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It must be removed from the oil pump side, can not be removed from the top.

You're welcome. Some day I may get around to doing this type of things for others. But I should have believed you when you talked about how much time it takes. I'd like to do things like this, but right now I need to spend more time on my car. My goal is to have it finished in 18-21 months. We'll see...

Here it is, cropped and converted to a GIF, which retains the color. Really small now, about 11 KB.

I've got lots of bandwidth, send it to me and I'll convert it. I'll PM you with the address.

The Canon manifold adapters bolted up to the original SU manifolds. So once you remove the Webers and manifold adapters, you should be able to bolt up the SUs very easily. Looking at your pictures, you should be able to use the existing fuel rail, although new fuel lines may be needed. The linkage for the Webers on the manifold would need to be swapped for the appropriate Datsun parts. You will also need the insulator blocks for the SUs. Since the base manifold is a '73, the easiest swap would be SUs from a '72, since they are fitted for the water passages that your manifold has. If the coolant to the manifold has been removed already (or you would consider doing so for the swap), the '70-71 SUs will go on just as simply.

I do perform all my own mechanical work, and I'll second Enrique's comments above. While it is possible (but still subject to debate) that the Webers - if properly set up and tuned - MIGHT deliver more performance, the sad fact is that they are far more complex that the SUs, and getting them to run optimally takes a specialist who really knows how to tune them. On the other hand, SUs are a very simple device, with a very limited number of variables. While I don't have a clue where to start on properly jetting a pair of Webers, I totally understand the theory and operation of the SUs, which means I can set them up and tune them myself. My car had a hack-job '83 fuel injection on it when I bought it. The person who installed it messed it all up badly. I either had to redo their job, or go back to carbs. If I went to carbs, I could install anything I wanted. After looking to ease of install, tuning and future maintenance, I went back to the original SUs. While my car isn't on the road yet, I'm still happy with that decision.

I can't find it right now, but I recall reading a post from someone who bought one. The VB kit is somewhat generic, and apparently lists lots of Toyota applications on the package, not Nissan. Seems to me that it wasn't long enough for one thing, and required a fair amount of tinkering to get it to fit. I think it worked OK once it was done, though.

From the press release:" It was created by Nissan Design America, Inc., La Jolla, Calif."

1.) Ralph Schultz in Methuselah's Children 2.) Not sure. Sounds like something Jubal Harshaw could have said in Stranger in a Strange Land 3.) Lazarus Long (W. W. Smith) in Time Enough for Love

Ultra Type 24 directionals. Part number 24-4748R and 4748L. A remarkably so-so wheel, quality wise. And I never cared for the looks of them either, although if I was selling to you I'd have told you they were great!

Maybe so, I'm not going to change it until I drive it. But for the way I intend to drive my car (some commuting and some grand touring) I may want the taller gearing later. No big deal, if I want a 3.36 later there's lots of them available.

My car has 205/60-14s on it now (just generic cheapies, nothing good). My problem is that once I get the four speed in it with the auto rear axle ratio, I'm probably going to want a taller tire than 205/60-14 for highway cruising. I'd want to go with 225/60-14, but the choices aren't good. Since I need new wheels anyway, I'll probably try to go 15" instead.

Not DCOE (side draft), so I assume they must be the down draft 2 bbl (twin choke) DGVs.

I've read that too, but again without proof. And some of the places I read that admit they even they can't confirm it. When I got my carbs, I decided that any of them would do. My carbs came with E88s. And even if the thing does flow better, 10 HP sounds like a lot to me.

The strap kit is meant as a replacement for the straps that Datsun used instead of springs in the early 240Z's. The seats in my '71 have no springs, only the straps (which are rotten, I will replace them soon). I don't think the straps will add any support to the later seats with springs, assuming they can be installed on later seats at all.

Others: http://www.zparts.com/home.html http://www.webspawner.com/users/dannysdatsuns/index.html

Some really good stuff at Eagleday. But the connectors pictured don't look like the right thing to me, wrong type of indexing grooves.

Junk yard (possible but not very likely), eBay, or one of the numerous Z-car used parts specialists. I'd link to a few, but I'm at work and don't have all the URLs here.

Oops! Maybe my sig isn't clear. The only '83 I have is the F54 block and P79 head in my '71. I'll have to re-word that.Edit: I changed my sig, should be more clear now.

So my car and Red-Eye's '71 are close - 16 cars. http://classiczcars.com/forums/showpost.php?p=156406&postcount=8

Looking at (and understanding) what Dave has proposed, there certainly would be, but it would be far more expensive, and require several of the connectors which I have found are becoming difficult to acquire.

Yup, I sure do. I haven't quite given up yet...

Well folks, I'm almost ready to throw in the towel on this. The headaches involved in getting the required connector and terminals look to make this more hassle than it's worth. I still haven't ruled it out totally yet, but I'm getting close to that point. For those of you who are interested, I'm still looking, but if it doesn't pan out, I'm sorry.

Oh my! I missed the BIN price when I first looked. What do people up there smoke?

What size 14" are you running? That seems a bit excessive, unless you have a rather odd size.