sblake01

http://www.victoriabritish.com/z_zx_cat_page.htm

I'm not really certain about the interchangability of 280ZX suspension parts on an 810. I haven't had a chance to look in to that yet. The are part numbers for the suspension in the parts list I'm sending to you if that will help.

I'll send you a parts list when I send the pedal assy. Check periodically on eBay for the Nissan 79 810 FSM as they do come up now and then, like I said, that's how I found mine. They are usually reasonable since they're not as popular as the Z FSM.

Every time I get behind the wheel!

I doubt if you can still get those from Nissan. The part number is 78894-W0530. They also used 77795-U8700 but the two look identical to me. If not, I'll toss a couple in the box with the pedal assy if you decide to buy it from me. They're not perfect, no mounting tabs, but they look presentable. That Shiro is a cool car. A rather low production rare find. I was unaware of their existence.

I have an extra 810 manual trans pedal assembly taken from a parts car I had last year. I pm'd daddz about it. Your plans sound like your car will be more high performance than mine. Can't wait to see the progress. Were you able to verify the mileage? Mine only had 79000 on it verified with docemented service records. My vanity plate reads 'heart of a Z' with the heart symbol in place of the word heart. It's in my gallery. What's a Shiro?

My 280 has been basically trouble free in the 7 years I've owned it once I sorted out the previous owners problems. My 240's would occaisionally develop glithces and when I owned them they weren't 30 plus year old cars. I had the 70 (purchased new) for just under two years and the 72 (also purchased new) for a shade over 4 years. It's my opinion and experience that the fuel injected cars are less problematic than the carbed cars but you'll hear arguments for and against both. I guess comes down to what your expectations for a Z are.

Well, the one I saw (shown in my last post) sure had that!

How about "Vette" power? Saw this parked on the street in front of last years' Mossy Nissan Show. Don't know much about the car but it was very nicely done.

Ah yes! The 'very rare' elephant oil cap. The one I have 17 of in my junk box!

The two policeman that mainly partol the area I live in are both Z fans. One has a 73 240Z and the other has a 350Z. I have been stopped and warned by both of them! Mostly we wound up talking about Z cars. What year, what's been done to it, how long we've had it, etc. Both times, I should have gotten tickets, but they let me slide.

Oh, a collaboration! The 79 manual does show up occaisionally on ebay. That's how I got mine. I have seen a few 810s in the junkyards out here but only a couple of 2drs. Maybe I could find that pedal set. Everything else should be easy-clutch parts, flywheel. etc. Although it has been said the the 810/Maxima flywheel is lighter, the Z flywheel will work and shouldn't make any real noticeable difference. What other parts do you need?

Bob, are you related to 240ztt? I notice that you are both from the same area and I thought he had won the auction. Anyway, whoever has it, you'll enjoy that car.

Take it from a 280 owner, if you want the crisp handling, get a 240. (I have owned both) You'll spend a lot of time, effort, and money trying to make a 280 handle like a 240 and probably won't ever achieve that goal. You might get somewhere in the ballpark if you strip it down to the basics but the 280 is simply a heavier, softer sprung, more consumerish type of car.

Congrats Joe (240ztt)! I see that you have won it. Keep us posted on your progress. Not a bad price either! Now, there are two here.

Don't forget about the Hemi-Cuda or Hemi-Challenger. The only 'Mopars' I would ever want.

Which side of the console is the emergency brake lever on? :devious:

That's a siren for the alarm. (okay, so I'm slow tonight, you both beat me to it)

I had on of those last year. I bought it from the auction for $300 and sold it a week and a half later for $1000! All I did to is was clean it up, fix a couple of electrical gremlins, properly route the vacuum hoses, and it passed smog on the first attempt. It's a 1984, 5 speed, and it was, well, slow.

Darn double post. I forgot to put in the attachment.

Good luck. I hope you get it. That car will grow on you. I originally purchased mine to be a daily driver. Next thing I knew, I was parts hunting (that's a challenge) doing body work, paint, etc.

That says it all, doesn't it?

Alan, in my case, it's not that I think that borrowing pictures from a website for use on another website without the permission of the picture's owner is okay. I only use them for my own viewing, downloaded to my own computer. Especially the charts, diagrams, brochures, etc. You even explained to me, with pictures, a grille badge I found in the junkyard. That kind of information is invaluable to me. That is the sort of thing I come here for. Being part of that '75%' doesn't mean that I condone stealing and misrepresentation of your or anyone's pictures. If there was a cut and dried way to solve this to everyone's satisfaction, I certainly would offer it.

It's up to $255 as of 3:00PM PST with a shade under two days left.

My cars production date is 10/78. His car is titled as a 78 but it has to be a 79 since these cars (2dr) were only built for the 79 model year with a few stragglers carrying over into the first two months of the 1980 model year. I would imagine his production date would be in 7/78.