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These appear to be the regular front strut steering bearing that gets sandwiched between the upper spring mount and the strut insulator. Can't imagine they would anything special or actually unique over the usual parts store parts. Who knows though. 54325-21000 Bearing strut mounting is the OEM number and description. For reference and comparison to whatever pricing you're looking at, Rock auto shows them as : BECK/ARNLEY Part # 1013848 {#5151008, 5432521000} Category: Strut Bearing $14.97 or MOOG Part # K9476 $16.89 (Prices are CAD, reduce by ~%10 for USD) They show 543250B000, 5432521000, F3XY18H198A as alternate OEM part numbers

stock sensors will likely not work. Ohm readings hot/cold hi/low pressure won't match the new auto meter ones, at least very very unlikely, would have to compare. Good find on the canadian supplier. Stainless is the reason for the cost. Call them and ask for brass equivalents

None of the above. Primarily BSPT. BSPT to NPT adapters are your friends. Others, me included, have cheated and run NPT taps into those threads and gotten away with it (close, but not exact, 1/8 bspt is 28 tpi while NPT is 27tpi), but if you can find adaptors (McMaster Carr has them in the US, but don't like selling to CDN's... ) then go with them With an adapter in the water temp sender location, (that hole is ~ 1/4NPT) it may space the new sender out quite far. If your sensor is 3/8NPT, then you'll have to bore that hole out anyway, and re-thread. Carefull, those housings crack.

I did it once by using very thin feeler gauges stacked around the perimeter. Still was a royal PITA! Add some heat to soften the cover around the gauge as you jamb it through from the back. No fun no matter what you do.

Now that are, are a bunch of good'ens! yes sir eeee. My favorite is the Rossiz's frost plug replacements, all wired up real purdy. Classic!

This guy apparently just got some Tokico's from Sparktec.com just now. WTB: tokico struts for a 240Z. - Parts Wanted - HybridZ

What are you talking about? It did take a month to do! It just occured over a 6 month period in between doing real work. See what I mean about communication problems? And congrats on the successful arrival at the new digs! Digging life on the coast?

Outstanding! It looks right at home there. Congratulations. I think I can see the reflection of the grass in your gas tank in that shot on page 6! That tells me what the rest of the car looks like up close. Stunning.

In the car restoration business, there is NOTHING more common, and frustrating, than body shop delays. Someday I will understand this issue better and learn how to better control it, or maybe just learn that there are some things you cannot change. Maybe home renovation contractors are worse, but I think they are all suffer from over promise, under deliver, and poor communication of the realities of the business. They are both victims of "you'll never guess what we found when we removed the old paint (body man) / walls (contractor)". Hang in there, it will all turn out great in the end. Patience grasshopper....

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And now I have to retract my presumtive statement above. Apparently it's not Mark, but another Z on his way here from Ontario to BC. I tried to put two and two together and got 137. What are the chances of two fresh Z's coming through from Ontario, I mean, come on?!?!?! Now that said, hopefully Mark will be through later in the year, or we'll see ya at the Edmonton Z club show in July. Now, back to your regularily scheduled programming...

A little birdie told me tonight "someone" is coming back from Ontario with a fresh Z and might be passing through Calgary this weekend. Now who could this be? Hmmmm...

They are spring protectors, ie where the hook sits on a metal piece, these protect the metal from wearing and making noise. They is set on the clutch and brake pedal box. Can't think of any on the heater box unless they are tiny. There is a fairly tough spring that controls the vent/no vent flat. Maybe there.

Very cool picture Bart. Where did you find that? and the $10,000 question, who are the other finely dressed gentlemen in the picture?

You do not have a problem, just slightly saggy rear springs. THere is no way you have a 3" difference. Trim front springs to match, but no more than one coil with stock shocks, can't afford to remove much rebound stroke. Make sure you bump stops are in good shape too.

I had one similiar problem with one SU. The float level would not stay where I put it. In playing with it in my hand, I found there seemed to be friction between the ball on the needle valve and the float tang, like the angles were funny. Move the float by hand, and it would jam, but intermittently. In the end, I replaced the needle valve. It worked smoothly after that and I was able to adjust it normally. Worth a shot.

David: Let me first thank you for your service and the service of all the organizers to make this event possible. I don't just say that to suck up. Well, maybe a little I have witnessed what it takes. I will be there. Bringing 3 other Z's full of Z friends. I will review my brain re: my first ZCON in 2012 and see I can recall things that confounded me or could have gone smoother that I can share with you. I can tell you the list will be short.

Tires and wheels and hub caps are easy to swap around, but that sail panel emblem is NOT simple to change. The 70/71 panels that have a "240Z" emblem there,that Jim A. mention do not have a hole behind them like the later ones that have a vent hole into the cabin and a round "Z" emblem like we see on your dad's car. The locating pins on the two kinds don't even line up, so it would not be a swap you would do on a whim. At my age (and your dad's) back in 2011, it wouldn't surprize me that I forgot exactly what year it was when I got my first Z if he hadn't thought about that in a long time. My 113 green color guess is based on that picture may very well be off. The two greens were never offered at the same time, so it would be an important clue. Any other pictures? We all love a good detective story. Every little clue, no matter how small is important. Now if only we had that fancy photo enhancement stuff they have on TV, we could make out a date code on those tires...

Really a touching story, thanks for sharing it. If any group of people can help you find it, its this bunch. Jim is right, it's not a 70, but not a 73 either. Front bumper is not the slightly sticking out version that the 73 got. The 113 Avocado Green Metallic color that it appears to be (old picture and compute variations factored in) is a 72-73 only color, so that seems to narrow it to being a 72. You will need to find the VIN to help with the search from there. Anyone else see any more clues?

I'm thinking your rear end is dragging and your front end is just fine. Side shot picture please and list your tire size.

And just which green is that? 2010 Camaro Synergy green metallic or did you have it custom mixed?

Dave, that's an interesting idea. Nothing special about one float bowl over another, other than volume and availability of parts (floats and needle/seats). I suspect the hardest part might be mounting a different one to the carb body at an appropriate height, but the current setup is just one lousy little through bolt, how hard can it be to come up with a bracket for that? And just what is that soft mount we have now good for? Heat isolation? Vibration mounting? Do we really need to keep that? Heck you could mount the float bowl(s) in the trunk if you can get the height right... Just realized I should clarify the trunk mounting thing; "Could", not "Should"

I remember the discussion well. Such things take more than wishes.Something about time and money... sigh... I was sanding away on the body of my latest project with one of those black firm "Durablock" sanding blocks this weekend and for whatever reason I said to my self, "hey, this rubber stuff this thing is made of is pretty light. I wonder if a chunk of it will float in gasoline? and stay floating....". For some reason I couldn't bring myself to chop a hunk off my $35 sanding block... I'de take yours out, float it in a little container of gas (glass, outside, away from children, you know the drill...) and see if it changes floaty position. Betcha it won't. Yours may be rubbing the side of the bowl or some such causing irregular action.Or the needle and seat are sticky, that happened to me once. If you get stuck, I can "rent/lease/sell/pawn/give/provide/finance" you a float.

Please check out the 72 described in the Auction listing in Alberta : 1972 Datsun 240 Z - NO RESERVE For Sale: Okotoks Collector Car Auction, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada It's described as having previously belonged to someone in the Arizona Z Club. Please let me know if you used to own the car or know who did. We are looking for more detailed information on its past and condition as we have several interested parties wanting to bid on it in the coming auction. Drop me a PM or note to z240@shaw.ca if you don't want to publicly discuss. Thanks!

Snow if finally melting here, forecast is good for a week or so. Maybe, just maybe, spring is here....