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I used JB-Weld and a piece of rope & screwdriver - Put rope around after putting in the epoxy and tighten with a screwdriver (just like getting a tire to take a bead on a rim when adding air..... Beats spending a wad of cash for a new one....

Well, now that the price for entry to get an interview to become a potential owner has dropped, I can focus better on some other things of major concern.... like conedodger's avitar...... After looking at that, why would I care if it's Ypou or her evil twin? Admittedly, I know neither one of them... I'll take the bait and ask how do I get to meet either one of them?

For those of you that found the $50K too high, please take note that the price has been reduced to $40K..... Now affordable to all of us (not).

Just curious.... what brand and number spark plug is in the car? I've had dismal results with anything other than NGK. It may be worth your time to pull them out to see what they look like. Also, I've had coils short out when hot.... just a thought or two. Please keep us posted with results.

After watching the video, I retract my suggestion in post #8 - the car is turning over well but not firing.... Take Stephen's advice on the starter, and Beandip's suggestion to see if you have spark. If you have spark, check to see if you have fuel flowing. Also, just for kicks, check to see if the distributor is tightly secured.

By "won't turn over" do you mean that you turn the key and nothing happens, or at least not enough to start, maybe some grunts & clicks and that's the end of it.... and only after it's warmed up? That's what I'm assuming here. I had that problem very much as you describe it. The solution for me was new battery cables - it got somewhat better after I cleaned the post connections with the old cables, but never completely went away. New cables resolved that completely (among several other annoying things). Now, I think yours is an '80, and mine is a '72, so there could be other issues at play that I would be ignorant of, so it's FWIW. NAPA had some nice cables on the shelf for a reasonable price - they worked like a charm. Just take the measurements along with you. For plugs... take the advice given and use NGK. Odd, but on some of these Z-cars NGK is the only thing that will work for an extended period of time. Please let us know what resolves your problem.

I could be wrong, but for the 240Z I recall the Pertronics instructions suggest keeping the ballast resistor in the system. I have mine that way and have no problems.

I found this belly/splash pan on eBay.... Seller represents it as off a 240Z, but if memory serves me well, it's off of a 280Z.... Please correct me if I'm wrong. I have one waiting to go on my '72 240Z that does not have the hole for the radiator hose (and I think several other differences as well). I resurrected mine from my (now deceased) '73, and am pretty sure it's a proper fit for the '72.shttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/240z-Belly-Pan-OEM-Rare-Under-Motor-260z-280z-Datsun-NR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42611QQihZ011QQitemZ320234027276QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Am I thinking correctly?

This guy has some talent! I'd actually consider buying one done well like that.

I'm not picking... this car looks nice, but are the mirrors correct? They do not look like what I think a '72 should look like, and shouldn't there only be one on the left side?

I use all three plus several others that I have picked up. It seems that often I will understand how a procedure is to be done after reading several different explanations of it.... The most through IMO, and the one I rely on most, is the FSM and sometimes the others help me to best understand it.

Welcome, z2b !! Always great to have another Z-owner on board.... and from the east coast as well (as am I), Great!! You will find this to be a good group of people, and the archives are simply full of information..... and with some past 'ownership' behind you, you'll soon likely be contributing as well.

Here's an interesting article on current gas prices, driving, and consumer trends in Germany: http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/18/781155.aspx Despite very high - and constantly rising - gas prices, fuel sales still increase.

He's obviously a well experienced Z owner. Actually that's a pretty impressive rendition. He should now record a "restoration process".

I agree with the scale issue that 240Zx referenced. That is often an issue. The radiator shroud is IMO a very functional and important part of the cooling system when the original fan unit is still in use. It concentrates air flow through the radiator. You may need that air flow very much when you are not moving. On the issue of getting the junk out of the block, what product does the job? I should flush out mine, too.

Honestly, I plan upon driving the ****ens out of my Z for the next year. The cost of doing so now is still affordable. I feel that the time is not far away when it will really be a luxury to do so, so enjoying it now is my plan. I was at the gas station yesterday talking with a friend who was filling up his pickup.... $100.00.... about 30 gallons.... he must do that at least once a week.... made my $30.00 fill-up not as painful as usual.

Nice descriptive listing. Good luck with the sale, Roy. Note to self: Do not promise the wife "Honey, I only bought it to drive while working on my 240Z".

I think he's getting exactly the response that he's looking for from us.... This seems to be the kind of person that would go to the zoo and poke the tiger with a stick just for laughs. Why any of us - including myself - responded is beyond me. ... What Stephen said in post #10.

That really, really, really looks nice Juan.... Your efforts are paying off.

I thought about cutting out unnecessary trips in my '72.... But then I realized that all of the trips in that car are unnecessary..... I have this car for enjoyment, so I guess I'll just pay more for my thrills. All of us in the USA are likely soon going to be paying more for gas in the future, so we may as well get used to it I guess. Last time I was in Europe (2005) they were paying about $7.15 / gallon, about three times what we were paying at the time... feel that pain. What are some of the priced on the world market now? Not that this makes anything any 'better', but it does put things into perspective. (Heck, my first tank of gas was about $0.18 / gallon.... That was when we had "off-brand" gas, and the "name-brand" was IIRC about $0.30. ) On topic: Really, I think keeping the car in good repair, well tuned, and proper tire pressure will provide the mechanical means to maximize economy, then the driving style and habits are the next set of issues to deal with.