Arne

I was recently visiting my parents and spent some time paging through my Dad's library of vintage car magazines. Saw a classified ad in one of them for a 240Z - no pictures but as part of the description it mentioned:"...Konis, American Racing mags, 185/70-15 XWXs..." I figure that car had to have Lemans on it. That was the only 15" choice that would fit a Z back then. Those 185/70-15 Michelin XWXs (standard equipment on many Porsche 911S's) were big dollar, V-rated performance tires. Prior to the release of the Pirelli P7, the XWX was the king of the hill. That size would have been a bit (10mm) wider than stock, but also a touch taller, with a very flat tread face. Since lowering cars wasn't common in those days, and the Lemans wheels having a +12 offset (as we measure them today), they should still have fit OK. That car may have been the first 240Z with a +1 tire fitment! And yes, I still think I want a set of these wheels...

The club Parts CD is an authorized copy of the microfiche in PDF format. You can order a copy here: https://www.classiczcars.com/store/ Note - the security certificate on this site has expired long ago, so you will get a warning when you visit it. Second note - the order helps support the operation of this site. But Mike (the site owner) travels a lot for his day job, and frequently is unable to ship the CDs promptly. So I'd recommend patience if you order a copy.

Chris makes a good point. There are members who have been supporting the site regularly using an old (but recurring) method that the forum software can't see. So those members names don't turn red. Doesn't mean they are supporting. The numbers I quoted above (15 at the time) were only the members that the forum software knows about. There are others...

There are several supporting members who don't post often or at all, so you never see their names in red. As of tonight, there are 15 active supporting members.

Yes, the site was down, but all is well again now. And while more funds are always welcome, the issue was not lack of money. I'll let Mike explain it if he wishes and has the time.

I suppose that depends where you are at. Here in Oregon, all cars have titles, regardless of age, and the DMV can require a physical inspection to verify the title matches the car. They generally want to see the car when registering a car from out of state, or a car that has not been recently registered. When I titled my first 240Z that I bought in Washington, they compared the WA title to the car, and they even knew to check the firewall stamping.

The original VIN is stamped on the firewall as well as the dash, door and engine compartment tags.

You need more than the injected engine. Fuel tank, fuel pump and other electrical things that don't exist on the 240Z body. It really doesn't matter which engine you use, either will work with the 240Z carbs. Lots of people running 240Z carbs on a 280Z (or ZX) engine in their 240Zs. It's a good combo.

OK, I totally missed that the original poster was considering adding the 280Z injection to a 240Z. I had thought he was talking about converting an injected car to carbs, which is a totally different topic.My first 240Z had 280ZX injection swapped on to it when I bought it. My experience is that adding injection to a 240Z is expensive and difficult to do correctly. You would need a lot more than just the parts on the engine to do it right. While I'm very supportive of maintaining and using the original injection on those cars that came with it, I definitely do not recommend adding it to a 240Z unless you REALLY know exactly what you are getting into. For this application, I'd use the 240Z carbs on your L28 in the 240Z.

Earthquake coverage is a separate policy or an additional cost item on your policy, in my experience. It is not an automatic thing. And it may be difficult to buy in an area known to be quake-prone.

Which is on the car now? And which are you most familiar with maintaining?

The flats are just above the bushings on the shift lever. The drawings don't show them, so I added an arrow.

Yeah, I haven't seen the early one on eBay for a while. Here's a picture from rtaylor from the gallery here:

That was the standard (and indeed, only factory-equipped) radio for all '70 & '71 240Zs in North America. My 7/71 car also had this signal seeking radio. For '72 in North America the standard offering was an AM/FM (not stereo) that was not signal seeking.

Lots of cars that were "officially" sold and registered as '71s were Series 1 cars, Stephen. Indeed, there may have been more '71 Series 1s than '70s. Series 1 production totaled close to 20k cars. Any car built 9/70 or later was generally considered to be a '71 model year, so according to the cars in the zhome.com register that means that any car after #9000 was probably a '71. So there were probably close to 11k '71 Series 1's compared to 9k '70 Series 1's.

To the best of my knowledge, the engine has never been out of my car, a late '71. It has no shim on either side.

I would not call either of the two original colors "bright red". You'll be happier with a non-original color, I think.

Gary is right, Toni's 240Z (the Ferrari red one) does look good if you are wanting a true vibrant red. Her color jumps out at you, and the difference between her red and my factory 905 is quite striking when the cars are parked next to one another. So if using a stock color isn't important, I'd do what Gary did. Go cruise a parking lot and look for a shade you like.

We used 3M spray adhesive number 76 or 77, can't remember which. One of those two was recommended by 3M for foam-to-metal, and good for high temperatures.

Did you mean 905 or 110?If so, 905 is a warm red, with just a touch of an orange tint. 110 is more of an red-orange color. Neither are what I'd describe as a true red. For that you'd need to go to an non-original color.

Yes. Typically for Datsuns of this vintage the model year seems to start with September production. So 8/71 is a '71, but 9/71 and later would be a '72. But when in doubt about a particular part, is is best to go by the build date alone, not the model year.

And earlier in this thread... ROTFLMAO!!!

Ron, how does the color of the polished stainless compare to factory chrome? Some stainless alloys tend to have a slight yellow cast, those don't appear to?

Nissan factory front lip for UK/Europe. Not offered in the USA.

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