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Price is $10 plus shipping for both brackets These are original Datsun Competition exhaust system brackets. Figured I would see if anyone needs them before I toss them in the trash. PM me with questions.

Price is $50 plus shipping Stock 1971 240z carburetor Heat Shield - I think this is what you need for the 1970-1972 Z's. PM me with questions. ---Garrett In very good condition:

Price for the set is $400 for this complete set of seat belts Complete, original Datsun 240z seat belt set from 9/70 in what appears to be very good condition. The webbing is is excellent condition. Chrome looks very good. Buckles are fully functional. Even mounting hardware is present! PM me with questions, additional picture requests, etc.

Apple Pie (1975) Funky street dance scene in NYC, music by Hall & Oates. Looks like 1974-ish 240z.....?

Price for the radiator, mounting brackets and hardware is $50 plus shipping Originally purchased from and now discontinued by Jagsthatrun.com. This radiator features a core with two extra large cooling passages. You get the radiator, mounting brackets and mounting hardware. Not pictured below but pictured here are the mounting brackets: http://jagsthatrun.com/products/v8-datsun-radiator-mounting-bracket-kit See this PDF supplied by JTR for more information about this radiator: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2586/1438/files/V8-DatsunZ-Cooling-System.pdf?16627445939611620968

Price is $450 plus shipping for both wheels Description: These two wheels are lightly used - straight - correct offset for Datsun Z cars. PM me if you have questions. --Garrett For reference, 16 X 7 Panasports are still available new for about $380 each plus shipping here: https://www.sportsandclassics.com/parts/non-british/datsun-non-british/datsun-roadster-2000-fairlady-16x7-panasport-z-light-wheels-new-production/

I agree with @Namerow this a great, and very useful post. I believe the 7/16-20 SAE threads are for the seatbelts. Possibly to meet North American standards of the time? For the JDM market I wonder if the seatbelts used M12 x 1.25 fasteners? Or was the SAE spec used worldwide?

Bright light and a magnifying glass will tell you a lot. Inside of the cone at the end of the metal line and outside of the cone down the hole. You might see a crack or deformation. You could even polish the surfaces if they look rough. Also polish the surface that the fitting rides on. It needs to be smooth so that the fitting can apply even pressure across the bell shape at the end of the metal tube. Focus on the surfaces that make contact. The threads are only there to apply the force.

From the 70's.

I use a power pack. https://www.walmart.com/ip/20000-mAh-Portable-Charger-Power-Bank-Dual-USB-Battery-Pack-for-iPhone-iPad-Galaxy-Android-Pixel-and-Tablet-Black/3303493713

Cast impeller water pump: https://www.amazon.com/Aisin-WPN-013-Engine-Water-Pump/dp/B008EEZ2XY

I ended up taking it to a guy that did the vapor blasting on my valve cover $75 Seemed like a nice guy but the product didn't turn out that amazing. So it's been glued and screwed to the cylinder head now and I'm wondering if anybody knows a compound that I can rub on the aluminum to spruce it up a bit thanks in advance for any tips

Hmmmm... not shown on the fiche and not on my ride.

Thanks...I will need to correct that.

Yesterday, the postman delivered a big package from Japan again. This time with a load of cool documents. The first one (Bottom right) is the Race and Rally preparation manual. I bought this one for a friend, since I already own one. But it's always cool to see those. The second one is a combined S30S(A) / GS30S(A) brochure for the standard Fairlady Z / Z-L and the 2by2 versions. See also Color samples at the bottom right: For whatever reason, one of the Japanese lots included a US-Market 240Z Brochure. Not something I would usually buy, but since I didn't have it in printed form yet it's cool to have it anyway. From the Japanese market again, I got this Fairaldy Z / 240 Operation manual, which also includes the Z432 versions. These are particularly useful to find some details of the interior for my knowledge posts. This is the later version that also covers the ZG and other HS30 variants (the early versions only covered the Z / Z-L and Z432): Then I got two of the Japanese marked fold-out Fairlady Z sales brochures. It's basically a brochure on one side and a ZG Poster on the other side. I was buying one, when a second one was included in a Lot of documents. Once I got them, i realized that i already had one, So now i end up with three. But, I intend to frame one as a Poster and I realized that there are different versions. Both the Material (paper-weight) and print is different: For me no doubt the coolest item is this Nissan Racing school brochure: With the Checkman Sponsored GTS-II Works car on the back. Especially this version of the car with the "Batmobile" rear aero. I just love everything about it. The sponsoring, the aero, the livery. Another Magazine was the "Nissan Graph" Customer magazine from April 1985. Which also included some racing school details. I'm working on a knowledge post about this, that's why I started to collect some information about it. One general 1971 Japanese Nissan brochures also included the ZG: And the general lineup on the inside. I guess this magazine was issued at a Car show in 1971 or at the dealerships? It also included some cool drawings of the 216X Concept car: Another similar brochure (without date) from Nissan Tokyo, which again shows the ZG and some other nice cars: On the inside you find the lineup from that time, but with a regular Fairlady Z and Z-L shown. Another cool book is the J's Tipo Fairlady Z Archives (002). J's Tipo is a Japanese car magazine, and this book is basically a collection of all their Fairlady Z related stories from various years, compiled in one book. After I met Morita san, the Author of the Fairlady Z Story and History books, in Japan recently, I had to get "Volume 2" of the book. I've owned Vol 1 for a long time, but never the second one, since it wasn't so relevant for the S30. But now I had to get it :-) Then i also got this Jack and tool stowage reproduction Sticker from Germany. I had this Genuine Datsun Parts sticker for a long while and always wondered how I can present it. When I found this piece of Aluminum sheet, I got the idea to make a sign out of it. So I cut the aluminum. And then put the sticker on it. So I ended up with this cool sign. And found a good little Spot for it: I also found a nice place for the NISMO sign, but it looks a bit small on this big wall, next to the huge Datsun sign. I have some projects planned for the next week and hope I can get back working on the car itself, so stay tuned for some updates, soon.

