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Talk about JDM cool. Those are nice, but more for the ae86 crowd. There would be major flaring involved either way. These are very sweet wheels. Ben:classic:

I will definately tell you guys if I find the positive battery cable. I am going to call around local Nissan dealers. It is probably a lost cause, but maybe I will get lucky. I am also going to call Z barn. Ever heard of them before? I did buy the negative cable and it was 46USD. I hope it is not a whole lot more than that. Ben

Well, that was faster than I thought. I just called Chloe at Midwest Z and I ordered the parts. This is going to be my weekend project. She didn't have the positive cable, only the negative. Does anyone know where I could buy an oem Positive battery cable? Thank you in advance, Ben P.S. I didn't know this, but if you ever buy parts from midwestz.com mention that you are a member on 240z.org and you will get 10% off!

Thanks Mike for mentioning the battery. The more I thought about it the more I thought it was a draining battery as well because there was enough power for the headlights and radio, but not enough for the starter motor, and it looked pretty old. I took the battery out and had my local Sears test it and sure enough it was a bad battery. So, I bought a Die-Hard with a 3 year warranty. Now, I am going to phone Chloe and get new battery cables, tray, rod, and the battery frame. Both of the cables and the frame are corroded pretty bad. I will keep you guys posted. Thanks for everyones help, Ben

Hi Vicky, you are too kind. If you could, just pop one off to check. If the date is one month before or the same month and year as the production date on the door jam, I would say they match. Of course a couple of months before the door jam date, they would probably match as well. hehehe, I have mags and I am trying to track down the steel wheels. Take care and thank you Vicky, Ben

Thomas, that is interesting about the sweedish cars. Too bad one was wrecked, and I could not imagine a Zed with Thunderbird tail lights. Chris, where are you getting that information, just out of curisiosity? I am not sure how many Us spec 260z pace cars were made, but I do know of one that was RLS30-000020 according to zhome.com.

Lachlan, I was under the impression that the Australlian and other export Z's besides the US had a car that was very similiar in weigth to the 240z. I did not phrase it right before, but I meant the export 260 besides the the US spec version. Did the Australlian 260's get the side intrusion bars? Ben

It is hard to tell the condition of the car from the pictures, but the hood sure looks straight. Is this car silver? Anyways, the carbs will be nice once tuned up. Take care and good luck, Ben ps. more pics please.

260z are beautiful cars as well, and the export 260z's are even superior to the 240 performance wise because they were just as light, but with a bigger engine and the good carbs. Don't be dissing the 260, I just might cry:cry: . Ben

I have heard not to remove the carbon canister because you will get worse gas mileage if you do. I removed the EGR, the emissions pump, and a bunch of other stuff. It really smells. If your emissions equip works then I would just leave it. Ben

Okay, I know this a little unfair to the Aussie's and othere countries, my apologies, but for all the 260z owners thats cars were produced in 1973-1975 I would like to know your Vin#, production date on door jam for the US cars, and wether your car is an early or late 2/2 or 2-seater. I have always been curious on this and no one has ever done this. If there is/are any 240z details on your car that were in transition if your car is a 1973 also state them ie; 240z bumpers, wood handle and knob, etc.. This is just out of curiosity. My Car: Vin#: RLS30-034436 Door jam date: 5/74 Topy designation: 4/74 Seatbelts: right: 1973 left: 1974 everything on my car is from the 260z since my car was right in the middle of the production of the early 260's here in the US. I believe that the late 260z's in the US started production in September. Maybe we can solve this one or come close to it if anyone has a later model made earlier than 9/74. Thank you in advance, Ben:)

That is awesome that the 260 you are interested in was made in 1973. That is a really early one. I am curious what the vin# is. My 260z was built in 3-5/74. I am not exactly sure of the build date since my spare says 4/74, my door jam plate says 5/74, but one of my seatbelts was made in 1973 and the other has 1974 on it. What color is the 260z? One last question, I promise. Did/ do you have a BMW 2002 turbo? Those are the rare ones. Ben:)

