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Valvoline VR1 has zinc and can be found at Napa or online at Amazon. Autozone and O'Reileys sells it as well, but only 50wt and 20W50. Napa and Amazon have more weights available.

On that note, I am looking for one MSA (Earl's) S30 SS braided hose. I had one fail (my fault) and I had to buy a complete new set. Now, I need a set for a second car and would rather buy one than a set of four.

Did you guys use the square carb spacers from the flat tops or the long carb spacers from the 3 screw carbs? I am in the middle of the same swap on my 260Z

If your wife (or you ) likes to scrapbook, here's something you might like. Tonight, my wife found a rubber stamp store on the web that carries the #46 BRE 510, stock 510, and 240Z rubber stamps. 510 stamps http://www.stampingontheritz.com/modules/xoopsgallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album15&page=2 Z stamp http://www.stampingontheritz.com/modules/xoopsgallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album15&page=4

Tire brand will certainly have some impact as well. One thing I always point out is that just because your tires don't rub in "normal" conditions doesn't mean they won't rub. The only way to know if your tires rub is to remove the springs and run the suspension through full wheel travel. It makes no difference if a car has been lowered or not - the tire envelope is the same. Hit a big enough primary ride event and you WILL bottom whether the car is lowered or not. Better to know up front than to ruin a tire and/or fender upon hitting a big bump. Now that I trimmed mine, I can safely hit anything without worrying about wrinkling a fender. When I first got my tires and wheels I tore a large chunk of rubber off a tire (the groove can be seen in the pics above) when I went over rough RR tracks with a passenger. There is a local road course with a large enough rise to get all four wheels off the ground. Landing from that will fully compress a Z suspension. Like Dave said, you will have car-to-car variations.

Yep, Enigma got it right. Sell the DGVs and buy a set of 3 screw SUs. As for the diff mount, buy a new OE mount from MSA or Courtesy Nissan. If you want to improve the design, go to hybridz and to a search for diff mount. Someone there sells a top mount to replace the strap. This mount eliminates the torn mount blues without ruining your interior noise. A soilid mount will be unbearable. I have a new stock front mount and poly mustache bushings and it's way too loud. I will likely go back to OE mustache bushings. For the plugs, buy the NGK BR6ES-11 (I think that's right). Just have the parts guy look up the stock plugs. They run less than $2 each. The "-11" just means they are pre-gapped. You don't have to buy the "-11" if they don't have them.

Anthony, 225/50R16 tires on zero offset rims WILL RUB the rear fender lips. I had to roll and trim my fenders to make them clear. You will need a +6 on a 7" rim and +??? on an 8" rim. If you go with a shorter or narrower tire, you might be okay, but if you want the 225/50R16 tires, you will need to trim the fender lips with or without flares. Check out this thread to see what I had to do. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35079&highlight=fender

Ahh, so AutoZone will order it for you by the case? That might be the way to go. Right now, I'm running 50wt, but that's a bit thick for a fresh engine.

I wish Valvoline VR1 was easier to find. The chain stores only have 20W50 and 50wt. I think I read that Napa carries it in 30wt and 40wt, but I don't have a Napa close by.

Nice! When put next to a little S30, the R35 looks HUGE! Will the gold Z have the trademark family spook?

Now you just need to find a clean set of three screw SUs to replace the Weber DGVs. Very nice find!

That's exactly what I have in mine. It's made by Continental. Great for a nail hole, but worthless for a cut. Also, it leaves a mess of latex in the tire.

Like Steve said, you may have rust in the tank. If that's the case, the filter screen in the new pump would be clean to start with and then clog - not allowing it to start the next time. Pull the fuel inlet to the pump and remove the filter. If you see gunk, you have to drop and clean the tank. Been there, done that. If it's clean, look at the electrical system.

Sweet videos. I love the gigantic camera mounted on the 914. We've come a long way in in-car footage.

There are no new '78 sending units. I had trouble finding a new one a few years ago. I contacted Danny's Datsuns in Oregon and got a used one for about $30. It turned out to be my dash gauge, but my old sending unit was in bad shape anyways. All works perfectly now.

Urethane needs to be braced. Otherwise it will flex at high speeds and reduce effectiveness as well as permanently deform. The brace is supposedly simple to make and fixes the issue. I plan on buying the Xenon and add the brace. It's much better than constantly repairing cracks and repainting the fiberglass one.

Guy, you are my hero. You have a fantastic collection of Z cars and Brandon's is one of my favorite 510s. Let me know if you want to adopt a 43 year old Z nut. I can't wait to see the gold one even if only in photos.

No, those are not the exact same. The one you linked to is fiberglass and the tophu530 linked to is urethane.

Has anyone actually needed to use the collapsable tire and inflator bottle recently? I still keep mine in the car, but I have no idea if the tire is any good or if the bottle is still charged. Neither has ever been used and they look like they just came out of the factory. I also carry a 12V compressor in case the bottle is indeed dead.

What company? I am from Akron.

I bought a BMW 320is years ago from Atlanta while I was living in Ohio. It had 5% on all the windows! I drove it home from Georgia to Ohio and I didn't even make it to my house before I was stopped by an Ohio state trooper. I was just a bit over the 50% limit As far as your '73Z goes, I know they are old school, but if you can't do dark tint, rear window louvers do a great job. What I found is that the car heats up from the sun load and then the floor heat gets to you. If you cut down on the solar heat, the underbody heat will not be an issue. I used the over-the-trim style on a few previous Z cars and liked them a lot.

If you are going to Paris, PM one of our members "Lazeum" aka Mathieu Delamaire. He owns a beautiful red '72 240Z that used to be mine. The trip sounds great. I can't wait to see the pics. Have fun!

I have been running Autozone reman calipers on my Toyota 4x4 and they suck. They don't last more than a year before freezing and ruining the pads. They have a lifetime warranty, so I replace them about every 18 months. I should turn them in as cores and get them from a different store. I'd pay up front, but I wouldn't have to replace them so often.

Even a 225/45R16 will save you almost 3/4" in overall height. I chose the 225/50 tires due to their availability and to give me a taller sidewall. Our Michigan roads are horrible and I don't want to bend a rim. BTW, my Hankooks are fantastic tires. They run very smoothly, are quiet and I have no wander. I do still have front run while backing, but I haven't tried trimming yet. I will probably wait until I get an air dam so I don't have to do it twice.

We have had cast wheels widened and while it is common, they will never be as true after widening and they sometimes have very slow leaks. Once cut, the wheels distort badly from the internal stresses, so the wheel fabricator must do everything they can to keep them round. Even the best fabricators cannot get them perfectly round again. I did take a 5100 lb truck up to 164mph on widened wheels, so I did trust them, but there was a constant vibration that I didn't like. We went from an 18x9.5" to an 18x11".