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Have done that and the rear brakes do get warm, but not too hot to touch.

Very Nice! I spent this morning stripping finish from two spare wheels I have in the garage. They will need several more applications of varnish remover. One thing I learned doing my "in-car" steering wheel is that using gun blue on the spokes seemed to work as a good paint pre-treat for the spokes & hub.

Do you have a pic?

You might also want to check condition of the freeze plug under the front cover when you have the head off.

Should have been "My pics don't really show the stripe well..."

That's exactly what was done on mine. Some black was added to the silver base, then clear coated over. I would suggest spraying a few paint samples to get the color mix & tint exactly how you want it.

FWIW, I like my Toyota 4x4 brakes & 13/16" master cylinder combo. I have no quantitative evidence that they truly stop any shorter, but my brakes do have a firmer pedal compared to the stock brakes._I did replace my proportioning valve, but only because mine was shot. My Z is primarily a street car.__However, during a "fun run" autocross and also after brisk driving on curvy roads, I've not observed any brake balance, over-heating or fading issues reported above. I have a buddy who routinely tracks his car.__He did two autocross runs and thought the Z's front/rear brake balance was OK, but said I needed stickier tires and more negative camber.

JW, You are located in Oakley? I grew up in Antioch! My best friend still lives in Antioch and I go there about once every six weeks. Julio

They've sold these for many years. I put one in my previous 240Z, (over 20 years ago), and it fit fine. Was made of fiberglass with black, dull finish gel coat finish.

I don't disagree that undercoat can protect against road debris, as well as providing some sound deadening. But it also has the disadvantage of hiding corrosion you might otherwise see & repair before I gets bad. Personally, I'm always wondering what's going-on under the undercoat on my Z. I think it's easier, (and cheaper), to touch-up paint than repair rust damage. Of course, this assumes the owner inspects the undercarriage at least annually... It's a bit of a "which devil do you chose" situation with pros & cons for both approaches. I'd certainly want undercoat if it was a rally car or driven on gravel roads!

Cool video!

As my car is Silver Metallic, I went with same level of metallic for the stripe, but a slightly darker shade. My pics really show the stripe well, but it's quite obvious in shade or indirect light, but almost disappears in bright, direct sunlight. The frontal pic below shows it a bit better, but still does not show as well as when seen with your own eyes... Look down at the spoiler area for the best indication of it's actual appearance.

Do you really want to undercoat? Mine has undercoat and I'd prefer it didn't. A clean, painted underbody let's you see corrosion, where undercoating can hide it till it becomes a bigger problem.

There's an unrestored one up the street with side stripes and fender mirrors in my neighborhood. Pretty cool little car!

People seem to really like my "ghost stripe". You could possibly achieve a similar effect with the same red metallic striping or your solid red.

Fair enough, they are a sports cars... On local urban freeways I'm usually on-task, driving from point A to point B. When doing this, I typically drive pretty conservative, which is also good for gas mileage. Besides, I get plenty of adrenalin rush just avoiding all the cell phone addicted, texting-distracted idiots around me. However, on an empty, twisty road like portions of highway one, 101 north through the redwoods or on Skyline, (if I think it's safe), then I have fun driving it like a sports car!

I get typically get about 23-24 on the highway, long as I don't get heavy-footed on the gas pedal. Most I've managed was a bit over 27 mpg, but that was unusual.

The flasher on my "72 also seems a "bit" slow compared to our "modern" cars. Voltage is good and I have a new flasher module. Further, they seem to operate the same speed as my neighbor's 72 Z with the original flasher module.

We drove the Z from San Mateo, thru San Francisco and up to Novato for a holiday "cookies & nog" gathering at a friend's house. The Z got a lot of attention along the way and many compliments from people at the party. Had to go outside to give people "Z tour" three times.

Input on exhaust? Kinda like saying input on output, no? Sorry, bad pun... Seriously, Chazg has it right. I have a cheery-bomb style muffler mounted halfway and no exhaust drone at all. If I recall, it's 18" long. In fact, I get more gear-train and engine noise thru the firewall than exhaust noise.

I agree with Zeodyne, it's very easy to do. In fact, I'm restoring one right now. I've also got one that the PO used a wire wheel on, so it has a bunch of grooves in it following the "grain" of the plastic composite wood. I'm thinking of trying to fill the grooves with black epoxy to make it look like zebrawood.

I agree with other posts that the simplest thing to do is disable the ignition or use a battery cut-off. These will prevent "casual" thieves. But if a professional car thief really wants it, there's not much you can do to prevent them from just dragging it onto a trailer with a winch.

The "car zapper" sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen, for the same reason "booby traps" in your home are not allowed. All that has to happen is for someone to get zapped, fall and hit their head or break and arm and they can sue you. It doesn't matter that it's no lethal, they will have suffered injury. I don't agree with it, but have read of a similar case where a burglar sued the home owner because he was "captured" by the device and couldn't leave. He sued and won for wrongful imprisonment. Found this on the web: "Use of Force If your booby-trap constitutes the use of force on anyone, then you must take great care and consideration before deploying it because use of force requires that you reasonably believe that force is immediately necessary. If your booby-trap uses force on someone that it wasn’t reasonable to use force on (child wanders on your property) then you will probably have your own crime to answer for."

She looks great in that red, it's the same color as my 1st 240z.

I used 3M spray Adhesive for the headliner. No problems so far.