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My son and I worked on the Avanti in the garage on Father's Day. Too hot (108º) to work on the Z in the driveway. Good time all around!

Dust it off, get it running, evaluate how much you enjoy owning and driving a 53 year old Datsun, and then decide if it's worth tossing more money at it to revitalize it. Consider the $20-30K you mentioned putting into it as an investment in driving/owning pleasure rather than future financial return.

If your pump fails the electrical test Yarb recommends and your pump is dead, replacements are available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ACI-177510-Windshield-Washer-Pump/dp/B000CEN2OK/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8sIz-JyDouorpuyV73LJGApCXSnIcESJdEAuzfZjL6rENSgwS7oSiVl-b-R0qZM-bxU_wHyiykdwdDs76tM6YTm9JSfu6l8nX3Ws9itlpXw.qIJ1MJ9DZAz_O78dgBolSY0D-EDnP4-JmyLTOHvDdLo&dib_tag=se&qid=1714416653&s=automotive&sr=1-4&vehicle=1971-67-2284-20-----14492------1&vehicleName=1971+Nissan+240Z

I always considered that the seat adjustment handles were located inboard and angled out so they wouldn't snag clothing on those exiting the car. If they were on the outside rail and angled inward, they would hook coats, long dresses (of which there were few in 1971), and anything dangling during driver or passenger egress.

Correct. Adjustment dials to the center. I lost the center cap/cover on one of mine and my son made a 3D printed replacement.

Fender mount diagram:

I guess, like so many other things, the quality of some coat hangers has declined. Although, a few months ago, I used coat hangers when I reupholstered my Z for the third time in 52 years. Years ago, a friend of mine ran out of welding rods and used coat hangers instead when he welded the headers for his MGB. Good luck with your project!

Next time, if you run out of "$$ welding rods", use wire coat hangers. They work well and you probably have a few in your closet.

Happy Anniversary Conedodger! Cliff is in charge of picking some up at a church near his house later today. My 17th anniversary of joining the group is tomorrow (4/7/2007). In lieu of flowers, please make a generous donation to your favorite parts vendor.

Cliff, after you swim across the Colorado River from Arizona with two chain saws and a leaf blower strapped to your back give me a call and I'll pick you up in the desert outside Blythe. A neighbor reported my gardener to the city for using a gas powered leaf blower last year. It's a new world.

Enjoy your new weedeater while you can, Cliff. Gas powered lawn care equipment can no longer be sold in California. Gas powered leaf blowers have been banned for a couple years. I'm guessing other states will follow.

A Google search lists a few sources for a digital version of the Haynes manual (emanualonline.com) and you'll probably have to scan and convert How To Restore Your Z-Car yourself.

Regarding the Google Chrome browser, I use a Mac and seldom use Chrome. So for grins, I opened Chrome, logged into this site, opened a reply window, and started typing every word incorrectly. Every incorrectly spelled word was underlined in red. So, maybe it is a Windows update issue as mentioned earlier. As a further check, I contacted my son who is a computer engineer in Google's Los Angeles office and attached a link to this message thread. His response is below. BTW, Merry Christmas to all! "Hard to say for sure but if I had to hazard a guess: either the Windows update screwed things up or they unchecked the Chrome "check spelling" option (it's kinda easy to toggle by accident if you right click on a text box)."

Great job! Do you remember what type of wire you got at the hardware store that could be bent and stay springy. I need a spring for my ash tray lid.

That would be nice. Otherwise, we, or our surviving spouses, are going to have a difficult time finding buyers for our Z cars at some point. I have three fun to drive cars (the Z, a Porsche, and an Avanti) that my son hasn't shown too much interest in taking. He recently bought an electric car that fills his need for a fun to drive car. Where did I go wrong in raising him?

In case you do eventually get a driverless car for your wife and daughter, you might want to start learning Lidar repair skills if you plan on maintaining it yourself. Not much will be owner serviceable in the future.

I saw no road rage during the two drives I took. People smiled, waved, and took pictures when the Jag stopped at intersections.

"Proceed with caution", "Full speed ahead!", and "To infinity and beyond!" all work as you tap the proceed button on the app screen. 😄

Everything is done through the Waymo cell phone app. Summon the car, indicate destination, see a map of where the car is as it comes to you. While in the car, you can change destination and choose stopping points where the car will pull over to the curb and wait until you indicate it should continue. Just like Uber and Lyft, except no tip required.

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend about an hour experiencing what traveling by car will be like in the future. I was a passenger in a driverless car in Los Angeles. Google's Waymo subsidiary was testing their driverless fleet of Jaguars in Santa Monica and Venice and my son had an unlimited use pass for a week. How could I resist? I felt safe in the front passenger seat and the car handled traffic well, including getting out of the way of a fire truck.

My 04/71 240Z came with plush pile carpet. not loop.

Consider leaving the mechanical pump in place and installing an electric pump. That worked for me for about 25 years on my '71 with York AC compressor. When I switched to a newer AC system, I stayed with the electric pump, removed the mechanical pump, and installed a block off plate in its place.

One of those amusing "lost in translation" situations. Perhaps one of our Japanese speaking forum members with a copy of the Japanese Parts Manual could fill us in on other possible translations of the bezel part name. Decades ago I bought a small tent that was made in Japan and the instruction manual for setting it up was entitled "Erection Instructions".

My Z has a 4/71 build date just like this one and my seats have the fabric strapping below the seat cushion. This one appears to have the metal cushion supports like on later cars. Replacement seats from a later model Z?

I've had my '71 since it was new and the oil pressure gauge has always read significantly lower than where I thought it should be. You'll find that mentioned in many other threads on the web. Google "1971 Datsun 240Z low oil pressure".