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Not sure how active this bunch is but they may be able to help you http://www.z-zx-club.de

Mine says Mobil 1, he swears by it and has for a ling time. I'm willing to spend the money and use it in my '05 Pathfinder too, cheap insurance?

I went to this last month, http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/events-meets-shows/332406-vintage-class-oldschool-car-meet-1990-older-sunday-nov-18-%401pm-dunwoody.html a different crowd but some nice Zs showed up. http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/car-pics/333235-vintage-class-old-skool-meet-10-21-12-awesome-pics.html My next trip up may have to be for Caffeine and Octane.

I may have to make the drive, where and what time?

Looks sweet, maybe it'll be ready fo ZNationals next year or the Mitty this Spring.

http://www.znationals.com

Saw a white S30 on a trailer near Warner Robins GA heading southbound on I-75 on Sunday the 23rd. Looked like it was going to be restored or race prepped.

If you can get ahold of an original fuel rail for originalities sake I had my fuel rail "modified" and moved so it flows from the transmission tunnel along the firewall then to the carbs and had it wrapped with fire sleeve.

Depending on how long you're going to be at YAB, you can have up to a year left until your DEROS and TMO will still ship the car if you change your mind. I'm just not sure you have to change anything on a car that old to make it legal to drive in Japan but I understand wanting to preserve a very original Z. I always wondered whether my household goods would end up at the bottom of the Pacific, not likely but *(it happens.

There's a model year sometime in the mid 70s whereby TMO won't pay to import the car for you, I want to say it's '75-'76? If you have a sponsor there they may be able to ask AIU or one of the auto insurance agencies what the requirements might be. If the AIU rep doesn't know, they should be able to call the office where they register the cars and find out. When I was at Yokota, there was an individual who lived on the West Side who had a 280Z that was left hand drive and I don't remember that he had JDM lenses on his tailights but, it's been 10 years. There was also a Japanese national who worked on base who had a beautiful blue 240Z he drove on rare occasions. I loved Tokyo and only scratched the surface of what there is to do there. If I had it all to do over again I would go to the annual Nostalgic Heroes car show down at Odaiba every year, I'd try to go to Japanese Classic Car Association events, I want to say they have a track event every year at Tsukuba and finally, one thing I would go to every year is NISMOFest at Fuji speedway which is usually at the end of November or the first part of December. The best thing about all of these things is you can drive your classic 240Z to them and you'll probably be able to meet alot of really great people along the way. You might also be able to go to shops like Wood Village or Star Road or Rocky Auto who build insane S30s. There's a chain of second hand performance parts places called Up Garage that you might be able to get parts at although I got the impression parts for S30s were rare and expensive, far more so over there than here. Finally, when you're at Yokota you're only about an hour away from Zama which, if I'm not mistaken, is where the real dream garage is for Nissan. I don't know what it would take to get in there but a local club or contacting a gentleman named "Mad" Mike Taylor from the Texas Z club who used to make annual trips to Tokyo and got into the Zama garage from time to time might be a place to start. I lived in one of the towers when I was at Yokota and wish now I had lived in one of the gardens instead. It was easier to get into the tower but it seems like the gardens had more space. The gardens are organized into 4-plexes and are just plopped down in two main areas, one on the "East" side where main base is and one on the "West" side which is mostly housing, an Elementary school and the Armed Forces Network (AFN) building. (What splits the base is Hwy 16) Go off base alot, you'll be able to meet people through the car which will draw attention and there are alot of cultural exchange opportunities too. The food is awesome too, a little bit of an adventure but all very much worth it. I liked Japanese curry and ate at Coco Ichiban which is about 10 minutes outside the gate. There used to be a great gyoza place down by the Tachikawa train station, just go to the info desk at the Yujo near the main gate and ask them for directions to "communist gyoza". Japan is an amazing place, rode the bullet train to Kyoto, wish I could have taken my Z on a trip to see the temples in Nikko, lots of great places to see and adventures to have in your Z in Japan. Heads up gas off base is expensive and parts suppliers here in the states that ship USPS are your friends. As the time gets closer if you have any or more questions let me know.

I was really lucky in that I got to meet Bill and get a copy of the writeup he did on the first restoration. Love him or hate him he had an insane amount of skill and energy.

I'm kinda with you on this one. 20 years ago a Texas Instruments engineer named Bill Reagan built two '70s that were at least of the quality of this restoration but with their original L24 and 4-speed drivetrains. Hopefully the new owner in the UAE will take care of this one in the long term.

http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/id/7920192/carroll-shelby-legendary-racer-car-designer-dead-89 Sad day for Shelby and race fans alike.

Right front wheel bearings replaced.

Is TMO shipping the car for you? I didn't think you had to convert the turn lenses, speedo but who knows. I worked at Fuchu-kichi from '03-'05 at ADC HQ, lived at Yokota and commuted, how about you?

http://classicmotorsports.net/events/Mitty12/ I'll be there and I'm pretty sure PleadingBark will too. I'm the socially awkward tall guy driving the 240 with the 100 yard blue paintjob so don't be a stranger.

Picked it up Saturday with new Konig rewinds, Toyo proxes 225-50-15 plus TTT T/c rods and AZC steering knuckles/bump steer spacers.

I have the same problem and think it's vapor lock. I used to have an electric fuel pump in the engine compartment which seemed to alleviate the issue but moved it to the back because I wanted to clean up the engine compartment. I'm probably going to run a line from the filter through the radiator support then around the front of the radiator and back to the carbs to see if that fixes the issue, BTW I only run an electric pump, no mechanical. (Yeah, it's not an ideal fix but I hope to be getting a set of triples this summer and am looking for a temp fix until that happens)

Blew a tire last week, took my Konig Rewinds out of the garage and to the tire guy Friday, changed the tire today, hope to have some 225-50-15s by this time next week.

That Z looks like it's in great condition, what's the switch above the hood release if I may ask?

Welcome from Warner Bubba. The commute to RA must be nice.

Really sorry to hear about what happened but am greatful you're okay.

Les Cannaday (sp), Classic Datsun...Google?

Thanks for asking this question, I just picked a set of these myself and am ordering the AZC steering knuckle/bump steer spacer combo. I couldn't help but think that a stouter piece than stock without a bushing would beat the daylights out of the frame but Gabe says no and there's someone else on here or Hybridz has said he's had a set for a couple of years and they work great.

It was down this morning, I'm relieved it's back up so I can spend money I don't have.