sblake01

©©© Hey, I figured it out! It's alt 0169 not alt 1069!

No, those aren't Maxima alloys. Looks like a period aftermarket wheel. Maxima alloys are much uglier!

There isn't a catagory in the poll for the way I use my Z. I drive it on Wednesday to take my wife to lunch, I take it to an occaisional car show like MSA but I take the others (the 320 or the 810) to the other Datsun shows, or once in a while I drive it to go visiting on the weekends. Never in bad weather.

Hate to say it but those look just like the mats that were in my old 70 521 pickup.

Rear end ratio makes a difference, too.

But you'll also need to set up a way to bypass the compressor when you turn on the blower when you want heat instead of cold.

You need to be sure that the lever moves to full choke. The Weber on my truck starts whenever I need it to. Starting fluid has a way of rattling the bottom end of a cold engine. If you must use that technique, use a small spary bottle with gasoline in it.

It has reached the point where my memory isn't good enough to think back far enough to remember what was before my time. :classic:

Here they are.

I don't know. That's how it has been since I've owned it and I haven't had any problems. I'd check into that but note the bottom line in my signature. I only know of the five you mention, also.

I've go a decent set of 6-spoke Zx wheels I'd let you have cheap.

You both came up with tha same figure, really. If you divide Imperial gallons by US gallons and multiply Tomohawk's figure you get gs72s20's figure. And yes, I remember Professor Julius Sumner-Miller. (Why is it so?) I think he passed away about 1987 or so.

Those are how they are on my car, in fact, that picture is my car! I dont recall where I picked up the info but I always thought that red was 60 amp and black was 80 amp.

You will need those lug nuts. All of the Datsun alloy rims use them. The 810 alloys, the 260/280Z alloys, 6 spoke, Iron Cross, Swastika, Honeycomb, etc. There an easy find at the junkyards.

I've got that tranny in my 64 320 pickup. It came out of a 78 200SX.

And there are no bids?

Never seen one like that. We did a thread on oil caps maybe about a year ago. You know, the two 'elephant' caps, the one that just says 'OIL' that some call the '710' cap, etc. Actually, it looks like the basic run-of-the-mill cap that someone has removed the kanji characters from somehow.

Yes, but the one from MSA is a direct plug-in.

Say what???

I'm sorry Coastiee240z but I'm going to have to invoke the ignore list on you for that blue text. I don't know about anyone else but it's kind of hard on these 54 1/2 year old eyes.

Man, you guys are sure worried about those WRXs, Hondas, and other rice cars. They may outrun my Z but I'll bet they won't be around thirty years from now to tell about it.

Well, Chris, you knew what you were getting yourself into when you started this. I understand where Carl is comming from but on the other hand I understand where Alan is comming from. Carl's points are based on American style marketing techniques where as Alan's points are based on reality. And when I hear the term 'Factory' that's is what I think of.....the place where the particular product was assembled. I won't contribute much to this thread because all I know is what I've heard. And what I've heard, I've heard here in America. But, at least for me, you guys are going to have a tough time rationalizing that term-Factory Restoration Program-be it 'silly semantics' or whatever.

Driving is driving and sex is sex. If you are confused between the two, you have serious issues!

Yes, I went for a ride with a guy at one of the shows I have attended. I don't remember his name but he had a SBC in his Z that was set back more than the ones you usually see. I handled just fine. Not that I really care much for V8 Zs but some of those statements about it upsetting the handling are typical examples of 'if you hear something often enough you begin to believe it's the truth.' And I also notice that that kind of stuff seems to come from the younger members here who really haven't been involved with these cars long enough to have a consistent first hand knowlege base. More and more when I come here to browse I read about these 'pipe dream' type projects that if you totalled up the cost for the parts and work that they describe (turbo stroker motors, coil over suspension, Garrett turbos, et. al.), it would be higher than what it will cost for Chris to build 26 & 27. Advice should be based on experience. I don't know, overall, how well V8 Zs handle, so I wouldn't make the statement that they don't handle well based on my one experience. I would imagine that Chickenwafer has no experience with them and is only repeating what he has heard. (Not a knock on you personally-Chickenwafer if anything, just a sweeping generalization based on things I've read hear by other younger members) I also think that alg was just 'having a go at you' with his statement.