JohnnyO

Jared, With the dollar as weak as it is right now more and more nice vehicles are headed overseas. I see it as a shame for the hobby and a blessing for the seller that needs to sell the vehicle. Congrats on the article in "Modified". You did one hell of a job on that car and deserve to be recognized for it. I am curious as to how you will top that one. Take care, John

Just to clear things up a little "flight2cdg" is a middle-man or proxy that ebayers in Japan use when they want to purchase from sellers that do not ship to Japan. It is a service that Kats probably paid for in addition to the $710.00 he paid for the wheels and shipping. If this is the case, I would imagine he has already contacted flight2cdg in regards to this transaction and they probably told him that they have not received the wheels and that they are not responsible. Here's a link to the middle-mans profile: http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=flight2cdg Good luck Kats. John

Love the color. Makes me miss my car.

Looks great Carl.

I sold it. Will deliver to Road America Speedway in Elkhart WI on the 17th. The new owner races for Mazda and will be there for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. More info here: http://www.roadamerica.com/Races/RaceInformation.asp?id=247 I am feeling pretty good about the person I sold to. I think he will take care of the car the way I would. John

I'd also add hard fuel lines if you are doing brake lines being as they run down the tunnel too. John

Grant didn't mean stop in the middle of the road right now and take a picture..... Anyways, looks like a very nice find. Good luck with it. John

Thanks, and yes, I am hating it but it was the right thing to do. It is not perfect but in the right hands I know it will be.

Today I put my baby up for sale on ebay. That's all I have to say about that.

Based on this drawing I think it is # 29. Be sure to look at the L24 version. http://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsunS30/DatsunFairladyZIndex/Engine240Z260Z/Manifold/FromJul72/tabid/1568/Default.aspx John

I will probably go that route if I ever find another candidate to restore. Thanks for the advice. John

The car wasn't supported with a jack, the rear diff was. The car was up in the air on all 4 corners. Good advice though.

Arne, I understand the logic but I am getting ready to sell this car and wanted the stock insulator. Also, at $36/each I could buy at least 2 oem insulators for the cost of the R/T mount and probably never need another one and not have to deal with the added vibration and noise I have read about with the R/T mount. It's all preference. I like the Z the way the Z was designed. The 240Z was my first car in 1981. Everytime I get behind the wheel and fire up the engine I am instantly brought back to when I was 16 years old. We went to the lakehouse for the 4th of July weekend. I drove the Z, wife and kids drove the SUV. It was 93 and humid. No AC, black interior and am radio and I smiled the whole way. Even sitting in traffic. My wife doesn't understand it but I am sure a lot of members here will. Plus, if I wanted a car without any old car quirks I would of bought a Cayman S.

Yes, and the reason I had the diff supported with a jack was because I was replacing my struts, bushings, blasting and painting my rear suspension. While the suspension was off the car the diff was supported with a jack and a block of wood. During the 2 weeks it took me to refinish my suspension the insulator gave way. I still do not like lifting it at that point and will lift from the support just behind the diff until I am told that I shouldn't. Thanks for all the help guys.

I have thought about that for the next Z but I am keeping this one as close to stock as possible. John

Thanks again. Part Number 55415-E4102 was an exact replacement to my failed insulator.

So it was the rear diff insulator. I replaced it Saturday and inspected the old one and could see it gave way. I suspect that it gave way when I lifted the rear of the car by the drear diff. I read somewhere on here that that was ok but I would not recommend it. I ordered the part from Nissan of Chesapeake along with some other parts I needed and paid $20 less than the theives on ebay. Thanks for the help guys.

I've owned 2 124's and my bro had an X1/9. Extremely fun to drive and never had a problem with any of them that I couldn't fix. Just like a Z, you need to know how to keep them running (or know a good mechanic). I look at it this way: The Z is to Japanese sports cars as the MG is to the British sports cars as the Fiat is to Italian sports cars. They were all an inexpensive way to get into a specific class of sports car. I actually searched CL for fiats in my area last night. Extremely hard to find "solid" Fiats in my part of the country but I will keep looking.

How do you get in there to remove the proportioning valve with the engine in? I bent and installed new lines with the engine out and had to install the master lines to the valve after the engine was installed and remember that being about as miserable a job as I had in the entire time working on my Z.

Without the outer seal, water leaked in my hatch area by the hinges when I got caught in a storm last summer. This year I installed the outer seal and gave it the hose test and it passed. Also, I found that using some sil-glyde (found at napa, not the pharmacy ) helped the hatch settle down a little better. It keeps it from bunching up when you close the hatch which reduces the friction and lets everything settle into place. Apply a very thin layer every year or so on all your door and hatch seals.

Someone in that area should call him up and twist his nips a little. Ask him "how can it be a one owner vehicle if it just sold last week at an online auction?" and "how do you know so much about it if you aren't the original owner?" I'd do it if I had a portland area code.

Thanks Jim and Decoy. I ended up ordering 54145-E4102 for $36.00. According to the link decoy provided (which I will bookmark at work) N4301 supersedes the E4102 but both are still available. I'm a little confused but the dealer (nissanofchesapeake.com) confirmed the latter is correct for my car. I guess I will find out Tuesday. Thanks again.

Thanks Jim. Both numbers come up in a search at courtesy but the price is $15.00 different. Both show available.

Rear Diff Insulator for EARLY 240Z. I believe they were the same up until 06/71. Need to call in the order in shortly. Thanks in advance. John

I replaced my boots (front and back) with the KYB boots and they worked fine and fit perfect. My bump stop was not built in, it had to be "inserted" into the boot groove. John