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Stephen here is a tread about a new hold down. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29889&highlight=optima+red+top
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I ordered one from Rockauto.com for around $8.80 with discount of $.44 (code # 30533151278239) and shipping of $5.23 received it in 1 day. Put this code ( VS 26070 A )in search area at Rockauto.com it will go to the part.
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Here is a before, wire brushed and after plating picture of some of the bolts, nets, washers I have been working on for the last couple of months (I am slow because I work on it 4 hours a week). I finished my last few nuts and bolts last Sunday and will start to reassemble the rear suspension next weekend. I plated mine with a kit from Caswell and I did buy the rectifier for the electrical supply as well. The whole process was enjoyable, I used a wire wheel on a drill and a vice to hold each item. Once you get in the flow of the different dips (chemicals and baths) it will go fast. Rick, the amount of zinc added seems to be very small, and the amount of material removed by the wire brushing and the acid dip seems to equal the zinc added.
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Julio, it looks great, I cant wait to get mine on, I have both Datsun and 280-Z. I am going with the 280-Z one like my old one. If I don't screw it up I will have the Datsun one left over for some one else.
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Welcome, good to see another car in PA, where in Pa. I'm in south hills of Pittsburgh. Very nice looking car you've got. Get some more pictures up.
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Here a few pictures from the inside of mine, the 280z's did not have diamond pattern vinyl, and the carpet was not on the shock towers. The vinyl was like the back of the seats. As you can see there is carpet on the trany tunnel.
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Try here to see the colors. http://zhome.com/History/ZColorGallary/index.html
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Yes it is bent. Here is a picture of mine installed.
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Here are a couple of places I found that might have stems. Item VW8 - http://xtreempolish.com/Bolt-OnValveStems.html Item WV-8 - 45 Might be same as above. http://www.instanttoolsusa.com/bolt-in.html Item 2945 Again might be the same http://www.prestigewheel.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=2945
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Here is a picture of the ones I had the dealer install on my car back in 1976. They are made out of a pot metal of some sort and were originally painted black. Both the housing and mirror moves. They are same ones that the Black Pearls had on them. http://photographictrends.com/zcar/closeup/07.07.07 - 008.htm
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You can see it on my car in my web site. Lots of pictures. I will tell you one thing about this color code 302, I have not seen any places that have in their codes. I would like to get some spray cans of it and I have not seen any. I think I can get some custom cans mixed if I take a piece of the car that is painted to some one to scan it. My car is the original color you are looking for. I think it's a great color and it seems a very rear original color.
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My car was rust proofed by the dealer with Ziebart in 1976. I used WD40 to soften the stuff and wipe it away in my engine bay area. I would spray it on and leave it set for 15 or 20 minutes and then sometimes I had to use fine steel wool to rub it off. The area in the picture was covered with Ziebart spray before I cleaned it.
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Good looking car, I like the color. Looks like it has a 77 hood, the front bumper has been pushed in on the drivers side, you might have to get a new shock for the bumper. Search on the forum for the carpet, lots of places that sell it. Good luck and have fun fixing it.
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Mustache bar is the bar that holds the back of the rear end in place. See picture. The S30 is part of the Vin number and states that the Z car is of the first generation style verses a S31 for the ZX's.
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I don't know if this will help, here are a couple of pictures of my 76 stock exhaust.
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The spread sheet from Mike Z car is wrong for the 280Z's, My car has the wrong Vin. it has a GHLS30 number. My Vin is listed on wal280z's car.
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That sticker I don't have a full image of but it says something about caution, full radiator with ?, don't unscrew the? I could get a better picture of it in the next couple weeks when I go to work in the car.
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There is only one that is on my car, it's a 1976 280.
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Even the 280's are mixed up. It seems that someone is sorting on a single column for some reason. My vin was on both Stealth-Z and rockr69's cars. Now fixed.
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Thank you very much for the hard work and the 280-Z shade, I can now replace my old one that had way too many dust specks that has been on for at least 33 years and I was always embarrassed about the specks. You did a great job.
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For my car (1976 - 280) it's fully stock with period correct accessories that I placed on the car in the late 70's and early 80's. Summer of 1977 - Added rear window louvers and sun shield with 280-Z on it. Spring of 1983 - Replaced both front finders with stock finders and added rear spoiler, added front air dam and painted complete car to the original 302 Metallic Green. Keeping the car the original color was important to me, it now seems like it is a rear color because I have never seen another one in person. I am now in process of stripping and repainting the rear suspension and cad plating the bolts and nuts to look like it did when it was new. I want my car to be clean and look like a period correct modified example of the late 70's.
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I read some where that you have to tune the radio to the antanna. There is a screw in the back.
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Here it is on my 76 - 280, looks like a different hose.
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Congrats. great looking car, how about a link.
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MVander 1971 HLS30-17821 L24- original 04-71 A. Bjeres 1971 HLS30-18490 L24 #P30-19041 04-71 these dates and HLS30 # are from the spread sheet attached. http://www.editgrid.com/user/mlwilliams/Z_Car_Registry there are some strange HLS30 numbers on the sheet for that time period, could be a lot of mistakes.
