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Actually only one of the two is sealed, and only on the outer facing side so you could re-pack it, however they must be pressed off and then back on so most folks recommend replacing them. Mine looked new and came off so easy I could probably re-use them if I wanted. In your case, if they are already howling, it's time to replace them anyway.

That thing looks almost new except for the engine compartment. Did they use cosmoline..sp? on the engines of these cars back in 78?

Looking good Juan! Are you going to re-assemble it yourself? I'm always impressed when someone tears a car down to the bare shell and gets it all back together successfully. I'm good at stuff like this but have never actually done a project on that scale. Thinking about it makes my head spin. Have fun with that dash and let's see some pics in the dash repair thread when you're done.

Here's an unused rebuild from MSA on eBay with all the trimmings: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290106174526 Also, the complete Energy Suspension bushing kit I bought from Summit came with only the front end links. I had to order some for the rear seperately. I bought them from www.suspension.com.

Are you sure you wired the cap back up correctly. Here's a pic with the correct order courtesy of the Atlantic Z Car club

Wow, if I could rebuild my engine for $360 I'd be all over it as well, but for what I'd like to do, that probably wouldn't even qualify as a down payment.

Congrats on you newly acquired Z. You'll find lots of great info and people on here, but if you've been lurking around I'm sure you figured that out already. Carl has some great advice there too. I might even consider it after nearly 25 years of driving with only 1 minor accident. Never hurts to be prepared, especially with all the idiots and distractions we have on the road now.

Long delay!! That's a bit of an understatement don't you think? Glad to hear you finally got the project underway, and welcome back to the forum.

Congrats on your new purchase. While driving without an air cleaner is certainly a bad thing, I'd do a compression check to determine the extent of the damage. If compression is good, save your money for rust repairs since this is really the weak point of these cars. Let's see some pics as soon as you get them.

Nice video. I haven't been on that road for over 10 years. Nice to see you out doing what that car was made for rather than letting it sit in the garage. I'll add that road to the list of roads to do once I get the beast back together.

That was a hilarious video. Nice looking car too, but definitely not a Z. I'd like one of each please. If you can swing it, that's what I'd do. Otherwise I'd just keep the Z. It has much more "flavor".

Looks good over all, but you'll need a spare, especially if you don't bring one, and unless the water or fuel pumps are on their last leg I wouldn't bother bringing spares. I do however always carry a spare thermostat, fuel filter, spark plug, tire repair/plug kit, upper and lower rad hoses, as well as a connector to repair splits in the smaller 3/4" hoses. Don't forget road flares, a collapsible water container or a couple gallons of water (drink or fill), a blanket and some matches. You never know where you might get stuck.

Yes, the bumperettes are upside down and probably on the wrong sides as well. Here's a pic of what they should look like. Other than that the car looks great! Hopefully we'll run into eachother some time on the near future. Are yo uplanning on going to the Blackhawk event?

I thought you were selling that thing and going back to school?

My significant other recently found a real nice bra for my 240Z while out shopping the other day. Check it out! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Somehow that logic just doesn't sound right to me. If the two 448 lb/in springs are directly on top of each other, wouldn't they act as one spring with each actually sharing the load 50/50 as in 224/224=448? To arrive at what you're suggesting, I believe you would have to apply 448lb x 2 = 896lb.

Wow, that's pretty serious. Did Dave give you any idea what might have caused that?

Ok, I take offense to that. That's one helluva good looking bitch!

Score -------- BFH = -$25 x 2 = -$50 (damaged spindle pins still stuck) Spindle Pin Puller = $8 What I could have saved = $42 (if I got the spindle pin puller in the first place) Thanks Beandip!!!

Must have been a 924 or 944 cause 911s, 912s and 914s are air cooled, and the 928s go for a bit more than $1500.

In this day and age of overcharged political correctness, I'm not at all surprised that there was at least one person who could find that innocent statement offensive. And good example or not, I see no reason for you to fall on your sword and make a public apology. Personally, I think someone needs to lighten up a bit. Life to short to sweat the small stuff.

Nice pics David. What happened to your Kaminari air dam?

I agree with all the statements above, but it would be nice to know what's been done to the engine as well. If it's a stock longblock, it's certainly not worth as much if it's been heavily built up. Without knowing all the details it's hard to spculate as to the worth of the vehicle. Based on the asking price my guess is that he's actually looking for something in the neighborhood of $5000. Assuming there's no major rust and the engine and everything else is in good running condition, I'd lowball him at $4000 and work up from there based on my comfort level. If it were all stock in the same condition without the customized body work, it would actually be worth more. IMHO

Cool, our cars our close relatives. Taking off the bumpers will not leave huge holes, but it will definitely look a bit naked up front. Here's a link to a user's gallery who has removed both the front and rear so you can get a look. http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=13903&cat=500

Spare shmare, those are for whimps! Just kidding. I'm going to have to figure something out as well.....I'm sure the 14" spare won't fit over the brake upgrade.