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I've been going over post after post on headers. I had some pacesetter ones years ago that wouldn't stop leaking for anything so that has tainted my view of them a bit. From what I've read MSA has fixed the flange thickness problem on theirs and people seem to think they are decent. But since I don't plan on any other performance modifications the popular opinion seems to be it will actual hurt performance. So buying a new manifold (they show still available at one site) looks more appealing at times.

so chewing gum won't take care of it?

thanks! Anyone know what the E30 is off of? That is what was on my Z. I had thought it was a 72 since that was the car that I got it from, but I guess they had switched it at some point in time. Did the early 280's with the square exhaust ports have smog pumps?

just wanted to make sure that this was a bad crack, not just a "no that's normal" like I'm hoping for :cross-eye

dang, I shouldn't have looked at this thread. Up till now I hadn't seen the wheels on my white Z anywhere else. I got them off of a parts car that we had to drag out of some brush that was higher than the car. When I got them the fronts of the wheels looked about the same as the backs.

within minutes of emailing Motorsports Auto I got a reply: I can order them which normally takes about 3-5 business days. The price is $73.57 each side. The only problem is they are “new, old stock,” meaning they have been sitting for a while and are starting to crack a little. Nissan no longer produces them. We also have an aftermarket version of the original for $34.95 each side. so far they have been lightening fast with all of their replies

so far my online requests have come back with: > no longer made, nissan has not had those for many years or >G6921-W6000 WELT BODY is the part you are looking for list-18.63 your cost-13.42 They would have to be ordered. or >The catalog is not very clear, these parts are listed as rubber-sealing door , 80931-N4501 RUBBER Rh is $14.15 and 80932-N4501 RUBBER Lh is $14.15 no reply from Courtesy yet, although they haven't replied to my request from the weekend when I bought the car either yet.

this post may have answered my question: http://classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18761&page=2 although on page 1 it was mentioned that the 240Z factory ones weren't available anymore. My prior attempts with adjusting doors when I had to replace hinges were nightmares that I don't want to repeate. Years ago I used some universal fit stuff that we used on tractor cabs where I worked. It worked pretty good, but I don't have the source for it anymore

sheesh, I do that way too often. Jump on some aftermarket source without checking with Nissan first. Thanks for the heads up.

I've read a ton of posts about how the new door seals are larger than the stock ones and cause problems. Anyone bought the ones from here: http://www.new-datsun-parts.com/datsun-240Z-parts-rubber1.html since they are Nissan would they fit without adjustment? I'd rather go to the dentist than try to adjust the doors.

anyone have a guide as to what number manifold comes on what year? I was shopping at: http://www.zcarsource.com/content/p/9/catid/6798_6806/EXHAUST_MANIFOLDS___AIR_INJECTION

anyone have a quick how-to on removing the factory radio from a '73 without breaking anything? Do you have to remove the complete center section with the heater controls?

Anyone know of a good GPS theft tracking system that doesn't have to be professionally installed? Crutchfield has this one but its service is fairly expensive: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-kDYPeNgJdwb/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=282850&I=667IQSILV you have to keep paying on a regular basis for the service even if you don't use it. I found these that seem cheaper in the long run: http://www.mymobileguardian.com http://www.omegagpstracker.com but those two have to be installed by a shop that deals with them. If anyone is going to mess up the inside of my Z it's going to be me I just can't see turning the car over to them to install and wire it. I'm not looking for any sort of continuous information from the car, some of them seem to be teenager watching systems. I don't need to know where it is except when it is stolen. And I don't need to be reminded of how fast I went. Ideally I would never actually use the service because if I did it would mean that the car was stolen. Just somewhere to login or call if the car is gone. -Trevor

