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I think you scored the right paint.. the old bolt with orig. paint is old AND dirty.. so the new paint looks good for it's job.

Hahaha, Nobody!! Thanks Steve!!!! 👏 Lately i'm to ill to think strait.. Hope one of these days i can convince my doctors that they are ******... and listen for once to my own solution....

Yeah, nice work.. after a search it came up with.. my own topic and NOTHING ELSE ??? HUH???

... I own about 5-6 sets of fiches (For 240z) but over 10 years no viewer.. oeps.. so i don't know.. (I got hundreds of fiches of datsun automobiles.. so if anyone wants some.. they are from 1970-1988 or so..) i'll test windshieldwiper.. in the search section.. thanks!

@Mike how is it possible that if i search On the website for "windscreen mechanism parts" or even windscreen or mechanism.. i get zero results? am i doing something wrong? (The search says: everywhere.. but nothing comes up.. also looked under Topic.. but nothing.. 🥲 )

I don't need new blades, i need a new wipermechanism or at least the parts that wear out on such a system.. Maybe Z-services.eu has some?

Hihi.. i don't think so.. but you can always ask them.. i think it's a stupid mistake of PostNL..

It's funny, if i now search for a windscreenwiper mechanism topic... i get this... my OWN question.. this topic!! 🙈

Hi Guys, Yesterday on a drive (Fast one!) on the German Highway i noticed That my windscreenwipers where all over the place.. They went off the screen when the wind was blowing them that way and didn't stop in the low position but a bit higher.. Now i used the search button (everywhere and topic ) But nothing came up ???? I find that strange.. Anyway.. is there a source for new parts for the windscreenwiper mechanism, i think there are plastic parts inthere that need to be replaced after 54 years? hahaha.. Also the elec. motor and gearmechanism could use some fresh grease i think.. is there a topic on this?

You receive those from the Netherlands? They look original.. I got in the late 90's a orig. set from nissan and they are exactly the same.. now on my 240z for 0ver 25 years! Still working perfect. Nice to now where i can get a new set if necessary, CLOSE to home! 😀

There IS a rubber there if you have a euro 1972 car with the metall headlight buckets! (I guess the usa type of 1972 and later had them too?) Maybe the early ones with the "plastic" buckets didn't have/need them?

Someone with a microfiche system can find out the dates.. (I do have the microfiches but not a functioning viewer.. unfortunately)

Yeah that must be frustrating.. i didn't do that a single time with the restore from my 280zx... i drove home after the MOT (APK overhere) and drove very carefully.. i was afraid i hit the carport so i drove it more to one side.. the side the goldwing was standing... i put a dent in my 280 with the chrome bumpers of the cases on the goldwing! Pfff.. sigh.. 😀 You had to take out the headlights.. that was easy.. my 280zx .. i bought it with a 2nd windscreen in it.. it had a little crack in the window.. nothing bad.. repair it later after reinstall.. later i saw that it had split the window while in storage.. (2) then i bought one second hand, the girlfriend of my first painter broke it while cleaning her house but said later i have never seen a windscreen here (I can show you the date i brought it to them in my log! (3) then i installed a new one and a college from the painter just let it hit the cowl somewhere i had not seen it but when installed it splitted on any points in the left down corner! (4) !! So... my 280zx has it's 5th !! windscreen.. and.. if someone try's to brake it i'm losing it.. i probably get my hunting rifle out and.... you guessed it!! So don't be annoid/ frustrated.. it comes with the trade.. Oh.. and Please!! ...clean that valvecover.. it looks like a turd in that beautiful enginecompartment!!!!!

Do i see a orange on your license plate? And is the feb26 for roadtax? In our country the roadtax is zero euro when the car is over 40 years old.. In Germany it's 30 years taxfree.. Crazy! (Talking about ONE euro.. pfff) How much roadtax do you pay for a oldtimer in the states and is it everywhere in all the states the same (.. i asked myself..) ? BTW, your car turned out BEAUTIFUL, hope you will have a long time a LOT of fun with it! (I would have made it exactly the same but in "euro land" the extra 2 bumpers on the bumpers are not standard.. i would leave them off, it's only unnecessary weight!) Again: WELL Done!

Isn't the left and right the same? Looks as if you can use it in both directions..

I've got some Nissan orig. brakedrums bought from someone years ago and he said they came from a TVR rear axle.. Only he had to make the 4 wheelstud holes a bit bigger.. i bought them anyway as they where then already very scarse.. I only need to put a little ring in the holes to use them again on a s30 nissan! What kind of TVR these drums also used is not known.. But someone could investigate. He said they fitted good only the 4 wheelstuds/bolts where bigger on a TVR.

WOW! That restore is unbelievable, have you seen (also) how clean his workbench is when he's doing al the work? Mine is always a (UN)organised MESS!! Give me 😁 a "AGREE" when yours is also always a mess!!!

As i'm learning the language.. you meant convenience? or is that an other word for the same? 🙂 ?? also ease , handyness..

I think as Max said.. you need to correct the fender not the door.. what your doing is sculpturing the door where the fender is/was already a sculptured part.. first thng to do is clean of the fender till you only have metall and go from there. When you losen the fender on the lower end, you'll see that there is a lot of room to alter the gap you are experiencing. (I'm always alert on the fact that also a new part can be broken or wrong but in this case i don't think you can blame the new part.) (Also as i'm lazy.. (read:tired all the time.) i didn't read the whole topic but i just added my view. sorry..)

I have never altered a brakesystem, but read about it and i'm sure you WILL need a proportioning valve! Unless your installing 500HP plus you don't need cooled and drilled and grooved disks on the rear axle. At less than 150 horse (As it's 150SAE HP) you don't really need bigger brakes than original provided.) As john Morton once said in a commercial: front disks and rear drums, i wouldn't want it any other way.. (Or something alike 😉)

Are you not worried that this kind of brakecaliper on the rear makes MUCH to much braking power? I read a lot of people that go from drumbrakes to diskbrakes are experiencing much to hard braking and it can be very dangerous when a car brakes to hard on the rearaxle.. You need to find a balance in that and this can be very tricky! (That's why i still prefer the drumbrakes in the rear.) Also the grooved and drilled disks... ON the REAR?? If you ask me, waiting for a lot of trouble? I would go (If i wanted disks) for a plain single disk of about 12mm oe so. (Rear brakes only do about 20-25% of the total of braking.. You even can drive a car without rear brakes, i don't recommend but it's not much difference.. don't ask how i know hahaha...) Also, do you leave the brakeforce reducer in the rear line in, or do you need to take it out? (I guess the brakeparts deliverer/compagnie has a surtain plan delivered with the parts?)

Here, some euro inlet pic's

I've seen exhausts that leaked, so if you want to fit it right make the intakes smaller not the exhaust pipes/connections. Particularly the exhaust number 6 causes trouble at the seals.. so you know now what to look out for!

Nice clock there.. I got the exact same one (still working) comes original out of a 260z but will fit 240z i guess?.. Or is there a different connection?

Those donuts in plastic are also found under the seats.. but i only have seen them in black (on the bolts).