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Is it that the push rod is too short?? --You could make a slightly longer push rod. Simply cut the head off a suitable dia. bolt and round off the ends. I have done this.

Haha, yeh no whine on my 72 here either. Just a clunk. Seems they either whine or clunk. It is the second R180 diff in mine and they both clunk.

Anyone know this car. Datsun : Z-Series Coupe

Coolest moment---hearing our 240 run again after an 18 month rebuild, and like Julio, my wife and i were followed into a BP service station by a traffic patrol car. Two cops got out and said they just wanted to look at the car. One of them had owned a 240 many years previously.

Hey Adam. You will notice NO difference.

Won't make a sprap of difference. Capitals and punctuation make for easier reading.

Yep. 2 3/4" or 70 mm from the front lip of the hood on mine as well.

There is evidence of a fairly lazy paint job by the lack of paint to the underside lip of the fender, also the underside of the front valance. Also there is blistering to the quilted covering on the trans tunnel. Probably from heat.

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Yes, good to see values on the rise for sure. In NZ we had a 240Z recently reached $31,500 NZD.(around $27,600USD) Didn't reach the reserve price.

Good result. Sounds as though they were overtightened in the past. This is the method i use, only with a steel block behind if possible.

Thanks for the drawing and better description Chas. I used this method for years in conjunction with a ball joint puller/splitter/whatever, on stubborn overtightened ball joint tapers on tractor steering components. Brian.

It doesn't look as though the thread is mushroomed enough to stop the taper from coming out. Difficult to describe, but you DON"T need to hit the end of the thread. Instead, hit the side of the round cast body that the threaded taper fits into. Hold a steel block on the opposite side if you can as you hammer the side of the round cast piece. The threaded traper will then most likely just fall out.

I'm bettin' it's still stuck on the taper. Try this.-- A block of steel, axe head, or sledge hammer held on one side of the outer part, then give a few whacks with a smaller hammer on the opposite side of the outer part. This will shock the outer housing and help to release the taper.

I wonder why the rear quater vents have been patched over.

Very nice. Similar colour as my 72.

[quote name= Gents, by using the above method I should be able to fix a steering wheel that is slightly askew, right? Yes. You would just need to centre the steering wheel with the car on the floor, wrap a strong string tightly around all four wheels just below the centre of each wheel. You should see at a glance how much the toe is in or out. Adjust tie rods to suit.

I was considering a rear disc conversion on my 72 because of week parking brakes, but installed new rear shoes instead. I'm very happy with the result.

I use this method around all four wheels. A good check for rear misalignment as well.

We live half a mile from a harbour, and get salt spray on our house windows when we get a storm. I havn't noticed corosion on my car because it is covered, and not outside in the weather.

Just a shot in the dark here. Could there be left and right hand drive wiper motors? My right hand drive 240 parks the wipers to the left as could be expected.

It was cool of the first owner to reply to you Bart. 14 years ago I contacted the first owner of my 240 after i had completed the restoration. He was not interested in seeing it, and said it was just a toy his wife drove.

And ya don't look 65.

There was an Australian Version which aired here in NZ. Stupid show. It didn't rate very highly here.

I have had a couple of radials with sidewall and tread separation. A dangerous situation.