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Yeah, wasting money and time on a gaudy display of no taste. JMO ( I've got a million of them!)

That "other" handle is called the Manual Throttle. An early form of cruise control. To my knowledge none of the 240Z's imported into the USA were allowed to have that feature installed. I'm not sure what the laws of Canada allowed. On your 71 240Z there is limited adjustment of the seatback angle. It is accomplished through the "big round knob" at the junction of the seat bottom and seatback. Rotate the knob and you can get a small amount of angle change.

While it IS possible to get contaminated fuel, those pictures show a lot of "contamination". Unless filters at gas stations are non-existant in AU, I suspect that the cause is a rusted 240Z tank. Moisture condenses out of the atmosphere in gas tanks over time. The only way you will know for sure the condition of your tank is to drain the tank and remove the filler hose so that you can look inside. It is not difficult or expensive to remove the tank and flush it. It is more expensive to remove the rust from the inner surfaces and seal the tank if that is needed. You do not want the damage to get too bad. Finding a decent replacement tank when yours is ruined is almost impossible (at least in the USA).

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Here is some photo's to stir the controversy. Photo's courtesy of Eric Neyerlin of www.zparts.com

There was NO factory A/C available on 240Z's in the USA. It wasn't available from the factory until 260Z's in 1974.

I believe that it is the controls for a dealer added air-conditioning system. Wasn't available from the factory in 73, so dealers added systems to cars for buyers that wanted A/C. Geez, that interior looks fantastic! Not my favorite color vinyl, but WOW reaaly excellent condition!

Laschlan: That crap is coming from your gas tank. You are going to need to have the tank removed and boiled out and then repaired. Probably will require sandbalsting the rusted areas and then applying a sealer to the inside of the tank. If the rust is allowed to continue, it will eat holes in your gas tank, and then you'll really be in a difficult situation. The tanks are not available from Nissan and (at least in the US ) are very difficult to find in reasonable condition in salvage yards. I'm sure that you didn't want to hear this, but that amount of rust in your fuel lines is a sign of significant damage to the inside of your tank and you will be $$$ a head to get it addressed sooner, rather than later. Sorry to be the bearer of negative news.

I'd call Motorsport Auto in LA, or a Nissan dealer. May be able to find them from a used Z parts seller also. Danny's Datsuns in Oregon or Eric Neyerlin in Richmond, CA

I doubt it. I could not use a 72-73 turn-signal switch on the 1971 240Z that I used to own. The wiring harnesses were different. Pigtail to the switch was different length, and the color code was different.

If that didn't cause your problem, it should have.

Most stores that would sell the fans would also stock the controls, or at least be able to order the kit from the same manufacturer. Kragen should be able to do this, but who knows. They are not my favortie source for anything other than oil that is on sale. I routinely got lousy service from them so I spend very little money in any Kragen store.

You sould be able to buy everything needed to install the fan at the store that sells it to you. Usually the fan comes with all that is needed to install, or a "install kit" is sold separately. You may want to get a "Thermostatic control kit" to control the operation of the fan, unless you want to switch it on and off manually.

Wow, a 240Z Pimp-Mobile!

Now this is where it seems GOOFY to me. The GIF image on that page shows measuring the "backspace from the "outer edge" of the inner side of the wheel to the mounting surface. The measurement from there INCLUDES the (one) "lip" of the wheel. I always thought the Width of the wheel was measured from outer edge to the other outer edge? It seems to me that he measurement from the mounting pad to the "other" outer lip should be equal, or the offset is NOT zero. WTF??

A Brass Drift is a round piece of brass about 8 inches long, approximately 1/2" to 5/8" diameter. Usually had a knurled area for your grip at one end. It is used to drive the steel races out of and into your brake hubs. The idea is that you place the drift against the race and wack the drift with your hammer. The brass, being softer than the steel of the hammer or the race, will deform and not damage the race if you hit the race off center, or if the drift slips and contacts the bearing surface. If you were to use a piece of steel for this job, you'd likely damage the race.

The way I read that web page seems to confirm my previous statements. With ZERO offset, back-space should be 1/2 of rim width. YES / No?

Ya won't find Duct Tape in my tool box! Of course I don't do body work, but IMO Duct Tape is for Half-arse Repairs and I won't have any of that going on with my Z! I *think* I have a small roll somewhere in the house, but I can't remember the last time I used it, nor where I put it.

Kenneth: He's talking about the MSA catalog 20th Anniversary Edition. The newest catalog that they have. Carl

I never carved mine up to check the interior of the material. The surface was black (inside the ashtray as well as outside) and that was all I ever saw. My car earliest Z was a early 71.

So you are getting two cars? What is the story on the "other" one. You mentioned "donor", What is it donating? Conversion to Manual transmission parts? Are you driving the one pictured to Penn from CA? Any concerns about that?