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Ok, now I know. I'll work on being more descriptive.

Oh ok, great...thank you!! The info above, was that for the other end...the one that's attached to the hub?

That's what I thought too, I had a feeling this guy didn't know what he was talking about. This is the kind of mis-information or general lack of information that is causing me to ask so many questions lately...more than I have had to ask since I first got in to Z cars a few years back. Thanx again guys!!

The piece that fits into the diff which you then bolt the half shaft to. Is this the wrong name/term for this part? My understanding has always been that this is the stub axle and then the piece (actually more than one held together by u-joints) that bolts to this and to the wheel hub on the other end was the half shaft.

Ok, I got a yellow "lumber yard" crayon and used it to aid in counting the splines again marking every 10 splines. I still got 29! Are these from a 300ZX?

Did these ever exist? Were they ever available in yellow? I'm asking because I have a pair of 2+2 doors that I was told came from a 240Z and they are yellow inside and out so that leads me to believe that it may be an original color (I have not inspected too closely for over spray yet). I do not recall the 240Z ever being made in a 2+2 style...

One is not really "better" than the other, just different as described above. Check out this little tool, I think it will help you make your decision as well as the info from this forum. http://www.geocities.com/z_design_studio/

Only one reply after posting up pix as requested. Is the general opinion that this is a 4-speed?

My earlier post was comletely generic and I stand on those statements...that being said I have no clue what thread is specifically being discussed here so I have no input nor opinion on any of that.

Ditto!! I was looking for Z club members and asking the owners as I walked through the field if they were members here and if so who they were. Only ran in to two members, one is hardly ever on the site though he said, we did visit for a while about their ZXs (two couples both original owners of their ZX). I did spend a little time chatting with george71z also. All great people! Chris, very disapointed I missed you...after the years of getting to know some of the people on here I was really looking forward to meeting as many as I could. Kinda bummed about that...still had a great time though. Oh hey, did you see the table at the swap meet full of intakes, a head, header, wheels, etc? As long as that was there I was around...that was my stuff I was hoping to sell...unfortunately no sales.

Kinda, my car has terrible blow by on one cyl. (the compression in this one is 40) and the carbs are in desperate need of rebuilding so it does not run very well. I discovered just how bad one day a few years ago when I was kickin' around town and it started sputtering and loosing power. I managed to get her in to a parking lot on the side of the road and began tinkering to see what was up. After pulling a plug or two I found that they were VERY fouled. As luck would have it there was an O'Rileys walking distance, maybe 1/2 mile down the road, so I went and bought new plugs. I replaced them and headed straight home...well wouldn't you know it, before getting home it started doing the same thing again about 20 minutes in to my trip, fortunately at that point I was only about 5-10 minutes from home and managed to make it by playing with the choke and gas pedal a bit. Now at home I pulled the plugs and found them to be in the same fouled condition as the ones I had just replaced. It was at this point that I discovered the benefit of having a blast cabinet with glass beads, cleaned up one of the sets and put them back in the car and it ran fine. I then cleaned up the other set and put them back in the boxes and kept them as spares. This little experience showed me that my car will not run for more than about 20 minutes before needing the plugs changed. So I quite driving her at all and allowed all the registrations to expire and removed the insurance. Since then life has been in the way until late this year when I have become serious about getting her back on the road with a rebuilt engine and carbs (not started yet, saving the money for it though and will be starting soon). I have started her from time to time to keep things moving though and have gone through the remove, replace, clean the plugs routine a few times.

I would agree in general, this board is the best Z forum on the net! There are times and have been people/threads/posts that have been in poor taste or inappropriate...that just happens I understand that. When it does things need to be brought back in line promptly though so as to keep this the same great place it's been. I'm neutral on the comment about hybrid because they can get bad over there so I would not disagree with that comment. In my experience zcar.com is the worst, they seem like a bunch of inmature children...or at least a few years ago when I spent more time on that site. I only bring this up to further support my original statement about this being the best Z group around. As for specific actions on this board...well, we are all adults here and should act like it. There are absolutely going to be times when opinions differ and we just need to accept that, agree to disagree, and move on. Some debate is not a bad thing though when it is done in a mature way and has some merit. Examples of these two last statements are clear when the topic of "what is the best motor oil" or "what is the best muffler/exhaust system" come up...those are rather subjective in nature to a point and have no real right or wrong answer so there will be different opinions and debate...now if the debate over oil for example is supported by some studies or data showing why one product may be better/worse than another go for it, I want to learn more. If it's just pure opinion then state it and leave it be...and don't attack anyone else for doing this, just realize it's only an opinion. I could probably go on though I think you can see what I'm getting at here so I'll leave it at that.

Does anyone have a list/chart of the different MAF numbers and what cars they were stock on? I have a few and would like to determine what cars they were removed from.

I have a P79 head for sale. What condition is your N42 in? Maybe we can work out a deal. Shoot me an email to discuss further.

Ok, those splines are a challenge to count and I swear I counted 29 of them...I even counted a second time. Does that make any sense?

Ok, so now I'm honestly feeling like a complete idiot...I can not seem to determine if it's a 4 or 5 speed, I'm only able to confirm 4 shift positions which I know is wrong since a 4 speed would still have 5 positions with reverse! Below are the pix, hope they help.

How do I tell if it's a 4 or 5 speed all by myself? Just kidding, I can get that far of course...it's determining which of the various flavors it is after that point. I'll put a stick in it and run it through the gears to see if it's a 4 or 5 speed. I should have done this before posting, my bad. While out doing that I'll shoot a pic or two of it also. I would never! Oh, and thanx for the help.....Shirlye.

# of splines, perfect! Thank you John, that's exactly the kind of information I needed. I may have to shoot a pic when I dig out the rear suspension section (it's all assembled still) to help identify it better.

Is there a way to visually tell if the rear suspention parts and stub axles are from a 240Z or 280Z or 280ZX and from an R180 or R200? I have some rear suspension parts that I'm needing to identify.

Yes, I was there Tuesday for the car show...here's a link to the pix I took: http://www.pape.ws/gallery/v/Our_Life_Together/Our+Hobbies/Allan_s+Hobbies/240Z+Car/2009+ZCON+-+San+Antonio/

If you want a stock Z oil pan I have one for sale, please shoot me an email if you are interested.

Really? I can't believe there's been no replies to this...

Are you talking about the part that is under the cowl cover? I've got one of those for sale, check out my website for pix and price www.TexasZ.net and shoot me an email if you are interested in it.

Ok, I've searched and found some good yet slightly confusing information about identifying your transmission. On the one hand ZHome seems to indicate that I have the B type 4speed as shown here: http://www2.zhome.com:81/ZCMnL/tech/69-83TrannyShifterDrawing.jpg Then on the other hand this page seems to indicate that it could be either the B type 4speed or wide ratio 5speed: http://www.gracieland.org/cars/techtalk/gearing2.html Is there a better, more definitive way to determine which transmission you have since these two sources which are both referenced several times on this site seem to be inconsistent?

Perfect, thank you!! That's what I thought, just wanted to confirm.