260Zed

Hey, Vic B supply aftermarket seals. I was just wondering why you would think that U.S sourced aftermarket seals will be a better quality/fit than a local aftermarket? I'm not knocking your decision, just curious. I work in an industry that supplies these type of seals, and industrial based stuff too. I have no doubt that Nissan would be the way to go, but pricing is a major pita. Fwiw I have replaced all seals (cept quarter seals) with aftemarket copies and have no complaints. Anyways, how much does it work out to be? Luke

http://www.allzparts.com.au Had em tast time i looked on there site. Haven't seen them in person so I can't tell you how good/bad they are. FWIW. Luke

Seeing as the majority of us here have first gen Zeds (240-260-United States280Z) you prolly won't get too many results. The ZX has a completely different body shape and thus, we probably wont have a clue. Im sure they would be available in AUS somewhere...

Ozdat.com classifieds are a great source for parts, couple of zeds on there normally. My $0.02, be patient and find the one you want, if you don't really want a 2+2 don't settle for something you will regret later on. Luke

Dammit tanny! I was gonna call that guy a prick too! Thats one harsh std.

If your after the interior winders im "pretty sure" the 1600 (510) use the same, as well as the external handles. "pretty sure" = :stupid: Hope that helps, though there isnt many 510s around the yards either :sleepy: Luke

My apologies for hijacking your thread, but I've got an inductive loop style tacho that is misbehaving in my zed, today I bought a 280zx tacho guts. Now apart from the mechanism that actually pulls the arm around they look totally different to me. The faces are differ as to the position of the arm at whatever rev, so I cant just change the face. No ive got no idea when it comes to electronics,:stupid: but is there anyway I can make this work? Anybody? FWIW I've got the 280zx dizzy and coil, and you can make it work with the original tacho...

Do you mean the strip in the front windscreen gasket? Or just other bits?

Yeah, although most of the ones I have seen that colour that section have been in black. Although the gun metal grey seems like an alright idea. Here is a pic from lance75_280z 's gallery of the rims in question. http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=5273&password=&sort=7&thecat=998 Luke

I believe the 260z sold in the US only for about 6-8 months in 1974 (?). There was no 2 Litre version available in Oz for the 260z. Not that I see loads of other 260's but all I've seen have had round-tops retrofitted. I'm lucky enough that I havent seen the hitachi carbs in person :classic: .

Thanks for your help guys. I'll pick some vk berlina bits and have a look-see. Ill keep you posted. Luke

yeah i know, solenoid you say...hmmm. That'd still be a PITA to fit id reckon. Don't suppose you know of a vehicle that would've come with that standard? Any other suggestions?

Has anybody seen a cable release mechanism for the rear hatch fitted to the first gen zeds? Also an idea of the difficulty involved, parts used etc? Any help will be appreciated. If so ill be using this to get rid of nasty key locks Luke

Yea, jb weld is sold in Aus. Havent used it myself. But I have seen it. Try your other auto retailers?

The lines were the last thing i did. I used a expanded nitrile rubber pipe insulation. Commonly used round hot water systems. Usually called Armaflex or Superlon. I got mine thru work cheap, but you should be able to pick it up for bout $6-7/mtr. Fire retardant, good resistance to fuels/oils, I'm trying to find it in the right size for the fuel rails, to cover them indervidually, rather than slap a big one over it all.