Mike

Hey, welcome!! What auction did you purchase the car? Send us a few pics...

Welcome to the club!

Wow, this is probably one of the ultimate thread digs. 10 years ago, and coming back from the dead!

Just sent you PM about the password.

Great! I always wondered how the automatic performs in the early cars. I've never driven one. Hey I noticed you're on Tapatalk. It's a nice program for viewing the forums, but, if you want to visit our gallery, garages, and other things you may want to check us out using your computer (or tablet). I'd like to see more pics of your car if you get a chance. Edit: You could always upload a bunch of pics to this topic in the forums too. I believe Tapatalk will allow you to do this. We also have our own app. Do a search for Classic Zcar Club in the app store.

Looks good, but, I'm wondering if the ends of that K-clip will cause wear on the cloth belt? Have you done some searching to see if you can find a retaining ring that will fit ? Something like the one below.

Mike, is this your new car? Just trying to place the car because I think there were three on auction.

Welcome to the club! So glad to see you on here after winning the auction. Feel free to roam around and use the search tool in case you ever need to look up something. We have quite a lot of archived information here so you're in the right place. Take a look at the garage area and upload a few pics of your new toy to our gallery. Anyway, welcome to Z-ownership, it's an extremely rewarding hobby. I know I love it.

Thanks for letting me know. I looked for the broadcast on Youtube but it hasn't been posted yet.

This may be the Z's they were discussing from the auction. I'm trying to see if I can find the broadcast somewhere. https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0816-244296/1971-datsun-240z-coupe/ https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0816-244606/1973-datsun-240z-coupe/

Awesome! Any idea who it was that gave us a shout-out?

By the way, per this discussion I decided to add a new forum to the list called "Heat & Air Conditioning" on your behalf, Jai. I moved a bunch of other A/C related threads into this forum. You can also do a search to find other posts related to A/C in case I missed any. Click here to search our site for the words "air conditioning" for example.

Sorry to hear about your troubles Jai. Both Motorsport Auto and Zcardepot have parts for A/C systems in the early cars but I don't know if they have the controls. From what I understand, the controls for the early Z's were a small dial on the side of the dash. Hope you can find something that will work! Keep us posted. Edit, after browsing the MSA site I noticed they have a complete kit for the later model cars here. They don't have any pictures and it's somewhat vague if the kit includes all of the controls. You may need to call them to make sure. I also don't have any experience installing these kits, so, I don't know much about the actual install. Mike

Bummer.. he was a funny guy!

If it's truly a 1974, it will be a 260z with dual SU carburetors. Does it have the small bumpers or the larger ones? I believe the later models had the bigger bumpers. Anyway, if it's in good shape, this would be an excellent find. In 1975 they released the 280z which had the larger bumpers and fuel injection.

Welcome to the site! I used to own a 2+2 and it was great for putting the kiddo in the back seat. The car is a bit heavier than the 2-seater so don't expect to win any races with it. But, it's a Z and fun to drive. You are in the right location to find a clean one. Just make sure the car came from the southern part of the USA and has no rust. Don't forget to post a few pics of your new toy when you pick it up! I found a few decent 2+2's on Ebay but this one stood out. It looks like she's from an estate sale with only 55k miles and located in CA. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Z-Series-2-2-/272352519515?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3f6979a55b:g:xAAAAOSwdzVXvp--&item=272352519515

Testing an Amazon.com link for a Hot Wheel: https://www.amazon.com/Wheels-2015-Release-Datsun-Die-cast/dp/B00PBKKBHQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1472106560&sr=8-3&keywords=datsun+z Here's another yellow one: https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Wheels-2006-036-Models-YELLOW/dp/B00167DIBE/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1472106560&sr=8-20&keywords=datsun+z Not a HW, but, another die cast toy: https://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Lightning-Authentic-Die-Cast-Replicas/dp/B00EODKG5I/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&qid=1472106689&sr=8-34&keywords=datsun+z

Blue, do you happen to have links or contacts to get these bearings?

Ah, I didn't know this was @Arne's car! Looking great!

Agreed!! Sometime I feel like throwing a and saying

Great! Let me know if you need any help.

Even the graphics? For some reason I couldn't see any graphics. I'll have to check my browser settings, thanks.

I just wanted to let you know that I've added some extra emoticons to the list. If you want to put some into your messages, feel free to use these new graphics. You can find a complete list by clicking on the in the message box editor.