bpilati

I'm So Confused.

I was joking, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!! What's with this crowd? I don't want my suspension to ride like a brick, that's my only concern about Tokicos. Did you get the adjustables?

You can't even just see the humor you old coot. I'm sure you were cussing Rush as you pulled the lever for that idiot Kerry. And btw, a lot of what Rush says is true, unlike your heros Robert Byrd and Teddy Kennedy.

I don't remember which alternator and its output he installed. It was part of some other repair work and I didn't even know the alternator was bad.

Looks great, but I think I would have painted the springs black. Tokico must be out of their minds putting out red springs, what do they think we're driving Chebby Blazers?

It's Your Last Chance!!!!! Bid!!! Bid!!! Bid!!! <<<<< A JOKE!!!!

One guy said reversed the assembly and another is cutting the axle up with a lathe. Now which is it? :knockedou

:eek: Hey, can I get a set of those drawings please?

I believe Energy Suspension says to keep them.

I think I got a later model alternator that puts out about 10A more, but it has a modern external regulator.

Hehehe, Rush Limbaugh always teases the folks from Rio Linda. Actually he says he meets folks from there and they get a kick out of the publicity. As parts are getting fewer, I think it's unwise to just throw OEM parts in the trash.

I was going to suggest Internet searching. You have to spend time looking around. I haven't found anything yet, but I may not be looking in the right places.

Kats, I want you to know that the Polish people love the Z. http://www.oldtimery.epage.pl/oldtimery/samochody/za_03.html

http://www.zcca.org/pages/ZCarsZhistoryDatsuntoNissan.htm Kats, read this.

I wonder how many clubs use the name Z Fest.

Here's one I just found. Datsun 240Z

I forgot to mention Nismo. They appear to me to be just a bunch of 350Z people. That show that was mentioned where Mr Matsuo was not recognized and was not treated as a VIP. I'd like to know who was running that show. Can someone find out? If what was reported is true, that individual should be told to stay home for the next Z Convention. Hopefully it's no one we know.

Kats, I don't know if you ever got your answers cause I got tired of reading through all these long-winded replies that didn't address your questions, sorry. I see lots of replies that don't even address Kats when he asks a question. So let me try to answer you. I was 11 when my father purchased his new 1971 Datsun 510. Of course I had never heard of Datsun, it probably had no affect on me at that age. But I'll say this, my father is a German immigrant to the US. He went down to the Volkswagen dealer and looked at their cars first. Get the picture? But he said they were overpriced and arrogant. He later went to a Datsun dealer and paid $1995 for a 510 4-dr sedan plus $495 for the air conditioning. He loved that car and so did I. We went on many long trips in it. He could tell right away that it had some features similar to the BMW 1600. It was easy to work on and great quality. He always praised that car. I got to have it later in college (1977) and made some improvements on the interior. It only had one rust spot on it when ....well when I totalled it in an accident. Anyway, I was very disappointed when Nissan decided to get rid of Datsun. That was long before I knew about Mr K or owned my Z. I believed a lot of the myths you've dispelled here. I also have a degree in management and know exactly who to blame for a lot of Nissan's problems. Some morons at the top made some very fundamentally stupid decisions. And it wouldn't surprise me if the Nissan president did let his emotions get the best of him because of his hatred of Mr. K. They let the Z grow, until many could not afford it. Also if I remember correctly, at the same time that Nissan got rid of Datsun is when they had many of their biggest quality issues. Someone mentioned some of the uglier Datsuns, and forgot the F-10. Anyway, maybe the Z was a combination of Mr K and low cost choices, but something magical arose from it anyhow. I don't have a problem with the ergonomics of my Z. I have tons of leg room, something I can't say about the 350Z. You tell your Japanese friends that Datsun helped dispell the notion that things from Japan were cheap and low quality. That was the opinion in those days, but the Datsun car proved their quality was as good as it is today. My 510 was a tough, reliable car. I hadn't started my Z for over a year, and then it started up in 5 minutes. Talk about reliability. I hope that helps you get some of the insight you were looking for. By the way, your english is awesome and don't you ever forget it. I speak Japanese as well as my dog, so don't you ever apologize for your English. Don't ever leave, I've been hoping for someone like you for years. We've needed someone on the other side of the water to help us understand the real story. Carl Beck has down about as good a job as any from here could.

Good stuff, very educational.

Where can I get a BRE spook, or at least one made the same?

Yup, that's your opinion alright.

I was joking.

Of course you are right because that's always the case. How would you know what to look for without information on the existence of things?

Let me guess, Lucas electrical system.

"I know who Mr. K is, he's a good friend of mine (I own a 240 don't I?)....and Mr. G, you ain't nooooooo Mr. K!"