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The Best of Motor Trend: 50th Anniversary Special Edition 1949-1999 Article: Hits, Misses & Never Weres (Cars and fads that changed our lives.....or not) (Page 14) #1) '70 Datsun 240Z - "It's timeless shape, classic powertrain layout, solid performance, and affordable price proved an unbeatable combo for the gang who now markets its hardware under the Nissan name." This is why Mr K, Matsuo and others are so highly admired, because they blew a hole in the market that never saw it coming until it was too late to respond. So the Z has been the symbol of the Japanese sports car industry ever since.

I picked it up from the shop today and drove the $^!# out of it.

There are plenty of dipsticks around here! Someone can help you for sure. I'm just a bit short of SU cores at the moment....

I'm planning to be there, so it'll be great to see you again. Cross your fingers that nothing unforunate changes my plan.

so i buttoned it all up last nite, added a bottle of lucas oil zinc break-in lube, did a quick double-check of all connections, primed the fuel rail and boom! she fired right up and idled quietly. i was listening carefully to the valve train and inspecting for leaks as she warmed up, then noticed a huge plume of steam coming from my tailpipe... couldn't believe it. i watched the temp and pressure and waited for the thermostat to open, keeping an eye on the overflow bottle and expecting all kinds of drama. oddly, it continued running well, completely normal at the gauges, not pressurization of the overflow bottle, and a steady plume of steam from the tailpipe which stank of propylene glycol. i decided to drive around the block just for kicks, and when i got to the gas station to fill the tank the steam was completely gone and she was running perfectly. so i think what happened is my headers had filled up with coolant when i took the head off and that was boiling off during the warm-up. that is my sincere hope at least! i will drive it today and see how it goes - fingers crossed! internal cleanliness notwithstanding, as mentioned in the previous posts, the head seems decently prepared as far as setup and machine work. i didn't find any damaged threads or any other issues - all looked fine. after a couple hundred miles i'll do a lash adjust, compression test and check plugs to see if the oil issue was in fact the valve guides and not the rings... it does feel great to have her running again!

Using all standard issue Canadian items eh? Plaid Snow Plow Furry Hat Old lady mittens Huge hunk of wood POS vehicle that wont pass smog in America but will run in Canadia until a strong wind blows all the rust away I bet that seat started out being a stand for a maple syrup dispenser until the center went too shallow. Makes me miss the place..

I have a bunch from a box of 25 left over that are very similar to the original ones on a 76-280. I will check this weekend and post a picture so you can see them. I changed a couple of mine and they worked great.

Yup. I did a lot of the suspension and brake work on the car about 5 years ago. Don't know if he's still running my stuff. Here's a video of the race in 2009 after he put the stuff on his car. His co driver in the ProAm race is Ronnie Bremmer and that's who's driving in this video:

It will be nice to convoy from the north east. We will be driving ~ 1000km/10hrs a day so our first night will be in Boston, Any ZCCNE folks going? Maybe we can Hoover some of the Connecticut club too and plan a route.