Mike

It may require a new seal on the back-end of the transmission. Did you take any photos while you had the shaft removed?

I wish they would have stuck with the dual exhaust. It makes the back of the car look so much better IMHO.

What... is.... that....

Only 3 days left on that auction. I don't know, I've heard horror stories about Ferrari engines. It would be an interesting project though, for the right person.

Gents, in the future please refrain from responding to spammers in the forum and use the "report post" feature. I have tools and methods in the back-end that can usually help me determine if this is a spam bot or a real user. Just assuming this kind of user is a spammer on the front-end doesn't work. He could have been a valid user who was just trying to be friendly. However, in this case, I was 50/50 split on my decision. His profile looked legit but the red-flag was his posts were very general and the email address was questionable. It had nothing to do with our Facebook SSO or other integrations. Remember, I have tools that can help me solve the kinds of issues, so please report posts so I can look into it. Thank you! Mike

Nevermind, it looks like he's going around and spamming. I'll take care of it.

Damn guys, why so angry?

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Special Purchase Rota Wheel Kits While these Rota wheels can't be included in the Shipping Sale, they sell out fast when in stock, so to wish you and your Z a Merry Christmas, we special ordered a limited supply of two different, but equally awesome, Rota wheel kits, in stock and ready to ship. Since the sale prices are limited strictly to an already limited stock on hand, you must call in at (800)633-6331 to reserve your set first (sale price not available online). Both of these specific wheels fit 70-85 4-Lug only. To see more details about these wheels, please see the product pages: Flush | Grid 15x7 Rota Flush Silver Wheel Kit: Was $599.95, Sale $549.87 16x8 Rota Grid Classic Gunmetal w/Royal Lip Wheel Kit: Was $749.95, Sale $679.87 Product & Company Announcements MSA Performance Sway Bars Available Again! Motorsport's own 70-78 240Z/260Z/280Z Performance Sway Bar Kits are back in stock. We've fixed a supplier issue, and have sets ready to go. 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You can see more images, including "spy" images from a test fitment on a 280ZX, and be the first to reserve yours at The Z Store. Reproduction Heater Hose Firewall Grommet, 70-73 Insulated Spring Seat & Strut Mount Set, 70-78 Reproduction Floor Pan Plug, 55mm O.D. (43mm Hole), 70-78 Clear Marker Lens Kit, 70-78 Reproduction Rubber Bumper, Gas Door & Door Handle, 70-78 Cylinder Head Bolt Tool With 3/8 Drive Socket Solid, Self-Lubricating Bronze Shifter Pin Bushings, 72-81 Fan Belt, 73 240Z Fan Belt, 74 260Z With Factory Air Rear Strut Mount Spacers (facilitates replacing strut mount insulators), 9/74-78 Fuel Injector, 81-83 280ZX Turbo Air Filter, 81-83 You can always find the latest new parts for your Z in our store: 70-96 | 350Z | 370Z Virtual Garage Sale Items! These One-Of-A-Kind, Clearance, or Dinged & Dented items are sold directly over the phone, from 8-5 Pacific Time, Monday-Friday, at (800)633-6331 (Visa / MasterCard / Amex / Discover / PayPal). They are being offered exclusively to Z-Mail members. When the Z-Mail is sent, we place them in the sales office, and if you are the first Z-Mail member to direct your sales technician to grab the item(s) you want, they are yours for the amount indicated plus shipment (and tax within California). Garage sale items left over will be offered to non-Z-Mail members in the Clearance Corner, so don't hesitate. All multiple quantities shown are sold separately. Nismo Logo Cap Last Of It's Kind (Qty: 1. New. Shelf dust. Size . No longer made. Found in storage. Last chance!) New $14.95 | Now $9.95 Sport Compact Turbos Old Stock Found (Qty: 1 - New. Shelf Dust. Great reference book for learning forced induction.) New $17.95 | Now $9.95 Old School Datsun Logo Wrapped Shift Knob, 70-83 Dinged & Dented (Qty: 1. Display. This logo discontinued long ago. Cut in material, emblem crooked.) New $26.95 | Now $9.95 Classic Z Logo, Real Onyx Stone Desk Set Two Of A Kind! (Qty: 1 - Display Model. Pen missing for Pen Holder. Paperweight has small chip.) New $??? | Now $12.95 Black Mahogany Steering Wheel 70-90 Shipping Damage (Qty: 1 - New. Cuts in rim will need refinishing. No Adapter or Z Emblem.) New $189.95 | Now $69.95 Quarter Window Trim Pair, Cordovan Brown, 70-73 Manufacturer Error (Qty: 2 - New L&R Pair. Not a 240Z color. Can be painted to match.) New $279.90 | Now $139.95 Rare 2003 Jada Import Racer 1:18 Die Cast 350Z Display Model (Qty: 1 - New (was a display). Alternate Wheels & Hood.) New $??? | Now $119.95 Datsun Logo 5x7 Flag Display Model (Qty: 1 - Display Model. Some fading. Tape residue.) New $16.95 | Now $9.95 Chrome Wheel Center Cap Dinged & Dented (Qty: 2 - New. 3 3/16". Scratches/chrome damage.) New $7.95 | Now $3.95 1.5� Classic Z Logo Adhesive Emblem Set Old Stock Found (Qty: 1 set of 4 - Found in old stock. Will need cleaning/polishing.) New $5.95 | Now $3.95 Polished Z-Logo Oil Cap, 70-96 Dinged & Dented (Qty: 1 - Display Model. Knurled grip. Some light surface scratches.) New $32.95 | Now $19.95 Leather Shift Boot, Sand Old Stock Found (Qty: 1 - New. Found hiding in the warehouse. Shelf Dust. Universal fit.) New $41.95 | Now $24.95 Leather Shift Boot, Gray Old Stock Found (Qty: 5 - New. We found a few of these hiding. Shelf dust. Universal fit.) New $41.95 | Now $24.95 Leather Shift Boot, Blue Old Stock Found (Qty: 1 - New. We found one of these hiding too. Shelf dust. Universal fit.) New $41.95 | Now $24.95 Leather Shift Boot, Red Old Stock Found (Qty: 2 - New. We found two of these asking for attention. Shelf dust. Universal Fit.) New $41.95 | Now $24.95 Padded Console Armrest, Red, 79-83 Old Stock Found (Qty: 2 - New. We found some of these on a back shelf. Shelf dust. Cleans up well. Your elbow will thank you.) New $65.95 | Now $39.95 Padded Console Armrest, Blue, 79-83 Old Stock Found (Qty: 3 - New. We found some of these hiding as well. Shelf dust, but very comfortable for touring.) New $65.95 | Now $39.95 Console Armrest w/ Cupholders, Black 79-89 Discontinued Version (Qty: 1 - New. Older version with short cup holders.) New $119.95 | Now $79.95 280ZX Parking Sign, Red Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with ZX Artwork. Last chance to personalize your S130's parking space.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 280ZX Parking Sign, White Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with ZX Artwork. When this one is gone so is your chance, and your ZX won't forget.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 Z31 Parking Sign, Black Last Of Their Kind! (Qty: 3 - New. All Metal Sign with ZX Artwork. The last Z31 Parking Signs anywhere in the known universe.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 Z32 "Z" Logo Shot Glass Last Of Their Kind! (Qty: 3 - New. Discontinued item. Last Chance!) New $5.95 | Now $4.95 Z33 "Z" Logo Shot Glass Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. Discontinued item. Last one available.) New $5.95 | Now $4.95 350Z/Z33 Logo Work Shirt Alternate Design (Qty: 1 - New. Solid 350"Z" logo, no dots. ("Z"33 logo on sleeve has dots.) New $34.95 | Now $17.95 350Z Coupe Parking Sign, Pikes Peak White Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with Z33 Artwork. 350Z's deserve reserved parking.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 350Z Roadster Parking Sign, Daytona Blue Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with Roadster Artwork. Don't let a pretender park there.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 350Z Roadster Parking Sign, Silverstone Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with Roadster Artwork. Your Z already tried to order this.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 370Z Coupe Parking Sign, Black Cherry Last Of Their Kind! (Qty: 2 - New. All Metal Sign with Z34 Artwork. Black Cherry in open parking? No!) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 370Z Coupe Parking Sign, Brilliant Silver Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with Z34 Artwork. All 370Z's deserve their own space.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 370Z Coupe Parking Sign, Platinum Graphite Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with Z34 Artwork. Your Z does have feelings.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 370Z Roadster Parking Sign, Brilliant Silver Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with Roadster Artwork. Roadsters know they are special. Don't doubt them.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 370Z Roadster Parking Sign, Gun Metallic Last Of Their Kind! (Qty: 2 - New. All Metal Sign with Roadster Artwork. Roadsters can get angry, be afraid of missing this chance.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 370Z Roadster Parking Sign, Super Red Last Of It's Kind! (Qty: 1 - New. All Metal Sign with Roadster Artwork. Red Roadsters start out already angry, don't push it.) New $19.95 | Now $15.95 If you see something in the Garage sale, and then later realize you should have purchased it, just give us a call to see if it is still available. If it has been a while since you saw it in a previous Z-Mail, you can also check the Clearance Corner in our store. 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Wow, looking good on BAT! Good luck

