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Bob, the choices for true performance rubber in 14" sizes are becoming rather meager. Before I go any farther than that, knowing that you are in Central Oregon, my first question will be whether you shop at Schwab, or elsewhere?

That's what most of us who own them think. And actually, you'll have plenty of company in Washington, and down here into Oregon as well. Some of the local Datsun gatherings are quite well attended.

Possibly, good thought.

While I don't have any pictures right now to confirm it, I'm certain my car does not have anything similar. My best guess is that the car pictured may have had an oversized radiator mounted in it at some point.

Nissan part number 11320-N3000

Bear in mind I used that auction only as a picture example. My experience tells me that if that particular eBay seller is selling them as "NOS", what that really means is that you can buy it brand new from your Nissan dealer's parts department, often for less. Plus that seller charges a pile for shipping.

No, not of that part. (Other miscellaneous parts, yes, but not this one.) But it looked just like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-240z-260z-280z-280zx-Transmission-Mount-NOS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1240Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem370095737769QQitemZ370095737769#ht_500wt_0

Interestingly, the rear transmission mount in mine is one of the very few parts that I have bought from BD, part number #62-700. I've had that mount in my prior yellow 240Z (10/70) and later moved it to the current red 240Z (7/71) when I began parting the yellow car out. It worked(s) fine in both. However, I did buy it from them more than two years ago.

The thread pitch is 1.25. I can't recall whether they are 12 mm or 10 mm. It's one or the other. 12 sounds correct to me as well.

http://classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22619

I've heard that some of the replacement airboxes from the dealer parts department were blue. But the originals (here in the States, at least) were all orange. Also, I believe that your 11/70 would have come with the snorkel and Summer/Winter flap.

Probably not the right car for you then. A light-weight, short wheelbase car like a classic Z is not all that great in slippery conditions. And all classic Zs are rust magnets. Neither bodes well for your needs as an only car.

I'm wondering about insufficient fuel pressure, not keeping the float bowls full. How old and what type is the fuel pump?

I'll almost guarantee the the clip has broken off of the one you found in the bottom of the door, and the the rest is still clipped under the stainless trim.

The reason you couldn't find it in a search is because I don't think anyone else has ever called it by its real name! Try this thread I found by searching for 'window roller'. http://classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31669

His profile says '79 ZX. This topic is also in the ZX forum.

Maybe. But as long as the question appears to be somewhat serious, I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt.

Serious power increases will require significant money. Power = money, how fast do you want to go? That said, if acceleration off the line is the issue, you're best bang for the buck would be a rear axle ratio change. But the ZXs already have lower ratios than the first generation Zs, so even that might not be as affordable or effective as it would for an earlier car.

There were a few heads on some ZX Turbos (P90a, but apparently not even all of those) that had hydraulic lifters here in the US, but only those few. All other heads were/are solid.

I knew that. As I said in the Twice Pipes thread, other people have already done all this research before you, to no avail.

US only. Was built by a company named Clifford Engineering, and marketed both by Datsun Competition and Clifford directly.

Nope. A user here (70z4fun) was trying to find a clone of that system for years. He gave up looking, and then recently bought the NOS system I was talking about.

Many aftermarket electric fuel pumps are known to be loud. Definitely should be rubber mounted, but I can't think of any other tips past that. Well, maybe try a different brand and style... This is one of the big reasons that I still rely on the original mechanical pump on mine.

No longer made. I saw an NOS set of the exhaust itself (no matching headers) offered here in Oregon a short while back, but I know for certain that they sold to a guy who has the correct header to go with them.

I've bought a few things for them for the Zs, and others in the distant past for the MG. Yes, their customer service is pretty fair. But IMO it needs to be, because I've received bad and/or incorrect parts from them many times over the years, far more frequently than from any other mail-order or online vendor. Without looking into all my records, I'd say as a guess that close to 50% of my orders from them over the years have had something that was wrong or defective out of the box. They've always made it good with little or no fuss, but still... I've learned to never use them if I'm in a hurry and a delay to re-ship the correct part will mess me up.