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View Advert Wanted. A Decent Nissan Z 5 speed Well my stash of 5 speeds has dwidles to two. One that is locked up, and one that you can't get into 5th gear with power applied. Before I go off and source a C type and go through that process, doesn't anyone "close by" have a decent late 280 or 280ZX 5 speed they KNOW is in good condition? Would pay decent money for it. Let me know. Short ears, two muffler hangers, short ears one muffler hanger or long ears one muffler hanger is ascending order of preference, but WORKING and not in major need of bearings is much more important. BW turbo 5 speeds need not apply, not that desparate yet.... ? Thanks Advertiser zKars Date 11/26/2019 Price $400.00 Category Parts Wanted Year 1983 Model Z or ZX  

Yes! Teflon tape might work VERY well. Thank you! Couldn't get enough PC to stick to those bolts to make a difference.

Must be a widespread disturbance in the headlight mounting related force. I'm dealing with this as well today. I plan on using M6 insert nuts to replace that plastic nut nonense. My dilemna at the moment is how to give the bolt friction with the threads in the insert so it stays put. I could use a spring like on the SU or most DCOE idle screws I suppose but I'm going to try powder coating the bolts and see if increasing the OD with the plastic coating adds the friction I so badly wish for. So much for "doing away with the plastic" nonsense I guess.... I'll let you know how it turns out. BTW, the Dorman part referenced above mounts in a square hole. Easy enough to create with a file from the existing 8mm hole. Would be a slick solution if it works

Just gonna leave this here... And on Amazon.ca, $5.88 CAD with one wrong connector... If you want I'll change the one wrong connector and only charge you $20. CAD.

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Assuming the old pinion worked before, you have the pinion housing in 180 degrees wrong. Typically there is one slot where that little hold down plate engages, but someone previous may have used the "other" pinion type and added his own slot to make it work. Have a look of there are two slots on yours there are two types, the slot is 180 diff from the other. The pinion is offset in the body so you have to have it oriented correctly or it will not engage.

Seems I have a little macro building to do a bit of parsing on a few "08" parts numbers and fill a few new columns with some details! Then remove all the 08 part numbers to a separate sheet. Swore I'd spend less computer time after retiring. Oh well....

Ok, so here is an interesting little spreadsheet. Somehow I managed to harvest all the S30 part numbers from a certain on-line resource... Now you can do a little sorting and searching a bit more easily. CPM_Fiche_S30.xls

Thanks Zup for sharing that picture library I built back then, pretty much forgot I had done that. I seem to remember a wish to build an app that uses the parts fiche database in a spread sheet so you can click on a part and get a real life picture of it, starting with the hardware pictures in that file. Somewhere I realized how a big a job that was and you know.... I have a couple of other files I guess I should share. Like my wish to build a reference document that shows all the variations between parts over the years. How many times have "we" had to explain "again' that 77-78 doors aren't like 74-76 doors aren't like 70-73 doors. Again, large effort, but I've been blessed over time to have examples on hand of all the varieties of fuel rails, and consoles, vinyl, and gauges, etc etc. that would make this possible, just not the co-ordinated effort of taking and organizing the pictures and then building the website or populating a massive "one of these things is not like the other" or similar CZCC Topic. Anybody got a smart tech savvy young'en they can lend me for a year?

Tanks these louts and to all that serve!

I just gave 6 to Wheee, but I have some left. Send me a PM and we'll share contact info

What if someone had a spread sheet with all the Z part numbers from carpartsmanual.com? There is only about 17,000 or so.... Shirley your Nissan parts friend could put those in manually and see what pops up, right?

I know there are least four different column covers. 2 240, 2 for the 280. The 240 ones are interchangable with careful wire tucking inside The 77-78 is viturally huge compared to the 74=76 version to allow lots of room for larger connectors on the wiring harness inside.

The rotors sure look like the same ones used in the Z Stage 3 Toyo 4 pot conversion that uses a four bolt Z31 vented rotor, spacer and the toyo truck wide calipers S12W. Haven't checked the PN yet, but I'll put money one it. The rotor is 270mm, pretty decent.

At last the package arrived and has been installed. I used the ZX kit on my 510 with ZX struts and spindles. Great quality parts. Installation was a bit of a head scratcher. You definitely have to do the bolts "just so" and in the right order or they ain't going together. The bolt that attach the adapter bracket to the spindle have to put in "backwards" (in my mind) with the nut on the inside. Bit tricky to start that nut up inbetween the rotor and spindle, but it can be done. All in the name of a small caliper and tight spaces. I was able to give them some feed back to change one set of fasteners to hex rather than socket head to aid in the assembly. I've been able to fit all my 15's and almost all of my 14's (stock ZX alloy and standard 5 D slot mags). One set of Z steelies would fit with a bit of spacer. Can't fit a stock 13" 510 steelie though. I have a set of 13" classic Libra's that are on another car that I pray fit these brakes as well. I know those wheels just BARELY fit stock ZX brakes, so they "should" fit these. I even have a Nissan Sentra donut spare (15") that fits! And all testing was done with NO spacers. Got my dime jacked up a couple of inches and running a set of Yoko winter's on my Swaztika wheels. Been out bedding the brakes and setting bias. Gonna be FUN this winter.

Just sold my last set. I have a set of the 280ZX tripod inner stub adapters yet if you decide to go that way. Only one thing I know, CV conversions are not cheap, there are no cheap solutions unless you are doing ALL the fabrication yourself. People's time material expertise and development investment is worth every penny they are charging. Best "Value" is still DatsunRestomod.com. Simple, remove old/bolt in new setup with same 8 bolts. No 200 bolts with safety wire and 3 sets of loose splines on both sides with the crappy Porsche 930 CV stuff...

Generally I see no point in drive by wire for "routine" use. If you have a good TPS, that's all the ECU needs to know about gas pedal position. Setting up a drive by wire is not trivial from what I've read. Also factor in the obvious old guy factor that wants a hard mechanical connection between my right foot and the throttle blades and you might need to temper my comments some...

Apparently never heard of 3m panel bonding adhesives (or one of several other brands). Welding is SO yesterday..... (said the man who thinks EFI is something new and cool....)

There is still a Harvey's or two in Calgary! And they are great.

My guess is they want one that looks like it did on the day it left the factory or shortly thereafter on dealer delivery. We may be going just a bit too far sometimes to make our details look a bit too fresh and consistent.

Easy to make. It's flat with some holes. And you get to pick the leather you like, or have it dyed to match or contrast your paint! Adjust the size to your liking, add fancy engraving, make it look like a saddle, go nuts!

I have an NOS L4 valve cover that looks a lot like the ebay cover. The finish really appears like un-finished raw aluminum, and there is lots of variability in the finish. It is not shiny, but has some reflective qualities. It does look a lot like freshly fine bead blasted, but more variable and smoother if that makes any sense. This cover has been in open air for 40+ years on an NOS L18 SSS motor on display. I'll try to get some sun lit pictures that show the variations. There has I believe been some continued oxidation with time while in my possession.

Just a note here, but I recently solved a wheel shake issue by buying spacers that were actually flat, unlike the POS cast pot metal ones I was using that were anything but flat. Zero offset seems to work on most z's. If the ones you like only come in small + offset's then a thin spacer can make up for that. I'm talking +12mm and smaller. Assuming tires = or under 225 in width to fit inside the fenders.