Vicky, no matter what I say about factory Zcars being restored beautifully, your car is definately one of them. I think you made a great choice with making it a sunny day car and keeping the toyo's and steel wheels nice. I have a few questions for you. 1) Did your car come with the steel wheels and caps from Pierre? If they did, do the topy dates on the wheels match the production date of the car? These are just out of curiosity questions. Someday I hope to join the old club of oem restored Z's like you and many others on this forum and around the world. Take care and snag that cloth radiator hose that is on ebay for your zed. Ben

Hey Chris, I think you should restore your Z to better than factory condition with cloth braided hoses, steel wheels with matching topy dates (Watanabes to put on and off), with the original steering handle, and all the early goodies. I think it would be extremely difficult to replicate the flaws that the factory made (not impossible), but also not accurate because you would redoing flaws that were made from machines and fast production. I know you are a big buff on Nissan history and you want to make your car a historically piece, and with the vin# that you have it already has that right, but the rest of the Z's are pieces of history as well. I am just rambling now, but I think no matter what you do with your car whether it be recreating the flaws from the factory or making it better than original it will turn out to be a masterpiece. I just hope you don't add the momo steering wheel, the euro bumpers, and the Watanabe's. I am sorry I am critiquing, I am just throwing out my opinion. The wats could be used for weekend drives and photo shoots. Hehehehe. I'll get off my soapbox now. Take care, Ben

And you said they are impossible to find Chris. Here it is, a braided cloth radiator hose for that oem, Factory restored Z. I hope one of you guys get this. This is probably the hardest to find cloth hose out there. When I see when of these under the hood of a Zed I am pretty impressed. I would like to get it for my car, but I have other things that I am planning on purchasing for my car. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7903551848&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT Good luck, Ben

Thanks for the information Victor. It was at night when I saw the car and the lighting was poor so it could have very well been the color of your car. What are the stickers below the side emblems? Take care

It's a little hard to tell you since you didn't mention what year your car is. On my 1974 260z, the far left top two fuses are for the headlights. Look at the posts that hold the two fuses and see if they are in good shape. Do all of your other lights work? Other problems could be a bad wire connection or faulty combination switch at the column. To go about fixing these, I am really not sure. All this information is out of my Factory Service manual. Ben

Thanks for the pictures Victor. I really love the look of these cars. I saw a very nice white on black 2000 roadster today. The Vin was 10,500 or other. Would this be a 1970? Where is your car Victor? I didn't see a picture of your white beaut in the gallery. Anyways, keep these roadster pictures coming. One day I hope to have a 2000 roadster next to my Z in the garage. Ben:)

I agree for the most part with what everyone has said here about the "factory restored" cars. They are very nice, but not as accurate as some Z's that I have seen. Why didn't they use the steel wheels? It seems that Nissan almost built these cars thinking that people would use them as daily drivers because they used modern radiators, paint, and if what is correct on the intermittent wipers that Carl pointed out is true, there is another thing pointing to the daily driver idea. I think if somebody wanted a completely period correct factory restored car without doing the restoration, then they should buy one of these cars, get the steel wheels and caps, change the carpets, hoses, add all the other old goodies, and they would have one helluva nice "factory restored" car. I would hate to see one of these cars become a daily driver and get the dings, chips, and dirtyness that comes with frequent driving. Ben

Congradulations and to give you good advice I would need to see some pictures of the car. I hope the mice have not eaten into the wires and such. Take care, Ben

Thanks a lot for the dipstick Carl. You saved me from having to get one off ebay. Chris, thanks a lot for the offfer on the dipstick. Since Carl lives only 15 minutes away from my house it was easier to go through him. I will be checking my battery and getting new battert cables on tuesday. I will tell you guys how everything goes. Ben

Wow Craig, you are a lucky one. It looks good. However, I have never seen the flares. Congradulations. Ben

I always thought I noticed the details, but you guys sieze to amaze me. You are correct Vicky, the Z never came from the factory with mag wheels. They came with Steel wheels and wheel trims like your car, with either Toyo or Bridgestone tires. I don't think the door gap is factory.:stupid: