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EuroDat.....How can you ever get anything done over there.....looks like you guys have the Z's etc. under control......nice car! Sorry....my mistake....thought this car was from Holland!

1st long distance drive (150 miles on Florida Turnpike) all good right up until I pull into my destination and then Steam... open hood coolant everywhere, I feel the fan pulley noticeable play and noise when engine running. I thought it sounded a little off when I headed out a 0 dark thirty, but guess the lack of caffeine had me not thinking straight . 2 hour later 70-75 mph before the steam.Auto zone 9:00 am do not have it but can have it by 3pm (Sunday). I did bring some tools but not my rad pressure tester. Auto zone comes thru and I get a rad tester (may keep it, nicer than my old one or AZ will refund me the entire purchase price). I was really fearing snapping bolts, but no prob, they all came out nicely. The AZ pump was the cast impeller type for 20$. Got some anti seize for the bolts (had to reuse) and some gasket adhesive (not sealant, but the stuff used to tack on the gasket). Maybe 2 hrs to pull and replace (gotta love how easy an L28 is to work on). pressure test, all good, back on the road and perfect temp never budged from just below the 1/2 way point, Oil pressure about 75 (if you believe the gauge) at about 3k rpm, a little higher at 3500 for 70 mph. I really dodged the bullet not getting stuck out at yeehaw junction....

The TV show "What's my Car Worth" featured a '74 260Z yesterday Oct 5 2016. They came up with $15,000 for that particular 260Z.

That's a good point. I overlooked the 6AL part. The other view would be, you don't need the 6AL with the black box/module. That ZX distributor should really be looked over either way. They're not very durable, the stator magnet tends to break and the shaft bushings tend to wear out. Along with the usual rust on the breaker plate bearings. Overall, it's kind of a complex swap, lots to worry about and problems to solve. Pretty sure I've seen problems with the 280Z tachs and the MSD boxes also. There are probably more posts out there on the internet about MSD boxes and Z car tach problems than any other ignition system.