You must have contacted the wrong business. His website shows the wheels still available.

The guys with the money, so funny. If they had their way people would have to pay to comment on the cars. The high end BaT car auctions are more like a big money poker game. Who's bluffing who. They don't want to know until the sale is over. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-345/

Oh, and this came today. PTunerz thermostat housing. Had to bolt up a Canadian part in honor of my Canuck brothers…

I believe the success rate here is pretty good with the past history mentioned in earlier posts presented. What puzzles me is the cost of the relay. I’m sure there are folks here on the forum including myself have a factory one available since I converted to OER Carbs.

I've had my 76 280Z for 25 years. Other than headers, it's basically stock. When I got the car, it came with 195 50R 15 tires. With those tires the car pretty much steered itself on the highway and was good on curves at higher speed. On the negative side, the tires seemed way too small in the wheel wells, the speedometer was off by 10% and trying to turn it into a parking space took way too much arm strength so early on I got a set of 14 inch Panasports and 195 70R14 Pirelli P6000's. I'm happy with this setup but find, sometimes in a sharp turn, I get a little sway. The 205 60R 15 setup is almost identical in height, diameter etc to the 195 70R 14. I see from this forum that a number of people use the 205 60R15's and was looking for your advice. I'm not racing or doing anything performance based but I do enjoy a lot of New England 45 mph country roads. Am I apt to see noticeable benefits to the slightly wider tire and reduced sidewall? I still have the 15 inch wheels the car came with so the investment would only be in a set of tires and, of course, I could always go back to the 14's. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. Dave

That's a lot of money in tools!

It's unfortunate so many cool looking concept cars don't get built or the coolness gets lost in the transition to production line

