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I'm being very deliberate in the naming of this part as ICF is what it's called in my 1972 FSM. This is the center part of the dashboard and holds the map light, central air vent, heater controls and radio. What I want to know id what type of screws are used to attach this to the dashboard. I know they are 4 mm threads and probably have a Phillips countersunk head, but are they chromed or are they black? In all honesty, my car's ICF will look nothing like its OEM counterpart as I've added a Vintage Air GEN II Mini HVAC system and a Retrosound Motor 4 radio. As I didn't have the heart to hack up my OEM unit (thinking someone doing a proper restoration might some day want it) I bought a reproduction, all black ICF from Motorsport Auto and did my modifications on it, which was to cut out the heater control section and fabricate a new escutchceon (that's what the FSM calls them) from a piece of textured black ABS plastic for the Vintage Air Streamline 4-knob controls. Here's a photo of the ICF all mocked up on my dashboard. I have yet to drill holes in the (also fabbed) radio escutcheon for attaching the lower part of the ICF. Hence the need to know something about the screws. IP mock up.pdf

Perhaps, Alan. I wasn't expecting to see the NISSAN OHC valve cover.

You might be skating on slightly thin ice if you reckon it would have had a 'Nissan 2000 OHC' valve cover when it left the factory.

I found it interesting that the company selling the Fairlady often presents very notable muscle cars, ie COPO GM products, early Z-28s, etc. that are truly outstanding examples. However, in the case in question their rep took a hit. Just one old geezers opinion.

Those who thought the Fairlady bid should have gone higher; there was SO much wrong with that car. The black underside was a deal breaker on it's own. It didn't even have a proper valve cover. Should have taken the bid and run.

Just a quick update: After returning from holidays, i spent some hours to finally sand down the remaining areas with old layers of paint, filler and primer: And finally: Done. Still needs a bit of love here and there, especially around the edges, but I'll leave that to the body shop. I Also made a little stress-test with my crack-repair and it seems pretty solid. So finally I got it installed back on the trunk at all original 6 mounting studs, like intended from the factory. It took me quite some hours to get that wing back into shape, but I think it was well worth it, and I'm more than happy i was able to save another OEM part which belongs to this car. Then I got some stuff in my mailbox: First. A spacer for the trunk / hatch damper, as mine are all toast. And more importantly at the moment: A bunch of fastener / retaining clips for the front fender side markers: Which allowed me to finally also test-fit the other side. Note protective foil on the lamp is just there to not damage it during trial fitments: And then I got a nice book from Autoliv in Sweden. They were the manufacturer of many of the aftermarket seat belts installed by European Import companies (along Britax). I asked them for a bit of Background information about the company and the specific seatbelts. They were not really able to help me with the 240Z seatbelts, since they're now a global company, but instead they sent me this very cool Company history book, which they released last year for internal use only, with some very cool information. I will prepare a post about those specific seat belts in the coming months. As for now, I wait for a few parts and information here and there, to proceed with the next steps on the car, but that should be possible in the next few days. I'll keep you updated.

I took the car to Caffeine and Octane on 9/7. While there, one of the attendees offered to take some pics of my recently restored 1971 Datsun 240Z. Looks to me like she used some kind of lens filter. Nice of her to send them along to me.

I was just passing on a comment from the listing. Don't know who LookCloser is, but apparently he did. I think the rubber was just old and aged though, and the backward washers had little to do with the cracking. Many commenters were expecting over $100k, but those small details are often signs of bigger problems. Surprised it wasn't caught by the seller or the owner.

I think there are a lot of signals that the economy is weakening. To me, this is another of a great many.

The Black underside didn’t hide the poor metal work done when the new floorboards and frame rails replaced the originals. You could clearly see the lines where everything was cut out and the replacements welded in. The OEM reinforcement patches at the rear of the floorboards were cut and left off the floorboards as well. Perfectly OK for a daily driver refresh, but not the professional metal work you expect to see on higher dollar restoration. Picture #127 and #228 of 325

Nice! Adding a pic of the linked relay for posterity - never know when it will go dead

Zed Head - glad you called our/my attention to that strut rod as the large washer is installed backwards! Paul, that is Paul Taylor, was the owner of the Franklin Mint car before he died and his Z went to the dark side.

Agreed. And - quite clearly - the vendor knows little to nothing about the car, as shown in the listing and his comments through the auction process. He wasn't even aware that the chassis number is engraved on the firewall, so no surprise that he didn't know the differences between a Z-S and a Z-L of this vintage nor the somewhat personalised/custom nature of the particular car he was selling.

A silly comment from the peanut gallery. You seem to be taking it perhaps a little too seriously.

There are a few things on that fairlady that Im not sure why you would do it such as the black underside. Jay had it listed on ebay USA for a while until it eventually sold to the current owner/dealer.

This seems to be one of those cars with its own fan club. Interesting. A Players Club car. Dilettantes need not apply! "This isn’t a car for dilettantes or dabblers… it’s for connoisseurs and real players…"

It didn't bring anything. Not moving. Isn't this guy a CZCC member? "JDM Car Parts and Restoration founder Tsuguya “Jay” Ataka". There were some small things that might have hurt it, like below, with the TC rod bushing. Small part, its degraded quality impossible to miss. He owns a car parts company. But, the money doesn't seem to be flowing anyway.

As I've said at least twice in the recent past - the upper middle class collector car market is, and has been for at least the past year, depressed.

I figured it would bring more. I thought $60k was low.

Yikes! $64,000

Who is Paul and where is it being sold? That "rarest of the Fairladies" is finishing today. I've noticed many "Bid to"'s though. People are getting tight with their funds, I think. Edit, aside - always funny how the sellers tell people how to use their computers so they don't screw up in the final two minutes. Smart enough to make an extra $100k or more to blow on a collector car, too dumb to know how to get the money spent. "As the listing approaches the end over the next few hours I’d recommend refreshing your screen and having the auction on two devices so it’s in live time." Bring a Trailer1971 Nissan Fairlady Z 5-SpeedBid for the chance to own a 1971 Nissan Fairlady Z 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #211,860.

Paul's car is for sale AGAIN!

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Let me know if you want info on the 2pole Bosch sensor.

Check out the housing ZCD sells. I bought this for my resto. Worked beautifully, A little pricy but has everything you need thread wise. I’ll post a pic.