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Has anyone seen the Lexus tv commercial where a woman is parallel parking her SUV from her seat in a restaurant? Some sort of self parking system. Anyway, The car in front of her SUV is the contemporary Toyota supercar , can't remember the name. I can certainly remember the name of the car behind hers - 2000GT!

I probably could have elaborated on the accusation but a quick google search yielded so many negative hits I assumed this was a foregone conclusion. On the other hand in the same amount of time it took you to post this, you could have searched it too...

That would apply to most ergonomics. Designers, engineers, architects and even shoe makers have to work within reasonable percentiles. Anybody outside the norms is just going to have to cope with what nature gave them. A little late for April 1st. I'l cite Karl Benz, Johan Sebastian Bach, Johannes Gutenberg and Milli Vanilli as five Germans who - like Albrecht Goertz - are not responsible for a single curve or line on the S30-series Z. "Stolen"? Meh. Language of fools.

I don't agree.. far from it! Try to go sit behind the wheel when your 195 Cm!! ... or 6'6". You CAN'T ! And those lights on the front look like 2 giant ugly eyes, the 240z is MUCH better designed. (And i stick with this: those 240z front lights were a idea of a german! that a Japanese guy took over.. better stolen a nice one than design a bad one myself he must have thought.)

Why then replace it? I drove a 240z that had it's original distributor for 54 years!! Why do people assume it will be bad??? I sold it and it was still in there and will be for a long long time! (maintenance IS KEY HERE !!!) In 25 years i used 2 sets of contacts.. and heard A LOT of complaints about elektronic ignitions that where A LOT worse than the ORIGINAL ignition !!! So, clean up that old fart and use it and maintain it, there must be some instructions in the serv.man how to check if your ign. equipment is good! And don't start about flamethrowers and 123ignition and all those other junk compettitors that say theire ignition is the best, the best is a original one. (That has been maintained properly!)

Just wow. The most beautiful car ever made.

Not sure that’s appropriate to the vendor for not stating the issues involved. IMO

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I like your comment. “It’s part of the game” I bought the car from my neighbor around the corner less than a mile away drove it around the block and then home then started taking things apart. So really I have no idea if it’s a good functional distributor or not.🙂

The other thing that often fails on the old distributors is the bearing mechanism under the vacuum advance breaker plate. The bearings and the surface get rusty, the balls stick, and the plastic cage breaks. Most people probably don't notice (I didn't) because it just stops the vacuum advance timing adjustment from working. Here's some instructions showing what's in there. The main difference would be points instead of electronics on top. https://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/distributorrebuild/index.html If you have a good functional distributor then a Pertronix unit might be a good choice. If your distributor is gummed up, maybe look around for other options. It's all part of the game.

I clamped my distributor in the vice this morning tried to get play side to side couldn't feel any movement it goes up and down slightly but that's probably normal. Anyway, I think I like the idea of a new distributor 54 years old there's no way around that

Well if you think the steering is heavy with the 195 width the 205 should be heavier and the ride will be somewhat rougher. My thinking on tires for these older cars that haven't been modified is mixed. If you want to experience the drivability that Datsun intended you should stick to the original size as closely as possible. That's important to some, not to others. In todays market this really limits the availability of the tires and there in lies another issue. I too have an unmodified Z and just ordered some new wheels and tires for it. Based on tires available I ended up going with a 16" Panasports and 205/55 ultra high performance all-season tires. Nothing crazy but it should tighten up the response some without sacrificing all of the true Z feel. I know this last paragraph doesn't answer your question, just food for thought. Good luck!

After reading some horror reviews about this vendor I thought I'd post here - any vendor links elsewhere are greatly appreciated! https://rspeccarbon.com/products/front-airdam-s130-280zx

Yes! I had a long time ago a 280zx, and it kept going out of 5th gear when decellerating. i lengtened the spring (by a few mm) of the 5th gear and the problem was solved! You live in Germany, i live in Limburg near the border of Germany! If i go 2 km to the east i'm in Germany! (Kreis Kleve!) Maybe your in the neighberhood?

@dutchzcarguy = yes its the porsche style syncro (FS5C71B) // I live in germany and the car is originally from italy @siteunseen = ill have a look at the springs as well but 90% there are not the issue - as all gears are super nice and stiff to shift - no wobbeling and if i shift from 5 in neutral you can feel the resistance, i think you mean this = right ? (image is not from me ) its from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB_6o1De40s

Found that funny.. can i get me a body in that shop!? 🤣 My tip? avoid anything that starts with "123"

@siteunseen He's talking about the C not the W type gearbox, a Fs5C71B is a european ( and asian??) gearbox used in the 240z with 5 speeds. THe C has Porsche steel synchro's and the W box has brass synchro's. The C box is much more rare than the W box i understand.. BTW, in what country are you @wutsin It does no longer stand in your reply.. @Mike it would be handy to have the countryname in the reply's as it ones did.. :-/

Hi, If you have a lot of vibrations you need to solve those but if your 5th gear pops out of gear your spring(s?) in the main plate (between the 2 halves of the gearbox) are to short and have not enough pressure anymore.. I solved this by putting in a new spring or make the old spring longer with use of a side cutter pliers! Just note on a paper the length at start and make the spring a few mm longer by cracking the spring rings with the pliers, You need to cut into the air between the springrings .. sort off.. i hope you understand what i;m saying haha, let the piers do the job, do it little by little so the spring stays straight!

Yes one time - and then found the issue that the nut was super loose. I tighten it but then the gap between last wascher and gear/gearbushing is too tight so it would block the gearings. We loosen the nut just a tiny bit and then we welded the nut with a tiny spot. All good so far but when i accelerate super hard from 120kmh to 180kmh the 5th jumps out by 140kmh or so. if i would accellerate slow to 180 - it would be no problem. So i thought i need to investigate a bit more and then i found a thread where someone placed somewhere there a new created 0.00xx milimeter thin brass washer. --- I assume that the no. 64 is to tight to 54 and thats the reason why there is basically no gap between 55 and 64 and therefore the gear 48 is blocked. The OLD post was around MAI 2024 still online and someone explained the same issue and postet a few pages with images and stuff he tried. ___ ill replace the transmission now with an 280zx close ratio and then ill have a look again and try to rebuild it.

I can inspect it in the morning

What is the condition of your distributor bushings? Meaning is there any wobble/back and forth movement when you move the shaft? If so you might want to go with a new system. IMO

Hey Cliff put on your Librarian Glasses and solve this one!!

Anyway, lots of good information not sure I have a final simple answer on which system to go with at the moment. The car is being restored pretty much bone stock except for larger intake and exhaust valves from a 280Z in the cylinder head. So. race, fancy, adjustable is probably not something that would be much of a value to me as I'm looking for a simple plug and play conversion. Much like the fireball unit I put in my 1956 GMC truck 30 plus years ago. My neighbor across the street recommended Pertronix 91761 igniter II Hitachi. Any thoughts on going that direction? Thanks guys

Oops, I looked for 1982 which uses the E12-92 module ( not available) and searched E12-80 on the internet. Thanks for checking. The Rockauto E12-80's look like they came from the same mold. Two choices. $42 or 126.