Arne
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Definitely dished pistons. The head would be a bit of a challenge, as you'd want a detonation-resistant chamber shape with square ports to match the turbo manifold. So the best choice for a turbo build would be... ...the turbo P90 head. Perhaps an E31 head would work too, but it has smaller valves and wouldn't be that much easier to find. Not speaking from any personal experience or anything like that. Just my own logic-derived thoughts, which could be flawed. FWIW...
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I've re-entered my data from scratch at the top, and highlighted the correct data in light green. Cleared the individual erroneous cells where I could find them (my VINs and engine #'s, mostly). We'll see how long it lasts...
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Not bringing it to Canby this year, are you?
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As far as I know, there is no source for new hinge seals. The spare pair that I was hoarding for a while went to Zs-ondabrain for his 260Z project. Your best bet is to post a wanted ad in the classifieds and also watch for people parting early cars. In my experience, the seals from the '70-71 cars here in the NW seem to have held up better than on later cars. Must have been better rubber.
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I was thinking along the same lines, but I'm not convinced that the judged area is all that much better. Still might not want to leave the car unattended. Still deciding.
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I'm still waiting to see pictures of someone else's car with one installed...
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Excellent! Looks like a solid start. Kudos to motorman7 for helping out!
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Hinges were painted, but the two big screws that hold the hatch to the hinges were not.
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Done.
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Jared, if you like, I could go back through the thread and correct that price in the earlier posts. Won't do it without your permission, though.
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Well, on his behalf, I'd get tired of having lots of people ask him for stuff and never even bothering to make a day trip to look at the car in person. If you made a day-trip to look at the car in person you might be surprised at the change in attitude. I drove 500 miles round-trip to look at one in person before I bough my first Z. Well worth the small effort, in my mind, as pictures can hide things that in person inspections will show. This guy might be willing to deal if someone would bother to meet him half way.
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That should be the one. I don't think there was more than one size in that style, but I'd ask to verify the diameter before buying. Good find, Mike.
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The Talladega was offered by Shelby for 3-4 years starting in 1982. For Z's, it was available in 14x6 only. I can't recall any other Shelby wheel that shared that center cap. I suspect it will be very difficult to find a match for it.
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There is a protective film on the adhesive side, that you should not remove until you install it. With the film on, they aren't too fragile.
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I understand wanting to see it in person, but I'd much rather buy a slightly worn but original car like the eBay one than a clean but refreshed and color-changed car.
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IIRC, some of the very early '73s might have come w/o the electric pump also. I seem to recall that it was a late addition once the vapor-lock problem reared its ugly head. So #797 definitely would not have had an electric when new.
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Any updates?
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You're welcome, everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of other cars with these installed. Please post when you get one in.
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Your rims look like they are probably "Western" brand to me. I don't think the black caps are original to those rims, but could be wrong. Try giving Massey's Wheel Accessories in Oklahoma a call, (405) 239-2010. If anyone will have caps in that size, it will be Massey.
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Don't 260Zs have a starter relay somewhere? Could that be the click?
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All international orders are now shipped as well. Will do a final accounting, and then the remaining proceeds will be donated to CZCC.com.
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Wouldn't have done it if I hadn't wanted one for myself bad enough to be willing to take it on. Yes, it was a PITA, and I'll think really hard before taking on something like this again. But it's almost over now. I've got mine, 34 others will have theirs, and while I haven't got the final accounting finished yet, I do know that there will be a pleasant amount left over for a club donation. A win for pretty much everyone.
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All USA-bound orders were shipped (via First Class Mail) this morning. I expect most—if not all—of them to be delivered by the end of the week. International orders will be shipped soon.
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After mine was stolen last year, I found that good ones were hard to find. I got the last good spare that Jim Frederick had - it wasn't cheap, but it was the only decent one available last Fall. Since they are so easy to steal (as I found out the hard way), I decided that I really wanted a spare, for just-in-case. So I sent a typical example I got from Dave Irwin (bad chrome and corroded) out to be re-chromed. It turned out quite nice, almost as nice as the show quality piece I got from Jim. That one is the one on the car now, with the really good one safely packed in a drawer here in the house. I could still stand to find another new base gasket, though.
