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.......I figured since I was installing new Wilwoods and had everything apart, I'd replace the bearings (and the dreaded races). Bought a set of bearing race and seal drifts for $25.00......amazing what the right tool does for this job. Drive out the races with a punch....seat em with the correct drift....saves a lot of cussing and destruction. BTW packing the bearings by hand sucks! Next....taking the struts to my machine shop to remove the gland nut....thanks Hardway for keeping me from doing things the hard way!

I have been battling fuel pressure/lean conditions since doing my engine swap. Since the new motor has an N47 head, I'm only using an electric fuel pump. The stock one didn't cut it. The baby Holley fuel pump was worse. Too bad since it mounted right where the stock pump did. I went with a bigger Holley with a fuel pressure regulator. I had to play with the hose routing some, but at the end, I got the pressure I needed. After some tweaking (going out to 3 turns), the engine didn't act lean on acceleration, even after it warmed up. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

. Had the wee one pull the alternator out. We were listening to Devo.

For sale is a set of 4 clips that hold the duct work to the backside of the hatch sheet metal and provide the location for the barrel clip that holds the vent grille on. Also known as a Tailgate Ventilator Clip. Please reference Nissan part# 90829-E4100 and the link below. These have been NLA for years and I discovered a personal need for a set. With the help of others I had a local sheet metal fabrication company produce a run of 100 clips which equals 25 sets. I needed a set myself and I am keeping an extra as a spare thus making 23 sets available. The clips are made of spring steel just like the originals and are clear zinc plated to protect against corrosion. Each set is $50.00 US shipped w/insurance & tracking to anywhere in the continental US. Shipping to Canada should not be too much more but reach out to me for a specific quote. There is a $5.00 discount for each set after the first if you purchase 2 or more sets at one time. Meaning 1 set = $50, 2 sets = $95, 3 sets = $140. Please review all of the pictures below. The clip in black is an original that was used to model the new clips off of. The new clips hold the duct work nice and tight to the under side sheet metal and fit very well in to the recess of the plastic chrome vent grille. Please ask all questions prior to purchasing. Payment accepted via Paypal and I will only ship to the Paypal address. Please DO NOT use the friends and family method. PM me for my Paypal email address or mailing address as check is welcome as well. I will ship out each set within 2 business days of payment being received. Original link - http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/57001-series-1-hatch-vent-duct-clips-restoration-info-needed/

I decided to start a thread on my front end overhaul since there is many items to replace. Started off by disassembling the suspension parts.....disconnected brake lines (lots of heat needed on some fittings) . Next, remove tie rod end ( tie rod fork and several good blows with a hammer).....then the two bolts attaching the torsion rods to the control arm....next, the two bolts holding the calipers (removed them) and the one nut under the grease cap and remove the rotor, then, the sway bar end link, then remove the three nuts holding the strut under the hood (get someone to help so as not to torque the ball joint connections too much) and lower the strut and remove the last two bolts holding the ball joint to the strut, and remove strut.

missing some pieces for the vinyl interior. wasn't too happy with the strut tower and wheel well piece fitment, though i'm not sure where they came from. looking to get the side-sills and pillar and roof side and front pieces (with foam if it's available, or else I'll have to track it down). was thinking of classic datsun motorsport pieces unless there are better repros that are closer to 1970 ones?

This is on your 1976 280Z correct? Does the car have factory AC? The hose going into the Firewall controls is the main vacuum source for the Vacuum operated heater controls. A lovely Rudi Goldberg collection of Vacuum selector valve and Vacuum pots that makes all the Climate controls work. Have a good long look at the FSM, It's available online. The white Plastic Tee is not stock and has been added by someone. Take some pictures of heater control panel and levers and also up by the passenger side strut. There should be an Vaccuum accumulator tank there and one ( or Two ) elctro Vacuum switches. Setup varies oif car originally came equipped with AC.

I managed to get the intake bolts off without any bolts or studs breaking, I also got all the exhaust bolts off except one. I am letting that one soak a bit more before I give it another go. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Looks great! PM me on where to paypal or send MO for 2 sets! I'll pick up at Zcon. Nice contribution for the Z community!

With the new hatch vent clips in hand I set about getting everything back together. I stopped by Hobby Lobby and picked up some 3mm and 7mm closed cell foam. It is made by Silly Winks. Using the rubber duct seal I bought from Steve I made a template of what the seal should look like. Since I had both sizes of foam I cut out gaskets from each size. After some initial testing I determined the thicker foam would not collapse enough to fit in the hatch opening. Below is a comparison. Using some automotive contact cement I glued the rubber gasket to the duct. The used the #10 speed nut I bought from the auto parts store as it is a 95% match to the original. I sprayed some 3M spray adhesive to the foam gasket I made, placed it on the rubber gasket and let it set up for about 15 minutes. I patiently worked the assembly duct back in to the hatch opening, taking care not to damage the foam gasket. After a few minutes of fiddling, it was in. I then secured it using the clips I had made. The clips hold the assembly nice and tight! Now that the severe weather has passed I am going to track down some barrel clips so I can attach the chrome plastic grilles over the vent openings. The finish line is in sight!

