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I thought that keeping the smooth on left side and braided on the right might be an acceptable compromise....

My 1973 240z restoration is at a standstill. I am having a hard time dropping the big bucks on the braided hoses for the heater, radiator, power brake booster, etc. Are they really necessary for a car to be respected...? I can't seem to find the power brake booster hoses in smooth rubber like the heater and radiator ones. I found a smooth rubber reducer for left side of the engine so at least everything on that side would be smooth including the radiator hoses, if I went "cheap". I love the braided look, just amazed at the pricing...! Any comments or suggestions...?

Any recommendations on the correct stock starter for a 1973 240z...? Thanks...Ryals

I have finally begun the interior replacement / installation on my 1973 240z. Is there an "approved" sequence for installing the interior pieces...? Also...I bought DynaMat sound deadener. My restoration is very detailed and I have spent lots of dollars trying to get it "right". Is it truly a "sin" to use the dynamat...? Thanks...Ryals

Maybe the small hose isn't supposed to come out of that particular hole...?

Thanks Steve...I will try and find one. It's basically just the small hose coming off the top of the vapor tank...and what happens to it once it goes through the body and underneath the rear of the car...I currently have it looped around the filler neck...and that can't be correct...! Also...the factory grey hose seems to be about 6 inches short of the small nipple on the bottom of the vapor tank...and it is supposed to be NOS...! Thanks for your help...Ryals

I am having a hard time finding a picture from underneath a series 2 or 3 240z (my car is a 73 with round tops) showing the routing of the small vapor hose that comes from the upper left-hand corner of the vapor tank and connects to a steel pipe that goes to the engine compartment. I think it comes down from the vapor tank and through a grommet to the left of the filler tube...when I get underneath the car (gas tank not installed yet) I can't figure out how to run the hose. Does anyone have a picture of this...? Trying to get it right before installing the gas tank...! Thanks...Ryals

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View Advert 1973 Rear Horizontal Bumper Rubber Strips I thought I had this covered...Apparently not...! I have an NOS set of 1973 rear overrider rubbers to trade for either NOS or really nice set of horizontal strips. I am also willing to purchase outright or a combination. PLEASE...and thanks, Ryals 706-889-5180 text is best, but feel free to call up to 10 pm eastern Advertiser Tirnipgreen Date 11/29/2019 Price $150.00 Category Parts Wanted Year 1973 Model 240z  

That being said, please don't believe for one moment that I think prices of parts for my restoration are reasonable. I think the cost of grommets are ridiculously high. Stickers as well. Seems like the things needed to make a restoration "right" are sky high. I guess with the increase in sales prices, an increase in what we are willing to pay for the parts to get us to the point at which we have to sell the final product. Just sayin'...

I bought the ones from Z Car Depot. Inserted them in the hole, placed it directly over a large socket and hit it with a hammer. Success...! I think they will work just fine. I bought six...split one in the process. I am happy.

Thanks again, Terp...!

T...Could you take a pic of that same bucket from the front...? (do you call these "buckets...? I do...) Thanks...Ryals

Terp...Thanks...! EXACTLY what I needed...!

I guess I should have marked my headlight buckets (the metal "boob" that is installed in the fenderwell and has the alignment ring that actually holds the headlight bulb) before I had them powdercoated. How do I determine which one is the right and which one is the left...? Thanks...Ryals (I did not take pics at my garage today and it is 25 miles from my house, so if there is anyone with pictures, I would appreciate it...!)

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Mike at Banzai said if I was willing to buy 100 of them, then he could get them...!

Thanks, Site...! I have talked to Mike at Banzai. He has the "blank" sticker...probably what I will end up with. I just thought I would throw it out there to see if anyone knew of a source for the 115. Seems like it's the only color NOT available. Just my luck...! Again, I appreciate you chiming in. I am also looking for 1973 rear bumper over rider rubber trim...

Paint is finished. Blue Metallic 115 on my 1973 240z. I am now desperately seeking the paint code sticker for the radiator support. Any ideas...? I have seen blank ones...might be my only option. Thanks...Ryals

Any known issues with installing an early 4 speed transmission in a '73 Z...?

Thanks to ALL...! I think I would still like to have a new one under the hood for authenticity's sake. Steve knows I am not using flat tops as my car was retrofitted with roundies during the ongoing bouts with vapor lock back in the day. Does it make sense to install an electric fuel pump...?