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Any part numbers on the bearings? Should be stamped on the edge of the race. Those bearings are very common. No need to go to a specialty shop like ZCD. OReilly Auto is fine, then you can swap them out easily if they don't fit, even if they're greasy. Too late now, I just mention that to make you feel bad. 💀 That bearing inner race should slide easily down to its seat at the base of that spindle (proper word for it). Clean the grease off and look for a burr or lip on the spindle. The bearing really should be just a hand press fit, no hammering/tapping or force required at all. Nobody checks the fit before they install the bearings and the seal but we all should. https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/national-2929/wheel-bearings-hub-assy-seals-25107/bearings-and-seals-25072/wheel-bearing-12839/5426c6f5d17c/national-tapered-bearing-set/a2/2552840/1974/nissan/260z?q=wheel+bearing&pos=3 https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/national-2929/wheel-bearings-hub-assy-seals-25107/bearings-and-seals-25072/wheel-bearing-12839/5426c6f5d17c/national-tapered-bearing-set/a6/2552881/1974/nissan/260z?q=wheel+bearing&pos=4

The unloved middle child. Buy it and drive it. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-datsun-260z-40/

Lots of blue on this one. LS modified with other power handling accessories. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-datsun-240z-146/

Another orange. Tastefully refurbished, I'd say, but not to a completely stock look. Has a leather covered dash. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-156/

Muchas gracias, amigo.

The blue car was on eBay, from Beverly Hills Garage. How did you get the BaT notification if you didn't submit a car? It's early (kind of) here and I'm low on caffeine. No comprende.

You want to see if the diaphragm inside the vacuum advance canister has a hole in it. You can suck on the hose nipple to be sure. Also, it's not a bad idea to remove the cap and make sure the vacuum advance is free to move. They tend to get rusted bearings and lock up.

You're selling a car?

The gauges are adjustable for better race viewing. I see exposed gauges as becoming a thing in the future. The glove box door survived, which is nice.

Looks like originality has value. The silver 72 might have been over-modded, maybe. $21,500. But reserve was met. Seems in better shape than the orange one, easily. Maybe the louvers and the silver paint dropped the price by about $5000. Warning for any future sellers. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-151/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-12-03

Beverly Hills doesn't have the cachet that it used to. The car is race ready though, excess weight stripped, and with the special racing left only alignment on the rear wheel.. And it has the desirable non-EGR intake manifold. And a DieHard battery. p.s. They have other Z's in their showroom.

Surface rust? I was thinking the same but if you look most of it is really not too deep. I didn't see any holes. Kind of looks like somebody drove it over some salty snow then parked it in a dry garage.

Also found this when I was on the Google looking for it. Looks like a Porsche part. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/uro-94461011500?seid=srese1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtqL-BRC0ARIsAF4K3WGn2JbMHtgZeIxJ2mDW_1SMobTVCpFkRXxAYkDysbUBzwn9rJhaY_0aAlEtEALw_wcB

Some BMW's, before intake pumps became the thing,, have the fuel pump mounted in a rubber container. The rubber container/bottle thing is the part that get bolted to the car. I'll post a picture if I find one. 80's cars seems like the range, if I remember. The container is about the size of an aftermarket Airtex EFI pump.

Just for fun, the zhome registry page. http://www.zhome.com/IZCC/ZRegisters/classic.htm

Not kidding. If I'd won imagine where I might be now...

Should have used the LED model.

I saw a Wheeler Dealer episode where they had similar done at a California company. I think it was a BMW M3. I'll post it if I find it. Actually it was a Porsche 996. It was at this place. http://exclusiveoption.com/

Which?

The bright orange 72 went for $26,750. Mid-20's to mid-30's seems to be the range for the "average" nice, clean, refurbished post-71 240Z. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-141/

Here's a good one. Before I signed in this morning. Somebody really wants this ad to be noticed. And as I was writing this it showed up in the little box at the bottom. The GoogleSense is trying to tell me that I'm about to need car transport...

Zener. 3rd grade spelling bee runner up! Nerd alert!

Check his avatar. I don't think he's worried abut his back.

Red Zed 78. Shiny. I think it might be the one that 246 mentioned in a past post. Nova Scotia. 86 paint thickness measurements! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-datsun-280z-80/

Those dings might be rubbing on the washer that sits under the nut. So a little grinding/scraping like Racer X says to do should get it back to shape. Pretty common to have dings and scratches in there (for me anyway). The hub is supported completely on the races inner surfaces and the bearings. The rest of the metal in the vicinity shouldn't contact anything. If the bearing race seats are good and the races are fully inserted in the seats then the hub itself should be fine. There are two notches underneath the bearing race that are meant for punching out the old races. Best to use brass or aluminum though to avoid gouges. Make sure the races are seated all the way, no gap underneath. Not clear why you even took them out, you can just leave them in there for rotor turning, cleaning, whatever.