Good luck with the auction! Hope it goes well. I also recommend putting up a classified ad here on our site with a link to the auction in the ad. Here's the link to the cars for sale section: https://www.classiczcars.com/classifieds/category/1-cars-for-sale/ Mike

Welcome to the site! Sounds like you have a great project and would love to see your build process. Take lots of photos because you'll look back and remember the 'dirty days' when you're driving around in your restored beauty. Most of us have been there... ?

Good luck with the sale!

by Brendan McAleer // November 19, 2019 - Hagerty.com Dawn breaks on a clear Sunday morning in Yokohama, Japan, as Taketora Fukuchi rolls open his garage door. It has been a long week at work, plus evenings are busy caring for his elderly father. Today, though, he has time. Time to entertain a dream he's had since childhood. Fukuchi slots the key into the ignition and turns it. Five thousand miles across the Pacific, Ray Carroll also twists an ignition key. For Carroll, several times zones away in Vancouver, British Columbia, it's early Saturday afternoon. The sound of the straight six sparking to life brings an instant grin to his face. Taketora and Carroll have never met. There’s an ocean of time, geography, and culture that separates them, yet they understand something fundamental about each other. They speak the language of Z. The birth of the Z Brendan McAleer Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1969, the Nissan Fairlady is 50 years old. Released on North American shores as the Datsun 240Z shortly after its debut, it became one of the greatest successes of the Japanese motoring industry. The earlier Toyota 2000GT proved Japan could build a beautiful sports car, but it was, and remains, prohibitively expensive. The 240Z was the car an average person could afford. Exiled to America for the crime of being a little too enthusiastic about motor racing, Nissan executive Yutaka Katayama was the sort of historical figure you'd want to have a round of beers with. He was doggedly diligent in his work, yet also infectiously enthusiastic about cars. After a few years slinging tiny pickup trucks to Japanese gardeners in Los Angeles, he had become fully marinated in Southern California car culture. Japan was his birthplace, but America felt like home. Mr. K, as everyone called him, pushed hard for a proper sports car from Nissan. He knew it would elevate the growing brand's standing in the U.S. While many on Nissan's executive board weren't well pleased with Katayama's enthusiasm, he'd also championed the Datsun 510, which was turning out to be an unqualified success. Mr. K. pointed to the Jaguar XKE as the archetype for what he was pushing for, just as the 510 had become “the poor man's BMW.” Brendan McAleer There are still some argumentative rumbles about how the 240Z's genesis came about, but there is no doubt the car was an all-Japanese design led by chief designer Yoshihiko Matsuo. Like Katayama, Matsuo was also something of a corporate rebel with a penchant for sports cars. If you look at Matsuo's early sketches from 1965, the embryonic Project Z looks a little like a Lotus Elan—officially, he was only supposed to be working on an open-topped replacement for the Fairlady roadster. When Matsuo later sketched out a fastback version, the first seeds of the Z car were sown. On a trip back to Japan, Katayama saw Matsuo's work and knew it was what Datsun needed in America. He took it to the executives and fought for it. There is an apocryphal tale that has him prising the “Fairlady” decals off the first shipment of cars himself, and replacing them with Z badges instead. Whatever the truth is, by the beginning of the 1970s, the world was already in love with the Z. A daily dose of Z Brendan McAleer Back in Vancouver, Carroll doesn't remember the first time he saw a 240Z, but he does remember the Z from his youth. It was a wild machine, wide-bodied and hopped up. As a youth in the 1980s, it was both a ticket to freedom and something of a gateway to trouble. Still, he managed to stay mostly out of harm’s way. After getting married, he sold the car. Even if the marriage didn't last, memories of the Z lingered in the back of his head. A couple of years later, as he was proposing in Italy to his current wife, the utterly romantic moment came with an extra request. “I told her, there's just one more thing,” Carroll says, laughing, “I want to buy a Z.” The search took a while, but he stumbled across his current car on