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I tried. No Sale.

I may have a buyer for you. PM or z240@shaw.ca. Will let you know in the next few hours one way or the other. Appreciate it.

More coil hints for the day. Any oil filled coil should be mounted vertically, not horizontally like the 240 coils. Read the instructions. If they need to be vertical, it will be stated as such. The MSD instructions have this to say for the 8200 series street performance coils. "The Blaster Coil is designed to mount in most factory canister coil mounts. MSD also offers a Chrome Coil Bracket, PN 8213. It is recommended to mount the PN 8202, PN 82023 and 8223 coils in an upright position. The High Vibration Coil, PN 8222, can be mounted in any position due to its epoxy potting compound. " Putting them sideways likely exposes more of the windings out of the oil bath than when its vertical, making accelerated overheating deterioration an issue. This is a gues, but makes sense to me.

Freakin' Awesome!

Gav, were you referring to an oil cap trade for a valve cover? Let me know, I have OIL and Elephant caps.

An elephant never forgets to put his elephant oil cap back on. Simple logic. Dare I say he would also keep a spare in the _ _ _ _ _ ?? I, on the other hand can't even remember where I put my cap stash. Surely I have a few pachyderm themed ones in the pile somewhere if someone decides they need one bad enough, let me know.

It has more to do with your tolerance with dealing with issues as they arise. They will arise it's only a matter of time. 40 year old cars just have more issues to deal with. Factor in the declining quality of rebuilt parts, like hydraulics, electrics, etc. If you can never be late for work, or travel with partners who are not as enthusiastic as you are about the joy of an old car, then, well, you know the answer to your question.

No worries. Just don't stop for coffee. Let it cool off for as long as you can stand before you come back. Other options include, open the hood and blow on the coil or buy an extra large Slurppie and pour half over the coil before you come home. Drink the other half of course....

Always used the Precision gaskets. The fitment and sealing power are just fine.

You're lights are wired correctly. This is the way they come from the factory. The high/low switch decides which side gets grounded (RW or RB) while the common bulb terminal is fed constant +12 via two fuses. The Dave Irwin relay upgrade harness reverses this situation without issue in a most elegant manner. All is fine, carry on with your day.

For the Discriminating few. Yeah, very very few..... I typically would not tease about appearance, but in this case BUTT and UGLY come to mind. Same sap that must of penned the Chevy Vega. Also but ugly. I do like the dash/console however. That flat plywood box with Fabric Land vinyl stapled on. I think I'll incorporate that into the 510. Did I mention I like Butt Ugly?

Is it not ironic that the stock 280z air intake system already accesses the coolest, most easily accessible air available...

Start by replacing the coil. Instantaneous shut off is typically complete loss of spark related. Next would be the transistorized coil firing module under the passenger side dash, THEN the ECU. Dirty plugs for whatever reasons don't act like on-off switches.

Press fit. You should not be able to push it or take it out by hand. It's tight. You can use something like bearing retainer compound like LocTite 609 to help keep it in if its not really snug.

Just for complete accuracy in the thread, 300zx turbo from 87 - 89 had the CLSD, not the 86.

Fairly typical winter weather for Calgary. Been -20 to -25 C for a couple of weeks, more snow than usual. Now -4C, forecast for early next week is +16!!! We get these warm spells in the winter routinely due to our location near mountains and weather patterns. Mind you, last winter, spring started in early March and stayed until later November. Remember the difference between weather and climate..

Brilliant solution! And it looks like those cut off caps could be another source for new inspection light lenses!

I like the tube straighener a lot, been meaning to build one for a while. I spotted a bunch of sliding door hardware at a good door and window supply store in town (Chinook Glass on 16th near Center). There were several of these grooved style wheels in a variety of sizes, all metal, and some much smaller than the close line wheels. Not sure size matters in THIS case, but... Everytime I go to replace yet ANOTHER broken window crank or window opening mech. on a couple of the "better" window's in the house, I see them, can't remember the size I need, leave without them and the cycle repeats. http://www.chinookglass.com/product-category/parts-catalog/sliding-patio-door/roller/

Now where have i been? Dang Christmas party-ing.... Richard, I have a plastic evap tank for you down here in Calgary if you decide to go that route. Get me at z240@shaw.ca.

Wow, I just spent likely the same time you did staring at their little diagram, and the only thing I can imagine is that you have to drill a hole through the horizontal section of the rear cross bar To have a place to mount that angle bracket. That's not going to be an easy hole to drill with Canadian tire quality bits. I've looked at that before and thought you use the existing bolts that connect the uprights to the cross bar. Guess not...

Held in by four pesky little 4 mm phillips head bolts. You have to remove the inner plastic trim panel that surrounds the window to expose those screws. This is the tough part. The plastic rivets that hold it in are removed by punching out the center with an 1/8" punch, then remove the rivet. Merry Christmas!

The 12/70 Z I just finished had the masonite circle backed/bolt/nut snaps. Vin was 17813.

The resemblance to a real choir is un-canny! I'll bet their sound is kinda tinny though I sense a theme will develop here. Silly car related Christmas pictures. Here's mine. Merry Christmas everyone!

Brought it up with the wives this evening at dinner. Didn't cause any sort of negative reaction at all. Not sure how to take that. I'll pretend it's a good sign for now. Haven't driven to Texas since 1980 in '69 510. It's about time to do that again I think. Just read the first sentence again. I do not have multiple wives. That's just silly. Had Persimmon240 and his wife out for dinner.

I'm sure I have one is someone else closer doesn't chime in. Being an avid water craft enthusiast, I love collecting boating accessories.