26th-Z

Well, yes. Wow, does that picture look crappy on this monitor! What happened? The paint finishes are mat texture and although the silver may look like primer, primer is porous and not a sealing film. The paint coating seals the steel.

Don't want to beat a dead horse, I can't find the thread. And I just got back to this computer. I've posted this picture before when I was talking with Kats about original wheels and tires. This is from 26th.

Uh...silver wheel with mat black front face.

Isn't THAT the truth! You-know, I have two toolboxes and a whole slew of service tools. Lord knows what I'm going to do with all that. Some time ago, Kats was looking for a particular service tool and I took mine down to a machine shop and had copies made. I deserve a 12-step program!

I could not help myself, Kats. My finger was possessed and clicked the buy-it-now button despite my strongest will!

Thanks! I don't watch eBay much anymore.

Are you selling this? I could be interested.

Well, no pillar vents. It has hatch vents. Early car.

There is a guy in the Tampa area who has an astounding collection of S30 Z-cars. When I first met him, he had several early, series one examples with low miles and in nearly pristine original condition. I recall one of the cars had some of the original plastic interior wrapping that the dealer was supposed to remove. Eventually, he sold those cars and replaced them with a number of Vintage Z cars from a collector in Georgia. We probably know of whom I speak. Point being, survivors like the one we are discussing are out there and I would guess that the $72 grand is about what they are worth. What's a Vintage Z worth these days?

Yes, the yellow dabs are on the suspension from 10/69. One of my cars has red paint on the front in one area. Of course, the springs had paint dabs. All of this has been discussed in the archives. Nice looking car.

I noticed this difference between the jack spanners I have. The top one on the first picture is early fabrication. The later spanner has a '3' in the casting

I finally took some pictures of what came with 26th:

Wow. $400 for a common Vintage Z program reprint. And marked down!

I think the same guy who works on your valve seats would be able to repair your spark plug issue. Are those the exhaust valve seats that look so grunged? But then, how does one complain about a 4-valve, cross-flow head? Pretty cool, Kats.

Turns out I have two of them. Both used. One is the 74810-E4100, painted black in a rather old, wrinkled finish. It is in very good shape and needs to be refinished. The other must be a later style - perhaps for the 280Z?- because of the hole in the front. My parts books don't go into the 280Z model years. Finished in that Eastwood CAD simulated paint, it shows some dings and bends that could be easily hammered out. $135 for the black one, $100 for the CAD one. Plus shipping. I'll need to get a box made.

I have two of them but they are out at the shop and I don't have any photos of them right now. I'll send you a PM this weekend. Both are used and in pretty good condition... and I DON'T want $ 895! OMG

I'm surprised that you don't "know" about Konis. I suppose that if you knew anything about the Koni brand, you wouldn't write what you did. Good luck. I have a set of red spec; internal valve adjustment, which is a little more of a pain-in-the-arse than the yellow spec series we are discussing. The yellow spec series allows for valve adjustment while they are installed.

Hey! I recognize that front end. I didn't realize Hector had this car. Nice car. With respect to the chatter about the Konis, this is a great deal. IMO, there are shock absorbers and then there are Konis. As much as I appreciate the comments about Illuminas, they are NLA so that means that there is no comparison. But that pretty much is how I feel about Konis, and these are the adjustable version.

I should explain this photo, now that I look at it again. The sheath end of the cable should actually be inside the bracket. (This is not my car) The bracket is welded to the underside of the cowl and there is a set screw that is supposed to tighten the bracket around the cable.

The deal on hand throttles - They came as standard equipment on the very early imports and were supposed to be removed at the port of entry or the dealer during dealer prep. Very very few cars were sold equipped with the hand throttle. We have discussed owner manuals with the hand throttle label physically covered with a piece of paper. We have tried to establish how many cars came so equipped but the difficulty is within the idea that cars were not imported in sequential VIN order. There is too much documentation as high as three-digit VINs being sold in January 1970. So, you see, the hand throttle was never intended to be sold in North America. That being said, hand throttle systems could be sold over the parts counter and I have one; brand new in the Nissan bag. They are a very popular feature, somewhat prolific, but not necessarily a "required" early car feature. Another component to the hand throttle is the gas pedal arm. The cable from the lever goes to a ball and socket on the gas pedal.

Brake fluid is neither abrasive nor corrosive. It will not cause steel to rust.

Good. Must be the same characters!

If I recall correctly, Tom and his son Tommy? did the machining work for me several years ago. They did a very nice thorough job balancing the engine.

Z Fever would be good. You might try Amtex Cylinder Head and Casting, 1412 N 22nd Street, Tampa. (813) 248-9429

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