5 days, that's pretty good

http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3041.jpg Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) hosted the Sears Point Challenge at Sonoma 10/3 and Finale event at Thunderhill 11/1. Z Car Garage participated in both events, supporting several client’s Datsun 510 race cars running in B-Sedan Group. Great weekends filled with competition, camaraderie and plenty of Alfas, BMWs and Datsuns sharing the track. Enjoy our race reports with photos and video! http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/510255373-1272423368226503-5578166857124943186-n_orig.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_9860.jpg Sears Point Challenge 10/3-5 http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2948-e1763078243264.jpg ROB: Beautiful weekend at historic Sonoma Raceway (which will always be Sears Point to me). We had a a few bitchin’ 510s including Tom Dockery and Kenny. Super excited to test out the suspension fresh and adjustments on Noah’s Bluebird coupe. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2972.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2970.jpghttp://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_7372-e1763077690637.jpg Everything seem to be working well with Tom, Kenny everyone up to a really good pace, it was fun. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2973.jpg Lots of cool hardware in the paddock: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2954.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2950.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2980.jpg VIDEO Turn the volume up and enjoy the sounds and sights from the paddock at Sonoma Raceway! Vintage Spec Miata http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VSM-Welcome-1024x831.jpg ROB: The Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) is excited to welcome Vintage Spec Miata (1990-1997) to all of their events! This is a fun, affordable way to get into vintage racing. Each event we see more really clean VSPs coming out to race. Season high for us in Sonoma, with I believe 10+ cars out there: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2996.jpg Speaking of glorious…we would like to introduce you to “Little Butters”, our 1991 Vintage Spec Miata that will be available for rental throughout the vintage race season. Contact Rob at ZCG for details. Since this is a new build for I drove it for the weekend to make sure it was sorted and ready to rock for any client that wants to enjoy it. It has a competitive race engine, Penske shocks which are the current suspension for SCCA Spec-Miatas. Just to pay tribute to how wonderful Mrs. Butters Z (our Series 1 shop 240z) is, we painted it Safari Gold. It’s nickname is Little Butters, Josh likes to call it “I can’t believe it’s not Butters” and then we picked the number 23 because we are Nissan dorks. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3012.jpg Anyway it was fantastic to have the car out and then honorable mentions are Lora B, she keeps kicking arse in her Spec Miata and Allison as well. Also on Saturday and Sunday we had Ross Lindell in the Randy Pobst National Championship-winning Miata (1992)…pretty cool that Miatas are old enough to have their own vintage class and then also have one of the their own ambassadors: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2997.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2976.jpg Super excited for the season to play out at Thunderhill. Huge thanks to Josh and Cooper for keeping us safe all weekend , Meghan and Oliver for taking care of the snacks and the tire recycling. I love that event. CSRG is magical. If you haven’t been to one those events you ar emissing out, so come on out! WE’ll be posting out race scehule soon after the holidays. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_7852.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_0067.jpg CSRG Finale 11/1 ROB: Every year CSRG ends their season with the Finale at Thunderhill. This event is lightly attended and results in tons of track time. There’s an Enduro on Sunday with with a faux LeMans start… and it is just rad. The Saturday night dinner is a special event and we are seeing more and more people showing up. It’s been two years since I have had my Datsun 510 out and it was a great way to end the season racing it. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3048.jpg Troy Ermish brought his 510 and we had a really nice B-Sedan field with a ton of Dimes out there. Most important 510s to us obviously include Tom Dockery and the return of fire captain Todd R, Noah, Tom, Alison and Rob was out stable for the weekend: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3064.jpg It was just awesome having so much track time. Everybody was kicking arse and taking names, and by Sunday afternoon I think we’d all kind of figured that we’ve had enough track time which is unbelievable for us to say. Once again Josh and Cooper kept us all safe all weekend long and we rocked it. Oliver was on tire recycling duty and Meghan on snacks while enjoyed the small town feel of Willows. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3047.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3052-e1763077766504.jpg We enjoyed Saturday night dinner with CSRG and it was so much fun to see everyone. I hadn’t seen Josh Moriarty in a long time and he was out there kicking arse in his 510. There was a really great group of these ex-GT3 cars (tube frame/ fiberglass bodies). Jim Froula was in one (240SX) and a kid I run Spec Miata with (Joseph Carl) was out there with his Dad in a super cool vintage 1st-gen GTU RX-7. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_5168.jpg VIDEO Turn the volume up and enjoy the sounds and sights from the paddock at Thunderhill! ROB: We had perfect weather and another race reason in the books. Can’t wait for 2026 we are super excited and will be traveling this year. There will be a big Japanese big-bore/bash with Sovren in the PNW and I’ll be going to the Rose Cup at PIR in my Miata. Get out there and race! If you have any questions/thoughts about racing with us please contact Rob at rob@zcargarge.com Tom Dockery http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3049.jpg Tom Dockery continues to enjoy racing in his Ex-Norm Balzer B-Sedan 510. Here is his report from both CSRG events along with some great in-car footage TOM: The Sears Point Challenge was a fantastic weekend filled with learning and improvement. With Kenny, Noah, and me as students, Rob skillfully coached, challenged, and encouraged each of us to push our limits. As a result, I managed to improve my lap times with each session, achieving a new personal best at Sonoma. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3061.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3029.jpg The CSRG Finale at Thunderhill was fun, although it had its frustrating moments. We shared track time with the higher horsepower group 8 machines during all 10 sessions. The frustration stemmed from some group 8 drivers opting to start from the back of the field despite their qualification times. As they worked their way through the field, they didn’t always take the easiest path, requiring slower drivers like me to let them pass, which affected my race pace with competitors I hoped to stay with. VIDEO Volume up and enjoy. in-car video action from Tom Dockery’s Datsun 510! TOM: There were positive aspects too. I learned the freight train signaling method to coordinate with teammates at the start. Noah and I used this technique to block a NASCAR Cup car that tried to prevent the faster B-Sedans from overtaking in the corners. Josh and Cooper provided excellent support on both weekends. At Thunderhill, Josh performed a fuel pump swap while Cooper replaced a lower radiator hose, ensuring we didn’t miss any sessions. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3009-e1763078029675.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2970.jpg See more photos in the gallery below (Thanks Meghan!) and stay tuned for our 2026 race schedule! View the full article

When I searched ebay for the iBooster, I actually looked more at the Hondas because I don't think they have the booster mounted at an angle like the Tesla. I'm still not sure about what reservoir would be best to use in this application.