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Stock is fine! ITM makes a good cast replacement as well as Silva-lite or just have your stock pistons checked out and cleaned. NAPA sells Perfect Circle rings and Clevite bearings.......both are top quality! Stock sizes will be no problem. If you go .030 over ,expect to pay $50-$75 for overbore $85 to $100 for rings and another $80-$100 for bearings and $200 for cast pistons.

As you can clearly see my son as always is firing on two less cylinders! Guy

Copy that Nissanman!.......take the two little hiding bolts off of the front lower part of the head........it makes removing the head much easier. Same thing when you remove the engine from the tranny......get those two little hiding bolts from the lower housing!!

Are you going stock or oversize pistons? If stock, NAPA sells Perfect Circle rings and Clevite bearings. Both are top quality. If you're going oversize, .030 over is easier to find rings for than .040 over! Same with pistons, .030 over seems to be easier to find than .040 over. ITM makes a .030 over piston but not .040 over. Silva-lite makes a .040 over piston but I had to get Total Seal to custom make a set of .040 over rings. Standard pistons and rings are available from a number of vendors. Felpro gasket kits cost more but are top quality (especially the valve seals and pan gasket).

Sorry but the white Z in N.C. just got bought by a Richmond Z guy.

Buy the green car, but please replace the front seat covers. While you're there take it around Road Atlanta!

It fits on the front bolt of the passenger side motor mount.......your oil sending unit wire goes through it!

Why didn't you buy Randy's 73 (MALLY002)? He sold a beautiful rust free 73 for $11,000 about a month ago.

If I recall correctly, you'll need a 72 mustache bar, a 72 driveshaft, a 72 front diff mount and a 72 rear diff hanger. www.zbarn.com ask for Roger.....he sells the packages used.

Come on down to the Richmond show in October. www.richmondzcar.com

NAPA had 'em last week. Ask for brass plugs. Take the housing with you!

So far all new hardware. We're gonna bead blast the valve cover next.

Thanks ...... Ceramic coated by Thermal Tech in Richmond,Va. Cost was $150.00. www.thermaltechcoatings.com

The car is amazing with no stripes!

Thanks so much for your help.....hope to meet you someday. I can't wait to put this new engine and clutch on the road. Guy

Carl I'm getting a measurement of the TO collar (as described in your illustration) from my 77 5 spd approximately 28 mm. Have I got the right collar? Your info and knowledge of the Z always blows me away! Thanks Guy

Carl The distance from flywheel to clutch fingertips (where the TO bearing would contact) is 1 3/4". Hope that helps. Thanks for your efforts. Guy

I'll check the measurement tonight and let you know. Guy

Nix the last question....Garrett at Motorsports said it's the 21-2122, so I ordered it. Thanks everyone so much for your help. Now I'm gonna put her together! Carl ....Brandon(my son) said you e mailed him re the orange 510. Let me tell you it's a screamer.....feels like Road Atlanta! Thanks for your help. Guy

Carl Motorsports has a 21-2122 for the 75-78 coupe, 79-83 coupe non turbo, and 84-86 turbo.........they also have a 21-2123 for the 75-78 2+2, 79-83 2+2, 82-83 turbo, 84-89 non turbo.......which one of these two items is correct? Thanks Guy

Thanks Mark......Glad the Brits like the Z's too!

Bo I ordered the 83 turbo collar and it is very short (and as you mentioned doesn't work). I have a 77 5 speed tranny and the sleeve for it is longer than the 71 Z sleeve. I measured the height of the clutch finger tips (distance from the flat surface of the flywheel to the point of the clutch fingers that the TO bearing contacts). The 240mm pressure plate is actually shorter than the original 240z pressure plate. Wouldn't that mean that I need a sleeve that is longer (not shorter) than the 240z sleeve to reach the shorter pressure plate?

Bo So what I am going to do is use my stock fork, my stock TO bearing and the collar for a 280z (non turbo non 2+2). You wouldn't happen to know what MSA part #, since different 280 non turbos call for different collars. I really appreciate evryone's help with this. Changing the clutch, flywheel and pulling the tranny is a job that I love to do only once! Thanks Bo and Stephen. Guy

Bo So if I wanted to install the 240mm flywheel with a 240mm Exedy clutch and disc with my 1971 4 speed transmission........Could I use my stock fork,stock TO bearing and stock sleeve, or would I need to change any of my stock items? (ex. a different sleeve etc.) Thanks for your input. Guy

How about if I want to hook the 240mm setup up to my 71 4 speed.......what fork and sleeve would I use in that case? Remember the slave cylinder is different on the 240z.....the plunger rod actually goes through the fork end.....could I use my 71 4 speed fork and sleeve, or would I need a new fork and sleeve, or just a new sleeve and the old fork? I'm getting all forked up. Thanks for your help. Guy