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You could always try a bungie chord. I had an old Honda that I autoxed and having a bungie holding the battery in place it still passed tech inspection for autox. Super easy and cheap way to go but not really the best solution...just an idea.

I'm not sure about the weight of the sunroof. There are two cars I had in mind for you. One in Austin with sunroof, the guy was asking $800 and another in Houston which has not been on the road since at least 1989 for $400 (it's an automatic). If you are interested I can dig up their contact info for you. Just shoot me a PM or email.

How much do you have to spend and how far are you willing to go? Is a sunroof a problem?

Will that intake fit on a P90 head?

The deal on this car fell through. The seller did not have the title nor had he ever. The owner before him MAY have been the titled owner, but I do not know. After looking into this I decided that what was best for me was to have the current owner obtain the title. However, he must not want to get rid of the car that badly as he pretty much said that he had no time to do this and would just donate the car to charity. The joke is on him though, to my knowledge nobody will take a car without a title. So I'm sorry that I will not have any parts to pass on. But you may ask this guy, I bought the engine about a month ago and while I was there they pulled the auto tranny off it as I did not want it and had no need for it. He may still have the tranny and sell you the parts. I know that he was in need of the money do continue his V8 conversion.

Has anyone even noticed that it is up over $7000 already!!!!!!!

Is BP6ES the part/model number for the NGK plugs or what?

These are some of the things I was trying to do, compare what I remembered seeing on the car to what I saw on yours Ernie, and also the pic in the MSA catalog. I'm pretty sure that it had a header. If all goes well I will be buying it this weekend! I have put a couple conditions on the sale that the seller must meet first (i.e. car must pass inspection as it expired in Feb and he has been driving it anyhow).

In a '70 240Z with a 4-speed the stick does not seem to move in a typical H pattern. Instead you are able to move it nearly anywhere you want to. So what's wrong and how do you fix it?

Can someone tell me if there is an easy way to tell if a 240Z has a header or not? I looked at a car the other day and the seller said that no modifications have been made but the exaust is pretty loud and it looked like it may have a header, but then again I'm not sure how to tell the difference.

Please see my post here: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7400

I looked at a '70 240Z today and it seems to be in pretty good condition. Below is a summary of what I found and would like to know what you here think is a fair price for the car. - appears to be original orange paint, badly in need of repainting - rearend clunks when shifting (problem unknow) - breaks are firm - pass side floorpan and rail under it have minor rust (maybe repair but replace would probably be better) - rust under battery tray (appears to only be surface rust but was hard to tell with the battery tray still in the car) - leaky rear hatch, spare tire well was full of water from this morning's rain, but metal is solid and no signs of rust there...yet - driver's seat needs recovered - wiring/electrical has been 'modified' and should probably be completely gone through - A/C compressor belt missing so I do not know if the A/C works or not, the seller said it does - registration expired in Feb of this year, owner still drives it though - front carpet missing from both driver and pass side (floor mats only) - cracked dash (gee what a suprise) - interior plastic trim is in fair condition, only one appeared to need replaced - diff leak - possible rear main seal leak (leak appears to be where engine and tranny meet) - hood may have been replaced or just repainted, it's not oxidized the way the rest of the car is - gear shift is very loose, the shift plate may be shattered (or what ever the piece is that restricts the stick movement to it's H format) - VIN: HLS30-08215 That's everything I got so what do you think???

Phred, Do you hook one of these up to an air compressor? Do you happen to know if anyone rents them?

I have borrowed a compression test gauge from my brother-in-law and have a couple questions. 1 - what should the compression on a stock '82 280 be with an F54 block and a P79 head? I looked in my books and could not find this info. 2 - how much spin on the engine is required to do this test? The engine is on a stand in my garage so just turning the key will not be possible.

Look at my post here: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7195

Yes bambi, that is what I was asking. That is what I expected too but the seller pulled the cam and valve cover off. I must say that I am partially at fault for not being 100% clear on what I expected. He is making good on it though, late last night he said that I can have the missing items. I just wanted to make sure that I was not being unreasonable in expecting thecomplete head ready to bolt onto a block.

Generally speaking what would you expect to get if you were to buy a head from an individual?

Oh, I just thought of a stupid question as I am still quite new to all of this. The axle flanges, these are somthing on the outside of the diff on each side where the axle attaches. Yes? And you would have to swap them because the diff was in the front and will not be in the rear therefore the left side is not on the right side and visa versa, correct?

2many, you are an encyclopedia of knowledge!! Thank you for the additional info.

2many, on the 3.90 R-180: 720 4x4 1/83-6/83 is that the front or rear diff, or are they the same? A follow-up question is that diff a drop-in swap or do you know if there is other work/parts required?

:surprised Oh crap! I thought that all R180s were the same except for the gears. :cross-eye 2many pointed me, and others, in the direction of where to get different geared R180s in this post: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1568 According to his info a 3.9 R180 was available in the 720 4x4 1/83-6/83. Since the 720 is also a Datsun will it be a drop-in? Where did yours come from?

You're welcome. I am always glad to help when I can. I have opted not to go for an R200 at this time due to the amount of work and extra expenses involved in the swap. I'd rather find an R180 with a 3.9 gear since this would be a drop-in swap.

Well now I can't find the post where I saw this item at, it was a guy in FL selling it and a few other parts. But I did find this guy in OH selling the same item for $50 + shipping: http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21162 Ok, I kept searching but still could not find it but did come across another one for $60 and it is in CA. http://www.zcar.com/classifieds/index.php?method=showdetails&list=advertisement&rollid=772&fromfromlist=classifiedscategory&fromfrommethod=showhtmllist&fromfromid=34&

Looks like a W to me. These also look to be very clean!

Anyone..............anyone.............??? Please see prior post for my questions.