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Janet will be flying to ZCON no doubt!

Similar experience here. David or Butch at the counter of Courtesy Nissan Parts understand the parts and know how to find them if they are at all available. Club discounts are standard, online prices are already fully discounted. I have parts shipped to the store at no cost, always a good reason to stop by for a friendly chat.

Its good to be unique, its good to be special! Thanks for representing the brand.

Finally got the radiator back from the shop yesterday. Whenever I have this type work done I always specify "no paint". Cleanup the tanks and frame with a Dremel and a cup brush, wipe down with wax and grease remover, tape up and primer. Wet sanding and gloss black paint on the schedule for tomorrow.

Nice job on that install. It looks like the shop did some cuts and welds on the "S" section to improve the fit. Here is the same kit I installed a few years ago, probably like yours. For those of us that did not cut the pipe, getting the muffler tucked in and out of sight tends to present a challenge. That's why we've had the numerous discussions on which end is "in" and "out" and tilting the muffler.

You're not at all biased, right???

You omitted apologize to the baby and cough up the replacement $ to the baby's mother who will be dealing with a screaming child.

And... yet another distraction for following drivers who will following too close while attempting to read the display. Also, lets get the timer started on how long it takes to hack the display for some really choice words or images.

If you are not the original owner of the car it's possible a previous owner had them replated in the incorrect color of yellow zinc. As the others have said above, the correct finish is clear/white zinc.

Very much unmolested, should bring a premium bid. Whoop - yet another Safari Gold survivor!

Is it possible the Tesla's have an "unnatural affection" toward official vehicles?

Regarding import fees, when I placed the order the agent replied that a value of $50 and wording "Bumper for test" would be on the pkg. I'll have updates as soon as it arrives.

First - a BIG WELCOME to the group. If you have not already figured it out, we're all a bunch of dedicated and sometimes crazy Z enthusiasts who are always looking for someone new to play with. From the few pics you supplied, your car looks to be uncared for but pretty well unmolested - that's great. You can expect to get solicited and sometimes unsolicited advice as in my comments below. Bag and tag EVERYTHING as soon as it comes off the car. Don't wait till later, you'll forget some details. Be specific - sometimes a single bolt or screw needs it own bag and tag. Markers can rub off of zip bags, use paper notes inside the bag. Discard nothing until the replacement is installed and working OK Keep a running list of things to be replaced while you are pulling those things off, again - don't wait to write it down. Why is all this important? I tore my car down in 1999 intending to do a full resto but did all of the above during the process. Life chose to intervene and it was 10 years later that I was able to pick up the project. Fortunately my well documented zip bag collection and list of needs paid off big time. P.S. - I spotted a bunch of OE hose clamps in your engine bay. Treat them gently and plan to re-use them. They're highly desired and a darn sight better looking than most aftermarket clamps. Good luck with your project.

The bumper is $230, shipping $120, PayPal fee $17, for a total of $367. The shipping time was estimated at ~10 days to delivery. WAAAAHHHHHH - I hate waiting, I want it NOW!

Update: the order has been placed and money changed hands, now the wait begins.

This CA posting came up yesterday in the Dallas CL listing. Interesting unsigned "letter" in the pics that claims the resto work on this car made it the prototype for the Vintage Z program. https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/1971-datsun-240z/6599259994.html

I don't know that all OE bumpers exactly matched the curve of the rear valance. My OE bumper has the same 1/2" gap at ends, about 1/8" gap in the middle. The aftermarket bumper center piece would not even bolt up due to the interference with the valance - and that was using my OE mounting brackets. I toyed with spacing it out with washers only to realize that was also moving the side piece mounts rearward - aarrrggghhhh! I'd say you have a perfectly fitted bumper.

I had previously purchased a rear bumper from Futofab as @grannyknot mentions. It had two fitment problems - the arc of the center section was too shallow and hit the body and the mounting point on the right side did not line up with the hole in the body. I contacted Dave Patton and he asked me to shoot a set of measurements of the arc across the rear panel and my OE bumper (now painted). I returned the bumper and Dave gave me a full refund, including shipping. He also took measurements of early cars available to him and fed the info back to mfrs. He initially expected the revised bumper to be available last fall and later by the first of this year. That has not happened and Dave told me to keep checking his site as it shows the bumpers to be on backorder, arrival TBD. The folks in Vietnam say they have quick delivery (~10 days) so I'll probably pull the trigger on one of theirs. I'll share results when I get the unit.

@bonsi Thanks for the feedback and pics. These look like the same products.

I'm interested only in the rear bumper, they quoted $230 plus $120 shipping for a total of $350 USD. Quite a discount from the Harrington source.

This organization posted to the Datsun 240Z Classifieds page on FB yesterday. Does anyone have experience with their products? In addition to the pictured stainless steel 240Z bumpers with rubber strips, they also offer the bumper without rubber (and the holes) per an email exchange I had with them. Looking for some feedback on quality and fit. Thanks, Jim http://bumperautomobile.com/

Not my car but one of my R&R (Rescue & Refurb) projects: a 240Z grill retrieved from a salvage yard car. Full disassembly, damaged vertical struts were replaced with parts purchased from another member, stripped to bare metal, multiple primer coats. wet sanding, assembly, color and clear coats. Whew! This one will go up for sale at some point. Many thanks to @CanTechZ for all the research on the OE-like finish for the grill and rear finisher, see this thread:

FYI... here's my set-up sans the emissions bits courtesy of Z Therapy. Keeping the stock air filter box also lets you keep the carb overflow connections. Note the boot covering the air pump connection behind the front carb - if you don't cover that opening, the carbs will be pulling completely unfiltered air and debris through it.

That's exactly the way it works!

Awesome international teamwork!