MikeW

Most of the coin-operated do-it-yourself car washes have an "engine cleaner" mode. I used to wash my 240 a lot that way (15+ years ago, anyhow). I was always careful around the distributor and never had a problem. My engine is actually pretty clean right now. See the pictures I took of it this morning in my gallery. <g>

Since the front ends don't even appear to be available anyhow you're probably going to want to keep what you've got. As I said, I don't have any experience with 280 bumpers but it does look like you might be able to nudge it back into place.

That's actually what's called the bumper "end". The guards are the small vertical blocks in the front and rear (2 each) that help protect the bumper.

I got mine straigntened and rechromed by a local shop but they actually sent them elsewhere to be done. It took about 5 weeks because of a backlog and shipping. The actual work is fairly labor intensive - that's where the cost is. I'm sure you can find something similar in your area. I don't know much about later models and the bumper guards. In fact, I'm planning on just leaving my guards off but getting new rubber strips.

I just got my front and rear 240 bumpers straightened and rechromed for about $600. There's a photo in my gallery ...

You're not going to like it when the catalog arrives: Front Face bar: $575.10 Bumper end, Left - NA Bumper end, Right- NA Mounting bracket, Left - $193.59 Mounting bracket, Right - $193.59 Guard, Left - NA Guard, Right - NA Filler, Center - NA Rear Bumper end, Left - $118.88 Bumper end, Right - $118.88 Face bar - NA Guard, Left - NA Guard, Right - NA Mounting bracket, Left - $240.64 Mounting bracket, Right - $240.64 Filler - $85.66

MSA lists a '72 fusebox (part 12-4211) in their current catalog for $88.41. www.zcarparts.com

Let's see: 2000 sq. ft x 4 inches = 666.66 cubic feet = 4987 US Gallons A king-size waterbed matress is 6 feet by 7 feet so yours must be about 16 feet thick.

I think that's just to differentiate the early 280's (75&76 which appear to be the same as the 240 and 260) from the later 280's (77&78).

At $14 each these don't seem like just the refills: http://www.courtesyparts.com/s30_wipers.html However, they might not be the same as the originals but I'm sure they'd be good enough for me.

Here's a site with a bunch of funny stuff. I've picked out a few that are at least related to driving ... http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?dumbguy.jpg http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?lawsuits04.jpg http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?arkansas.jpg http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?crazy.jpg http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?trassligt.jpg http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?snabba_ryck.jpg http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?school.jpg http://crazy.codetroop.com/randimg/?proffs.jpg

That means it's actually a 260Z engine, not a 280 ...

This sounds like old news. It's a well know fact that several years ago Nissan had a restoration program for the 240Z. The work was actually done by a couple of independent shops in California but Nissan wanted people to think it was a factory effort. The program ended well short of its goal - I think they only produced about 50 cars. They were sold (more like auctioned) at 10 Nissan dealers in the US for a starting price of $30,000.

I don't think his '71 even has an electric fuel pump. There should be just the stock mechanical pump.

On the LHD 350Z it's also on the left side

This was discussed recently: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2277

Fortunately that's not true ... http://www.newromesucks.com/detournewrome.html I mentioned this to someone I know who lives in Columbus and he said that New Rome is "beyond scandal". The last mayor of New Rome actually refused to give up his office when he was defeated in an election (all six -- out of sixty eligible -- people who bothered to vote cast their ballots for someone who wasn't in the ruling clique)!

Sorry, cut and paste error: http://www.ztherapy.com/

Is SU a brand name? No, it stands for "Skinners Union" and is an old British designed licensed and built by Hitachi. Are SUs stock on Z cars? Yes What's the difference between round tops and flat tops? Flat tops were introduced for the 73 240Z and are widely denounced. Are round tops stock on any Z cars? If so which one(s)? 70-72 Does anyone have a pic of both round tops and flat tops so that I know what I'm looking at? Here's a good explanation of the operation: http://www.zparts.com/zptech/articles/ml_sucarb2/SUcarb_111601b.htm Here's a business that specializes in SU carbs and has lots of pictures (including flat tops) http://www.zparts.com/zptech/articles/ml_sucarb2/SUcarb_111601b.htm

N/A stands for "normally aspirated" which means "not turbocharged"