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If you are leaving the seat supports in you have to go from under If you cut them out you can go over .

Just to add more Gasoline to the fire ! I am far from an expert on the ZZZap Z but i do own one with SAP and a pair of Black Pearl cars . Nissan used two print add campaigns announcing the ZZZap one with SAP and another pointing out the SAP package .There was also an arcade game released at the time the ZZZAP cars were released called 280ZZZAP By Midway (BAlly)(I own one)http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=0&game_id=6777 it was a revised Night Driver game but showed the Yellow 77 280z on the game and print advertisements both without the SAP package but headlined with 280ZZZAP .From this I have to cast my vote that all code 411 1977 Coupe Z cars are ZZZAP cars with or without the SAP package as are all 638 code 1978 cars Black Pearl cars with or without SAP.To answer the original question of a number of ZZZAP Zs manufactured the number i have seen for Black Pearls is 1800 (one per dealer in 1978 ) but i must say i have seen many more Black Pearl cars than ZZZAP cars ??? Someone should start a registry for ZZZAPs like Ross Williams has for the Black Pearl cars . Just my 2 cents !

I didnt want to get to technical in my first post but oldhemi brought up a few good points Drain the trans fluid first to avoid a bath in possibly the worst smelling stuff known to man ! . The drain plug at the base of the transmission is for this a 1/2 inch drive ratchet drive fits in this nicely its a magnetic drain plug so it will give you an indication of the condition of the transmission by the amount of metal stuck to it . Some shavings is to be expected BUT ball bearings or pieces of bearing cages are an indication of bigger problems .Then remove the driveshaft and wrap the tailshaft with a rag and secure with rubber bands . Having completed a clutch job on a 78 Black Pearl car in the past 6 months on my back with jack stands this job is fresh in my mind also the dozens i have done in the past i can say i use the rest the trans on my chest method (always have ) but for a novice(and to avoid being sued ) i suggest the jack method an extra set of hands helps here also gloves and cardboard to cushion the fall if the trans drops suddenly . The exhaust has never been a clearance problem on cars with stock exhaust so dont touch that .Everything oldhemi said holds true when under the car check everything including brake lines and brake hoses at 30 + years everything should be suspect . One thing you might want to get are a set of shifter bushings they are like $3.00 and will make a world of difference in the way the car shifts(if yours have crumbled) they just pop into the sides of the base of the shifter no tools or skill needed . My last tip is to use good quality gear lube i swear by Lucas gear lube and their oil additive added to the gear oil at 33%(3-1)(its a climbing lube and is petroleum based so it will not start seeping out of all the seals like the synthetics do on these older cars that have always used petroleum based products .Good luck and be safe !!

Its probably the easiest clutch job you will ever do .Just be sure you have good safe jack stands .I think a 14 mm socket for the bellhousing bolts and a 12 mm for the driveshaft bolts are about all you need .Good Luck !! Last time i checked a clutch kit with throw out bearing was about $125.

Check with Mike McGunnis at Banzai in Maryland .I bought a couple from him a few years ago