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Nice woodwork....everyone does realize that Nissan still sells the original shift knobs for $48.00. I just bought one last week. So if you don't own a lathe, just call your local dealer.

I agree with Carl......Jerry will own the orange car for $25,000.00 if he offers and then ignores it. When all is said and done, you'll have another $5,000.00 in the car to bring it up to snuff with Jeff's old silver Z. You'll also need to exchange the flat tops for round tops IMO..........sorry Rich.......they really do make it a better package.

It always puzzles me why everyone calls this color lime green.......I think lemon green is closer to correct. IMHO

Spruell Racing in Atlanta has great prices on Panasports......shipped same day. I think I paid $998.00 for my last set from Spruell......16x7's.

It sounds like your float needle valve is stuck open. Pull the top off the float bowl and remove the float valve. To take it apart, there's a very small spring clip (careful not to lose it) it unwraps and the valve can be removed. You'll probably will find some goo in the valve. Clean it up and replace it. That should fix your problem......do the other side too. Bruce (Ztherapy) sells those little valves if you lose a part or need one for some other reason. I just had the same problem with a carb that had sat for a couple years. It was pumping gas through the overflow tube and was dripping out the bottom of the air cleaner.

Under no circumstances should you remove any metal.......your idea with the head bolts is tried and true. With the head bolts installed,tap it down close enough to install main cap bolts, then torque them down to about a half inch from bottoming......install the side seals all the way down, then torque the caps all the way down. This seats your side seals.......make sure you apply sealant for seals as per FSM.

http://www.newsleader.com/article/20121111/NEWS01/311110007/Sports-cars-take-reckless-Sunday-drive?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage&nclick_check=1 Some times it gets easy to get carried away........bet these guys would like another chance. Angela at Tidewater Z sent this out to their members.........

Unfrickin' believable! I didn't know those things were still around. Talk about a rare collectable.........thanks for posting it and don't ever toss it. I raced a 510 on the streets of Atlanta in my 240z back in 1971.........it was fast as Hell! When he stopped to discuss things, the manifold was white glowing hot......I always wonder if that was "Turbo Tom". There is a chapter on the Crown Turbo Kit in the original "How to Modify" book. Take a look.

EuroDat........Bruce sold the car to me a couple years ago. The repair is holding up well.......Bruce did a super job. I might add that the car stays in a heated and air conditioned garage.

Beautiful car spitz.....too bad they don't make it in pure white.....that metallic white is impossible to match for chips etc. My wife's Lexus is that same paint. I understand a turbo is in the works for next year.

Big improvement on the Panasports........much, much better!

........and just like the one I removed from my automatic 72 that I converted to manual. I reused the same mount on the new 4 speed. It works for auto or manual.

Right Steve.....that's what amazed me......barely a 1/4 turn of tightening.....it sounded like a bad u joint. I would never have thunk it! Good advice on big red.

Just fixed another mystery clunk. My 72 (green) just developed the dreaded clunk. No problem, I've got a R/T mount so it's got to be the half shaft u joints. I pulled 'em off and had them replaced. Took her for a drive looking for a nice quiet ride......not. The clunk was still there. I put it back on the lift and wrenched the driveshaft around......must be in the drive shaft. While it was up on the lift, I checked for loose bolts. The mustache bar (two vertical bolts) were tight as a tick as well as the big control arm bolts. The two bolts from the back of the diff were pretty tight too, I could only get a quarter of a turn. I decided to drive her again before pulling the drive shaft to replace those u joints.......clunk is non existent. A tiny back off of the two diff bolts had caused a good clunk. Just a heads up to anyone who is blaming their clunk on diff, driveshaft or half shafts. Check torque on all major nuts in the rear......could save time and money.

Jeff.....All joking aside.....the people are what makes the shows great. ZCON is an awesome collection of the very, very best of Z people, and no matter how you spin it, the prettiest car wins......."don't hate them cause they're beautiful"! The closest thing to what it looked like from the factory or the one with the best paint, interior and engine bays win (as it should be). You're car looked superb, but the thing I enjoyed most of the whole Savannah experience was the people. Meeting members of this forum and all the other folks that love their Z's so much is what it's really all about. "Mad Mike", Bob and Carol Sharp, Carl Beck, Jim Frederick and Sheila and yes, Jeff and Sue Mader.... all the other great Z people were what I brought back from Savannah......it's what I remember. And if you look at the pistures I took at ZCON, it's the people that I tried to capture......Vince, SteveJ, Will, Eiji, Vince etc. etc. etc.. is what I tried to capture. And yes after I lost to your awesome Z, and finished crying (cause there is no one's butt I wanted to kick more than yours), I came to the realization that the real trophy was the fantastic people I had met. If you've never attended a ZCON, you really need to make an effort to go. Just don't worry about the damned trophy.....because you know that your car is the best of show in your mind, and that's all that really counts!

Trophy or no trophy my butt.....you win first place at ZCON two years in a row.......no wonder you don't worry about it Mader.....and with legs like yours, you need a nice car to get a girl like Sue! Just remember.....in Savanah, I finished 2nd and you finished next to last!

Two Kangaroo steaks for you OZ for giving me the idea! Hope things are going good over there. Regards......Guy

I've got 2 stock exhaust systems that are almost like new.....one with 36,000 original miles. I tried to get them to MikeB, but they're too big to ship. $125.00 each to anyone that can pick them up......if that helps. Each has all parts from down pipe to tip. Guy

I just wish all the motor heads on the forum lived closer together......L series motors are what I love to mess with. Would love to be closer to all you guys. Eiji and PJOE are the only real motor guys around here and Eiji lives 2 hours away. Now that guy really builds a beautiful motor and he really appreciates the L series Datsun engine.

Extremely funny Jeff......believe me......this is it. It's getting hard to keep them all driven, oil changes, tune ups, washing ,R/T mounts etc. etc. They're like your kids.....you wouldn't trade any of them, but if you had to raise another one, you'd shoot yourself. Yellow is a nice color.

Thanks Jeff......I'll post dyno numbers soon. Hope you and the family are doing well.

Update.......Installed the L28/L24 combo motor in the new 72 Z. I put 350 miles on her and didn't really push her till I put the new 2 1/2 inch MSA Premium exhaust system on. WOW.......What a wonderful motor.....she pulls so quickly, smoothly and torquey to 7,000 rpm that you need to be ready to shift (it sneaks up on you so fast). This engine is so much better than I thought it would be. It's just is so silky smooth up the rpm band and down the rpm band (downshifts). The L28 motors (with L28 cranks) are pretty much done at 6500. Not this motor.....It is a joy to drive and as OZ mentioned, it must have the perfect bore to stroke ratio, cause it's truly amazing! I would recommend it to any Zed Head!

Mikerosa.........When you pull the engine, the tranny will be hanging on it's rubber mount. You can put a floor jack under it, or hang it by a piece of rope or wire to the hood latch body to remove the stress on the mount.

OJ........You are definitely something else! I love your enthusiasm.......you really are a Z phanatic. Good job on the trophies and the girl.

.......the finishing touch.....the spook.