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Thank you, Alan. I, too, am impressed. It wasn't my Bluebird although I did own a 66 RL411 some years back. I found that badge on a 410 sedan in the junkyard about 3 years ago. I believe I said it was a 411 but as I recall, it had to be a 410 because it had a J13 engine. I think it was also right hand drive. Mine had an R16 and was left hand drive.

That's beyond my expertise. If I was an expert on the human experience, I wouldn't have worked for a grocery store for 34 1/2 years, and then return to work in a hardware store one month after retiring, get married three times, (third time is a charm), and be so fascinated with 25+ year old Japaneese cars. Wish I could advise you but I have a tough enough time keeping my own house in order as they say. All I can say is good luck with that one!

It would be a tough list to pare down. So much great music came out of the seventies, maybe more so than any era! You mention ?Steppenwolf, Golden Earring, The Sweet, The Police . . . Great Stuff! And there is so much more. Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Free (Allright Now), Motley Crue, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, AC/DC, Mott The Hoople, I could go on and on. (And have!)

Here in the US, a NAPS-Z engine was a FOUR cylinder. It was SOHC, crossflow, with two spark plugs per cylinder. It was sort of a smog modification of the L series four cylinder. It was in the 80-82 510 (A10), the 80-83 200SX, and the 80-83 pickups. As I recall it came as a Z20, Z22, and Z24. I remember seeing a Z18 at one of the engine importers.

Don't forget Steely Dan: Reeling In The Years Boddisatva Show Biz Kids Dirty Work Or anything from their albums in the '70s.

I found this grille badge a few years back. It was on the grille of a 411 sedan. It reads: JAPAN GRAND PRIX FISCO MAY 1966. I has a chequered flag with '3rd' and a diagram of a road course in the centre. I was just curious as to whether it had any historical signifigance.

Haven't seen it in years but wasn't the scenario that they knew the answer (42) but they didn't know the actual question?

I don't think it really helps much with acceleration. I have a 1978 280Z that originally had a 5 speed. That trans died so I replaced it with a 82 Maxima 5spd which is the same as a ZX trans. The case is aluminum instead of cast iron and 5th gear is lower. I picked up about 1.1 highway mpg but other than that I don't really notice much difference in normal street driving. Overall, however, I would say the swap is worthwhile. I also went with the 2+2/Turbo clutch.

I do remember that my 70 240Z had a locking gas door. I purchased it in Jan 1970. I wish I could remember the vin. Hell, I was only 19 then. I bought a 72 two years later and two thngs I remember was the 70 had a locking gas door, the 72 didn't, and the 72 had a rear window defroster while the 70 didn't. Like I said on another thread, Datsun bought the 70 back from me for what I paid for it, two years later! I think they knew then what I know now!:stupid:

Well, I talked to Calvin as Megan Racing. They sell these bars on ebay (see the inital post in this thread). They are working on a bar for the first generation Z car. I don't know if they will sell them on ebay but I will let you know when it becomes available.

Were they the same 71-76?

It seems to have kind of a Corvette thing going front and rear. If that started out as a 77 Liftback, that's the only year we had them here in the US. Why do that to it? There's not that many of them left. At least, not here.

Well, I know that the ZX radiator is taller. I compared them side by side in the junkyard once. I decided to have my stock radiator redone because I was concerned about how the fan shroud would line up if I lowered the ZX radiator.

I think that would mean chrome, stainless, or any other non-painted shiny trim parts.

LOL

Come to think of it, it was 'Hithchikers'. But let's not talk about failing brains, okay? ROFL

After buying a stater at Chief Auto Parts, having it act up in two weeks, I went back and exchanged it. The replacement did the same thing in about a month. I went to the junkyard and pulled 5 280ZX starters, took them over to the tester, selected the best one and it's im my 78 280Z. Still going strong 6 years later!

Wasn't that from the movie 'The Meaning Of Life'?

Wow, even more rust and wires insted of fusible links. There's even rust on the wiper motor shafts. He even has his V.D.V on backwards.

Every 810/910/Maxima L24E I've ever seen has an N47 head.

Not necessarily. I have had both and I would really rather deal with fuel injection. When it's right, it's less finicky than carbs. When I bought my 810, it had been sitting for four years. I put a fuel pressure regulator on it, aired up the tires and drove it 60 miles home. I'd like to see someone do that with carbs under the same circumstances.

Beisdes the picture of the rear which shows way too much rust as Ed noted, was anyone able to get any of the other pictures to load? For me, the front view wouldn't expand and the other two didn't even show.

Its very similar to this scan of a picture from 'The Complete Datsun Guide.'

They are the same in the US. The 'E' designates it as a fuel injected engine. There might have been some non fuel injected L28 engines in Australia, England, or Japan on cars we didn't get here. Not really sure as I'm still learning about the non USA versions. We sometimes drop the 'E' here but they are one and the same in the US cars. There are different versions of the L28E. Different heads, different blocks, turbo, non turbo but they are all L28E's.

Excellent response, as usual, Alan T.! I remember reading somewhere how Goertz's design, rejected by Nissan, was somehow connected with the 2000GT. Many years ago, I saw one of those (2000GT) at one of the Los Angeles auto shows. I must have been 17 or 18 at the time which would predate the introduction of the Z. As far as competition, I simply meant that, from what I recall, the 2000GT was priced higher than the Z. I'm not certain if they were ever actually sold in the U.S. I've never seen one on the streets here in Southern California.