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Wow 2manyzs I guess my Z is a CA model no wonder i am having so hard a time with everything, got to get rid of that CAT.

I thought 84 and under were cat exemept in texas. I know my 73 passed without one, but that was in my area of south texas. I know for sure it came without one from the factory.

Of course there is a five lug conversion for your Z.

Escalon's response should be put in the tech forum. How to remove heater control panel I for one always wanted to remove the heater panel and could not. Now I know THANKS!

It is very easy to tell. If you see a one piece unit coming off the engine going to 2 exhaust lines that is the Stock setup. If you remember my car had 6 pipes coming off the engine and they went to one big outlet. A Header will have individual piping off each exhaust port.

Anyone? Yes or No or maybe will do.

Does the 73 240z stock exhaust bolt onto a 78 280z exhaust manifold? I have a complete 240z factory exhaust and want to replace the existing exhaust on my 280z. I am wondering if the 240z manifold is has the same configuration for the bolting of the exhaust piping as a 280z. I know this will eliminate the cat but here in texas smog exempt is '84 and under.

My car was doing that and i could never figure it out. One day while replaceing my condensor on my mallory distributor i must have bumped a few wiries and never had trouble again. I never figured out what it was. I guess you should look for bad connections.

I am pretty sure they were standard Since all the Z's i have ever seen had one. But i might be wrong.

14K and no center console lid!!!

My 240z called for 175s But i had 215/60s on my Z. Its a sports car, so i couldn't hav no skinny tires.

I had a 6-1 header and 32/36 dgv webers on my car. I had a Dynomax and I liked it alot, but I haven't heard any other brands.

I had a MSA jet hot coated 6-1 header out 2 1/2" to a dynomax muffler. Loud and Deeply Smooth. Not loud enough though to affect your stero volume (if you have a modern one) even with the windows down. Loved it!!! If you don't like loud then don't go with it.

That seems like a good idea to do around some driving lights even!!! I could see them now in the grill!! mmmmm.... Or even in the air dam ducts.

I've messed with LEDs before on non auto stuff. Where do you buy LEDs for your gauges? I was thinking of doing the conversion but with only 5 leds off some power control stuff my dad has lying around(my dad is an electrician.) I didn't think that would be enough. My plan was to splice the wire and try to install them where the stock bulb is located. the more i thought about it the more discouraged i got about it. I was going to try making one work using parts from my parts car but since i didn't have the right kind of leds or the righ amount i didn't.

I've never heard of it. I'd like to know where look for these. Regular auto parts store. Do you just buy the new led bulb and put it in the stock place?

I've seen some five lug Zs around the gallery. Is there a 5-lug conversion I don't know about? Or are they custom jobs. I used the search function and found nothing.

I know MSA carries autometer gauges for the Z. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063NXU/104-6151080-6109555?current-page-variant=C041#reader

I came across this... http://www.biopatent.com/struts.html and http://www.biopatent.com/rearstruts.html

Nothing is a "no no" builld the car you want. If you want wide wheels flare it. Unless you really want a "stock" car. If a Stock car is not what you want. Why build a car for someone else down the road with your money.