Found this little gem today at Frys Electronics of all places. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

I went with street pads.....not much of a problem on the front brakes, but the rear have a slight dusting. I have Wilwoods all the way around on the green 72.....front only on the white 70, the gold 71 and the silver 73. I never notice any dust from the front brakes at all. Super brakes, vented rotors and lots of area.....for normal street driving, stock brakes are fine if kept up, but the Wilwoods look and work so nice!

Maaybe this is what they meant?

Release the bats! "Birthday Party" anyone?

Devo? holy cow!!!

Where did a 17 year old get $7K? Certainly not from flipping burgers at McDonalds. Some of the cash would have been better spent on a high performance driving school class. Nice car, slow reflexes, bad wreck. Dennis

A little late chiming in here........ Another thing we hoarders need is racking. I picked up this blue one for $40 off CL. It is 100sf in a 25sf space, worked out pretty good. Just went out today and added to the hoard. There is a 9/71 at a local yard. I grabbed the doors, scoops (one fiberglass), pedals, sill plate trim, grill, and some smalls. I keep a a nice set of spares for my car, and sell the rest to fund the projects and my hoarding diZease . Finding the stuff is almost half the fun. The better than half is driving my Z !!!!!!!

Good trade, Thanks Jerry.

Redoing the front end of the 73....new ball joints, tierod ends, Tokico Blues, Eibach and Willwood brakes.

Polished SASSZ's little sister RoZy! Almost warm enough to hit the road!

Hey Jerry, I have this one, it looks as if a PO had tried to glue the horn pad on or something, so it is in need of some clean up.

yeah but don't you think it also looks kinda fussy, like too much effort was put into it? He cleaned up my rookie bodywork on the P/S inner fender where the radiator hose goes so that's good. The engine bay is so full that not much of it will be seen anyway. It's a couple of shades darker than the first Z with some green and blue undertones, wait til you see it in the sun, with the windows tinted 30% it will look like a sleek weapon ! It is a funny but most people either love it or hate it, I'm in the love camp.

Dave, I'd love to drive up and see you again, but three hours is a little too far. I think I'm going to have to amuse myself a little further south this time. So I've got a couple Z related events and meetings on the docket so far. Anyone else in the area want to show off their car, or tell me to my face that I'm a menace to the Z community?

Funny, I didn't need to do anything like that. A lot of people say it can't happen, but I have seen on more than one occasion that a Z car distributor was installed 180 degrees out.

Having some past success with this type of challenge, I've found that it's a two step process. The first is building trust, common ground and friendship, if possible. The usual hoarder has been harassed by family, neighbors, city and the county. In spite of all that , he holds on to his goodies. Understand that he has an emotional attachment to his collection. Very few people have ever admired his collection. That's the key. Don't mention buying anything at this point in time but finding out if there's anything he needs is always a good idea. Money doesn't usually have much influence on hoarders. You're there to admire his collection and listen to him share all his plans for everything he has. No need to remind him that five lifetimes wouldn't be enough. He knows that. You will also want to share your projects with him too. He'll start to see your need for parts before you bring it up. Second step is to get him to understand that he would feel good seeing some of his stash on the road. Use his emotional attachment in your favor. Money may have some influence on this but it usually isn't the deciding factor. He has to FEEL that his parts will be going to a better home than he can provide. He also deep down is afraid that all his stash will be tossed upon his demise and he doesn't want that to happen. The situation is similar to owning a valuable (to me, anyway) part that I don't want to get rid of but if a friend needed it I'd let him have it. Don't rush either of these two steps. Deal in truth. Trust and friendship must be built up to have success. I wish I lived closer and could join the "bring out your dead" team. I love looking at collections of "vintage tin" and talking with the collectors. Best of luck.

I have taken apart 7 or so parts cars, some so rusty that they crumbled into pieces as I wrenched on them. Add buying other folks left over stuff with a job that takes me up and down the east coast and beyond (think of all those junkyards).... I did a riff at one of the ZCONs (a place you go to get your Z fix) along the lines of: You know you're a Z nut when you start storing parts under the bed and your wife thinks that smell is coming from you. You start out fixing some small rust spot and 3 hours later your car has been stripped to the shell, the engine is out and you're calling Rebello. You can tell the year of a Z by the VIN without looking it up, list which diff came in which Z from 1970 to 1996 and can match each paint job to its' code number. When you need a part you buy more than one.

Kats that is hilarious, thank you for the chuckle.

I always respect and admire all of you , owners in overseas. We do not have much space to store cars , parts here in Japan. I want my wife to see this thread, I am not even nuts. I may go forward ! Kats