America’s East Coast. Freshly restored, it's flawless inside and out, and it has a little American flavor to it; the raised-white-letter BF Goodrich tires are a match for the set Carroll had on his Z in the 1980s. Brendan McAleer Carroll stands 6-foot-4. His friend's vintage 911 sometimes feels a little cramped. Part of the genius of the Z's design, however, is the way the production team lowered the floor to allow for more room inside for American-sized drivers. You won't fit in a Toyota 2000GT unless you're under six foot and have had a recent haircut. Matsuo wasn't happy with the tweak to his initial design, but it made the 240Z work for (quite literally) a larger audience. Carroll went through the extensive process to get collector plates on his Z, a move that comes with a break in insurance rates but also some restrictions that forced him to drive less than he wanted. “I found that I just wasn't driving the car. As a consultant, I work from home, but sometimes I visit clients, and I wanted to really enjoy the car.” So Carroll put the plates back to standard, and now he drives the Z daily outside of the winter months. “Every time I get in it,” he says, “I get to experience that feeling again.” Working for the weekend Brendan McAleer Thousands of miles away, Taketora Fukuchi meets me in Daikoku Parking Area, a broad tarmac rest stop in Yokohama. Accessible only from elevated toll highways that crisscross Tokyo, this is the unofficial nerve center for car culture in Japan. On Sunday morning, it's humming with cars, from a squadron of TVRs, to multiple Lamborghini Countaches, to a Lancia Stratos. And many, many Zs. Fukuchi-san is an officer with the S30 Z car club of Japan, and he's brought along a few other members. One of them, Akira Takeuchi, drives an incredibly rare Z432R, the Z-car with a GT-R's 2.0-liter, dual overhead cam engine. Fukuchi's car is even rarer. It's one of the 37 cars restored and sold by Nissan in 1997 in select U.S. dealerships under the Vintage 240Z program. Highly sought after by dedicated Z fans, a few have made it across the Pacific to Japan. “When the S30Z was announced, it was almost a dream to buy a private car for ordinary households,” Fukuchi says. “The 2000GT was a car in the movie, and [wanting a] Z was a longing that I would reach if I stretched out my hand.” Brendan McAleer He shows me the redone brochures for his car and the club stickers on the back. Clubs of all kinds are very popular in Japan, and the Z club is very active. Fukuchi doesn't get much chance to drive his car, as his corporate job is all-consuming (as is also typical in Japanese culture). However, this car is a link to his college years, when he drove a 1978 Fairlady. Fukuchi ticks off an impressive list of cars he's had over the years, including a race-prepped rear-drive Corolla GT-S he campaigned in the 1980s and ’90s. “As I get older, I like fast sedans and still value the 2018 M3CS and the 1993 M5. But only S30Z is exceptional.” For both Carroll and Fukuchi, the Z still fulfills the dreams its creators intended it to. It is a daily reward for one, a special treat for the other. For both men, and for thousands of owners, a Z is a machine that’s both special and accessible. A sports car for all, united by a love of driving. 1 / 11 Car Profiles

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Nice, I like the wagon with the golden skeleton.. ?

I love this kind of creativity! Thanks for posting, Joseph!

No no no no... not appropriate for testing. They should use their own equipment for that purpose.

Awesome! Very fun stuff, nice work. Grabbed a snapshot.

This does look like a good deal. HOWEVER, be warned the condition of this car will likely chew through the rest of your budget and then some. You will likely spend more like another $10k-15k if you include bodywork and paint. Go into this project with a plan and you'll have a great time!

Lookin good!

Nice!

Click your name in the upper right. Select Account Settings. Then click Signature from the left side and edit to your liking. Cheers! mike

@Patcon If he's finding it difficult to create groups on these sites, I can offer him a group here on our site. We have a way to create mini clubs within our main walls and provide access to those who join. You can see a few examples here: https://www.classiczcars.com/clubs/ Each club can have their own set of members, a gallery, forums, etc (just like our main club). I'd offer it to him and the other members for no cost. Just let me know.. Thanks. Mike