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I guess i don't see what's so bad with the car. As far as personalizing a vehicle, this car is mild and not overboard by any means.I would have done things a little different but the car looks pretty good. I would rather see more tire and less wheel, and the zg flares aren't put on exactly right, but no mistaken that it's a Z.

Gav, bought the same valves on e-bay,good quality by the way. The problem on my e-88 was that exhaust is way big. Granted i am only using a 2.4, the valve was huge and I believe your talking lots of work to put that in. I had the valve cut down to 35mm since that is oversize for a 2.4. You don't realize how oversize it is until you see it in the combustion chamber, that 3mm is almost 1/8 inch. good luck

I got my polisher free from the father in law, an old washing mashine motor. It has done well for my needs and I also use the old die grinder for smaller areas. But like it's been said before , it's all in the prep work

Well now I can't even find anyone who sells just the rubber squeegy. I thought that Too Intense used to carry them but I can't find them now. Anyone know of any??

Has anyone tried to replace the rubber squeegy on the exterior window ss trim on an s30 door. I've seen that you can just buy the rubber instead of the whole trim piece but have never heard of any success stories of installing new rubber. I am curious as to how the staples are used or reused to put the new squeegy on. I want to powder coat the ss trim black and need to remove the squeegy. I don't want to screw up a new 150$ set if I can repair the old .

That pic reminds me of the 82zxt that was crunched that I had towed home.The guy at the salvage yard wouldn't part the trans so I bought the whole car. My wife about sh** when the tow truck pulled upLOL . She couldn't imagine what I could use a totalled car for. She understood after she seen what I could get for the stuff on ebay besides my transmission. I'd do it again if i could find another.Have fun Arne!

Just had my head rebuilt and had the same exact circumstances. The valve would stick open and dislodge the rocker. When the machinist started removing seats, two of them basically fell out and the motor only had 100k original.

http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/borg.html try this out if you haven't already. This is the info I am going to use if i ever get my engine back from the machine shop.

i tried the plastic booth idea in my garage and it sucked. I think it caused more dust from the static from the plastic. I had better luck scrubbing my garage surgically clean and covering the stuff from overspray. I had a lot less dirt or dust in my paint without the plastic. good luck

I hope all you guys who get the sport max wheels do the right thing and POST A LOT OF PICS:D I hope someone goes for the 245's so we know how they fit. I'm really waiting to see if anyone will run raised white letters-if they are even available-I think in certain combos they would look good. I haven't seen a wheel I like more then these sport max so hope to see them on a lot of different Z's.

I am sure glad my body was about rust free, That is more work then I want to do. I shouldn't bitch about the little body work i have to do when i see the time you have in. By the wayCremenga, what's your opinion on the por-15 stuff?I asked them for a catalog 2 weeks ago and still haven't gotten one. Are you using anything else besides the black. steve

On the west side in Avon is Diamond collision. It is family owned and run and they are good people. They've done work on my Z and my subaru. The good thing is that they will even mess with a 30+ old jap car. Some shops turned me down cold saying it wasn't worth there time. They are worth checking out and if i don't paint my own car they will be doing it. good luck

http://www.classiiczparts.blogspot.com/ Just trying to bring attention to a guy named Donald who is selling some great 240 parts cheap. No, I don't get a commission, but i have done business with him and he was very honest and communicated very often during the sale. He called me today needing to sell some parts in a hurry because of some money woes, but i'm not in a very good position to help. I'd love to buy that crack free dash but can't. I guess he has a 99% complete 71 that has very little rust and an excellent complete interior. Anyhow, if you've seen his ad, I can vouch for his integrity and business manners if you get tired of screwing with ebay.

I like your combo of red and black, but silver and black would be great. I think there needs to be a large contrast for the bold zg look;but the I can see how the subtle look works too. You need to tie in the look of the wheels too!

I have been wanting to ask for the same kind of help. I have been so bogged down with the daily grind I have lost motivation to get my car done. Money is slow to come in and time is always too short. The videos definetly help Jon, the sound of that reving 6 gets the blood going again. I'm just ready to hear my engine go. So zman525,I feel your pain.Try to keep pluggging along

i would NOOTTTT recommend URGELIS from ebay. He tryed to **** me over on some SU's that were "rebuilt" and ready to put together. Oh---he forgot too mention the carbon build up in the pistons and don't mind the SAND BLASTED carb bodies and the missing bits. Only after I slammed him did he give me my money back. I have heard other NEGATIVES too. His feedback is PRIVATE if that says anything

Is that a MSA header,because I have the same set up but not installed. I have a 2.4 but that shouldn't make a difference. I hate to think I will have to grind again on these intakes. This is the first post i have read that there was interference of the header with the intake. Anyone else???

Nice job on the polish, but I'm suprised the guy doesn't clean up the balance tube while he is at it like I did.What casting is that intake?

Arne, I think your right that you can overkill.That's where I am at and after reading endless posts from all different z sites, stock z stuff is pretty tuff. Reground cams have as many pro's and cons as new. The original metallargy is hard to beat and refaced rockers seem to be fine. I would ASSume ,like you,that MSA knows a little about these heads. My machinist, who has very little knowledge of these cars has had my head for a year-granted I told him it was alright to put me on the back burner-he is taking his time because every engine has it pecularalities. I also decided to go whole hog and it's costing me 1500$. That's all new internals ,valves , springs,cam,rockers,guides,lash pads and port and polish.I say someone who wants stock, MSA would be a good deal.

I hope the guy welded some straps in to hold the body together when he cut out the old stuff or the body will spring apart and never line back up. From the pics it doesn't look that bad,we are talking a 30+ year old car that needs body work. My car is 99% rust free and the gaps are not perfect. Most people can't see both sides of the car at the same time so no one will notice. I think you have stared at it too long and forgot that's it's not gonna be perfect anyway. As long as you have room to putty it up nice , that's all that will matter. I did the same thing when i welded up a chevy 1/2 ton, I wound up filling the gap with more metal and bondo, but it wa s worse then yours:stupid: Hey---I was learningROFL

Lance, that's a tough ? since it is so subjective. Everyone loves a red sports car and a classic like a 240 looks good red. But red is expensive to paint. I would stay away from the yellows which fewer people like. Lighter colors hide those body imperfections!! I'm still tossing around the color question for my car. It was originally silver which works on Z's ,but I like blacking out the trim which changes the options on colors. It's red or silver for me with satin black trim. By the way Lance, did you get my PM about the headlite bucket

I thought it was interesting that you bondo(their bondo) right over the por-15 rust treatment before it even cures. If you haven't been on their site it is worth a look.

In Carls response there was comments to runner lengths on the SU manifolds. I am just curiuos about the different type castings of the intakes and is there one that flows better then another. I have searched a lot for this and n-36 comes up often but with no proof that I have seen. Is there a definitive answer to be found? Since Datsun worked so hard on this I would think improvements would have been made.

Has anyone converted an early e-88 head for fuel injection? I'm trying to find out how much work it is and any pros and cons. My head is at the shop now getting the works and if it needed to be drilled or notched I would like to do it now while its apart and at the machinists. I plan on using Su's right now but later on who knows. I'm putting a lot of money in this head and I would like it to be as versitile as possible.