2ManyZs

I bought a set of the headlight covers you are describing from www.nismoparts.com last summer. They are changing their web-site around and you might have to e-mail them to see if they are still available. Be ready to expect a price in the 150 each range, I'd have to look to see what I paid for mine but they weren't cheap.....

I thought it a bit curious the way he spelled it, didn't you? :cross-eye Sorry, just had to do that....... :devious:

You could also try a left hand drill bit. While it is cutting it is also trying to loosen the broken bolt. Like Beandip said, use plenty of penetrating liquid and with either a good quality EZ-out or a left hand drill bit, you should have a little better luck. If not, you could always take the block to a machine shop and have them drill it out and install a Heli-coil in the block. The reason for taking it to a machine shop is simple, they can put it in a large drill press and make sure the hole is straight as you don't want the bit to "walk" off course and drill into the water jacket and ruin the block. A Heli-coil will be as strong if not perhaps even stronger than the original threads. If you are not having any luck getting the broken bolts out, spend a little and take it to the shop, it will save you time and a lot of aggravation if you can't get the bolts out correctly.

Victor you have lived a sheltered life, you should try living somewhere that has more than 1 1/2 seasons.... I don't drive on it on purpose. Sometimes you can be driving on a bare road and then all of a sudden it's "bite the seat time".....:tapemouth I reckon it would be similar to driving into one of the SoCal dust storms.....

Had that same feeling in a tractor-trailer on the top of a mountain at the VA/WV state line a few winters ago. The scenario is a narrow two lane secondary road with lots of very sharp left-right switch backs. Snow flurries are in the air as I got to the bottom of the mountain and the further up I went the harder it snowed. It's about 4 miles up to the top as the road goes so I get a little unnerved as to what might be awaiting me on the other side. Catch up to a Toyota pickup about half way up and he is fish-tailing and spinning like crazy and slowing me down, which in turn means I have to use more throttle to keep moving and then start spinning myself. Every time I spin a wheel the truck tries to jack-knife as it is only a single drive axle. By the time we get to the top there is about 4 inches of wet, sticky, very slick snow covering the road and no sign of any plows or sand trucks. At the top is a right hand 90 degree turn and then it's down hill for about 4 miles, twist and turns, 25mph corners, you get the idea. Well, said Toyota is tired of me trying to push him up the mountain so when we get to the top he tries to speed up and starts spinning and loops it in a nice little 180 and backs it into the ditch on the right side of the road. Luckily I was barely moving when he did it, and was able to stop. He jumps out, locks in his hubs (doh, no wonder he had a hard time getting up the mountain) and about the time he gets to the right side, I feel my truck moving. SIDEWAYS! I'm sitting there, trying to push the brake pedal through the floor and then realize I'm sitting on glare ice. Not good. I blow the air horns, kid looks up and see me sitting there, and then he realizes the truck is sliding and I can't do anything to stop it. He "skates" around his truck and is outta there like a shot. I just start pumping the brakes on and off, and the truck slowly starts to come back in line with the trailer. I used the shoulder to go two more turns, and pulled off in a brake check area and set the front of it against the snow bank left by the previous weeks snow. Needless to say, I waited until the salt truck made one pass up and then down the mountain before I moved again. Had another similar incident later that winter, started off a mountain and hit black ice, pushed in the clutch and started pumping the brakes, trailer slid over against the guardrail, and that was the only way I had to slow down. Finally got it under control about 3/4 mile down the mountain. Glad I don't have to go back there anymore.....:tapemouth :sick:

Hmm, George you really had me scratching my head on that one.:stupid: I knew I had seen those seats before and it just hit me where..... I posted a link to that auction over on another thread...... The write up said those are "custom" Pro-Car seats. :devious: Not so "custom", just an aftermarket seat. I looked at them again and thought about how closely the headrest does resemble the later Roadster headrests. I wonder if they came with the seat or if someone put Roadster headrests on them. The Roadster seats aren't very easy to find so I'd almost imagine they came with the seats... I'd have to believe they would be a very "hot" seat, all that bolstering in vinyl wrapped around your torso.....:sick: I think in cloth they would be pretty decent though...:cheeky:

Ahem, uh, how is it spelled? :cross-eye

Definately not stock. Might be aftermarket or from another make of car. ZX's were the first to use the adjustable headrest if I remember right. Not sure if they ever offered a seat with bolsters like that. Looks like someone may have recovered them to make them look like the stock covering though.

