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I appreciate it, fellas. I agree totally about the value of the dollar sucking in all cases except for the needy seller. If we could all be responsible for ourselves and not just print more money... Anyway, I doubt I'll ever top it. I mean, if I decide to build something else (decide= can afford it again) I'll do a track car... and likely just a new one. I really love the Porsche GT3. Thanks much for the props on the Modified mag comment. I definitely felt proud to be representing the Datsun guys as best as I could there. Take care, Jared

Hey guys. Thought you would all like to know that the car is about to be shipped to Dubai. It sold again. For more. Jared

No sir. It's sold. I don't have it anymore.

I've got a brand new set of Modern Motorsports rear control arms with all the stuff that came with them. Totally packed up and ready to ship. I've also got a Motorsport Auto rear sway bar. It's in the box ready to go. Installed it enough to see that it wouldn't work for my car. I assume everything's with it. First $100 plus shipping gets the Control Arms. First $40 plus shipping gets the sway bar. Need them gone asap. Email me at jared@jaredcullop.com if you want them. I'll respond immediately.

Hey guys. I appreciate the convo. In the end, I didn't build it to sell. Maybe it WON'T sell. But I had 4 buyers over $50k on eBay, and none of them had seen the car, as far as I know. I love talking speculation and guessing at the market of cars. I'm glad to have done something for us ALL (self included) to guess over! I've got some other things up my sleeve, exposure-wise, to get this car out into the right eyes. I have to say, this is pretty fun! I don't, however, have a clue what this statement here is about. Me?

So funny. OP noticed this and was like, "WTF?" On one forum, his name is Jeff and on another his name is Rich. The info was good. That part that you put in bold there Jeff was the funny part.

Wow I'm slow when it's early. Shoo.

Ah, now this is good. Thanks Steve. What's the FSM? I couldn't find this online anywhere. Field Service Manual, maybe?

The slave is brand new and we've tested it, so I don't think it's that. We've done exactly as you say. Actually, EVERYTHING is brand new, they just haven't paired well together. Thanks again!

Zed Head: Great. Thank you all for your help on this. Thing is, all of this is for Z hardware. My drivetrain is a Sylvia S15 with a Sylvia/240SX S14 trans. That's a great point about getting a correctly matching slave... Jared

Bruce: Thanks a ton. I've used your company before on another build and very much appreciate it. So we're clear though... from what I can find online, the Sylvia/240SX has a 3/4" master cylinder (but I'm not positive yet). That's what my trans came from, and I have that same slave on it. That's also what the clutch was made for. But I'm pushing it with an OEM 240Z Master, which is a 5/8". Seems that if I go to 3/4" on the master, I'll be back to good. And I'll be straight up with you, I don't know what the collar is. Is that the part with the actual male piece on the slave that pushes on the clutch, or is that inside (in other words, does this mean that if it IS the collar, I have to take the trans out to get to it?)

Hey guys: Yeah, I'm getting good travel at the slave. It's just that it needs that little bit more to fully let go. No bleed issue. Parts are good. I've found out the following: An S14 has a 3/4" master. That's what my transmission is and my clutch made for. The slave is from an S14 too. So the OEM 240Z Master (5/8") is a bit smaller. The whole system is getting less than it was designed for. However, I wondered if there was a way not to go with the Wilwood 3/4" master and instead go with a 280ZX (or some other larger OEM) master without having to drill into my firewall for new mounting points. I want to keep the mounting at 12 and 6. Thanks again for the help!

Hey guys: I've got the Competition Clutch Stage 4 clutch kit and lightweight flywheel on my SR. I'm currently using the stock 1972 master cylinder, and with all the adjustment out of the rod (under the dash) it doesn't engage.... in other words, it's hard to get in and out of first and reverse. I need to go to a larger master cylinder, right? So, the stock one is 5/8", right? And Wilwood makes one that is a 3/4". Or... can I just go down to AutoZone and get a 280ZX master? What size is it? 15/16? I read that with the ZX one, I'll have to drill on the firewall, which is just not a solution for me right now. Is this correct? Thanks in advance, fellas. Jared

The only car that you an have a foot long mullet and still somehow blend in with. Good call. Be sure to have your nickname embroidered into the seats and floormats, and definitely don't forget the chrome tail light louvers.

So far, two offers over half that. Of course, I didn't take them. What I have here is the nicest 240Z in America that isn't a time capsule stock car. There may be another this nice, but there's none nicer. On top of that, it's been fully modernized, and weighs substantially LESS than a stock 240Z but has multiples of the power. If it doesn't bring that, then I'm fine. But MK1888... geez... get real.

Thanks guys. I really appreciate it. Yeah, I'm smiling pretty constantly now! Dov, my exhaust was fully, 100% custom made by National Speed, Inc, so I really can't help you. Sorry buddy.

I appreciate your concern for the car. Don't worry. I'm a wise young fellow.

Thanks everyone! For a continual following of the Z, if you're at all interested, it might be easier for you to go to my website at http://www.jaredcullop.com/car-life/. This Z is on quite a few forums now. I will definitely post here as much as I always have, but I'll be posting on my site throughout my lifetime with that Z and more often. If you like, you can click the RSS feed for this page (Car Life RSS) on the right of the screen and just get an email when there's a post. From magazine shoots to car shows to blown bulbs and my exhaust leaks, I'll be sharing my life with the car on this URL. It's just easier. I'm a web developer and I've got an app for my iPhone to make updating the site easy, even while behind the wheel! (At a stop light, of course!) Jared

Chris & Adam: Your two posts are ones that I have to show my buddies who just don't get what I did this. Thanks! Jared

GreenZZZ, yes it does. surfer.tech - It may help, yes. But it's not an option for me. I like the lines that the car has without it. Thanks though.

Ha! So funny (on the lucky bastard part... THANKS!) Here's what we're trying to do right now, as in RIGHT NOW. There's a little hole in the center of the plastic cap. We're going to drill an ever-so-small hole into the top of the strut (just where it's threaded) and then thread that hole. We'll then put a washer on the underside of the center of the plastic cap. We will then mill off the teeth on the bottom of the cap (since they don't work at all on this setup anyway) so that the cap will sit snug onto the padding/vinyl. We'll put a little screw in through the top and screw it down onto the top of the strut. Once this is done and it works, we'll go back and make a rubber gasket to go around the botto of the cap. I might also insulate the underside of the cap too. We're in-process right now. Sound like it will work?

Stripped it clean. Put rust-proofing agent on top. Let it dry. Did it again. Then Rhino-Lined it.

Thank you so much! I'll check it out immediately.

sigalert: That's about the biggest compliment someone could pay me. Thank you so much. Odd as it is, I'm one of those men who really gets nauseous when he sees a Z that's hardly recognizable as a Z. I'm proud of what the 240Z is and was. But in a day when you can get SUVs with 600HP, and those SUVs might outlap a stock 240Z (turns included), I wanted to find that delicate balance where everything changed made sense, everything "Z" remained. So I didn't touch the interior (well, it's all restored), and I didn't flare the wheel wells. But I gave it the best suspension I could, and a light, powerful drivetrain. I found myself (this is just my opinion) thinking that the 240Z, if restored to stock, is just a tribute and not a car. After all, any Honda you can buy, including the little Insight, will likely outperform a stock 240Z with stock wheels & tires & suspension. That actually doesn't feel like a tribute to me. Instead, I wanted to clean it up, make it perfect, and set the 240Z bar as high as I could. I'm not saying others aren't higher, but that's what I intended to do. I truly wanted to do something that would honor the 240Z in everything that it is, not just everything that it was. Thanks again. You made my night. Jared

Hey guys: If you're sitting in your Z and you have the window rolled down, it's nice to put your elbow out the window, right? The stainless strip that your elbow would be resting on pops off on my car, on both sides. The resto shop didn't notice this, but I have no idea how to keep them on. When I shut the door, I have to hold onto them, pushing down a bit. Any ideas? Jared