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Or maybe a little bit milder

I like these alot

I have always liked the look of wider tires and I am biased towards them. However that is probably the method I'll use on the 240z But on my 280z which i plan to keep looking the way it is..(at least when it comes to tire size)(not the stock p185s either, the P215's siut me as a wide tire fanatic) I probably am going to put my either my slotted mags on there or look for some other mags. I know what they look like but I don't know what they are called. Anyway for the stock wheel well look I definitely prefer a lots of vintage mags over the panasports. I'm after rereading my message i don't think i've helped much OH NO! what am I gonna do when I am looking for wheels for my 280 :surprised

I never really likes panasports until i saw how good they look with the ZG flares. Or really unit I saw thi pic.

The previous owner of my car installed them to replace the troublesome 73 SUs. If i would of made the decision to replace the SUs i woulda put triple webers. If your gonna modify your car you want 40mm or 45mm carbs. check out zcarperformance.com MSA and i'm sure there is more Z vendors out there that sell 'em> I know I want to add these carbs and thats cause my DGV's don't even cause any trouble.

I didn't pay for them!LOLROFL heck i love that 240z you posted!! When i get panasports, a paint job, and ZG flares like that i'll probably put the slotted mags on my 280z. By the way were those MSA ZG flares i can't get over that blue Z.

I just went to the web site and i really don't have a good shot of the mags if you want i'll try to post a good close up pic later of all four if you wish, but they are all in very similar condition.

Doesn't MSA have center caps with the Z logo in both screw in and snap on. They don't even cost that much, if i remember correctly. I think they are for the slotted mags. I remeber i called once and all they needed to know was the diameter of the hole for the ceter cap.

I have some slotted mags on my parts car. They are in pretty good shape all they need is the snap on caps in the middle. you can see them at http://www.geocities.com/fstr240z/homepage.html just look at the parts car. I got that 280z from a kid didn't know what the car was. He saw my 240z stopped me and told me he had to pay some tickets and said he would sell me the car for $1000. The clutch wasn't working so he thought it had transmisson problems. i bled the clutch and presto. I was looking for another Z so i could begin my resto of my 240. I gave him the money 2 days later after i saw it.

Isn't that a big block chevy 572 cu. in? Does a big block chevy fit into the Z? I was under the impression only small blocks did. still in shock:surprised :surprised 720 HP yikes!

these are the american racing rims i know they come in all chrome also. ( i just got this car for a grand! hardly any rust! yeeaah.)

here is a shot of my 240z slotted mags. ( i just went through some water though.) they are 14x6 with 215/60 r14 tires and a shot of my 280z with american raceing rims and same size tires.

I can see it now..... you step out of you freshly painted hot pink Z31 and make sure you locked up the wheels by inserting the key into the belly button of the bear. Then you can go try to find barbie in her pink corvette, and see if you can keep up with her on the freeway!!

I have 215/60R14 on both my Zs. They both have 14x6 rims. On my 280z i have american raceing rims. I'll try to post some pics of the 280z, cause i like those better. The slotted mags on my 240z are aftermarket mags but supposely they were dealer installed.

250-275hp with stock internals!! Thats awesome even i want to shoot close to the 300HP mark with my 240z. I'll bet I will have a harder time squeezing out those numbers with a N/A L24. In your opinion if you wanted a nissan I-6 to get around the 300HP mark, do you think it will be way cheaper with the L28T or not much different. I think my friend will like those #'s maybe I can convince him to go that route.

One of my friends wants to V8 his 240z, even though i said i would GIVE him an L24. (works just fine it's just that the 73 SU carbs flood, and he wants to put triple webers anyway) One of my other friends(and cousin) was saying that the V8 would reduce its value. He drives a 78 corvette so I think he's just biased. Hmmmmm......280ZXT engine I wonder what he'll think of that. How powerful can they be? I wonder how much the extraHP would cost? Since he has a good car with no engine or tranny he is looking at options. so if you hear anything about a hi perf engine for sale let me know. As for me I want to Squeeze all the HP I can out of my L24. thanx, ernie H.

Someone told me putting a small block chevy in a good 240z drops it's value as a collectable. I wonder if that will be true. I argued that there will be people out there looking for them(V8 Zs) in the future any how, and some one would probably pay a good price for a good example. i think in the long run the I-6 will be worth more.

What do you guys think of Top end performance rebuild kit. http://www.zcarperformance.com I am looking at doing a rebuild for my 240z but I am located in South Texas. I was thinking of shipping my L24 to them i will definitly check out jasper though. thanx, Ernie H.

Does anyone know if the MSA ZG flares come out looking that nice?

I feel that rotary belongs at home in it's Rx-7 engine bay. I remember hearing about someone putting the 1.3 rotary in their 280zx. I Don't know if it was true or if they actually did this, i never saw it. If i any car needs that rotary it's a mazda miata. The car has other choices though as the 4 banger can be modified to make comparable HP, or if you got $$$$$. I hear a monster miata package that will give you a Ford 5.0 is available. As for me I'd rather Keep on ZZZZing with L motors in both my Zs. Later, Ernie H. PS -I've also heard of someone putting a Supra TT I-6 in their early Z. Another one of those things i can't say for sure is true but someone or other did e-mail me about it.

My 78 280z has a weird suspension problem(I think it's a suspension problem) The car drives great on a smooth road, but when the car hits a good series of bumps it makes a noise that i belive is coming from the rear passanger side. It kinda sounds like a flat tire. Accompanied by this noise some times is the rear pulls right. It feels like the tire wants to come off. This even happens at speeds between 15-30mph. Now the bumps i'm referring to are not that bad as my 240z easily goes over them at 20-25mph. I put on new tires and the car has been sitting almost a year since it's been driven. Help!! Thanx, Ernie H. fstr240z@excite.com 73 240z(my babe) 78 280z(my soon to be daily driver)

I could not turn the adjustment when my rear brakes locked up in my 73'. So i had to hammer the drum out( annoying job) and i couldn't hit it too hard so as to not damage the drum. Once i finally got the drum off i had to replace the rear wheel cylinders. They usaually run about $75 each a high price.(not the usual american brand price of like $20). Even though the driver side wheel was the only one locked up I thought it a good idea to replace both cylinders.

I'm running Nology capacitive wires on my Z. They work great. The only thing that is bad about them is they cost close to $300.