Zed Head

It's all right here in Post #3. The XR3000 instructions are included. Summit chose a poor file name.

The Starconquestion didn't hit the owner's number. $8000, not enough. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-chrysler-conquest-10/

The red 64 GTO sold for $44,500. Seems low. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-pontiac-gto-23/

So, end of story, the ZX damper, timing plate, and standoff are a matched set, and the Z damper has its own plate. That's good to know. Never heard of it before now. Dampers must match timing plates. And, followup, A ZX damper and plate w/standoff might be considered an easy "upgrade" for any Z engines that need a new damper. At least an alternative if a person can't find a Z sized damper.

Looks like it sold for $15,300 on 1/31. Seems like a good buy for somebody. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Datsun-Z-Series/193863325108

77 with a collection of things to think about. Nice paint, looks straight, converted to 240Z front bumper, rear bumper removed, carbs replace EFI, stretched tires, and automatic transmission. But, it still has the rear suspension bolt head shield. No driving video, sellers just aren't learning. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-datsun-280z-51/

They're still around - http://cutrateautoparts.com/

The local auto parts store in my neighborhood used to be called Cut Rate Auto Parts. Acronym it. Not sure why that comes to mind. https://www.aftermarketnews.com/u-s-auto-parts-network-is-now-carparts-com/

U.S. Auto Parts Network. Why did JC Whitney move to CarParts.com? We want to provide you with the best auto parts shopping experience, which is why JC Whitney has a new home at CarParts.com. This will allow us to better serve our customers, thanks to the newly redesigned CarParts.com website—it's faster, more user-friendly, and completely mobile responsive. JC Whitney and CarParts.com are both subsidiaries of the same parent company, U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc., so you can expect the same competitive pricing on direct-fit, top-quality automotive parts.

The ad that I saw about it was on one of the mainstream TV channels. The selling point was that the web site would allow you to find the parts that were specific only to your vehicle. The realty was so different it was incredible. They spent all of that ad money just to get people to see how bad their business is run. Very weird. I wonder if they've absorbed some of the other odd companies out there. Too bad about JC Whitney, I used to get their catalog (paper!) way back before I even had a car. I think that they sold dirt bike stuff too. There's a JC Whitney sub-site on carparts.com. https://www.carparts.com/jcwhitney/

The 78 with the nice paint job sold for $18,000. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-datsun-280z-82/

I don't know, the guy seems scary. Look at that shoe. p.s. people still use checks?

9/30/2019 Company formed right before the pandemic started. https://bostechauto.com/blog/bostech-growing-expanding/

I did find a new company though. Never heard of them before now. Bostech. https://www.carparts.com/fuel-injector/bostech/bosmp4210?&vehicle[cylinders]=6&vehicle[liter]=2.8&vehicle[submodel]=Base&vehicle[model]=280Z&vehicle[make]=Nissan&vehicle[year]=1976 https://bostechauto.com/

The site just shows the wrong parts overall, for a 280Z. It should be showing injectors instead of carbs, and a high pressure regulator. When I clicked "Fuel" on the site, for a 1976 280Z, the carbs popped up as an option. Basically, the site has lots of wrongness on it. It's just a messed up attempt to compete with Rockauto I think. I did see Injectors though, on the page. But how do I know they're the right ones? Maybe it will get better. https://www.carparts.com/fuel-systems-and-components?&vehicle[cylinders]=6&vehicle[liter]=2.8&vehicle[submodel]=Base&vehicle[model]=280Z&vehicle[make]=Nissan&vehicle[year]=1976

Those LD cranks seem to be worth a lot of money. Might be worthwhile to pull it just for resale.

Low pressure regulator for EFI.

Just saw an ad for a new parts site. Thought it might be Rockauto type competition. Not. Carburetors for a 280Z. https://www.carparts.com/carburetor?&vehicle[year]=1976&vehicle[make]=Nissan&vehicle[model]=280Z&vehicle[submodel]=Base&vehicle[cylinders]=6&vehicle[liter]=2.8

What the heck are you working on? Is it in a wrecking yard? Is it in your driveway? Is it yours? Why do you want to remove a crankshaft from a Maxima? Are you going to repair something and put it back together? Stuff like that.

The 65 GTO is closing today, soon. Seems low, but it sold. $36,000. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-pontiac-gto-41/

The BAT post is another one of those weird ones where they don't seem to know how to show the car. No driving video and many questions about the sunroof. But no answers. The comments are interesting also. A few people saying that the sunroof actually adds value. Value defenders are active there. I'd want to see it working, and not leaking when water is sprayed on the car. I bet if it leaks it just ruins the headliner, among other things.

Just explain why. Pretty simple. Define "safe". https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cdc-director-teachers-vaccinated-order-reopen-schools/story?id=75662299 "There is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters at a briefing. "Vaccination of teachers is not a prerequisite for the safe reopening of schools."

The data and news over the last few months seems a little bit contradictory. Supposedly the therapeutics are better, so fewer people that get sick are dying. But the dats plots show deaths as about level while cases and hospitalizations drop. Seems like the data gatherers are just collecting numbers and reporting them but not really examining what's happening. They're backsliding to poor messaging, I think. Like the demands that teachers get back in the classroom, but nobody can give a simple explanation about how the teachers are safer. The new head of the CDC seems tone-deaf about it. They're still talking about sacrificing teachers for students. They should just come out and say it, or show the data that shows that teachers are safer. Things change but they stay the same. https://covidactnow.org/?s=1575515

Are you going to tell us why?

Another thing that I found that works on both the clutch and the brake is that you can use a pair of pliers to spin the rod without removing the clevis pin. Just loosen the lock nut, grab the rod with the pliers and spin it a quarter turn at a time. The end in the booster or clutch master is free to spin. You can gauge proper tightness by how the clevis pin wiggles in the hole. I just adjusted mine up until it was almost tight, to give maximum travel, and no pedal play. Much simpler than taking measurements, taking the pin out, and spinning the clevis.