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That's a drop-dead gorgeous ride! ...and a wicked plate to boot. Congratulations.

Welcome to the club and the Z Dizeaze!!! Make a plan for your changes and always focus on getting the reliability and safety aspects addressed first. Remember - if it ain't broke, maybe it doesn't need fixin'. Try to locate some fellow S30 Z enthusiasts in your area for ideas and general counseling. We'll all be looking forward to some pics of your new baby.

Beck/Arnley made OE-equivalent replacement rubber bushings, but those are getting hard to find. Rockauto recently had a single unit on closeout, the P/N's you would be looking for are 101-3630 and 101-3631. I found one side at Rockauto and the other on eBay I'm not aware of any 3rd-party rubber coupler. Good luck with your search.

Another satisfied customer!!!

I have this image available in a 2400 X 1200 pixel, 275kb file. If all you need is the classic Z, you can 'shop out everything else.

Excellent contribution! Interesting to read the cautions regarding bolts going into aluminum or plastics, and others about compensating for friction due to rust or other issues. Finally the best comment - rely on the FSM.

Different car this year, this one belongs to Edward Cheung and is soon to be the beneficiary of a TT upgrade.

ZCoT usually dukes it out with the Mustang club for best display honors at the Dallas Autorama. We've had the video boxes in our perimeter fence for several years. Two years ago we added pop-up banners to the corners, seen in the photo below. This year we added the HDTV's and a member edited videos and still photos from all kinds of club events into one long video presentation. The best feedback came from the show officials who commented on how thoroughly we man our display and actively engage with the people attending the show, and the fact that we are constantly working to freshen the display each year. We typically have at least 4-6 people in the display for all hours the show is open. We also added a 10' tall teardrop banner this year. The banner will be used at all outdoor events such as Cars & Coffee, the Texas State Fair, ...etc.

That Anniversary Edition may be the car owned by Lois Liconte, a long-time member. Bill Reagan move up to Missouri some years ago. Some of our folks that go to the Branson Z Fest see him from time to time. Mad Mike Taylor is still active and in regular communication with Mr. K. Mike is already planning his annual Fall trip to Japan with a group of fellow enthusiasts. We do love our videos - the box beside my car is one of four around the display with a LCD screen showing continuous run videos. All the wiring runs thru the connecting aluminum pipes.

Hey Steve, The ZCoT is still alive and well, your post regarding Dallas Autorama is most timely. We just wrapped up the show last weekend - ZCoT entered 6 cars in a club display. We came away with 3 Best In Class, 3 Outstanding In Class, and Best Club Display. I managed to pick up one of the Bests. As you can see, the display materials have evolved over time. We added twin 42" HDTV's this year running continuous videos of club activities. I checked out your 1998 photos but did not recognize anyone. The picture of the gold car is seriously similar to mine in the display altho it is a later model '71 - Series 2. Steve Richardson is still around. He left Courtesy last year and just affiliated with a Dodge dealer in Dallas. Jim

Nice looking car. +1 on Wade's comments. It sounds like your steering rack is locking up but you need to have ALL components checked.

Wade - pm sent with my contact info. Briefly, I drank the P-car kool-aid for 23 years, going thru 2 944's and the Boxster - all as DD's. The brand is addictive! The reason for change was lifestyle change - I retired in 2008 and spent that year realizing the Boxster was not a good fit for my new activities. My '09 Xterra is my first SUV and a great fit for retirement. Also, getting back to work on the resto of my 240Z made me realize I only needed one sports car in my life and this was going to be the one. Jim

Glad to hear you are OK (leg injury?), sorry about the car. Hopefully a good body and frame shop can get things trued up and get you a Phoenix car.

Yep, barrel clips are on the pins on the back of the emblem. A little spray lube can usually help to ease them out. Try to get a thin plastic pry tool to lever the emblem away from the body.

OK, we understand you don't care for a ragtop, so... how about the Boxster's hardtop brother - the Cayman? Tons of performance and a really sweet ride. I pedaled a 2000 Boxster as my DD for 9 years, over 100k miles and never lost the grin. On the C7, I don't care for the back end. I think they sold out to the Camaro guys. Oh... mama said to never buy release 1.0 of anything!

Ollie, If you have not already done so, be sure to get appropriate insurance on your baby. I don't know if Hagerty writes policies in Canada but they do a good job with agreed-upon value at reasonable rates.

I do recall sending out the spreadsheet, just not to whom it went. So... tell us all - did you have the courage to maintain your own spreadsheet of every single item and cost that went into your project? Mind you, I'm not asking you to open the kimono - just admit to tracking the investment. Again, beautiful car. Congrats.

When the time comes to pry the keys from my cold, dead hands (sound familiar?), I can only hope my car moves on to a youngster such as Ninja who will care for, drive and enjoy it for another 40+ years and perhaps take it to the century mark.

A flashback to one of my former lives when I used a handbrake turn on a very tight 180 degree turn to win an autocross on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas.

An outstanding effort and beautiful attention to detail. Congratulations.

Welcome to the club and your mid-life crisis! Looks like a nice ride, tell us a bit more about it. Of all the things you could be doing with your second life, this will be one of the most fun. Enjoy the ride and keep us posted with what you do with the car.

The car went for $24,150. 1973 Datsun 240Z | The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum 2013 | RM AUCTIONS

For those without A/C, here is an alternative approach that avoids turning the glove box into an ugly piece of origami: remove the heater fan motor to gain clearance space and pull the glove box out the back. During my resto work, I purchased a new one from BD and was well pleased with the quality and workmanship of the MADE IN USA item. It installed easily from the back as long as the fan was out.

Agreed, your BD piece looks a bit wonky and I suspect it will not install well. Here is a pic of the typical 3-piece stock set-up from MSA. As best I know, their's and BD's are all made by PRP. I did not like the change in shape on the lower pieces and was not getting a seal on the hatch lip. I returned them and bought two more top pieces to get a continuous shape and snug seal. I don't recall a one-piece at MSA when I made my buys. If their current one-piece has the bulb-shape all the way, I'd recommend you go with it.

There is no master rubber bushing kit available. With the exception of the steering rack, all of the bushings are still available from Nissan. The factory steering rack bushings are NLA. Beck/Arnley made OE-equivalent replacement rubber bushings, but those are getting hard to find. Rockauto recently had a single unit on closeout, the P/N's you would be looking for are 101-3630 and 101-3631. I found one side at Rockauto and the other on eBay.