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With the non-running condition and problems you have described if you are unable to get another Z person to stop by and take a look-see you may just be better off taking it to a mechanic.

None of these are mine but like I said, there are always some on there. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2490475031&category=34206 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2490463688&category=42606 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=46093&item=2489969620&rd=1

I believe I have these parts also! Before you go swapping these out or anything try cleaning and greasing yours up to see if you can get them to work. All of the grease may have dried up causing the part not to opperate any longer.

I agree. If you find that you need the latches I have those for both sides of the car; again off of my '73 parts car. Shoot me a PM if you need them.

Check eBay, there are ALWAYS 240Z tail lights on there.

I saw this link over on hybridz and am curious. http://www.crank-scrapers.com/products/Datsun%20-%20Nissan.html What do you guys know and think about crank scrapers? After reading a bit on the site above it sounds like a good investment for the price...but then again they are the ones selling them so that's what they want you to think.

JB Weld maybe?

Junk yard or someone with a parts car. There are a few other 'companies' that may have them like Danny's Datsuns, Zed Findings, etc. If you need the passenger side hinges I have a set from my '73 parts car; the driver side sold months ago.

You should post this request in the Wanted forum.

No you don't. There are other options for the L6 engine which are probably still better than the 4bbl. You can get a set of performance SUs from ZT or Rabello Racing or go with a set of tripples (Webber and Mikuni are the two tripple set ups that jump right to mind).

I was back over on hybridz today and what I saw was probably your post where someone was WTB this part, not selling one. Sorry, I didn't really pay that much attention the first time but I knew I saw something about the part you want.

This just happened to me but they were more than happy to make it right at their expenxe. Very good customer service and very willing to make sure they had the right matching parts before hand. The new ones are on the way as are the mis-matched pair back to them. This has not been my first transaction with them and I've always been pleased. Now some have also dogged on MSA and I have also had good luck and good experiences with them. I would tend to agree that it probably depends upon who you talk to but this holds true for any place you do business. I have never bought anything from Charlie, YET, but have emailed with him and he seems very willing to help and provide info before the purchase. I have recently bought parts from Danny's Datsuns and had a positive experience there...and a great price ($18 including shipping for a stock gas cap and the braided hose that goes from the carb balance tube to the engine block, both used but in good condition). I have dealt with MWZ and agree with everyone here, I miss Chloe!!!!!

This is the way my 240Z is also.

No, they were on a car I got recently. Say, are you the guy that won that 240Z last year at the Austin Z car show? As I looked through your gallery I wanted to see if you could send me a full-sized pic of that monster 4x4 Z you have in there?

I think I just saw one for sale on hybridz classifieds, if not then maybe it was on eBay.

Don't get us confused, I'll have on the same shirt but no had.

Gotcha, thanks for the info. I had no idea.

Why would someone want only the bellhousing?

Oops...I missed your post Mike. Were you still interested in these? I had forgotten to remove them from the list as I had decided to keep them but since it's my mistake you get a shot at them.

That's a really open and potentially nasty statement. I'm sure that's why you made it and I see where you are coming from. My point is how far are we going to take it? If we agree to follow the letter of the law then no information nor image may be posted to this site at lease without proper credit and in many cases reproduction would likely not be allowed (in the case of posting a scanned image from a publication like the FSM). I think that we are all intelligent enough here to see where the intent is and if it should be considered ok or not. I for one appreciate it when a question has been asked and someone can post a pic or image of some sort (regardless of it's origin) along with an explanation when assistance is provided as this often really helps with understanding the explanation...a pic says a 1000 words. I hope that this helps clarify what I was thinking when I typed that.

bambi - Good point. I'm working on getting the additional info and posting it. alfa - Another good point. Done!

Thank you all for the info, I'll be going out and looking for either PB or Kroil very soon. Good idea Victor but I do not have a torch so the other products will have to do.

I just took a quick glance at it and was quite impressed. Thank you for the link!! Oh yes, and for those who can not read French just use this tool: http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en you will see a spot to just paste in the URL, select the translation (French to English in this case) and it will translate the site for you.

Many, many, MANY good points have been made here and this is quite the lively thread. Much of this has to do with one's own opinion of what's acceptable and what is not...all legality aside. Something that has been mentioned and is quite true is that if you post anything to the web (in this case) it can and likely will be copied. You should consider this beforehand. Now we also know that we are proud of our Z cars and this is one reason we post pix, the other is for reference of one sort or another. I have a huge collection of information that has been gathered by myself and others which I have made available to the public as reference and to provide assistance to others. Credit has been given where I know the source of the information (btw, if you see something on my site that you 'own' and credit has not been given pelase let me know). The only reason I share the info is for the greater good of the Z community. Some of the information may otherwise become lost which would be a loss to the entire community. On the other hand in an event like the clock that has been described or where someone is in any way attempting to take credit for something that was not their's this is wrong; also where someone alters or misuses the picture to create an unflattering situation (i.e. take a picture of a person and crop their face onto a nude). No question, it's just wrong. When this occurs it is up to the owner of said information/picture to take action if they choose. We should all think hard about what is considered acceptable though. As it has been mentioned there are some blatent violations of copywrite on this site where many of us have copied pages from a book, magazine, or service article and posted it here to help another member. This is what I was talking about above where the intent is only to provide assistance and reference to others in the Z community. However, we all know that this is illegal to do in the case of a these publications. I have learned a bit from this thread, and thanx to Alfadog for pointing out something to me. I must aplogize for making what I said in my previous post sound like fact when it was in truth opinion. As I understand it this is the kind of comment that has sparked a few recent problems and I never ment for it to sound like I had researched it when I had not. I have gone back and edited that post to indicate that the info was only opinion.

What is the BEST product you have found to aiding in the removal of rusted on or otherwise stuck nuts and bolts? I have heard to use a 'penatrating oil' but that's a bit gernic, what brands have you found to work the best? I am going to get back to stripping down my parts car and many of the nuts and bolts have never been loosened are are quite stuck.