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What paper work do you have on the car? Do you have a title? Where on the east coast is the car? I would like to come look at it. I will bring money, and a trailer. Will

DOn't worry about what she is worth, send her to a great home(like Mine!) where she will get all of the TLC she can handle, and be the trophy car she deserves to be! I don't know what she would be worth either-need pictures, lots and lots of pictures! Will

Send your pieces to me Ed, I'll see what I can do! Wait, I am going to the Farm today, Let me see if I have a 73 up there. I'll post when I know. Will

If you didn't drive a Z, and weren't a member of this club, I would have to call you a P.H. for getting my set! WIll

PM headed to you!

I lived with a '76 2+2 for 10 years- http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=12372&sort=1&cat=500&page=2 As best I remember, the differences are the shell of the car: Doors Door glass, Upper inside door handles(for the back seat), Seats(they fit a coupe , but are made to be moved from the rear too) Seatbelts Dog leg trim Hatch shell Hatch glass Sway bars, Console(has the rear ashtray, but fits a 2 seater!) Hatch sub floor, hatch carpet, Rear Harness(it is just longer than a 2 seater) Drive shaft Shock absorbers Pretty much everything else is interchangeable. I have a rolling '77 2+2 parts car with a clear title at the farm-wiring is bad, no differential mount, a few coupe fitting interior pieces missing, but most of the other parts are in good useable shape (including both the doors)if there is something you need(and aren't in a rush). Will

Ed, I'll see if there is one on my '72 harness. If there is, and it is in good shape, I will see what I can do about making a mold over the next few days. Right now I am waiting for materials for a mold for the led conversion of the combinations lights-I ordered plenty, so I can use some of it for the grommet, but I will have to order some material to cast it with. I will post tomorrow if the grommet is on my harness. Will

The Doors and everything in them ARE DIFFERENT, the stretch takes place in the doors-don't buy coupe doors for a 2+2, they will not fit! PM me. Will

TomoHawk, Never settle for less than what you want. Settling only fosters dissappointment. Will Pm me what you are after.

Any year as long as they are no from a 2+2(unless that is what you have, and then the 2 seater variety won't fit it) What do you need, I have a couple of sets of both. Will

Yess siree DaddyZ-look at my gallery. Uh, anyone who has an MGB works on it-The only way to keep one tuned up is to leave it in the driveway :stupid:! With an MGB, atleast he isn't driving the price of my Z parts up on ebay! Will

That doesn't look too bad. But, if your buds are having a hard time seeing your turnsignals with your lights on, either your lenses are dirty(on the inside), or you are having a problem that clear lenses probably won't fix either(electrical-low current) Will

I bought the rail material he is using, and I am going to make a set with a different profile for my GTO look-a-like, very similar to what was actually used. I just have to find the ring bit to profile it. Machining fins into it could be done too the actual stock is D shaped and 3/4" x 1&1/2" I believe-I can check later today, and get a picture if it will help. Will

The rectangle in the upper portion of the lense is a two piece (glued together) reflector(just like the reflector in a bicycle wheel) that is then glued into the lens. The side markers are made the same way, but the body of the lens is one of the two pieces(I can post a picture of the side marker dissassembled if it will make this more clear). I will take a stab at editing one of the previously posted pictures to make it more plain. Ok, I need better lighting to take a photo that clearly shows that it is a seporate piece glued in. Will

From Tina at Klearz: "... as you mention they are infact 1 peice lens. if the reflector is glued on, it would probably just be embeded in my reproduction, as in not removable. i ajusted the quote on the z page on our website. let me know if you have anymore questions thanks for taking the time to send me those pictures. Tina > Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 09:30:52 -0800 > Tina, Is there a phone number I can call to talk about the lenses for a few minutes, the reflector in the lens is actually a 2 piece reflector guled into the lens, and I don't see a way to cast it in a single casting, and keep the reflectivity(it is smooth on both outer surfaces, and obviously jagged between the two pieces that are glued together and then glued into a hole in the lens. > > William Stokes Hey there, "...I see now what you mean about the reflectors being on the inside. If the reflector can be detached from the lens we can cast it as a seperate peice no problem. But it will be 10-20$ depending on the size of it. Tina"

Yes! A couple more weeks to make them just right(they are very close already), and I will post them as available. Will