Uh well, no. Haven't done it, that's the reason I posted the link so I wouldn't screw up the directions....:stupid: Mine is going to get the Crane XR whenever it is back in one large, bolted together piece....:cross-eye

HoHoHo, anything would be better than dealing with 2 sets of points...... It's a simple mod using a GM HEI ignition module (read:cheap) http://www.sonic.net/~kyle/ztech.html Look under GM HEI upgrade...

Here's another one that has the same thing.... guess most of us never looked that closely under the hood of a 260 huh? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6187&item=1875343933

Unmodified cars will get quite a bit of lift from the stock valence panel at even highway speeds. Air dams and the "spook" spoilers are designed to keep the air from getting under the front of the car and causing it to wander at higher speeds. They not only look good, but they do provide some much needed aerodynamic help as well. They were designed during the times that the Z's were raced heavily in the early 70's.

Proves my point about how ill-equipped most people really are to drive even a sports car safely. Some of the people today could total an Abrams tank if they were given the chance. Bet it won't be long before someone is doing a V-6/6speed swap into an early Z! Don't forget to get the wheels/brakes too!:devious: I believe there have been numerous postings here concerning everyone's fixation with going fast, and not thinking about the consequences of not having the ablilities to handle the car, or not having their cars up to the task. This is a perfect example of what "street racing" can end up in, whether you are racing against another car, or just your own ego........ Anyone want to start a contest to guess how few miles are on that car? My bet would be less than 4K on the odometer.

Sorry to say it, but that is another of those "we wish they made them" parts.. You'll have to either patch it, or replace it with another from a parts car.

First, milling the top of the piston is going to have to be done very precisely or you'll end up with hot spots that will eventually melt the piston crown. I would not do this unless you have access to some pretty precise machinery to do the job properly. If you do it, you'll need to do all the pistons the same or you will throw the whole assembly out of balance and cause even more problems. Secondly, if you are going to run a turbo with flat top pistons, I think the compression ratio is going to be too high for that to be feasible without special pistons(read, very costly). The compression ratio needs to be lowered not only for the cylinder pressures the turbo will build, but also to control detonation. I think you are going to build your engine to be either turbo or non-turbo. You can run a turbo spec engine without a turbo with less problems than you can a n/a engine with a turbo. So, ultimately your piston choice will depend on whether or not you are going to install the turbo.

Guess you guys don't want TNN on Sunday huh? There is a show on there called "Trucks" that did a feature one this particular mod. Only difference was they put it on a pickup if I remember right. It might be OK as long as you never need to go on the road, not even sure it would be legal to drive on the road in most states........ There was one a while back that would flip over when hitting an obstacle, instead of just climbing up and over it would flip itself onto the next side and climb it that way. This one is driven the same way as a tank with the rollers, the older conversion drove in the middle and would rotate around the axle if needed. Guess that is why you don't see too many of them, it's a bit too different and obviously has its limits....

I think the US market was less saddened by the fact that Nissan decided to drop the Datsun badge for the simple reason that we are so used to seeing all the different brands of cars here that are built by the same parent company. Most of the true Datsun lovers were more concerned that the Nissan being brought here were becoming less the simple, affordable, quality cars that we were used to and that they were becoming something that followed along with what everyone else was doing at the time. Most anyone who really knows their cars knew all along that Datsuns were actually built by Nissan. We have General Motors here that builds cars and trucks under the names of Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac and Ford does the same thing under more than one nameplate. So when we talk about brand identification it's a bit different than some of the other markets that have only one or two brands being built by the same manufacturer. I think after losing the guidance of Mr. K's marketing genius when he retired in 74 was as much a fact in the Datsun name being taken off the cars as much as anything. Mr. K had built a reputation for Datsun with his advertising campaign, and with his input into what cars Nissan should build to export, that it would have taken someone with his equal passion, and insight to have saved Datsun. Datsun had some of their best sales years while Mr. K was President of Nissan North America, and within 5 years of his retirement, the Z and some of the other cars had changed so dramatially that while sales were still very good, the cars had lost their "mystique". If General Motors can keep the Corvette alive after all these years, I see no reason why Nissan couldn't have kept the Z alive and true to it's intent. GM did one thing correctly, they set up a team of engineers and marketing people to concentrate on just the Corvette. I think the Z could have gone on almost as well as the Corvette if it hadn't been lost in the beaurocracy of Nissan. Nissan at the time of killing off the Datsun nameplate was worried about losing it's identity by having more than one namplate affixed to its cars. Nissan wanted people to know who was building the cars it sold, yet today they have done an about face, and it has helped them. At one time there were only Honda, Toyota, and Datsuns being sold here in the US. Now we have Acura, Infinity, and Lexus to further confuse the consumers into thinking they are getting something better than what is sold a block down the street. I think the biggest problem with the manufacturers now days is the fact they want to compete at times with themselves. I guess a lot of this could be dropped on the shoulders of the so-called "marketing geniuses" they have on their payrolls. I think if Mr. K's replacement had had his vision, and dedication you would still see Datsuns in the showrooms today. He may not truly be the "Father of the Z" as he is called, but without his marketing skills and his insight, I doubt we would have seen the Z make the mark it did on the industry, or if it had, it wouldn't be the Z that we all know and love.

