Zedyone_kenobi

LOLOL well we will see where this leads. I am a pretty conservative guy to be honest. I do not get into trends that much. The panasports while common, do not offend and compliment the cars current color. I will keep my eyes on other options, but short of watanabe's I am not totally keen on much. I am also a bit leery of powder coating my current set as that is irreversible. I think this thread has run its course, but I am going to save all that hard work Mhoward did!

Tough crowd! I would definitely go toward a darker bronze before anything else. I could try to plastidip them in dark bronze and report back the gallery I definitely would not go GOLD. It would have to be a bronze

Brace yourself... This may be my next move. Powder coat

I use to us that trick when I painted my models... good to know lessons learned as a kid still hold true!

Yes sir, those are the ones you posted! I am trying to repaint the emblems now, but they are in a pretty bad state. I will keep trying. But I may have to order some. The passenger side was held on by double sided tape. The prongs have been broken off. So we will see.

In that last pic it looked like the sticker was not flat past the 240Z numerals. I measured, and yep, it was crooked. luckily it still had a bit of the soapy water on the back and I was able to fix it. It was off a little over an 1/8" Now it is pretty darn close to perfect.

I am liking these!!!

I sent my combo switch and my turn signal switch into DAve and the results were just beautiful. The finish was perfect, and the quality of wire and overwrap and connectors were better than I could have hoped for. I recently sent in my hazard switch so he could do that too. I had no idea the hazard switch was so critical to the wiring of the Z. I am going to go ahead and install his Parking Light harness to go with my Headlight harness as well. CAnnot hurt. Has anybody tried the MSA fusebox replacement? Are they really better than OEM and worth 200 bucks?

THat is amazing work! So very thorough! Love seeing this kind of attention to detail

Buy a complete set of thread cleaning taps. NOT thread cutting taps. Before you put anything back into the block run those thread cleaning taps through them. This will ensure you get an accurate torque reading on everything you attach to that block. Few things in life are more satisfying than using new cad plated hardware into a fresh clean engine block.

I currently run the Eibachs, and I went from Tokico HP's to the Eibach pros. The Eibachs are progressive as stated, and the ride is softer than the Tokicos, but they are darn fine for a street spring. They make getting up and over speed bumps a non scraping affair. They also allow a jack to be fitted with ease even under the spook. Having said that, I though my car looked more aggressive with the Tokicos and since they are NLA I may look into a set of these Vogtlands sprnigs. If they are made in Germany that makes them a cousin to Bilstien, which has to be good!

I think what you are looking for is more Horsepower. The car can only be tuned to a correct setting. Their is not much to be gained from going leaner or richer from correct. Does the car stumble? Does the exhaust pop and spit when you are off the gas slowing down? The 240Z is a peppy car, but by todays standards it is not a race car.

Also make sure the car can stop! No need to get it on the road and run it off into a ditch because the brakes are shot. Safety first.

I don't waste time with regrets. Made somebody a great deal who needed them more than me and we are moving on! Smiles all arond

jaymanbikes, those chrome lugs do help quite a bit!

Guy you are as steadfast as a mountain. My spoiler is the same color as the car. But I am going to try that 240Z door pinstripe (if you mean the purple pinstripe, yuck that is never coming back!). I am also getting new door cards for the interior and redoing all my external badges. I am at that point where next to a paint job, their is not much left to do that will have a noticeable improvement. Having said that I am working with Dave Irwin and we are getting all my turn stalks/ hazard switches/ combo switches redone. I am chasing a weird right rear blinker thing. The more I tear into the car inspecting wiring, the more I add to my punch list. I like to try new things with my car. I cannot help it. I am also going to get some euro bumpers and put them on their as well, and maybe even spring for some original OEM Datsun fogs (995 dollars gulp!). If I ever find a set of head light covers, I have 2 grand stashed for those as well. Just need to get lucky. I already sold the black Konigs, they are going to a very cool new 280Z owner who is getting his build finished.

That is not actually a bad idea... but fitting 4 wheels and tires in my Z may prove difficult.

Agreed and well put. Forget I mentioned it. I have made the same arguments. I am just a little annoyed that I now have TWO sets of wheels and tires I do not need. A complete set of VTO LeMans, and a complete set of Konig Rewinds. BOTH WITH NEW TIRES. This is a bad as the spark plug wire fiasco of 2012. (5 sets of wires... do not ask)

I suppose if I really wanted to lower the nose I could cut a coil out of the darn thing...But not sure that would be smart.

Yeah, I wish I had my Tokico springs back, but I sold them for 75 bucks. I forgot who got them. Now they are NLA..

Oh I fully understand offsets. I just measured that the back space on the panasport is 1/2" MORE than the Konig. I am sure my panapsort has 0 on the back of it as well. I will double check. I double checked my suspension thread, and many say the longer springs go in the front. Jeff G are you sure about the longer ones going in the back? I was sure the ones ending in 1 were the front.

I started to read the description in the auction article and had to stop. Too much BS salesmanship. The wheel choice sucks. The crooked gauges are easy to fix and should have been. They have a Z432, good for them. But they did a half arse preparation of it all. The Fairlady Z 432 offered here is possibly one of the finest examples to come out of Japan. Incredibly rare, as only 420 units were produced, many of which have met their fates on the racing circuit or have been heavily modified beyond recognition over the years. As a result, it is extraordinary to find a highly correct car such as this, and rarer yet in lovely, restored condition, even in Japan, let alone the literal handful that are known to have been imported by connoisseur enthusiasts IF you can read that and not gag, you have more intestinal fortitude than I.

moelk, those are Wats.not Konigs. You can tell by the dish and the way the step downs blend with a curve. The Konigs are not as deep and have straight edges. The front of my car being so high is a mystery to me. I run the same springs as many people (Eibach pros, and noticed the larger from gap immediately. My Tokikos sat with even wheel spacing. No idea why. I bought the eibachs after many recommendations from people but when I put them on I noticed the larger front gap. I have never been happy about it. Love the ride compliance it gives, but do not care for the look.

This image sort of sums it up. the front tire look like a truck tire to me. I cannot shake it!

I just laid a straight edge over both tires, and as I suspected, the Konigs mounting flange is 1/2" less deep so they will stick out more. I am not comfortable with that, as I know with my cars suspension it may rub. I also do not like the look of how far they are sticking out. Just got use to the OEM looking Panasports. I can see Guy smiling now. He always said, I would keep my panasports. So I have to sell my brand new wheels/tires. I can demount them and just sell wheels I suppose ad I can use the tires. Anybody game? Make offer!