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A good buddy @chaseincats put me onto this upgrade last year, he originally found it over on HybridZ. The replacement motor and fan comes from one of our favorite donor cars - a '99 Kia Sportage. He pulled one from a salvage car and installed it into his 280Z. Yes, the housing needs a 1/16th trim all around the opening but that is the only mod. His electrical plug was a direct fit. For my 240Z, the OE motor is hardwired with a spade and bullet fitting. Another buddy recently did the same upgrade for his '72 resto project and he put together a jumper for me with the correct plug for the motor and the spade and bullet for my harness. Grinding out the housing with everything still in the car is a bit of a PITA (I'm getting too old for this crawling around!), but everything came together well. The new fan puts out lots of air and is super quiet. A new motor with fan is available at Rockauto for $35 if you not inclined to hit a salvage yard, as in my case.

What you have done with and for this car is simply amaZing! And... it certainly doesn't hurt that you chose my favorite color for the project. Congrats on truly awesome work.

Welcome to the group and thanks in advance for taking on the challenge of getting another car back on the road. Going back to pure as-delivered stock can be a daunting process but whatever direction you take, doing it well will have the greatest rewards. We are all here to help and everyone will enjoy "looking over your shoulder" as you proceed.

I'll second Mike's welcome. That is indeed a very nice ride, congratulations on your purchase.

I agree with all the comments that this is indeed a lovely car - lots of attention to correct details and, yes... a couple of misses. The dash cap is an important item and probably should be mentioned in the description and not left for discovery. As to other small items: the antenna does not have the correct bullet tip, the braided hose from the valve cover to the air filter should have a spring clamp at each end, the taillight surround looks to have a shiny reflection - suggesting it may have a clear coat. I see no issue with the mix of braided and smooth hoses. Most braided hoses I see today are from Germany and have it clearly printed on them. This shop is putting some very nice 240Z's back on the road and in doing so is raising the values for all of us. Now if only I could afford more insurance!

My car has this arrangement: four plastic rivets at the outboard corners, six screws inboard - three top and three bottom.

OE-style rubber bushings are generally best for street cars, poly-type bushings are best for track cars. Rubber bushings provide compliance in the suspension so that harsh impacts are absorbed and not transmitted directly into the body. They also provide a small amount of flex that is not wanted in a track car where the suspension must respond immediately and consistently to driver inputs. With poly bushings the ride is very tightly controlled and more harsh. I initially installed poly bushings with my resto, did not like the ride quality and immediately swapped everything out to rubber. Some OE/OEM rubber bushings are NLA so poly is the only choice - the steering rack is a typical example. The online catalog shows a change in the steering knuckle and ball joint beginning with build date 7007. I think the ball joint size was increased for durability. If your car is prior to this date, you'll need to locate a pair of steering knuckles from a later car to fit the currently available ball joints. Here's the link to the catalog reference: http://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/axle/front-axle Hope this helps.

Thanks. We had the S30 series totally covered with my 240Z, the green 260Z, and blue 280Z. The 280ZX 2+2 GL is true survivor: one owner, 485k miles on the odo with the engine NEVER having to be opened up. Most of the miles are highway as a saleman's car, religious about oil changes and valve adjustments.

Similarly, made it to a local show yesterday - about 125 entries. Four members of our club attended, I managed to snag a Best in Class award in the Post-War Import class. Voting was a People's Choice process by the entrants, a nice recognition for my car from peers. Quite a few rare and unique cars entered in addition to domestic restorations and rods. Check out the FB link below for pics of some very interesting cars. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2425401730816296&type=3

Clearly, we all need to on the lookout for "whack jobs"!

Going forward for anyone recovering the seats on an early car, here's a tip on locating the hole for the hanger: After the old seat cover is removed, install a small round-head screw in the hole, install the new seat back cover, locate the round head screw, make a small "X" cut on top of the screw, remove the screw, install the seat belt hanger.

I have those - homemade style. A bag of cheap hockey pucks with a slot milled thru them. The bag had 12 pucks so I was able to give a set to a couple of buddies. They also work perfectly with jack stands to get the entire car off the ground.

John, This is the site I referred to at the club meeting - get your FSM here, it should include the wiring diagram if you don't already have it. Jim http://www.xenonzcar.com/s30/fsm.html

Although the plastic spacers are threaded, they are not intended to actually secure the seat mount bolt to the floor bracket - that is the job for a metal washer and nut. The spacers are threaded more as a convenience to keep them in place on the shaft of the rail bolt. If the metal nut won't tighten, then something is damaged - either the threads on the nut or on the rail bolt.

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Dang - how much money did I leave on the table? Just kidding. Unlike some eBay sellers working to get max money out of tired parts, I hope to offer refurbed or lightly used parts at a reasonable price to fellow enthusiasts and keep these old cars looking good.

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Hello Clay, Yes - I recalled that we had connected a while back. Thanks for refreshing me on the details. I'm looking forward to watching your progress now that the car is back from paint - assembly is going to be so much fun! Jim

Awesome work, Clay. Your patience and determination are really paying off.

A buddy is looking for sources for 240Z bumper trim. I've located one source at Z Car Depot (link below), any other leads? Thanks. https://zcardepot.com/collections/exterior/products/bumper-rubber-trim-moulding-240z#

Great minds and all that jazz... I too used small "O" rings to seal each of the six bolts when reinstalling my spoiler.

I don't recall my wheel ever being as light-colored as in the brochures - it was more of a reddish color. Certainly not as light as the shifter knob. I noticed a clock-delete in one of your pics, not visible in any others.

I just got a new Car and Driver mag, there's an article about driving a 2018 Alpine A110 (mid-engine, RWD, 2 passenger coupe) in the French Alps. A paragraph at the end caught my eye - see if you get the same chuckle as I did. " While the A110 almost certainly won't be sold in the U.S., we can at least fantasize that it could. Europe's crash and emissions standards are close enough to ours these days to mean a federally compliant version could be possible. Distribution would be more of a challenge, but Alpine is technically a separate brand from Renault. It could sell the A110 out of the back of a few well-chosen Nissan franchises - or just go ahead and put Z badges on it..."