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O.K. Now I would like to know as much as the next guy what the real reason is but here we are. Now I have looked over my 1973 240Z with a fine tooth comb as a shell. I don’t know the history of Nissan but I do know what is sitting in my garage. Looking at my Z I see all the knock outs for RHD. This would tell me that the shells where made for RHD and LHD. The way the parking brake handle is supported they couldn’t have made a knock out for this. If they did the knock out not used couldn’t take the pressure of the rod going across. They could have made two different shells but then that would have brought up the overhead ten fold just for the parking brake handle. Now with the 240Z being pushed in the American market as a low cost sports car. I don’t think they where real worried about where the parking brake was. There is no way I can see Nissan making a whole other body shell for what at the time was a chance market. Once they made it in the American market it was done and we (Americans) didn’t know any better. Heck I don’t see it as anything but smart marketing. Honda Nissan Mazda and so on still to this day make shells that go LHD or RHD. Money is king in the world we live in more so in the automotive world. So why make 2 when 1 will do the job. This is just from looking at the LHD cars. RHD cars are few and far between around here. I think Nissan was just looking at the US market as a gamble. So why make big changes for a market that has not given in on the import sports car market yet. At the time Sabb was giving up on the sonnet for the American market opal was not going anywhere with the GT and alfa was in the class of the Porsche driver. I think they saw that the only way they could make a real mark at the time was just flood the market and keep the price down. Like VW had just done with the bug. That’s just what they did. To this day around here they are still known as the poor mans corvette from the 70s and not for its race history. I don’t feel that it’s the way the car should be remembered. But that’s the way most (other then Nissan people) Americans view the Z. OK sorry for the people I have pissed off and I am done with my views from this side of the pond. :tapemouth

The 90s capri convertable that was in the US market was a fun car. They did try with some real good options that where not on any car in the price range or car size. You could even get a hardtop \ soft top . But they where poor cars with the drive line. They are known for blowing heads and weak transmissions. Put that in with high price and hard to find parts. I dont think it had a chance in the US market. You could (and still can) find capris with a bad motors or trans sitting out back alot of used car dealers. The thing I found is if its an auto the trans will be out. If its a stick the head will be out cracked or warped . If you can find a good one you have a fun little ragtop with good MPG. :classic:

Any suggestions on what is causing the problem or ways to diagnose the problem? Could a colortune be used to determine whether it is running rich or lean when throttle is manipulated? Thanks. On the colortune. Yes it will help you with the carb tuning for rich or lean. Good tool IMO. Was the fuel system upgraded for the tripple carbs? It almost sounds like a lack of fuel pressure.

Was there stop-leak put in the cooling system? You have said the oil is dirty. Was it dirty or was it cream color? If there was stop leak put in the cooling system wrong. It could turn into a sludge and plug the system with a brown goo. I have seen it. The other thing I would look at is the motor oil. Is it mixed oil\water or is it just dirty oil? Without seeing photos of the (sludge) I dont think there is enough info for saying whats wrong.

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Thank You everyone . I broke down and went to the Nissan dealership. Talked with the guy at the parts counter. Turns out he was looking for some side markers for a Z. I will have a copy in a few days.

What dose the oil look like?

:stupid: for the front of the garage

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There is just somthing fun about getting into the DOT shop after hours. I dint have alot of time but there just for the shop. :classic: If its nice I will put them up tomorrow and get some good photos.

Clutchdust. Sorry I just now saw you are around Vegas. Let that poor rusty Z be. Take a drive out near the womens prison\jail. I have spent a ton of time at the boneyards around there and there are lots of boneyards that have tons of rust free metal. The last time I drove the road the yards are on there was a 240 with widebody kit sitting on the road waiting for room inside the boneyard too clear up before it went in. This was about a year ago now but these yards have been there for years and there are Zs sitting in them just waiting. Beware the road SUCKS its dirt ( thats what they call it) and the holes are large enough to eat most small cars. Worth the headache of the road. Heck theres one yard there that I found a true steel 32 ford coupe body 90% rust free sitting on the roof of a shed in the back side of the yard. I would tell you take your time and do some hunting. Most of the places you will find where I have told you are not big on the import cars. So they are more then happy to let them go and make room for the American iron. Have fun and good luck. P.S. if you see water on the dirt road ITS DEEP GO AROUND.

That is a nice find. I am wondering what what V8 kit was used. Most of the GM kits have the motor so close to the fire wall that you need to move the hood latch. Now yours is far enough forward that it looks like they fit twin remote oil filters under the hood latch. Thats one clean install killer find. Thermo-tec makes a good starter heat shield for under $25.00.

It may have been posted. But I am looking for the DVD. Some people like myself are still on dialup for the net. :stupid: So video clips dont work good here.

This is about a short film made by Nissan for the 350Z called (The Run). They say it will be at Nissan dealers on DVD. Has anyone seen this movie? I called the Nissan dealer here and they dont know anything about it. I want a copy!!!! The movie, like the Z itself, is all about the car and the driver, with no distractions. "It really excited a lot of the professionals in Hollywood," Schoonover says. "Professional stunt drivers started to clamor to come and do this because it really hadn't been done before." The car is the star, and all the star does is race across the wide avenues and winding cobblestone alleys of Prague. Of course, it does it at 123 mph. Nissan marshaled 400 volunteers to line the 5.7-mile raceway. They blocked off intersections, keeping errant cars out of the path of danger with the help of 150 police officers. Bruno set up 14 cameras on the car. The cameras were rolling continuously for the entire length of the run. Everything from a lipstick cam, a "scorpion" cam hanging 5 feet off the back of the car, a helicopter camera, chase cameras, and much more followed the action. "It sounds fun at first but it's enormously complicated," the director says. Besides the 14 cameras, more cameras were set up along the streets, on top of buildings, and along the route. The hardest part, however, was getting moving shots from behind the Z and in front. It's not an easy thing to do when you're topping 100 mph and going through sharp turns. "They tried several vehicles but found that they couldn't keep up," Schoonover says. "Ultimately, what we had to do was take another Z and mount those cameras on the other Z to be able to keep up." When the DVD is released, you'll be able to watch Bruno's version of the event, or select your own view from eight different camera angles. For the whole story. http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r60014631

