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Really nice, how long did it take?

I would be cautious in going 100% poly. What you have is a 38 year old structure that has seen its fair share of transient loading and vibration. You might want to keep some rubber in key locations on all corners to allow some pliability. It seems you're building a street car, so I would be careful about stiffening the springs too much. Remember, the Z didn't have a Cadillac suspension to start with. Stock doesn't mean soft, it means a lot better than the worn out suspension you have now. Few people on this site even know what a stock Z rides like, including me. That being said, stock springs are not available from any store or website. We once had some made but to my knowledge they were all sold. You can check with Courtesy Nissan to see if they have any of the Euro springs left, that we had made as well; I don't know if they do. I'm not trying to push a stock setup for everyone, but there was a time where everyone was taking their beatup old Z from worn out to track stiff and lowered, and were later sorry they did. If you're racing and autocrossing a lot, there is no question what you should do. If your driving pothole ridden America, think twice before you make big leaps. Cars built today are far more rigid and heavier as a result. You can't treat a Z like those cars. You have a 2400 lb GT, not a Formula 1 racer. I'm building a road car for taking trips, etc.... so I installed new stock springs, stock-type shocks, some poly and an upgraded fr/rr anti-sway bar kit. You might be able to deflect a corner of my car by an inch if you lean on it. That's my 2 cents. Good luck.

My paint shop uses Glasurit paint, and having to bring someone in with a $50K camera to photograph the paint, then the factory will determine the formulation and designate a paint code for it. Apparently because it's sold old they no longer have the paint code on file.

Wow, and only $1200.

Welcome to the Z's home on the Internet.

I fixed my sloppiness by installing a '72 transmission.

You need to contact American Pickers.

Is there some known problem with the stock exhaust manifold? I've got over 160K miles and never did anything to it.

A local radiator shop can also take your stock Z radiator and replace the core portion with a version with more rows.

I have a Toyo that I took off the spare rim.

What sense does it make to have a thread on VIN's, who's going to keep track of all the numbers?

It's wonderful that it sounds cool, but does it perform? How much does it cost?

I love you man!!! It's been so damn long, seems like I really don't own a Z.

From Oregon, I see. Oh just noticed, Bruce do you guys sell a special performance set of SU's?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you're hilarious! Now the name Marc Sayer is one I haven't heard for probably 15 years, not since the IZCC mailing list days. Wow!!

http://myworld.ebay.com/the-z-connexion/ Click on Contact Member.

What percentage of the fastener kits go unused?

I'm trying to remember where I got my shift and brake lever boots, but from someone on this site. Haven't installed yet, but they look good.

Hey awesome job!! I might get some of those at some point.

The L24 is an extremely tough, good engine. All the above reasons are valid, but there is nothing wrong with an L24.....remember they raced it.

I have my hotel room already.

If you use Nissan wires it is considered sufficient for original.

WHOOOOOA there Walter. The offset should be zero for the tire he's using.

Welcome, Musbenice.