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Question of the flaming tail pipe... I watched the bonus material on the DVD too and they showed some stuff about "Tricking Out a Hot Car", they of course picked a Mitus to do this to. Anyhow, the guy said that this does really happen to these cars if they are running very RICH. Now of course by these cars he's talking about the ones with $25k in aftermarket engine work etc. done to them. Not sure if you want to believe this or not, I'm just passing on what was said. I really did enjoy the racing and the cars. But nothing will pull me from my Z!! As interesting as the cars and mods were it truely is overkill. I am interested in seeing the new movie though.

I know that I'm probably the only person in the free world who had not seen this movie but I just finished watching it about 10 minutes ago and damn!!! There are some sweet cars in there, all Japaneese too. In the sequal they are using a Nissan Skyline! I can't wait to see that car. I'm just curious, I've seen where people get their hands on Skiline engines. Do these fit in 240Z cars and how much do they run? I'll bet they cost a mint since the car is not even abaliable in the states.

I wouldn't expece that to be the case. That part of my post was about the other dash lights, they are all rather dim.

I was in O'Reilly Auto Parts last night getting a couple things and they found a part number for it and are looking to see if they have them or if they can get them. I'll update this post when I find out.

I can not open either door from the outside and climbing through the hatch is just not acceptable! On the pass door the rod that is connected to the outside door handle is missing the nylon nut thingy that connects it to the latch. On the driver's side the outside door handle is broken and needs replaced as well as the nylon nut thingy on the rod that is connected to the outside door handle and the to the latch is is shattered. MSA's catalog shows that they sell the outside door handle but it does not say if the rod I also need comes with it or not and it does not show it to be available seperately. There is a line pointing to it but no description, name, or part number. VB shows the outside door handle available but does not indicate if the rod comes with it nor does it appear to be available seperately. In the diagram it is kind of greyed out. HELP!!!!!! I CAN'T GET IN MY CAR SO I CAN'T DRIVE IT!!!

Yes, exactly alfadog...it's kind of a pain.

Really? I have never owned a Z and this just looked strange to me. Looked like a throtal body spacer to me; you know like the ones you can buy for newer cars that have a spiral on the inside to create a vortex. I know a little about those one because I'm planning on getting one for my 4Runner. Thanx for the info!

I'm with bambi, I'd be interested if it worked also. I much rather have two struts holding the hatch up than just one.

$100 for a hatch strut!!! That's insane!! Might as well be on eBay for that price. Maybe I'll just leave the 'helper' and strut alone.

I took a closer look at it this morning and it does look manufactured not home made. Nice idea but I will be buying a new strut.

That's what I thought, I'll go buy one. I also don't have a choice on pulling them. On the pass side the outside handle will not open the door, only the inside handle. On the driver's side the outside handle will sometimes not open the door, this really sucks as it happened to me for the first time yesterday in the rain and I had to climb in through the hatch!

Car Plans: Refresh her, not restore and make her "my Z". Since a few mods have already been made and the manufacturer ID plate is missing from under the hood I'm not so concerned with doing a full on restore, I never was nor could I afford it. Plans include trying to find a R180 3.9 from a Datsun 720 4x4 to put in, keeping a 5-speed, putting in an F54 block with a P90 head. Repainting her and cleaning up and replacing any necessary interior parts (carpet, recover seats, replace dash, etc). As far as use goes, I will drive her on nice sunny days (but not hot ones!) and autox her with Texas Spokes Sports Car Club (I used to be a member years ago when I raced my Accord, took 3rd place back in '92). Please feel free to comment on my plans but rude remarks are un-necessary. Have no fear! I'm not going to ruin the way it looks with some of the horrid conversions that are out there! I love the body just the way it is (minus the rust and add a new coat of paint).