Also check the mounting bolts that mount the seat back to the hinge of the reclining mechanism. If it isn't the seat bottom mounting it could be these are a bit loose also....

Uh hate to say this, but we already have a section in the web-links under Z Car Businesses dedicated to Australia..... http://www.240z.org/modules.php?s=&op=modload&name=Web_Links&file=index&l_op=viewlink&cid=9 Isn't that kinda the same thing????

Well, I can say there is one thing that it doesn't do... It doesn't show up on the Microfiche in the electrical section:cross-eye Might it have been a dealer add-on?

You might want to double check your points and possibly replace them along with the condensor. Just a little added insurance with only a small cash outlay..... might even change the plug wires if they seem hard or brittle at all. Be sure to check the rear brake cylinders and all the lines (if they are still the original rubber lines) for leaks when you do the brakes. It might not be a bad idea to change the oil and filter again after you drive it for a while in case any crud dislodges after you start it up. As far as cleaning additives, the oil should have enough additives to take care of that. You ought to put a little oil down in the cylinders before you fire it up, just to be sure the rings have some lube, and spin it over with the coil wire unhooked for a minute until you see the engine has oil pressure on the gauge. After it builds up pressure and lubes the engine, hook up the coil wire and fire it up. Be sure to check the clutch master cylinder also, and rock the car with it in gear to make sure the clutch disc is not rusted to the flywheel/pressure plate. Should be about it with what you have already done.....Oh, make sure the chokes work....:stupid: that might help to get it started....

Yeah, the color is just the additives they put in our gas, diesel and even kerosene now. Blue, red, you name it, they dye it whatever they want to keep track of it...taxed fuel is one color, untaxed off road only fuel is another, and don't get caught with untaxed in a vehicle on the road......more government controls.... Yeah, I'd say he owes you at least what it costs in parts to get all of it out, another tank of gas(from another station), but doubt you will get a lot for your trouble. I've gotten dirty diesel fuel and had it freeze up and only gotten new filters and a lot of additives to burn off the water... Bet he's nervous that it isn't ground water contamination in the tank, or he's up the creek with the EPA. :tapemouth I'd blow out the lines, and put a can of additive in the tank even after all the cleaning.

I know I have never seen anything that looks like that on a Z. Wonder if it was someone's idea of a remote starter they didn't remove? Odd that it looks to be hooked to an original looking plug in the harness though....:stupid: :cross-eye

I think the first thing would be to check your plugs and determine if all the cylinders are flooding or running rich. If that's the case it is possible you are running too high a fuel pressure with the electric pump and are flooding the carbs without the return line. Do you have a regulator in the line? If not try a cheap on set a 5 psi and see if it runs a bit better. I would still re-install the return line after installing a regulator though. Second would be to check your ignition out as BleachZee suggested. Third would be to pull the distributor while the engine is at TDC and make sure the distributor drive gear is installed correctly, most service manuals have a diagram that show the proper alignment of the drive gear. It is possible it is out of time at the drive gear so that when you set your static timing by the marks the distributor is still out of time and that might be why it runs better with the timing set too far advanced than it should be. Have you also checked the wiring around the coil and ballast resistor? That should keep you busy for a day or two and hopefully the problem will be something fairly simple that is just being overlooked...... wouldn't be the first time that it turned out to be something simple that is causing the problem.....

Sweet find, looks like you stumbled on a great find. Don't even see any cracks in the dash...:tapemouth