Jughead

Anyone have a nice decent Front Hood to fit early 1972 Z? I need one! I live in Seattle & can come to you!

Hi, I'm looking for a nice hood for my '72 Z. Anybody got a nice one for sale? I'm located in Seattle, WA. Thanks!! JH

Ahh. This is interesting & helpful. My tip is closer to the red (stock) above. And my corner (1 of them ) is closer to the red one too, although I'm uncovering atleast 1/8 inch of bondo (see pic) Question #2: Does anyone have any info/experience related to the remanufactured steel hoods available on ebay, etc? I see that they're going for anywhere from $800-ish to $1200-ish. I'm considering that as option. Any thoughts, advice, etc? Thnx! JH

It does help! Thanks very much!

Hey Z-sters! I'm finally getting around to addressing the hood on my '72 240Z, which had been banged up, bondo-ed and repainted under previous ownership and needed to be addressed. I removed the paint from the corners, to evaluate and repair/strengthen before repainting. (see my attached photos attached). Can anyone send me photos of the underside of a 240z hood - specifically the front lip corners and middle as shown in my photos) so I know how it SHOULD look? Buch appreciated in advance! Jughead

Sounds like a good plan. Definitely keep me posted!

Tirnipgreen I'm having mine retorqued on July 5th & will keep you posted. Honestly, the stance is starting to grow on me... !Mine's a "driver", so wouldn't want it lowered anyway. Also, I only have a few hundred miles insince installing the shocks, springs, so, who knows...stay tuned.

Other than that, I'm gonna try having the Control Arm bushings retorqued under load, though I'm not expecting much....I'll keep y'all posted

@Tirnipgreen Yeah your stance looks just like mine. I like your wheels btw. So, now I'm wonder if bigger wheels/tires would help. Again, I currently have 195 70R 14 tires on it. Thoughts? How could I find out what tire/wheel size would be optimal with out spending a ton of money?

@Tirnipgreen Send me a pic of your car to compare to mine. I'm sure we both just caught Z Source on "bad days" ...;)

Thanks guys - very helpful. The springs were represented as correct for a 1972 240Z. Can I be sure that different springs will give me a diffent height. Will it eventually sit lower with time/miles? Can I get a better look (i.e. less gap) by changing the tires? @DatsunZGuy: Thanks for the data point

Thanks all - very helpful. The springs I installed were represented as correct for a 1972 240Z, so needless to say, I'm disappointed. Can I be sure that the springs are the problem and that replacing them will give me stock specs? @jfa.series1: What springs are you running on your car (pictures)?

Hi All, I have a '72 240Z. I had my suspension rebuit last summer and now the ride seems too high. (It measures 3-4 inches - measured from the top of the tires to the bottom of the fender openings.) (See below for pics of Before & After the suspension rebuild. The snowy one is "after".) I had bought new springs from Z Car Source of Arizona. The guy answering the phone told me the springs were "stock" spec, and kind of brushed me off. (His number is now disconnected.) I also had KYB struts and all bushings, etc. from MotorSport installed at the same time. Everything else is stock. The tires are new too - stock size (195 70R 14). Questions: 1) Has anyone else had the same experience with or without these springs? 2) Will the ride self-lower with time? (I've put less than 200 miles on the car since installing the springs/struts.) 3) What are my options to get to stock? 4) AM I over thinking this?! Thanks much!

Thanks all. I just bought denso. horns and installed them. Not OEM, but i now have a working horn which is awesome!.

Hi All,= What is the procedure for bench testing horns out of the car? It's a '72 240Z. I bought 2 supposedly working, rebuilt horns from ebay and want to test them prior to installing. I tested both horns individually by connecting their spade connectors to 12.7 volts and grounding the mounting brackets. No sound on either. The connections are all very clean (by me) and I I measure 12.7 volts passing between the spade connectors and the grounds. What am I missing? Thanks!