You guys crack me up! No, I'm not complaining too much; mostly about the lack of information and mis-information I was given about the car and the inspection place. Speaking of the inspection I just returned from having it done and it passed so now I can drive my new toy legally! :classic: I am quite happy to have found the 5-speed, I was going to put one in any how. Now I just have to figure out what model it is to see if it's the one I want to keep in it. mperdue, Sorry, I thought I answered this in the other post where you asked it but I must have forgot to. Car Plans: Refresh her, not restore and make her "my Z". Since a few mods have already been made and the manufacturer ID plate is missing from under the hood I'm not so concerned with doing a full on restore, I never was nor could I afford it. Plans include trying to find a R180 3.9 from a Datsun 720 4x4 to put in, keeping a 5-speed, putting in an F54 block with a P90 head. Repainting her and cleaning up and replacing any necessary interior parts (carpet, recover seats, replace dash, etc). As far as use goes, I will drive her on nice sunny days (but not hot ones!) and autox her with Texas Spokes Sports Car Club (I used to be a member years ago when I raced my Accord, took 3rd place back in '92). Please feel free to comment on my plans but rude remarks are un-necessary. Have no fear! I'm not going to ruin the way it looks with some of the horrid conversions that are out there! I love the body just the way it is (minus the rust and add a new coat of paint).

Inexpensive but not garbage. I have an early '71 and would like a pair of strut braces. I've seen some on ebay for like $25-50 but am suspisios about the quality of the construction and materials. If anyony know about these I'd appretiate you comments.

Previous Owner = LIAR As I was driving my Z today I got to wondering about the tranny, don't ask me why, so I tried to shift into what would be 5th gear. Holly crap!!!! It went into gear!! According to the previous owner NO modification were EVER made to the car yet not only does it has a header but now it has a 5-speed! This coupled with the fact that the shop that they said they took it to for the inspection does not exist leads to my first statement above. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy about the header it saves me from having to get one and the same with the 5-speed. :classic:

But what mperdue? Are the Marine Clean, Metal Ready, and Tie-Cote Primer also products made by the POR-15 people?

My spare tire well has some rust in it, no wholes (except for the manufacturer drain whole) just bad surface rust. Waht's the best way to get rid of it and treat the area? I was thinking taking a wire wheel on a drill to it to clean most of it up then something that would do a more fine finishing clean up. Then POR-15 the entire tire well (everything below the hatch floor). What are your oppinions? Here a pic of the area: http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=5626&password=&sort=7&thecat=500

Please forgive my ignorance but aren't these throtal body spacers on my carbs??? http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=5629&password=&sort=7&thecat=500 WHY? Do they help or hurt the performance of this car?

bambikiller, Thank you for the pic, I'll compare it to my hatch. Not right now though, it is pouring outside which means that I'll have to empty my swimming pool....errrr....ummmm.....spare tire well after it stops. kmack, Is the sealant stuff in the tube that MSA or VB sells the same as what you are talking about?

PIX NOW AVAILABLE IN MY GALLERY!!

I'm looking at buying the rubber seal kit from VB for my 240Z but it does not look quite right. For instance on the rear hatch there is only on seal on the body but they show an inner and outter seal in the kit. Is this something that changed in the later 240Z models, is mine missing one of the seals (does not seam to be room for another one in there), or what? I desperately have to replace the hatch window seal and figure that while I'm at it I might as well do all of them as time and necessity dictate so buying the kit is a much cheaper way to go.

Emptyness....there are no black & white "place holders" it just says that the gallery contains no images. :disappoin Please don't say that I have to spend an hour uploading all the pix again!

A screwdriver it is then. Thanx for the help!! Why remove them? Personal preference. I have never liked louvers and therefore will be removing them VERY quickly. Not to mention that I have to take them off any way so I can replace the hatch glass seal. Furthermore, I will be autoxing this car so this is additional weitht I do not need. As far as keeping out the heat and sun, there is always window tint which I will replace (the old tint on the car has scratches in it and it has turned purple). Believe me, living in Texas I know all too well about heat and sun. Plus I used to manage a window tint shop years ago. I will gladly sell these louvers to anyone who wants them once I remove them from the car, otherwise they're going in the trash.

Hmmm....I hope so! I uploaded about 26 pix and it said that it was successful after each one (had to do them one at a time so this was very time consuming).

Oh, it's a manual process... What a drag for whoever has to do that. I suppose that it must be that way to keep objectionable pix from appearing and such.