TomoHawk

I don't think he ever got east of the Mississippi, as far as I know, except for some Skype calls that one of our members, Yoichi Matsumoto, set up for the 2008 ZCON, and a few regional meets. He was a very pleasant man, with a very pleasant sense of humor (very much unlike the stereotype Japanese 'Boss' you see on TV) and I would have liked meeting with him for tea.

This person has uploaded a video that states Mr. K was "Nissan's first President in the U.S.A", and that he designed the Z (6:30 in the video.) At 0:35 it says he "took the reigns of a small car company named Datsun" Will you accept that, or prefer that he was the first President of Nissan U.S.A. and tried to sell Datsuns? I posted a comment that he remove the video until he can get correct information, so he resorts to profanity (in a foreign language)to justify the inaccurate claims. I would like to ask everyone to either contact this person or post a comment to the video asking for the necessary corrections.

The 280Z does not use the accordion tubes, but I think the air goes through the upper frame rail as you say. There must be some other way the 280Z funnels air to this channel.

Thanks, Chuck. The 280Z never had these, or I would have bought a set years ago. They are only advertised for the 240Z, but I see no harm i putting them on the 280Z.

On the 280Z, there are those vents below the dash in the corner by the door. Where does the air come from, that you will feel blowing on your foot? I've looked at the chassis with the fender off, but I don't see any channels going back to the area of the vent. If you pushed a snake through there, should it come out somewhere?

I think that if Spring comes early this year, then I will measure the opening on my hatch and see how it compares to the liftgate on a Sportage in the JY. Oops there aren't any Sportages there today, but maybe there will be by Spring; thank you Ohio winter! there are usually many new vehicles in the spring

Vintage Rubber has something called "Hatch Hinge Seals" http://www.vintagerubber.com/Datsun240ZHatchHingeSeal.aspx and are $125 for the pair. Does anyone know what they are for? What is the benefit of using them today? They are for the 240Z, but I'm interested in knowing if they would also fit the 280Z. I would say that if you take care to paint and fit the hinges, then you wouldn't need to cover them.

I think if that angled panel corner were some kind of restoration mistake, damage (a broken corner) or manufacturing error then the plastic panel would otherwise be square and fill into the corner very closely. I suppose most people would fill them in thinking it was some kind of fitment mistake. Yours looks good. I've seen some of those drains in better shape, as in new-looking paint, but I never thought to get a photo. The next time I see a good one, I'll get a photo. I don't think most people know what that channel and hole are for.

That's what i mean. In the corner, there is a small notch in the tail lamp housing, and the water runs off the lip. Mine has been "repaired" with some kind of filler, so the water was pooling there.

It is if you think $80 is inexpensive. The dovetails are just as inexpensive. I think I know how to dissemble the stopper. If you take the lower spring plastic holder out, you can slide the stopper down to where the 'ears' will go out the slots in the back. See the photo.

The photo in post #6 is the area I'm referring to. mine seems to be filled in with body filler and the channel for the water is gone. A photo of the area from an excellent condition, unrestored car would be nice

Does anyone have some good photos of the drains for the 280Z hatch deck, with the tail lamps removed? They are in the outer corners of the flat panel across the tailgate. Rainwater drains through a small sort of trough (AFAICT) in the corners behind the tail lamps in a similar way as the front vent plenum. Mine have some rust or the PO tried to 'correct' things. I'd like to correct it the right way. Maybe there's even an improved way to let the water drain?

Has anyone restored a rusted hatch down-stopper? It's the part on the side with the spring-loaded wedge-shaped plastic part. I can probably clean/polish the metal and give it a plating of shiny tin-chrome, but you have to get the plastic part and spring out first. I suppose you could bend the two sides apart to get the plastic out, and the spring would come out with it, but you''ll never get the metal back to what it was originally. Is there a better way?

This is the part number for the Sportage Lift Gate weatherstrip. 0K2B162761A They do have a photo which shows the cross section of the part, and it looks like the KIA stuff:

This is the part number for the Lift Gate weatherstrip. Unfortunately there is no picture to verify it. 0K2B162761A

My two uncles were in Vermont skiing for the first two snowstorms. They loved the extra snow.

It's almost like the ice hotel they have in Sweden every winter.

That's a good point, Kats. I think only a few people would give attention to the handle of a screwdriver. Even if you know the year the car was made, and assumed the tools are from the same time, many people would not notice the plastic handle. OTOH- I noticed screwdriver has the removable shank, which you can't have with wooden handle. I wonder if the screwdriver was replaced at some time?

Yes, the small air mail had a lesser cost than the others, but, from the page I viewed when ordering: 5 days to process 20 (about) days for delivery 7 days delay because of the Korean holiday I can tolerate a month because the doors and hatch are on the last order of things to finish, compared to re-installing the front&back windows, but the body man doesn't want to waste time waiting on my car. I still need to order the aluminum gas cap (which is supposedly on back order.)

You chose to use "small shipping" too?

Do you know what the seal for the hatch is like? It looks like it might be one large piece, like the Zed has. JC Whitney has it, but the description says it's a "universal fit." But one of the detail photos shows the cross setion, which resembles the KIA product.

Around here, we don't us the word 'white' when there's two feet of snow in the yard.

Darn. I was trying to order one, and I saw a message saying that they will not be doing any business from 2/16 - 2/22 Wow. $39 for the one door seal, plus 25 days to deliver. and then the computer thinks I live in AFGHANISTAN. I think I will order domestically.

Actually, I've seen a lot of recycled objects in or on custom show cars and cruisers recently. I've seen things from a Viagra bottle for a coolant overflow, beer cans used to wrap ignition coils and other cylindrical parts, and orange traffic cones made from recycled 4L bottles. There is an artist that makes sculptures and things (trains, horse, airplane, fire engine) from parts taken from the junkyard! It's all skillfully welded, soldered, glued, and mounted to a hand-made wooden base made from a piece of a fallen tree. People do some very interesting and clever things with the recycled goods, besides throwing them in the trash. Or the Pacific ocean.

I like that idea. I've seen TV shows about how you could recycle almost everything you buy. I recycle as much as possible, or sometimes everything (each week.) I only have one small bag to put in the bin each week, but a big bag of paper I take to the paper bin and one bag of plastics items the collectors pick up. I wish I could say that about the neighbors.