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No thanks, I'll pass.

I don't believe proper rust repair or body work would disqualify a car as "original" assuming it is done properly and with quality replacements. But what do I know. I'll let the "experts" make the call on this one.

If this were a 70, I'd say go for it and keep working since you've already done sooooom much, but in light of all that rust damage, I'd say trash the shell, keeping the good panels or parting them out, and find a decent body with or without running gear for a better starting point. IMHO

CAUTION!!!! There is a plastic pinion shaft seal/cap that will melt if you apply heat there with a torch. Not a good idea. I suggest either using a pickle fork or a large pry bar to seperate the two as suggested. Also, you might try giving the back side of the clamp a few whacks with a small/light hammer to break the hold the rust has on the two parts. As someone else suggested, it may be easier to remove if you drop the R/P first and then work it free. That's what I did.

Doh! montoya beats me to the punch again.......

Wait a minute. I think we're confusing two sites here. http://www.zparts.com is ZPARTS run by Eric Nyerlin. http://www.zcarparts.com is Motorsport Auto otherwise know as MSA. And just to confuse matters there is also a Modern Motorsports at http://www.modern-motorsports.com

Woohoo! I got home yesterday from a very long work day only to find out that Christmas had arrived early here in Santa Cruz. And without any warning at all. And what did I get for being such a good little boy? Nice new Zondabrain Headlight and Tail Light harnesses, as well as an MSD 6AL. Nice job on the harnesses there Dave. Excellent craftsmanship all around. I was expecting a heads-up when you shipped them so this package caught me by surprise. Thanks for making a crappy day a little brighter.

Say what? Welcome to the board.

I heard you can also use the solid throttle cable that is used on many lawnmowers. Not sure if there is any truth to this or not.

How about jsut ahving someone pull on the release while you push up on the hood from beneath with a 2x4 and a rag wrapped on the top to prvent denting the hood?

Did you happen to mount the ball joints on top of the transverse links, or on bottom where they belong? Perhaps this is a combonation of factors.

It would look even sweeter with several coats of clear on it. I just did my diff cover like this and it looks great. Reminds me of the finish on some vintage motorcycle lower fork tubes.

Dunno know because I wasn't here then but if I had rusty rear quarters, I would seriously consider going this route. I have loved box flares like that since I first saw them on a Ford Capri around 27 years ago.

Well that's not very encouraging news about the Taylor Pros. I purchased them in preparation for installation of an MSD 6AL. We'll see how it goes.

Here you go. You'll find them a little over halfway down the page. They are titled "Datsun 240Z Seat Hardware Cover Set". http://www.datsunrestore.com/catalog.html I'd call first to make sure they are the right ones for your car.

I hope I'm not raining on your parade but those better be Illumina shocks for that price. I paid only $350 for my Tokico red springs and Tokico HP shocks.

What the heck is this, a Wagette? Part Corvette, part wagon? And if so, what's the wagon part made from. An old Nomad or somehting?

By the way, If you'll simply send me some money, I'll be more than happy to "help" you spend it.

Any opinions on Taylor Spiro-Pro wires? I just got a set.

Summit sells a low cost burette kit by Competition Cams that has 1cc increments. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=CCA%2D4975&N=115&autoview=sku

IMHO, if you're going to do stripes, paint the dam and spoiler the same color as the car and carry the stripes over them. Otherwise, lose the stripes and paint the dam and spioler black. The reverse stripe just looks bad all around.

Nice. I'm sure that must feel good to crank her over after being down for so long.

I've never seen or heard of one before seeing these pictures, but I'd kill for one of those Toyota 2000 GTs. Sweeeett!!

This is a nice, clean car. We could sit here and pick it apart, but why?

Correction to my post above. Apparently the F54 came with both flat top and dished pistons according to this: http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/z.html