I can appreciate your opinion, and that of your friend, I just don't happen to share either. I do not really adopt the "any jackass can go down to the dealer and sign up for a payment book and buy "300hp" justification-how many of those byo 300hp jackasses didn't run to the grocery store or a resturant and pay for the food they ate last month-much less yesterday. I am more on the "I haven't seen a car that is as beautiful. I want to keep her forever, and give her the things I want her to have." rationalization. I bought a Volvo S80 and a Dodge 1500 Quadcab as the jackass that could run down and sign for a luxury livingroom on wheels and a deluxe living room on wheels that could tow the house. This jackass bought those two for a purpose, the 240Z was bought and upgraded purely for enjoyment. I was going to modify a '73 240Z that I was driving daily, but your argument(why do that to such a nice car-comming from a good friend who wanted my '73)-made me choose to use a car that had been off the street for years, and spiralling into the too far gone zone. Still to many good examples to restore to start with one needing so much(noisy head, no brakes, worn out suspension, frozen clutch disk, rusted out exhaust, worn out uphostery, did I mention rust). Rather than strip several cars to put the '72 back, and still not have a numbers matching car, I decided to make her better than new interms of performance and comfort, but keep the beauty she was born with. When I bought my first Z there were cars that were better performance for about the same price, they just weren't good looking. My wife walked in and saw my 240Z on the rotisserie and said, I never knew a car was just a big metal box. I said a persons body is just a box of human guts. It is how we feel about both that makes them different. To me, every other car is just a big metal box with wheels, but a 240Z is the Young Ann Margarett or Reese Whitherspoon of wheeled metal boxes and the 350Z is a young Phyllis Dyller-fast tight and UGLY! Will

New update! I had to shrink the images to post them here, and that made the text difficult to read. Sent message: Hi, Attatched, please find 3 high resolution photos with afew measurements and notes of and about the taillights I wrote to you about yesterday. I can send a sample of the taillights is necessary. Thank you, William Stokes Ps, I sent it to both addresses for you because hotmail may not allow files this large.

Change is not a bad thing, but a relationship is built on commanalities, and Just because your last name may be Stokes, it does not mean we are related-the same thing holds through with the 240Z and the 350Z. Will

I really don't think of the 350Z as retro, the new Ford Mustang is retro-directly traceable through its lineage. I have to agree with Carl, and quote another member, it is a frog, a very nice, fast, comfortable, great handling frog with huge shoes, but a frog just the same. I believe My 240Z will end up costing about 12 to 15K-including the car, it should be capable of greater accelleration than a stock 350Z(2400lbs/400hp vs 3225lbs/300hp), similar brakeing(swept area/weight ratios will be close), similar in handling-for stoplight to stoplight racing, and similar comfort-power windows, cup holders, good sterio and the lot. If a 300hp 350Z is $30K or so, to bring its lb/hp ratio up to the target for my car, would mean it has to find another 254 hp and add only a hundered lbs. What would you think, another $12-15k? Lets see, 30K for the car + 12K(I split the difference)=42K, and I believe I will get close for less than $15K and thoroughly enjoy the trip-Hmmm... Granted, I have done only quick google searches to come up with 350Z upgrade cost, and have researched the crap out of 240Z upgrades, but SportZ is doing yet another article on upgrading the 350Z, and maybe one of you guys that has one has looked into the upgrade costs. That said, I could be wrong on all of this, but I am putting the $12K, time and energy up or to up to find out, so before you flame, make(or document) a similar investment to prove your point! I will outline what I am doing, keep the reciepts, and document the results. Will

I have done business with them for several years-a real Tony the tiger business-They're Great! Good products with excellent support-what is not to love! Will

Jason, That is another project I am working on-but I am only updating the major components-not the controls. I want it all to look like it has never been messed with, but to work like the AC in a new luxury car-I want ac so cold the ambient humidity condenses on the outside of the car when the A/C is on! Will

Carl, UdaMan! I will look from now on, now that I know what to look for-thanks! Will

Here is my Email to them, followed by their reply. > > Hi, and thanks for your service. > I have a question about taillight reproduction. > The taillight lenses on a Datsun 240Z are actually a single lense with a clear portion, a red portion, and an embedded(glued in) reflector, all glued into a plastic housing with chrome plated reflectors. I can supply photographs if you need them. > My understanding is that you make only the lenses. How faithful would your reproduction be in terms of color, and parts(imbedded reflector). > Thank you, > William Stokes > on behalf of www.classiczcars.com The reply: Hi there, I do infact only make the lens. If you could send some detailed pictures i could answer your questions better. We can duplicate those deflectors no problem. I cant garanty any kind of color match as its near impossible to do. I can garanty that the lenses i produce will match each other but i cant match stock lenses. > From: "WILL STOKES" <> > Reply-To: <> > To: <info@klearz.com> > Subject: Tail lights > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:35:05 -0800 Tomorrow morning, I will take some pictures and post the email I attatche them to here, when the reply comes, I will post it as well. Will

Carl, can you tell I don't look past the title? OOps! Will