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You might try going to this Z-car garage out in SE Fort Worth, they have a mini z-car boneyard out back. I was out there a couple months ago and they had at least a few 240zs (most were 280ZXs and Z31s), don't recall if the bumpers were still on them though. Worth a shot, if you call them up and ask they should be able to tell you if they have what you are looking for before you drive out there. All Z Car Specialist 5101 Mosson Road Fort Worth, TX 76119 817-483-0383 Andrew

Just got done watching "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas, 2 Zs that I saw. One outside the fast food restaurant as he is walking in, and another outside Mr. Yi's market when Prendergast goes back to look around.

That's pretty low, I would probably just have waited until I could contact whoever had authority over the property now and made an offer on the 'piles of rusting junk' in their barn. Sure they might say no, but that's life. It's just an engine, despite the historical appeal and all around coolness, I don't think I could sleep at night after quite possibly robbing someone else.

Some people have been swapping out late 80s-early 90s honda civic blower motors which move a lot more air. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2780&highlight=honda+civic+blower

The previous owner installed some cheap Jensen CD deck and wired up the antenna to go up when the deck was turned on and down when it goes off. I plan on installing some sort of new cd mp3 deck after I get around to getting an alarm or some other theft detterent installed. I will try and take note of how the previous owner wired it up and if anyone is interested I will try my best to report back here with what I find when I get around to that stage. I think I may just wire up a switch and mount it someplace like the ashtray in my console for the antenna since I really never listen to the radio except maybe once every few months. I mainly stick to CDs and having that antenna sticking up kinda ruins the lines of the car IMHO. :cheeky:

What is the condition of the cylinder head? Would you be willing to part with just that if its in good shape? Thanks, Andrew

Thanks for the reply beandip, I think i'll pass on this one, I've seen a few other heads for sale and will be looking into them next. While we are on the subject, how much does an assembled head weigh in at? I've been quoted between $25 and $35 for shipping from various parts of the country on cylinder heads, if I knew the weight maybe I could get an idea about shipping cost on my own from a given area without needing to wait on the seller. Thanks, Andrew

Looks like he did it himself(from the pictures of him spraying his car), so i'm guessing cost of paint and equipment.

Just out of curiosity, what are the original wrappings around the fuel lines in goose's 260Z made from? Asbestos seems to come to mind, not sure though.

Very nice!

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I may be buying an N42 that is in need of a rebuild. The owner sent some pics along with an explanation of what went wrong before he replaced it. Maybe you guys could give me some advice. I was a little concerned by looking at the photos since it looks like the casting is deformed around the water passages. I'm no expert and have really never looked at the business side of a cylinder head, but I am sure many of you know your way around. Here is the explanation I got from the seller :

Maybe it's just me, but in the last pic the good looks of the Z put the viper to shame.

I suppose you could count the number of rotations from the input to the output, but there is a # stamped on one of the ring gears if you can open it up. more info here : http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4270

Are you talking about a 350 cubic inch V8 swap or a VQ35 from a 350Z?

Haha, sounds like you guys have a lot of good makeshift solutions. The seller said he doesnt have a hoist available, so I guess ill be looking for a place to rent one to at least load/unload it, preferably one i can transport around. I looked on the uhaul website and didnt see any mention about renting equipment like that, I will call around and see if any of the nearby locations rent out something like that. If you guys have any idea of a good place to look beyond that (in case I can't find one) please chime in. I may just rent a trailer like you recommended TexasZ, that seems a lot easier to get things in and out of than a truck bed that is ~3ft off the ground, although if I find a rental hoist that fits on the trailer hitch like Daniel recommended, I may have some trouble! Maybe I can find one that folds up and can be tied down in the trailer or truck bed. As for securing the engine, I will probably lay it down on the drivers side (USA, LHD) and properly secure it with rope, maybe on top of a couple of folded army blankets for padding. The seller hasnt been responding to my emails for the last two days or so, but even if I don't go pick it up, I will need to do it eventually when I buy an engine in the future. Andrew

I may have found an L28 and 5 speed for a reasonable price ~200 miles from Dallas, but I have no real idea of how I can secure and transport it. I have a pickup truck that can more than handle the ~600 lbs I have seen the weights rated as, just no idea how to secure it properly for the trip home. No idea if the engine is out of the car yet or not, or if the seller even has a hoist available. I am waiting for a response back on those points. Anyone have experience picking up an engine/transmission in a pickup (4x4, relatively high off the ground compared with a normal truck)? Andrew

I think that depends more on what you are used to. A lot of people in the US don't even know exactly how the measurement for horse power was came about. We have to do a lot of calculations involving si and standard units in school, and really, noone except the professors who got their phd in 1960 really like dealing with standard units - tons of messy conversions that complicate your calculations when you could just use si. Understanding how horse power is related to the power a horse can exert is one thing, but actually comparing a modern vehicle to a horse seems a little pointless. I think the boosters they use to get the space shuttle into space are rated at something like a million horse power... Maybe its just personal preference, or the preference of modern lazy college students, but I would much rather deal with kilo-watts than horse power when actually using the numbers for something. When someone asks me "what's kinda horse power does that car(Z) have?" I will of course tell them "it's SAE rated at 150," but that's just because when you are talking about cars with someone in the US they are more comfortable just hearing a horse power #. I think perhaps the Aussies or Japanese would have just an easy time understanding a rating given in kilo-watts as we do in horse power. This is all based on opinion, so you will probably disagree with me. I personally just wish we would start the transition to the metric system in this country, but that obviously isnt going to happen.

Sounds cool toecutter, did you happen to take any pictures of it before you put the door trims back on?

Yes Ernie, I had the same problem with my 240z at first. My hatch was also pretty tough to open, and still is. I think this is because of the aftermarket weather strip being slightly thicker than the OEM strips? I don't have an OEM strip handy to compare. To open my hatch, I turn the key to the unlocked position (key slot perpendicular to the length of the car) and push in on the button until I hear a pop noise, then I can raise the hatch (while holding the button). It takes quite a bit more force than I would expect on my Z. Not sure if this is normal operation or not, but that is the way mine works right now. It doesn't really bother me since I do not put anything back there anyway. Andrew

What would be a good way to re-lubricate the cable? I have this same problem to a lesser extent. What kind of lubricant do you recommend for this?

I don't think I have seen anything solid about the R35 having an RB26. Most people are guessing it will have a V8 or turbocharged V6, maybe the v6 from the 350z/g35 since they seem to be throwing that into everything lately. It may be some time yet before we hear anything legit about R35 GTRs being sold in the US, the only thing I have heard solidly confirmed about it is that there will be a LHD model.

Did you try to jump-start it with another battery when it wont turn over? A friend of mine had a similar problem with his truck, and replacing the battery seemed to fix it. Andrew