S30Driver

Zup is away this week in PA on business or I know he would comment. FWIW, I know he runs Goodrich 195 70 R14's on the Libre wheels he has on his 73 almost all of the time.

Thanks for posting that Mike! And the great get together's in Branson. I love going to Z events, you always see something new in products, application, or ideas. (reminds me of when I went to Comdex shows years ago) I'll get one ordered in the next week or so, don't want them to run out of my favorite color.

And of course, Mike W Need some more Gold Cup cars there ...

Looks great, and a very unique idea. You will love the quality of the leather from them. I Innovations is a great supplier to work with.

Very glad Gary will be ok. Looks like the safety equipment in the car got a full workout.

Here are a few, tired tonight, will upload more tomorrow ... Bruce, Zup went in Stock class, so he switched from the Libre mags to steelies with the correct wheel covers.

Update for earlier today, Classic Z Cars member Mike W & Zup continue their winning ways! Mike W - Best in Show Zup - 2nd Place 240 260 280z Stock Class - 1st Place 240 260 280 Modified Class - Best Paint Competition was fierce, more later with pictures ....

Ready to roll to Branson for the Z fest tomorrow ... Meeting up with Zup in the morning, should be there in the mid afternoon. Looking forward to seeing Mike W & Madkaw.

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If you make it to 500 Cliff, I guarantee you can pick up your award in Branson on the 4th of June ...

I think your best possibility is to find one in good condition from a parts car. I was in the same boat & purchased the driver door glass from another member, but have not got around to dealing with it yet. At least there are 8 years of production that were all the same.

Looks great! Nice work. Is there a provision in the deck carpet for the cargo straps? Also, are you missing the outer hatch seal, or just not installed when you took the pictures?

In one of your other posts Miss K, I think you were looking for a 72 front bumper bracket. I have a set, let me know if it is still on your list.

Sorry Cliff, let me re-phrase .... I used up a big huge chunk of my favorite beverage money

Late last fall, I had some discretionary cash and purchased a front Wilwood brake upgrade kit from Silvermine. Also a 15/16" master cylinder upgrade to compensate for the larger calipers. I knew I had an issue with a slightly warped rotor which was my main reason leading to the front brake refresh. The install went relatively smoothly, replaced the wheel bearings & races with Timken's while I was in there, and refreshed the hubs. Tried to modify & retain the original dust shields, but they interfere with the new, larger vented rotors so will have to get some new ones made up from aluminum or stainless as I don't like running without them on a street driven car. Two issues I ran into with this kit were .... Silvermine states you use the stock caliper bolts to mount the machined adapters - you cannot. The stock bolts are too long by 9mm and the non-threaded part of the bolt would prevent you from tightening the bolt to the adapter & spindle ears. To Silvermine's credit, I called Edan & he offered to send me some replacement bolts if I could give him the measurements. I opted to source them from Fastnal. The correct bolt is M12 x 1.25 x 30mm grade 10.9 (part number 11114852) The stock bolts are 39mm in length and even if you could thread them in all the way, they would contact the Wilwood calipers. The stock lock washers work fine with the new bolts. The supplied bolts for the caliper to bracket are of course fine. The second problem was centering the calipers on the rotors. In my case the inboard pad was tight against the rotor & a measurment showed centering to be about .030" off. (I could not turn the rotors with everything tightened to spec) No shim provision is included in the kit. Rather than roasting the new rotors on one side, I decided to center the calipers. Shimming can be done to either the caliper ears & bracket or the spindle ears & bracket depending on which direction is needed to center the caliper. I aquired some thin SS washers and installed them on the caliper ears and both sides were correctly centered. Bled the brakes, checked for leaks, and enjoyed the firm pedal, smooth stopping power, and extra bling of the new brakes. I did this about 12 days ago and after 150 miles, all is well. A nice upgrade. Stock vs Required bolt Caliper adapters installed with correct bolt Centering caliper (don't drink that Coors light, it was an empty to hold waste bleed fluid)

Each bearing comes with it's mating race. They need to be changed with the bearings. It's helpful to put the races in your freezer for a while prior to replacing them.

The manufacturers web page seems to indicate the switch kill's the coil circuit.

Nope, the distributor shaft tang mates to the oil pump shaft in only one position,

Here is the shipping options to my zip that Zcardepot offers, looks like Fedex was cheaper that Priority Mail, also a free ship option.

Cliff .... They can be sent USPS Priority Mail, also much less expensive shipping. I have purchased numerous items from ZcarDepot, all sent Priority Mail. Silvermine sends their big brake kits Priority Mail also, rotors in one box, everything else in a second box. Interesting why Sweaty chose Fedex.

I can attest to the parts authenticity & quality from Will. Thru Zup, I purchased a NOS set of window frame rubber seals for my 77z. Only a bit more expensive than reproduction seals, the fit was excellent and they came sealed in the Nissan bags, in perfect condition. The seals were apparently one of the continuing improvements Nissan made in 75 as the S30 design evolved.

First place to check is Bonnie's fusible links, look for any corrosion there as well. They can visually look ok but be open, check with a vom. Did you add any new items or make any changes during the rebuild?

Myself & Zup will get there on the 1st. Will be great to see you again.

The threaded stud is available from Zcardepot, or probably a Nissan dealer.