the engine, and in disbelief state "Now that's an engine!"

Potentially stupid questions here: Have you checked that all of your electrical connections are clean and solid, from the sender to the instrument cluster? How clean are the float contact points on the sender itself?

The only issue I have seen with this type of product relates to wax. Members at the housing development where I work have a black BMW 5 series with this product on the nose. It does very well against rock chips, but when you wax the car, you can see the line where the wax bumps up against the film. At first glance it looks like a scratch going across the nose of the car. Of course if one has a lighter colored car I doubt that this would be much of a problem.

VB split off it's Datsun department a while back: http://www.blackdragonauto.com/ Still the same company, though.

First off, I am no expert so my thoughts may be entirely off base. I would think that by replacing the piston rings and verifying that your cylinder clearance is correct, in combination with resurfacing your block and head (if needed) plus new valve guides/seals you should be able to get your compression back up to the 170 range. Regarding your injectors and AFM: Why not have your injectors sent out for a proper cleaning and general check up. Several members here have used Dr.Injector for this and seem to be pleased with price and performance. Injectors can go bad, but why pony up all that cash to replace something that may not be bad? Same thought for the AFM. Check it per the FSM and see if it is working within acceptable parameters. If not, repair or replace. One thing you might want to check would be the rubber unit that connects your AFM to the throttle body. Remove it, clean it, and check for cracks or tears. This part does wear out, and shouldn't break the bank to replace. There have been several threads about replacing your FI connectors (Stephen wrote a detailed thread about using BMW connectors, if I'm not mistaken), and that may be the cause of #4 not working correctly. Have you considered an aftermarket fuel rail? Bo (ktm) has a beautiful setup in his car that really cleans up the engine bay. Attached to his rail is a fuel pressure gauge/return valve. See post 11: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27784 These are just a few things to think about. No need to replace things that aren't broken-might as well apply that money to other improvements. Or at least that's my take on it.

Will, now I know the real reason you've not been working on the 240!!! For shame, man. For shame! PS have you gotten the hydrolics hooked up yet? I want to see that thing jumping.

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...by Jack Handy (Handey) was what I was expecting. Your list is equally nice. It's true, though. Older cars have a certain feel, smell, mystique that newer cars don't (yet) have. You either love it or hate it (sometimes both simultaneously).

That's great Brian. Where are you having the car shot?

#1My Sharona-The Knack http://www.hotpopsongs.com/Music/Billboard/1979.html

That is one of the best written ads I've seen on ebay. I do wonder about one line however: Is this a reference to the half dash cap?

Ian, the dash swap looks better than I thought it would (though it's odd not seeing the three gauges in the center). Are you going to put some flares on your arches?

Actually, it probably could, assuming you use the proper hitch/towbar. Years ago a friend borrowed my dad's steel trailer (custom built for the MG PB) for a quick towing of his Beetle. The car used to tow the trailer and bug was a mid 80's accord wagon, and it did it very well. Keep in mind that the tow was through town, and down any interstate/freeway, and we were able to use lesser traveled roads, but still it worked fine. If you do this, just make sure that you use the appropriate hookups.

Saw this on ebay, had to share. The car is beautiful, in it's own way, I just never thought anyone would do so much modification to an S130. I wonder how this car would be viewed at a Z car convention... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPARTAN-II-KIT-CAR-ON-1981-NISSAN-DATSUN-280-ZX_W0QQitemZ120211957259QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120211957259

My 79 zx is sitting at 69,811...though it has been sitting there for a couple years (broken speedo).

That's what I was thinking when I posted this one. Who knows about the body, but if the dash is complete and crack-free, well that alone might make it a worthy purchase as a parts car.

Just browsing epay and came across this one. Located in Wisconsin. Check out the mirrors, the dash, steering wheel, and the wheels...well maybe not the wheels. Tail lights look good from the photo. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-Datsun-240-Z-4-Speed_W0QQitemZ120211488014QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120211488014 As of now, the price looks good-that is if the dash is indeed without cracks, and the mirrors are the Datsun competition (Black Pearl) ones.