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So test. Make it where you can access the yellow/blue wire. Put the key in ON. Verify the floor temp light is on. Ground the yellow/blue wire. Verify the fuel light comes on. See if the floor temp light turns off.

I am a big fan of Deutsch connectors. I put a 3-wire one to replace the Datsun's one. The yellow wire goes to the positive on the sender's unit, the black - to the sender's ground. The yellow with blue stripe is not being used.

Correlation does not imply causation. What you leave out, though, is how you adapted the harness to go from the Yazaki round terminal plug to the individual wires. What did you do with the yellow/blue wire?

Hi guys, My original fuel sender was leaking around the positive contact. I replaced it with a 2 pole sender from ZCD. Since I lost the 3rd contact for the thermistor (low fuel), I only used 2 wires (pos and ground). The fuel gauge is working (I do need to bend the float's arm - I have 12 gallons there, it is showing barely half full). Now my floor temp light is always on (cranking/driving). My model is CA, I still have the sensor/catalytic converter installed. The sensor used to work. I checked the electrical diagrams - the dash lights for Floor/Fuel Warning are sharing the same wire. I am not sure why the fuel sender's wire would affect the Floor temp sensor's bulb? The only thing I haven't checked is the floor sensor's relay under the passenger seat. I probably can ground the sensor's connector in the back to see if the light goes out - this should verify the relay's operation. Any other ideas? Thanks! Den

There are new dashes available for these cars. You should be able to find them with a search. I think they are around $1k

I appreciate the clarification. The articles I read did not provide that information.

I have no idea what "bait" you are imagining you see. I made a couple of - I judge, having sat in front of the very people who came up with the parts in question, listened to their reasoning and their answers to sensible questions - informed comments on the topic. Contrast this with your finger-in-the-air type ruminations (yes, maybe they have indeed "considered" the transmission issue...) and you're talking about "bait"? Thanks for the grammar lesson (LOL, is that all you've got?). I'm English - more specifically a Londoner - and that's how we tend to say it over here. You might as well be advising Miles Davis to stick to the melody. But if you're suddenly volunteering to be this site's speeling and grammer policeman then by all means go for it. Citizens will demand fair and equal treatment of all cases. Good luck with that.

This one’s got four wheels!

So close. I almost went for it. You even left an ellipsis to draw people in. Well done, again. You are a master at baiting people... p.s. proper grammar would use the word "directly", I believe, not direct.

This is a NISMO project, intended as part of an anniversary of their founding year. THAT is the timing context. I very much doubt that NISMO (it's not a NISSAN product) paid too much attention to what's "already out there". Most of the people carping and whining about the NISMO kit didn't buy an OSG or Datsunworks head either.

I attended a presentation on the new kit at NISMO's Omori HQ last week, and the bellhousing/transmission question was brought up. NISMO's staff said that the FJ20 engine's bellhousing can be used (it's pretty much the same as the one used on the LY crossflow) allowing the 71-B family transmissions to be used, but they expect the aftermarket to step up and adapt 71-C family and NISMO 6-speed transmissions in the way that, for example, ESCORT have done for the L6 family. One thing that strikes me is that people are talking as though individuals will be able to purchase these kits/parts for their own home builds. That's not how NISMO told us they intend to release them. They are going to appoint known, recommended and trusted engine building companies as authorised buyers and they will be given technical assistance with the builds. It will be up to these authorised builders to deal with customers who want to purchase finished engines/drivetrains/complete packages. NISMO won't be selling these parts direct to civilians...

I wasn't there when they made the exhaust manifolds, but my assumption would be the same. I would expect they were raw uncoated cast iron. Maybe a thin coat of oil so they didn't flash rust in the parts bin, but that would burn off in the first few minutes of engine running.

Glad to help. Hope you make good progress and get things working well soon!

Twin cam cross flow does sound fun though!

I don't think so. Les likes powdercoat. He always did the air cleaner housing in powdercoat also as they seem to always get scratched and exposed to fuel. It's a durable finish, but not technically correct.

Did Nissan use powdercoating during original production of the 240Z? Keith

Looking at the “darkness” of the engine block blue versus the “darker” color of exhaust manifold, I can see the argument for manifold being darker then a light gray…..

Wow, that dash has got some issues! I guess the answer depends on your budget and focus. You could always find another one and go that route, or you can send it to a restoration shop like Just Dashes. However, with the screws and missing foam, you are probably better off finding a better dash to use as a base.

I stole this cassette from my step-a s s hole when I was a kid. When cassettes where still off white colored, before the clear ones. I listened to it so much I still know every word to all the songs but this was my favorite.

It doesn’t seem to be.

Is the clevis pin that connects the slave cylinder to the brake pedal worn?

That's 24 degrees of rotation of the transmission, putting the shifter in the driver's lap. Can't remember which way the VG30 engine is rotated. It uses a different transmission. I wonder if it's a better option. Maybe it's been considered. Derek is mentioned in one of the articles. I assume that his engine is not rotated? Seems like poor timing on Nissan's part, waiting so long to introduce their head, when there were already two out there. Besides the fact that block supply is diminishing. Slim market. OS Giken Releases L Series Head - The Gentleman RacerOS Giken was born in the early 1960s; Osamu Okazaki wanted to build a true high-performance Japanese race car to compete against the sports cars from Europe dominating the sport at the time. Like many

I had their greatest hits album when I was a kid. In retro my parents were probably concerned.

The main challenge in the DOHC is that Nissan opted NOT to develop a transmission mount to deal with rotating the angle of the engine. Stock, it is rotated 12 degrees to the right. With the DOHC, it is rotated 12 degrees to the left. I guess if you're willing to plunk down $25K for the kit, you won't mind spending a few thousand more (I'm thinking around $10K or more unless you do fabrication) for the fuel injection and transmission mount. Hagerty MediaNissan DOHC Conversion Kit Can Make Your Classic Z Faster...The new Nissan DOHC conversion kit lets enthusiasts add dual overhead cams to several classics, like the 240Z.

Regarding the color of the steering wheel: I've always wondered what the "new" color was and it seems to me that most restorations get it a little too dark. I always compare against the 1972 brochure I've kept, and the photo I took of my 1973 240Z a couple of weeks after I bought it new. Of course, photo colors are not always accurate, and I've never had any judge question my (restored darker than these pictures) steering wheel, so it apparently doesn't matter very much. Cropped 1973 photo of my then new '73 240Z. Originally a kodachrome slide, digitized by Costo's Flordia lab a few years ago.