Wow, I've run into the confused parts guy at regular parts stores when I call it a Datsun so now I just say Nissan but not at an actual dealership yet. Although at a Ford dealer I used to work at when they got their computers for looking up parts the management bought the sales pitch for them that anyone could lookup parts on it so they could save money on counter people. One day one of the new counter guys came back into the wholesale office and asked for someone to take a look out at the front counter and tell him what the part was that was on his counter. Seems the customer came in set the part down and said "I need one of these for a such and such car". Only the kid didn't know what 'one of these' was to even start looking it up. he was too embarrassed to ask the customer. The part was a distributor. One of the guys called the front counter pretending to be a customer and had one girl looking for a muffler bearing for about 15 minutes. My favorite had to be when the driver for the local auto parts place got sent in to pick up a fallopian tube.

here's a link to one post that covers some information on the rebuilt cars from Nissan: http://classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25942&highlight=ebay+factory scroll down just a bit past the first couple posts. oh and my page on them: http://www.geocities.com/z-car/rebuild.html -Trevor

I've pretty much settled on the Coco mats. Now I just have to pick the color. Probably just all black but with a dark orange car I thought maybe red. Or a mellower black and gray. I requested a sample so we'll see when it gets here. -Trevor

I haven't shopped locally yet, just the online places. I need to find a car show so that I can ask around for who is good. I love the look of the MSA leather: http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/IA31 and would hate to mess up the look with a center section that didn't look like it was right. The blackdragon catalog has just a drawing of the covers. the suede center section sounds good. Don't know if it would breath any better, which is what I'm looking for, but it would look sharp. I wonder about perferated leather for the middle. I need to move to an area with lower temperatures in the summer.

anyone have the ones from blackdragon? http://www.blackdragonauto.com/icatalog/z/0073.asp

what about these? Too retro? http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm?fa=p&pid=1607&addcar=1

maybe something like these: http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm?fa=p&pid=1410&cid=45 with 240Z for the monogram... for some reason these look a bit retro to me (which is good): http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm?fa=p&pid=1304&cid=45 bummer, I just noticed this line "cannot designate a vehicle manufacturer's name, make or model. " We'll back to the drawingboard.

Any other sources for nice looking carpet mats? I almost bought a set from MSA but the logos actually seem like a bit much to me, I'd prefer a bit more subtle but don't really want the complete plain ones. -Trevor

Can anyone tell me how far below the curve in the door (just above the door handle) the door reinforcement goes across? and how far down it extends. I have some door dings that I'd like to have the paintless dent removal guy take out but if they are behind the reinforcement he wont be able. -Trevor

Anyone have pictures of the stock seats redone in cloth and/or a mix with cloth down the center and vinyl/leather at the sides? My seats need redone and I love the look of the leather upholstery kit that MSA has but in a car with no A/C I'd rather have cloth to sit on.

VIN 137,446 I'm not sure what kind of wheels they are, I'm not real familiar with wheels (included a better picture with this post). I will probably go with the ones that are on my other Z. It's orange. The paint code is: 110 There is a sticker under the hood that says "Cyclone Headers" Anyone familiar with them? From a search online shows Clycone headers from Dynomax, but no application information for Z's that I could see. When I swap out the carbs I may look at replacing the header with a new coated one, guess its time to search and see what is good. The rear hatch is a bit tweeked up on the strut side so I need to get it settled down and sealed better. It is going to be tough parting with the one I've had for about 15 years now but it is fun having one that is this much nicer.

sorry about the post and run. We had started out the day planning to go out to lunch and while she was finishing getting ready I was killing time on craigslist. So there had been no plans to buy a car today when I woke up, so things got a bit crazy for awhile. It is a 73 (12/72 production date) with just over 101,000 miles on it. Haven't found any rust as of yet. Supposed to be original paint. It does have a couple really bad door dings in the drivers door. I'm hoping the dentpro (paintless dent removal) guy will be able to get those out but they may be right infront of the reinforcement so it may actually take a body shop which would mean having to match the paint No cracks in the dash. Clock doesn't work but everything else seems to. Even the seatbelt buzzer (scared me a bit when it first went off). The rest of the interior is in great shape, very clean. For having the flattop carbs it runs really good. Has headers with dual pipes going back with glasspacks on each. The exhaust is pretty old and needs replaced though.