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Hi - I've never said that I make them physically ! I produce them, I've conceived them and I sell them but the quantities demanded are way above those that I can make and the raw materials' prices here in France are too crazy ! I apologise if what I said gave you the wrong impression however, all are hand-made.

I took this half shaft apart in 15 minutes. That's using it for the first time. No hammer. No sockets, didn't even need the vice. It was nice to hold it, but not necessary. This particular one was 'easy", the u-joints where replaced in it sometime in the near past, the C-clips weren't rusty etc. popped right out. I guarantee you will spend more time picking and beating on the c-clips to get them out than removing the u-joints. Fits our yokes perfectly. Not too big, not too small. Goldilocks just right. https://tigertool.ca/products/ujoint-puller?variant=35217197400214 It comes in three sizes. This is the baby one. The two bigger ones will do any u-joint you encounter. And maybe the best part? Price! Amazon.ca has it for $129 CAD (delivered if you're a prime member). They are made in Canada, in British Columbia. Designed to be used with an impact gun, built to last, no BS. This. thing. works. And will for a long long time. I think I shall turn my pile of filthy worn out half shafts into a pile of lovely fresh and ready to go ones. No more "Now which one is decent to use....."

Sourcing and fitting an earlier twin cutout crossmember would not be all that difficult? Straight swap. Here are some scans from a 2020 issue of Nostalgic Speed magazine (Vol.025) which might be helpful. They show and talk about the flipped flange (he's pointing at it...) and there are some good photos illustrating the area where the twin pipes pass around the (R200) diff. Might be useful to some.

No, the supplier has provided a major update and a whole new 'fit' of system. So they've got a new fit system. the 'classy' thing would be to not comment on an exhaust thread, full stop. concentrate on your own exhausts, their development, your own versions of products. There's more I could add, however this is my 'classy' reply.

A line is......: an exhaust line.....that which follows from the exhaust manifolds/headers, collector/extractor. Dyno-developed on what size engine and state of tune ? The stock L20 for which their system is quoted (joke)...c'mon, dyno-developed is sooo vague, you don't blindly accept that on good faith do you ?

Just because, be warned, there are copies of this tool on Amazon for less. And surprisingly for more as well! Don't do it.

The market is a combination of enthusiasts (the V8 car went for a good price), collectors (the imperfections detract), and investors (the low VIN number has inherent value that will increase as time goes by). I think that the investor class is growing as the stock market loses value. Hard assets bought by investors who like neat cars. Here's the BAT price plot for 240Z's with a limit of 60K. The trend is still up. Even the low end is up.

Just a short video on my dashboard tear down. If you’ve done the job before don’t bother but may make a good reference for some who haven’t. This footage is over a year old now, finally got round to editing, amazing how much two kids and a wife can bleed you of spare time. I’m trying a different style of video with better editing and less talking in front of the camera (which I hate) and more narration. Similar to jethro bronner who does some very nice Alfa Romeo videos. It allows me to get more work done as I don’t have to do 100 takes trying to articulate something and I can write out a script of what I want to say in the editing process instead of trying to make it up on the spot. Any constructive criticism is welcomed.

This one surprised me - It is a very nice 240Z and worth the money - IF - it didn't need floorboards replaced. It might not matter at all to the current owner, but when he goes to resell it - buyers might be a lot more picky. Not saying he paid too much - just saying it surprised me that two buyers were willing to go above $26/28K.

Six figures, seems a bit much. Yes it’s a nice car with very low number, but with lots of incorrect items under the hood. For six figures I’d want all original.

The values of Datsun 240Z’s today, like most Classic, Collectible and Special Interest automobiles is perhaps 80+% based on the over-all condition of the car. Past that other factors play a significant role. For any Datsun 240Z offered as a Classic/Collector quality example today, to be worth 6 figures - its overall condition has to justify that. Judged on the only objective standard “as it left the factory”. That doesn’t apply to Restore-Mods and highly modified examples. Their values are perhaps more based on “what would it cost to build it today” as well as “is this exactly what I would build”. Even at that over-all condition plays the major role. A love VIN, 240Z produced in 1969 might add $15K to $25K to the value of the Z, over and above its “current condition” would establish. So forget the VIN for now and judge very critically the car offered on its actual condition - deducting values for every item not “as it left the factory”.

#229! Thats low. Hand throttle... Should draw a six figure number. If it doesn't it's a sign of the recent reduction in values. Even the other cars seem cheaper compared to 6 months ago

We just gotta find someone with their z in pieces and we could do it ourselves - they shouldn't be too hard to find! Ha!

Me too. It's my favorite house plant.

I was trying Captain and you saved me, a lot of explaining.

I finally got my car remote tuned. I had a few settings I didn’t understand, totally wrong, then my biggest issue is my iac. The haltech ecu doesn’t like my balance bar setup. I won’t give up. But I ended up plugging it for my road tuning. First impressions is wow. The car feels so fast. Even peels out a little, which seems crazy for a bone stock 2.4L. Wot passes sound magical. I ended up using Animal Tuning, who works for haltech and tunes on the side. I have dual o2 sensors, 1-3 and 4-6. 1-3 needed about 5% more fuel to obtain the same afr. Which was a pretty cool feature. Next is more wot passes and making sure AFR is on to protect the motor.