I am in love with my Mechanix gloves as well. But beware!!!! They may look like leather and they are NOT. I am just putting this up as a warning so no one else dose what I did. I had them on working on a buddys car one day. The motor was hot and I bumped the header. When the glove melted into my skin it was a real wake up call. :mad: Now as I said I love my Mechanix gloves and have a few pair now. One trick I found is... Buy them so they fit. Then when you get home put them in the washer then the dryer. When you get them out of the dryer the will fit tight. This helps with the feeling through the gloves. They will soon feel like a 2nd skin rather then gloves. I buy mine at sears. Mechanix makes them for sears craftsman and they sell for 19.95 and worth every dime IMO.

With the roof gone I must say I like it. BUT now there is none of the real Z car left on the body. IMO The only thing that said Nissan Z on the 350Z was the rear 1\4 glass. :beard:

Did you look under there CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS ? The last car in the before and after photos is a early Z. I wonder if its owner is a member here?

Oh...the sale price is 50% of receipts.... Take some time and ask anyone who dose street rods. Receipts dont mean JACK for anything but being able to prove the cost in the fight with your insurance company and crying over at the time of sale. Not saying its not a nice car it is. The thing is they could toss out 50k in receipts and still only have a 10K car. Thats the thing with custom cars. I like that car alot but IMO it will be lucky to pull 9K But thats just from looking at photos. I am happy ta see that I am not the only one that fills the sidemarker lights.:classic:

Anybody have any other solutions? Its called fuel Injection Sorry I had to. I know a few people that have spent what seems like days on the linkage. One of them had found that the return spring\springs where way to strong. He put new springs on that where not wound as tight and it helped. (note I said helped not fixed) But when dealing with 30+ year old plastic parts helped maybe worth it. VS, broken linkage. :tapemouth

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2401351188&category=6755 I dont know anything about this seller. I just wanted to put up a post with the LED taillight that will fit the Z I think its the 1157. They sell led lamps that can fit all the lamps on the Z front rear & side in any color. I have found that if you use the clear ( if you can find them) LED inside the stock tinted lens. It dosent look ( ricer ) just nice and bright. I cant say i have used them on a Z yet. But I did use them in my vette and they are twice the lamp of the stock bulb.

Not sure if its the same but.... I have seen this on another V8 Z. With the lines running on the frame rail the header was real close. He pulled the lines up just enough to slip header tape under the lines and wraped them. Another way would be a heat sheild. I would say put it on the frame not the header. Just some sheet metal bent over the lines should help. For what it would cost I would do bolth. This would be worth a try first IMO before you try moving the lines.

I use ANPAC http://www.american-national.com/index.html They are very good with there classic car insurance. Look at there program they call CHROME. They offer mileage allowances of 7500 miles a year. They also offer insurance for cars under restoration with a true replacement value set up front.

For those that dont know we have lost the space shuttle Columbia. They are saying that they expect parts too be falling around the Dallas TX. It broke apart @ about 200,000 feet. when coming in for its landing. NASA has ordered flight controllers to pull out emergency procedures and ordered them to retain all their records. Columbia was aiming for a touch down at 9:16 a.m. A loud explosion was heard over Dallas at around the same time, NBC News’ Jim Cummins reported. It was at an altitude of 200,700 feet, traveling at 12,500 mph when mission control lost contact. There was no further communication and no further tracking data. Reporters at the landing strip were ordered away 7 minutes after the scheduled touchdown with still no sign of the shuttle. SPACE CENTER, Houston, Feb. 1 — The space shuttle Columbia exploded over central Texas on Saturday soon after reentering the atmosphere en route to a landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NBC Dallas affiliate KXAS reported. Video images obtained by KXAS showed the doomed shuttle descending at a severe trajectory and breaking apart as it plummeted to Earth. Officials in Texas dispatched search and rescue teams to the town of Palestine, southwest of Waco, the presumed point of impact.

Show or Go For me I am taking my sweet time on my 240Z. I have no plans of it hitting the road before its ready (done). Now this may be longer with the way things are with money now. But I am doing this car for me as a keeper with no thoughts of parting with it at any point. I know what I am doing is not seen as a good thing in the eyes of a few people. O-WELL how much fun would the world be if we all thought the same way. For doing up a car while being a driver ( I have done many ). I start with the safety things first Brakes shocks springs bushings and so on . If in doing these I find there are parts that are better or high performance that can be worked in then they are. Then driveline. After the driveline then I move on with the body and show parts. This way I don’t find myself crying over paint damage done by a miss placed wrench or falling part. Now on to the interior again held off for the dirty work and paint to be over with so nothing can get wrecked. Another reason for the paint on the tail end of my list is IMO don’t get flashy unless you can back it up. So my vote is GO then Show For the tailgater. For me I back off big time and get them past me. I can not say I have never had a (road rage) deal myself. I think we all have. But with knowing how fast things can get ugly I find myself just letting them by and going on. You are damn lucky they didnt jam the brakes. The brake set up with the Z (stock) is ok at best for the years it was new (imo) . Now put a car in front of that with antilock brakes jamming on there brakes. NO CHANCE :dead:

http://www.240z.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2969&highlight=movie Look here. :beard: