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I am planning to use a drill for the buffing with the wheels after sanding. Is this going to be adequate because I do not have a bench grinder? Thanks civ104 for the eastwood link, if I don't have to get a bench grinder I am going to buy the 13105 kit. http://eastwood.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=13105&Dep_Key1= Thanks for all your guys help, Ben:classic:

That looks great Guus. What size tires are those? I am very jealous by the way. Now there is a little watanabe club on the forum and I think there is only 4 of you with Z's that have Watanabes. Take care and make sure you have wheel locks. People might break into your garage. hehehehe. I guess not. -Ben

I am glad to be of help. Sorry I dont have that photo you are looking for. I would like to have that photo too. This would be an awesome mod. Take care, Ben

I can't make it on that date. By the way, I am from Fremont, but I go to school in Stockton. What dates are people free? If we figure this out then we can decide on the date of the meet and then decide on a place. How does the weekend of the 12th, 19th, or 26th sound? Anyways, lets try to decide on one of those weekends, I think saturdays or sundays is best for people, but list off the dates you would be availible for a meet this month. I am free the 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th, and 28th. If we get a large number of an overlap then we can pick that day. I don't want to exclude anyone so fire away on those dates, and if you can't make any of those put what date you could make. Take care, Ben

I don't know if this is going to help you, but here is a picture of an exhaust system for a Z styled after the 432 type made by TRUST. Whether it is true to the 432's I am not sure. Alan would know for sure. I have no clue if it would be accurate or not, but you could have 2manyzs take a photo of the undercarriage of his kyosho z432-r. Hehehe. Just a thought. Good luck on finding that 432 set up. That would be awesome if you did that for your Z. -Ben:classic:

Hello everyone. I know we all have different schedules, but I was thinking of having a meet small or large between the dates of the 13th and the 20th of this month. If anyone is interested please post. I am not sure what we would do, but suggestions would be great. Maybe a drive on the coast or just a gathering. PLEASE POST!!! A meet would be awesome. My Z goal is to someday have a gathering once a month, but for right now one would be good. p.s. I don't think there would be a problem with a zx coming. As long as they are interested in old Z's. We can convert him. I look forward to seeing everyone's Z's, Ben

Please please please do not do put those wheels on your 260. Your car looks great with the original steel wheels and trims. Hardly anyone has them. THe saab wheels are way to off the wall for the Z. Just my thoughts. -Ben

Hmmmm... I am wondering if sanding and then using the cheapo kit from MSA would give me the results I am looking for. Does anyone think that polishing kit from MSA would do the trick? The one kit from eastwood looks good, but a little high on price. Thanks for all of your suggestions. -Ben

The headlight scoops, doors, hood, hatch from a 280z should fit on a 240z no problem and vise versa. The cars have the same body, but with some minor differences like the bumpers, vents on the hood of the 280, etc. However the front valence and bumpers on the 280 will not fit your 240. I hope that helped. Take care, Ben

I am not sure on what wheels to get, but Panasport has a lot of light wieght wheels for racing applications. I personally like the 14 by 7J panasports with a zero offset. check here: http://www.zparts.com/ads/wheels/ads/wfs-33.html They may be a little expensive with the shipping, but if they had no cracks and were refinished they would be a great buy. Welcome to the forum! The people here are great. They know everything about Z's. I would like to be sick like many of them someday. -Ben

Hello everyone, I am planning to polish my mags in a few weeks, but first I wanted to get a complete agenda ready on what I am going to do. Here is my list so far: 1. Take wheel off. 2. Clean with degreaser, back and front. 3. Wash wheel with hot soapy water using a non-scratching stiff bristle brush. 4. Thoroughly dry. 5. Start sanding with 80 grit to get the curb rash out of 2 wheels. I did not rub up against a curb, the previous owner did. (One wheel will not be perfect because it has some very bad curbrash, but I think I can still get it to look real nice. It is unfortunate about the one wheel though. Oh well.) 6. Sand with 100, 180, 220, 400, 600, 1000, and finally 1500. I am going to do as much wet sanding as possible. The 1000 and and the 1500 grit are going to be harder to find. 7. Then I was thinking of getting a good polishing kit. Is this a good one? http://www.zcarparts.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=80-8204 Use the wheels of the polishing kit with the right abrasives with my electric drill. 8. Now I will use a dremel with a polishing cone to get where the drill with the wheel could not. 9. wash thoroughly again with hot soapy water and scrub with plastic non-scrating brush. 10. Dry with cotten cloth. 11. Mount and look in awe of my now seen reflection in the wheel:D 12. repeat three more times. errrr If there is anything that you think should be added, deleted or types of polishing kit/ materials I should buy for this project please post here. I hope this was not a bore or a repeat of the thread on how to polish a valve cover, but I want to show the start to finish of polishing wheels the right way with all the materials needed so it can be used for future reference for others. Like I said, I will not be starting for a few weeks, but I want to get everything together so when my spring break comes I can jump into this project with the materials and knowledge on how it is done. Thanks in advance. -Ben :classic:

It looks like you did a nice job polishing your wheels. I am curious how you polished them because in two weeks a will be off for spring break and I was planning to polish my wheels during that time. Any help would be great. Thanks, Ben

I totally agree with what these guys said about your car. It looks great!!! I am not for many mods on Z's, but you executed everything very nicely. The paint looks as smooth as glass. I think your car should be the next month's Z of the month. Take care and enjoy your Z. Maybe sometime we will have that drive. Just pm me. Take care, Ben

I have looked at a lot of pictures of Fairlady Z's and many of them have datsun emblems. In my opinion Dr. Suzuki's Z is one of the nicest. I would love to see more pictures of his car. -Ben

Thanks:classic: . I shall add these photos to my hard drive. hehehehe

"Your side of the pond" is just a term meaning the part of the world you live in. Take care kats. Ben:classic:

I second what you said Alfa. If only my Z could look that good someday... -Ben

This looks like a nice set, but with the shipping cost it seems like it would be too much unless they are in really good shape. Good luck on finding a set. http://www.zparts.com/ads/wheels/ads/wfs-08.html P.S. You should post some pics of your 260 bobbovine. I would love to see how other peoples 260's look as only 14 percent of classiczcar members own one. That is great that you are making it stock. I am trying to keep mine as original as possible. :classic: -Ben

Hello kats, the style of these hubcaps look like the very early style for Fairlady Z and later style for the 2/2 Z-L, but not HS30 because they got the hubcap that the US 240z got in 1971. I am not sure on this, but correct me if I am wrong. I always want to learn more. Nice photo, I have never seen a pic of set of these in so much detail. -Ben

That sounds good. Keep us posted. Ben

These are beautiful. I am not in the market for them, but if someone wants the best wheel trims for z 71-76 here they are. 2manyZs, I know you want these. The seller is probably asking an arm and a leg. They are well worth it. Enjoy!!! Ben http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33744&item=2462834459&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT