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:tapemouth This last summer my faithful Z was tucked away in my shop, mothballed, disabled, and awaiting my return from the last frontier. I was in Bristol Bay, Alaska killing salmon for a living. One cold and blustery July morning, I was enjoying 45 degree weather and a breezy 30 knot wind. :stupid: "Hey Capt.,". my crew yelled as he stuck his head out the cabin door. Your wife is on the cell phone, your son's best friend wants to borrow your Z for his wedding. They need it for a getaway car." "He really thinks your Z is tight.":cool: "Tell her that it's fine with me." I screamed over the throbbing diesel. My brain was firing on about 4 out of 6 cyl. The cold and lack of sleep had taken its revenge. "Oh well," I thought, "He's a good kid, and the Z's insured." Two weeks later, when I tossed the hook (anchor) up the river near a bear infested 3 dog village, that just happened to have an open wifi, I got an email from home. Pictures of my getaway Z snapped at the wedding by my wife. "Only 2 more weeks of this fun and I'm out of here. Then it's my 'getaway Z'.:laugh: THE END

I tried to teach my girl friend to drive a stick shift in my 73 240 z in 1977. She was jack rabbiting so bad that a car stop to ask her is she was in trouble. I failed in teaching, but I won her heart anyway, been married 30 yrs. Dad taught her by driving her into the middle of 20 acres of grass in our field and letting her spin the tires and what ever to get the hang of it. We use to park in wheat fields and make out in that Z car. I know now I was lucky that the hot exhaust pipe did not catch the stubble on fire and start a major wheat fire. Love my Z's.

Ditto on loving the 83 5spd and 180 4.11. For my 73 /w a 280 engine it's pure gear grabing fun. Jon

Loaned my Z for a getaway car. They loved it. Now that is a classic getaway.

Thanks for the info. I had spokes on my 69 MGB, but I was really interested in learning more about the background and history of Z's. You guys are a wealth of information.

Did Datsun make these as a option.? Jon http://spokane.craigslist.org/pts/860121607.html

Here is a look at my 73 that never had air.

Your right, that is a good way to look at the whole car show scene in smaller American towns. I really worked hard to get my Z looking good for this show. But it is old with a 10' plus paint job. I live on a farm with 1/4 mile of gravel road and the tires hold little rocks that chip the paint when I hit the gas on the paved roads. But that is the price I'm willing to pay, I drive it as much as possible. The grin factor is sky high every time I head to town. What you can't change ... enjoy what you have.

I had an almost 85% success rate. If they looked in the window at my Z they had some past or present relationship with a Z. One guy had a 77 280 in his garage with 34,000 miles. And "Blue 72," I agree with the color, but my green Z was in such good shape at $1,500 I had to buy her. Not many green ones left. So Green she stays. My 72 is blue, and I start working on it this week.

Thanks, I,m helping 2 Z guys in wally land (Walla Walla) fix up their cars. I am really building a Z club bolt by bolt.

Where are all the Z's? Fun show, mostly Ford and Chevy. People loved looking at my Z and talking about Zcars. I would love to have some other Zcars to hang out and talk shop. Oh well.

I use Red Line in both tranny & rearend. Remember it is the tranny that takes the gl4 and the rear end gl5.

I ordered all me SEM stuff to do my dash repair. When I got going, I found many places on the top of the dash that looked good, but when you pushed hard on the plastic, it cracked. So I went carefully went over my dash hammering the plastic cover to find hidden areas that would develop cracks over time. Of course I ran out of bumper epoxy. None in town. Only two weeks to go till Walla Walla, car show weekend (Wheelin Walla Walla) and I,m sign up. Crud!!!! Well I ran down to my NAPA store and talked to a guy I know that works in the paint and body section. He said use NAPA flexible bumper repair. That this is what allot of body and restoration shops are using. I would just as soon stay with what is proven to work, But I really was in a fix. I know the following: 1. It soaks into the foam better than the SEM bumper repair epoxy. 2. It is allot more flexible when cured. 3. It is easy to sand. 4. It adheres to the plastic dash as good as the SEM epoxy. 5. It cost $32.00 vs the cheaper SEM but your get about 4x as much. 6. And only time will tell if I made a mistake by using this product. At least my Z will be ready for the show. Jon

Hi, Look at zhome.com and scroll to buying a zcar tips. Also, this site is a good start. http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/reviving/index.html Good luck Jon

Thanks, that's explains my failed searches. I had never heard of a SE 240z.

I'm always looking for old Z's. Found a 1973 for sale in a small town nearby. The owner says its a 240z se. Was there such a Zcar and what was special about them? A google and this site search did not turn up anything. Thanks Jon

Also, it is not very hard to change the front and back seals on the 5spd. On the front seal just be careful not to set the seal to deep in its housing. It does not cost alot and is a good preventive measure. Your new speedo cog may have to go into a different housing to match up with the teeth on the tranny shaft. My differential is a 4.11, and I had to turn the cog housing and cut a new flat to hold the set bolt. datsunzgarage.com/engine/ is a good resource for this mod. Jon

Hi and welcome. I just got back from Dillingham AK after a 2 month gillnet season in Bristol Bay. Take some pictures of your Z's so we can see what you are working on and driving. Jon