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I know almost nothing about differentials, but I have an R200 w/3.90 gears out of a 1980 2+2 that I'm looking to put into the Z. The ring gear looks great but the spider gears show some galling. I talked with the local diff expert and he says he can't get the spider gears. I searched the web and can't find a source either. Courtesy says they are NLA. Does anyone know where to get replacement spider gears or the whole shabang including a rebuild kit?

An therein lies the controversy.....I'll trust a perfect fit over a lousy picture anyday.

That sucks Beandip. That puller worked like a charm for me, but I still had good threads on one side of the pin after my initial attempts to hammer it out. Zmefeelme, if you still have some clean threads, there's someone on here who sells these pullers. Just search for "spindle pin" and you'll find lots of threads on this. If not, it's time to go to the machine shop like Beandip said. It'll be well worth the $$ to have them do this for you.

Hey guys, sorry to revive and old thread and controversy like this, but I just re-assembled my suspension using what I believe to be the original TC rod bushings which were still in good shape, and it appears that the flat sides originally faced the body. I'm confident in this because I could see 3 convex impressions in the rubber that matched 3 dimples in the cup on the body side. In addition to that, the larger rounded side was slightly worn as the result of being exposed to sand and dirt which got in between the bushing and the large washers then rubbed around as the suspension flexed. Note that my car is an un-molested, 1 owner, 58,000mi car that was always garaged. I see no reason why the bushings would have ever been replaced/removed by the PO or anyone else. Based on the condition of the rest of the suspension parts, as well as the original condition of the remainder of the car, I believe these to be the original bushings installed from the factory, but this is pure speculation on my part.

I get my bolts from the following two sources. Note that these are not OEM replacements, just a good source for metric replacements. Finding JIS spec fasteners proved nearly impossible here in the states and I don't speak or read Japanses so I finally gave up on finding exact replacements. JIS fasteners tend to have a smaller head/shaft diameter then SAE and DIN spec fasteners. Go buy a metric bolt based on these specs and compare it to an original JIS spec fastener with the same shaft diameter and you'll see what I mean. www.boltdepot.com www.hillcofasteners.com

The car looks great. Nice color and I love the stripes as well!

Looks great Jim. Congrats on the new look and for having supportive significant other.

Look here for custom speaker brackets, however note that this location is not ideal as far as sound quality. http://www.classicdatsun.com/ There are some brackets listed under 240 Parts > Misc Read this thread for opinions on this mounting location. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23083

!! Whoops sorry. My bad. I was just going by memory. I'll be re-assembling the car this week so I be sure to make note of the proper installation.

What happened to all the pics? I don't see them anymore?

Agreed. Very impressive. Perhaps enough to motivate me to crawl under mine tomorrow to scrape some more of that evil tar undercoating off.

Come on now, I'm sure there was something else you could have salvaged from this shell.........jk

Not my cup of tea, but nicely done in any event. That said, a Bronco II chassis would not have been my first choice, but I imagine there is at least one or more reasons for that as well.

I thought Black Dragon had the heater hoses. That's where I got the replacements for my 240z. Have you tried Courtesy Nissan yet? http://www.courtesyparts.com/secondtier_s30.html

I love the look of the Magnaflow on your car. I don't care for the the huge "ricer" tailpipes, but that Magnaflow looks just right. I just might have to go that route myself when I get the rig back on the road.

I love what's under your, hood....erm I mean skin, however I'm really not interested in where the drain plug is..... Seriously though, that's some nice artwork and an incredible commitment to the love of Datsuns.

Awe...look at the poor sunroof in the corner with his buddy the unwanted tailgate. How sad.....

Crap. I'm doing nothing useful this weekend. I wish I had seen this earlier. I guess I'll do some work on the Z instead.

Way to rescue another Z from the grave yard! I love seeing people do that. Good luck on your resto.

Looks to be a Clifford Research header. This was a fairly common header for the round port P79 heads found on the F54 engines in the 280ZX. Here's a pic of mine and a link to some more in another thread. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16756&d=1172223908

This depends more on what your running behind the intake than on the intake manifold itself. What engine do you have and what's been done to it? If it's basically stock, the 650 might be too much, although not by a great deal. If I recall correctly, the stock SU carbs on the 240 & 260 ran about 225-250cfm each. 2 x 250=500cfm. At any rate, I'm not an expert on this topic so I'll stop here.

Looks great Arne. I have to admire your determination. My car has a sunroof as well but the original paint is in such good condition (at least above the rocker panel stone chip damage), and the weather so nice here in Santa Cruz, that I don't think I could bring myself to performing this even if the sunroof bothered me. I can't wait to see the final result.

I believe the answer to this is NO based on what I've read, however we have no idea where the car was originally obtained from. If I recall correctly Europe, or at least the UK, didn't get the Z until late 1973 or 1974 in the form of the 260Z so this may have been imported privately at a later date. Perhaps one of the European Z experts will chime in on this and provide some better info.

Man I love the color of your car Eric. Absolutely stunning.

Congrats on your find. Looks like a great place to start. Nothing like having the Zedi Master lead you down the path to Zenlightenment.