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St Elmos Fire...Silver 240 in front of the bar

Step one: order new cardboard glove box. Step two: destroy old glovebox while trying to remove it to gain access to the clock. Step three:remove clock step four: re-install/replace clock Step five: install new glovebox that you had the forsight to pre order before replacing clock.

In the Nissan service manual...it lists Castrol 20wt as the primary and Castrol 10w30 as an alternate oil. Just some food for thought.

Car has been sold and floors replaced over a month ago

When rebuilding the fuse boxes...I remove the box...then use a very small drill bit and drill out all of the rivets holding the fuse clips in. Re-solder the clips to the contacts on the back of the fuse block (once you have it in you hand you will see what I am talking about.) For a severely melted box..ie clips hanging in air...I use two part "Double Bubble" epoxy to rebuild it. Also...clean and or replace ALL elec. contacts on the car.....results in much cooler fuse blocks

Clean them with a citrus based cleaner...then hand polish with a jewlers rouge. I use eagle one brand mag polish.

We fall into the 60-80 cat thanks to my wifes job and my recent promotion. It would be higher if I counted the fact I live on the base for FREE. I love how people want world peace....for me the lack of world peace equals JOB SECURITY!!!. Although I did take a beating in the stock market...but hey...its now a buyers market..:stupid:

At the house the day I bought it

Afew words about the fuse box in 240s. If you are melting the parking or headlight fuses the first step is to replace the combo switch....trust me on this one. Age and corrosion in this switch leads to increased current draw wich melts the fuses. The original boxes can be rebuilt if done very carefully and can result in a much safer electrical system.

I have had nothing but good dealings with them. Sure there were a few shipping errors...like the wrong part or somthing of that nature, but all were resolved to my satisfaction. BTW their old computer system started acting up.....like real bad....computer saying parts had been shipped on backorder items etc....affected alot of customers....MSA resolved all with swiftness. The "new" problems may be due to cutting their teeth with a newer system. BTW I have been doing business with them for over 10 yrs, including while I was stationed overseas. Overall a great company that will work with you.

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Go with the TWM you will be happy you did

There were several castings of the E-88 head....at least three that I know of.....the earliest ones were almost idential to the e31----but the ports were cleaned up a bit and the coolant pasages changed.....this is the "best" e-88 head...it retains the peanut shaped chamber that the e-31 had, but had the improved coolant passages. It was phased out in the 72 model for one with a slightly larger chamber to reduce C/R for unleaded gas....the 260-z had a e-88 with a larger ex valve and a redesigned chamber to further reduce emmisions. In summary...to answer your question...an E-31 head would yield a higher c/r on a l26 than stock about 9.6:1, but may not be the best way to go.

Please lets not bring up The Mog, I still have creaky knees from that fiasco.

The beauty of this car is that it does not need a resto, just normal car maintenance stuff. Last time I checked fuel hose was cheap, brake stuff is relatively cheap and a complete door and hatch seal kit goes for less than 300 bucks. Yes, if I had 13K disposable I would buy this car.

Every one needs to take a chill pill, esp. you ROB. I too have looked at this car, and I am not willing to spend 13K on it, that is because I do not have 13K. It is a very nice example of a survivor car, and the dings on it are no worse than your average car would get being parked at Wally World. True, every piece of rubber would need to be replaced, BUT nothing has to be done to the body in terms of rust removal, I will attest that there is absolutly NO rust on this car. This will make a great find for someone just not me. BTW I think the owner was duped by the "Caretaker" as the care was supposed to be started and ran every month and I don't think it has. 13K for the car and maybe a couple more to get it on the road. Polish the paint with a good product, coat with wax. God I wish I had 13k disposable right now.