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Hey everyone, I have a bunch of parts that I would like to clear out of my garage. I have an engine from a 71 240z (minus the carbs), 4 slotted mags with tires, 6 original steel wheels with tires (4 from my car and 2 spares). I also have a hatch. I am willing to give them away to people that need them but the big problem is going to be the shipping. These aren't small items. If you are interested in any of them, let me know but be prepared to have suggestions about shipping. I live in Indianapolis so local pickup is very welcome. Carl

Blue! I don't know how to put that little squiggle above the E! I live in Indiana and we don't get to use them. Steve, I love the lesson in punctuation. Maybe Grandpa is really tasty. Carl

Justin, First of all, welcome to the website. Secondly, post pictures so we can see your Z! We love to see everyones ride. Lastly, I don't know if you meant it to come across this way or not but that last post came across as very rude. I can guarantee, you will get no help here if that's the case. Everyone was trying to be patient and tell you not to waste space and people's time by posting duplicate threads. This site is a valuable resource and can give you a lot of help with your car but whether you are posting on the internet or talking to someone in person, always be respectful. I don't know if this helps you but I put Tokiko shocks and Eibach springs on my 240z and am very happy with the results. The car is lower but now scraping the ground. I went with 16" Rota wheels, which are Panasport knockoffs for a lot less money. Good luck. Carl

Hah! I'm not trying to yell at people! With the invention of texting and instant messaging, people tend to forget punctuation and proper spelling. I have reached the age where all those young whippersnappers chap my arse sometimes. :-) Carl

I saw this the other day on my favorite website and thought I would share it. It seems like people on the internet, and occasionally here, have become neglectful of common grammar and spelling. I am not trying to start an argument but it makes a good point. Carl

Hi Jerry, I have 4 General Tires 195/70 R14 on come aluminum mags you can have if you want. They are a few years old but were only used to move the car around at the body shop. If you are interested, drop me a line and you can always come take a look. Carl

bhermes, Have you looked at the cars posted in the Garage section? You can look at a lot of different cars and see what different colors look like. How much of the car are you going to be able to paint? Is this a complete paint job, inside and out? or are you just repainting the exterior? When you change the color there are a lot of potential places where you may notice the change in color (under the hood? carl

I'm not sure what you meant by "most forums" but it IS under the menu heading on the left. Carl

Steve, See, that's stuff I have no idea about. I guess I thought "it's a wire" and that's it. I don't have the money to just experiment. Did you post a while ago about seeing if Frost Fighters would make a version that would fit the z window? Somehow I have the recollection that someone was going to? Carl Carl

Steve, To be honest, I was just think of using as many lines that would fit the rough space of the original grid. I say this with know knowledge as to how it works. My thoughts were just using the pre-spaced lines and not the entire setup. There is a lot more that goes into this than what I have thought of. I guess that is why I posted this originally. To see if you guys think if this would even work or if I'm way off base. Carl

Arne, Thats exactly what I had in mind. Scrape off the old ones and use their replacement grid lines. I have to get the car back from the shop first. Its something to think about at least. Carl

Its a rainy Sunday afternoon and I was thinking about the rear defroster in my 240z. It's still in the shop but I know that many of the defroster grid lines are broken/worn away. I know this topic has been discussed before on the different ways to try and fix it. Some have used the paint/epoxy to fill in the lines and restore function. Frost fighters makes a replacement system but you would potentially have to upgrade the wiring. One of the parts of the Frost Fighters system is a pre-placed system of wires that then hooks up to their bus bars. What about just using the prepared lines to fix the existing defroster without upgrading to their entire system? Unfortunately I don't have my car to go out and look at but thought it seemed like a decent idea and it would cost about $50. Any thoughts? Carl

Contact Les at Classic Datsun. I ordered some of the factory correct butterscotch spray about a month ago. He still had several more around. I think it was about 25-30 dollars a can and it would take a couple of cans to do all the panels. Its expensive but he said that is what they were charged. I would probably try calling him over email. He is pretty busy and it took several times of bugging him before I was able to get mine. Great stuff though. Carl

Welcome to the site! I echo Travel'n Man and request more photos. It looks beautiful and we would like, NO, we DEMAND more photos!!! Carl

I was able to get a set of reproduction insulators from someone on this site. There were a few that I still needed so I made them with some synthetic rubber I got from MaMaster Carr and my drill press. I replaced the hard lines with stainless steel ones from Classic Tubing. They required a little tweaking but for the most part were pre-bent and went in without too much trouble. Carl

I would certainly recommend them. They are invaluable for the restoration of z cars everywhere. I give them kudos for helping with the reproduction of obsolete parts. Carl

They are for sale on Motorsports web site. carl

Thanks mike, that's few hoses I won't have to worry about Carl

Thanks everyone! Julio, you are right. After getting it in place it felt like a big weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Now all I have to do is relatively small stuff compared to it. I hope I can get the car to the shop within a week to have them put the engine in. Carl

Thanks Arne. Will do. Carl

I finally got my dashboard installed in my car! It took me quite a bit of work and almost killed me but I got it in. I had the dash rebuilt by dashboard restorations in Washington and have been pleased by their work. They also did the center console that looks nice too! Carl

So I am getting ready to put my gas tank back on and pulled it from storage. I have been looking at information on this site about which hoses go where and realized that I am missing several hoses from the tank. My Z is an early model and didn't have the hose at the small end and didn't have the evaporation tank. There is the hose fitting on the far side and was expecting to see the hose fitting on the near side but there isn't one. Is this something common in the early cars? I had the tank sealed a few years ago but don't remember exactly what it looked like then. It has been sitting in a spare bedroom waiting until this day when the car is finally being rebuilt. carl

Can you post some pictures? I would be interested to see what they look like. Carl

I just bought some spray cans of butterscotch plastic dye from Les at Classic Datsun. I don't know if if it will work on the vinyl but I bought it for the plastic panels. This is the official color that was used on the refurb 240z a few years ago. Not quite $30 a can. Havent used it yet but am excited. You should contact him. Carl

So I have to bring this one up again. I found my second, old, wiring harness and it agrees with what Arne and Steve thought. I had labelled it years ago as belonging to the rheostat. It would make sense as the red with blue stripe wires seem to be part of the "power". The problem that I have is that the color wiring diagram that I purchased years ago, shows the rheostat taking a green with white stripe, and a red with blue stripe. If the diagram isn't correct, what do these wires go to? My old harness doesn't have these two wires. I was hoping I would have labelled these as well but no luck. carl