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The end of the rocker right there were it meets the fender bottom . Its a tight fit no room for error there. I bet some welding was done to the end of rocker and its holding the fender out.

Did you pull the drums and look. This past summer my rear locked up on my 78. The liner crumbled off the brake shoe i thought rear end until i took the drum off. Once i saw an article it was a review on a new 1978 z . One of the complaints was that clunking noise.

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Scott Sharp’s Paul Newman Memories Scott Sharp has fond memories of Lime Rock Park, and rightfully so, as the Norwalk, Conn.-native literally grew up at the historic Northeast circuit. Watching his Dad’s Bob Sharp Racing team compete in SCCA national events as a youngster, Sharp got the racing bug early in life. Paul Newman's 1979 Datsun 280ZX. (LAT) At 17, Sharp began taking part in Tuesday test sessions at Lime Rock in his Dad’s SCCA national championship-winning Datsun 240Z. And once Scott began competing in races the following year, it didn’t take long for him to reach success. “It actually sat in our basement for years,” Sharp said of the 240Z, which at the time was 17 years old. “I used to hang around it all the time, opening the doors, and showing it off to my friends. Then, my Dad’s team did a little bit of an update to it, and I started driving it. The first year driving it, I won my first SCCA national championship.” Sharp’s maiden title in 1986 was his first of three consecutive national championships, in the midst of the glory years of SCCA GT1 and GT2 competition. While Scott was working up the ladder, he not only looked up to his Dad, but also to a Hollywood legend who also was a quick shoe on the track. Paul Newman began racing for BSR in the late ‘70s and was a fixture with the team for over a decade. In fact, Bob Sharp Racing became known as Newman Sharp Racing in the ‘80s, when the young Sharp was racking up the wins and national championships. “I still have a lot of great memories of Paul,” Scott said. “The guy was so personable and a lot of fun to be with. He always had a fun time no matter what he did. If you were with him you of course had a good time as well.” Sharp and Newman drove together as teammates in Trans-Am in 1989 and 1990 and also raced a handful of times in GT1 and GT2 competition. But most of Sharp’s memories of Newman came right at their home track at Lime Rock, putting around during open test sessions. “I remember one time we were up there in a regular production Nissan with a roll-cage in it with thin little shaved tires,” Scott explained. “We were out, and it was raining! We were trying to get tuned up for the end-of-year Runoffs at Road Atlanta. Paul said, ‘Hey let’s go take this car out.’ It then started pouring. “I went out and came down the hill and did three 360’ spins. I ran off into the mud, luckily didn’t hit the wall and had enough of it. I pulled into the pits and Paul decided to take it out. Paul Newman competed in a variety of different racing series, but enjoyed most of his success in SCCA with Bob Sharp Racing. (LAT) “So he gets in and I’m in the passenger seat, and he’s just hauling. I’m like, ‘wow!’ We went down the back straightaway and he just blows by the braking point that I had. All of a sudden, the car doesn’t turn, then boom! He pancakes the thing. “Laughing our butts off, we drive back to the pits with a totaled car. He was just laughing as he gave the key back to my Dad. We were all standing there stunned, but Paul was just having a good time. That was a great memory.” Newman, who earned four national titles over the span of a decade, helped mentor drivers like Scott, who were at the time just getting into the sport. He provided a lot of advice, mainly since he had raced many of the cars before, such as the 240Z and 280Z. “One thing about Paul is that he was a very smooth driver,” Scott said. “To think that he didn’t start racing until he was 42 or 43 years old is amazing. As quick as he got, particularly when he was in his 60’s, was pretty amazing. If he could have backed that up 20 years, he could have gone very, very far in racing.” Like the Sharp family, Lime Rock Park was Newman’s home track, and his memories will live on for generations to come. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-lime-rock-friday-notebook/

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Paul Newman at Race Track Pits Original caption: 6/22/1984-Detroit, Michigan- Actor/race car driver Paul Newman pushes his car into the pits as he prepares to practice for the Trans-Am 100 race 6/22, a support race for the Detroit Grand Prix. Newman is in 9th place in the standings driving a Datsun 280ZX Turbo.

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I was thinking it looks like # 13 #13 1970 Chicago Auto Show

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I have been looking at pics from 1970 auto shows to find 240z. And i came across this maybe someone could tell the story. 1970 Chicago Auto Show http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=150552

I found this the other day. http://www.toadhallcars.com/HowThisGotStarted.asp

I am not a carb guy but this might help. Let me know what you think. http://www.teglerizer.com/sucarbs/garrettech.html BGM

Rear brake adjustment. Adjust by hand if auto adjusters not working. Raise rear tires you should feel slight drag on the drum when you rotate the wheel by hand with properly adjusted rear brakes. And a firm pedal.

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http://www.car-part.com/ They show one listed. OR Z BARN SHOULD HAVE IT. Shenandoah Auto Parts, Inc. 1901 Shenandoah Ave. N.W. Roanoke, VA 24017 1-800-777-7908

Famous Americans It was the first day of school and a new student named Suzuki, the son of a Japanese businessman, entered the fourth grade. The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. Who said 'Give me liberty, or give me death'?" She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Suzuki, who had his hand up. "Patrick Henry, 1775." he said. "Very good! Who said 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth'?" Again, no response except from Suzuki: "Abraham Lincoln, 1863," said Suzuki. The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed. Suzuki, who is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do." She heard a loud whisper: "F--k the Japanese." "Who said that?" she demanded. Suzuki put his hand up. "Lee Iacocca, 1982." At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke." The teacher glares and asks "All right! Now who said that?" Again, Suzuki says, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991." Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!" Suzuki jumps out of his chair waving his hand and shouts to the teacher, "Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!" Now with almost a mob hysteria someone said, "You little &#036;^&#33;#, if you say anything else I will have you killed." Suzuki frantically yells at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to Chandra Levy, 2001!"

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Did you look at oil filter and sending unit.