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I have a mostly original numbers matching car, but my plans are to put the original L24 and 77'ish 5spd in storage, and swap in an 1980 280ZX(F54/P79) motor, 80' 5spd, and R200 3.90 diff all recently aquired. The L24 only has 78K original miles and runs great, but I'd like the extra power of the L28 which has compression readings in the 190-200 range. It appears that it may have been rebuilt at some point as the car I pulled it from had 240k mi. Basically the same thing Gary has done with his. I will of course ditch the FI in favor os the SUs for now, and maybe switch to triples at a later date with some head work and a mild cam. I plan to drive and enjoy this car, and as a 73' I see no reason to try to keep it all stock.

I was gonna say the throw out bearing at first but if that was the case, I believe it would ouly make noise, or at the very least be loudest while the clutch pedal is pushed in.

The good old double standard at work. How do these guys sleep at night?

Those are the ones I'm talking about webdawg.....Let's see if anyone has figured this one out. One of the serious historians should know this one.

I'm famlilar with the "standards", but the numbering on the stock bolts do not appear to have anything to do with these.

Your range sounds fairly typical depending on the mileage. The important part is that the diffrence between the measurements for each cylinder is no more than roughly 10%.

I'd also like to know what the numbers on the OEM bolts refer to, as they don't appear to be your standard bolt grade markings. Could they simply be numbered in order to assist the person assembling the components?

I wouldn't think it matters much in this position. Any quality bolt should do in my opinion. If anyone knows different please chime in.

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your purchase. Is the car a driver or something that needs to be brought back to life?

Sounds like a great idea for a thread. I look forward to reading the whole thing as it slowly trickles out from underneath your fingertips.

I haven't noticed this myself SINCE the wheels have been off the my 73' SINCE I purchased it almost a year ago, if that makes SENSE.

Kat's, Im not making fun of your english, but does anyone else see the irony in this statement and spelling? It really made me laugh as I pictured my ex's angular expression as she ranted about one of my spending sprees.

You are right about the model designation being related to the engine displacement. 240Z/2.4L L6, 260Z/2.6L L6, 280Z/2.8L L6, 280ZX/2.8L L6, 300ZX/3.0 V6. As for swapping parts, the L6 block didn't change much between the L24 and the various versions of the L28 so most parts are a direct fit. However, the heads changed quite a bit over the years, as did the compression ratios, so be sure that you do some research before you get into this level of swapping. Assuming that the 2.8 you ahve is from a 280Z and not a ZX with round exhaust ports, you should be able to swap the intake and exhaust manifolds over from the 2.6 just fine. You may need to get a different throttle bar though. There's lots of research material on this site so start doing some saerching/reading. Here's another good reference site for info on the different engines/heads etc. http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/z.html

Welcome to the site Sam. Defineitely the place to be if you are a lover of the 240Z. Lots of great info and great people.

Nice job. I love the color. Very unique. I bet it feels great to finally have it driveable. Congrats!

Henry, do a search for wheel, tire, size. This has been covered many times here. Keep in mind that the factors that play into this are pretty much identical for the 240, 260 & 280Z from 70-78.

I too was very put off by the number and type of pop-ups on the PDK site, but i am also aware that they are probably not very internet saavy and don't realize the disdain they are causing among those of us that are. That being said I was able to look past it and appreciate the work that they put into the bars. I have since moved over completely to Firefox for casual Internet browsing, and use I.E only for business sites and applications whuch require its use. Firefox in it's stock form, still suffers from the type of pop-ups being used on their site(JavaScript), however, with a nice little add-on(browser extension) called NoScript, I see no pop-ups from this site(untrusted) or any other for that matter. If you hate pop-ups as much as I, this is definintely worth getting. Here's the extension page where this tool can be obtained free of charge. Well worth the 10-30 seconds of time it takes to go to the page and install it. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/ Hope this helps.

Could PM be a reference to "press & marketing" or "press and media"?

What's the matter Satan got your tongue?

My car is a one owner mostly stock car and I have two tie down hooks on the rear. One large tie down on the left, and one small one on the right. Not a great pic but you can see the position and size of the lerger hook on the left. Rear end shot of tie downs

What about the wires to the coil (blk/wht) and dizzy (blk), or the original ballast resistor (grn/wht & blk/wht)? they shouldn't stretch quite as far back as the MC but they do terminate on the driver's side.

"Spack" must be derived from the word spackle, which is a filler used for filling seams and imprefections in drywall. Drywall is an interior wall covering for your buildings. I've heard it called gypsum board and wall board as well.

Looks great. Nice stitching. This would make a great alternative for those wanting to stay somewhat original but like the feel of a thicker wheel. Would we send our wheel to you for covering, or buy the cover outright and stitch it up ourselves? Currently I'm leaning in the direction of the wood wheel by Autotechnica, but I'm still undecided. I'd love to see something with a bit more padding.

Was your engine sealed up except for the tailpipe. Did they squeeze past the damper assy or something? Very curious.

Welcome to the club. Lots of great info here. Note: You're either extremely trusting, crazy or just plain dumb. I'm not sure I'd trust anyone to drive the Z, much less someone learning to drive. No harm intended.