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What catched my eye.. in the instruction manual it says drill the holes but nowhere is mentioned to do some anti rust into these holes you just drilled in your beautiful chrome bumper.. Overhere in europe it will start to rust within weeks.. Nice chrome btw.. (Chrome is always so difficult to photograph..)

The original part number off that license plate lighting is 26510-E4100 or N3400 or N3700. DOES ANYONE .. @jfa.series1 know the rare fairlady z license plate lighting partnumber? as i want to sell mine on Ebay! Condition, as seen in pictures damn good! 50++ years old and since 1970's in my stockpile! (Bids are welcome but this is serious money..) Brown stuff inside the unit is sort of grease not rust.

Non of the above would be my answer.. take a look in the original 300zx folder from the dealer. You can find many on the net..

The Datsun 280zx had it before the 300zx.. and i guess there where much more cars that had it. About the originality of the cars on the mugs, there are a lot of different car pictures on google but you asked for originality and i just answered. For me the Z32 is the most beautiful Z-car. next to the orig. 240Z.. I restored a 280zx because it was my first z car and i fitted better with 6 feet 6 (now 6 feet 4.. )

Thanks Zed Head for the heads up! But my car has a clean good original tank.. i only need some energy to fix the new rubber fuellines and the engine IN the car.. My health does not let me do this and i got some other chores to do.. no hurry with the 280zx..

No idea where your from.. but i got 7! bumpers.. chrome original in the Netherlands .. even one with the towel bars on the rear!! chrome not perfect not to bad only a little rust on the inside..

Hihi, where do i start.. The rims (wheels) not original The lowering of the car The wheelhousings (I think.. they look to big?) The exhaust is not original as the original has 2 small pipes (horizontal). The 300zx also never had a shade in the front window.. And the extra rear lights (in between part) as you mentioned yourself. What i don't like about the USA version against the EU, is the difference in headlight figuration, euro has one unit where the US has a divider in it. And further more those rediculous around/side red lights.. it's NOT A TRUCK! 🙊) Maybe more but i think for this moment enough.. Anyway it's a nice cup with nice pics but not for me. (I don't buy this kind of stuff..)

We'll it looks good but as a "original" liking guy.. This car if far from it,. I can imagine that people that want those mugs want a perfect original car on them as they where just out of the factory, i know i would.. But that's only my honest opinion.

The front right wheel seems out of balance? (first pic). And a 300zx z31 has 2 small end pipes as a exhaust! (If you want original on the Mugs..) I like the second pic ! All good! (Non original wheels..) Personally i drove a 300zx z31 for a few years and, although not my favorit z.. it drove EXCELLENT!! It had 170000 km on it but drove like a new car. Maintenance can be a challenge these days because of the service parts? Most times when i buy a very old car i investigate first prices of parts and theire availability! Always buy parts of it that are in perfect condition even when not needed at that moment it's a good thing to have because you can always sell them or exchange them for the part you one day will need. I remember it was SO easy to just step into your own cellar ful with parts and service the 240z i sold last year.. maybe one day i buy another.. never say never! ☺️

In europe these z31 turbo had original the scoop on the hood! Functional.. i don't know for sure but i think they were functional. Non turbo had no scoop but Xenon zcar gives the posibility haha.. XenonZcar - Z31 Hood Scoop Install For your pictures .. the scoop was a original part on the turbo, for every market for as far i can see.

Hi, In the USA Datsun was changed later then in europe.. WE changed in 1983 in europe from Datsun to Nissan. I would go for the early look like 1984 1985, where you had the black bumpers and not those stupid black tumours on them for the plate lighting! (It looks like Nissan forgot to put some plate lights on and put them later on, it looks horrible! ) Just my opinion..

If those where send by me, they are original NISSAN parts! ;-)

So.. you need a front section of a Fs5W71B ? Maybe you should put a picture in the topic so everyone knows what you want exactly. btw i got one but i'm in europe.. and i got other things to worry about.. Put a pic in..

Oh well, It has been said a lot of times, they installed what they had at hand in the factory, those dates on the fiches are just indicators.. I had a feb. 1971 car without the flap summer/winter. It came around may/june that year.. not important .. i think..

Elaborate.. on that.. We all know someone like that.. we call him the village idiot.. he is angry on everybody and everything.. I heard he spreads his anger on facebook.. (I'm not on facebook). Yeah crazy people are everywhere.. If they don't like you they just make a dent in your car... One day he was walking his dog and with a long leash, he crossed the road with 18 feet of line between him and the dog! And there i came in my red sports.. haha stupid, the dog was on the other side of the road and he had to start, now he had to run to the dog, i would never run over a guy or a dog but he was the nutcase that went angry offcourse, i was still at 400ft from him! just in front of me was a big truck that just took a right turn were i was comming towards him from behind that truck, he didn't see mee coming so he let the dog go to the other side.. stupid long leash. Any normal person would take the dog on a short leash when crossing a busy road.. not him.. so i got a dent later when parked out on the road near a friend.. Oh well i can't próóf he was the offender.. maybe one day, i'll find out.. 😏

Hi Richard, I had a dent like that done by a angry jealous piece of Sh*t once, when i saw it i took a big rubber hammer and a towel over it so not to mess up the inside of the roof and hammered it back to it's original form. You can do this easely with a hairdryer make it a little warm and hammer the dent if it is like a drum-dent and clean the most of the dent back to normal. Keep circuling with the hairdryer over the dent and it surroundings and when it is warm, like 40-60 celcius (Just to hot to keep your hand on it) and hammer it upward. Never take a part out of the roof because it will be VERY difficult to weld a new part in without problems. (ask people with sunroof removed.. they always have problems early of later on..) I would like to see a picture of the dent.. or is this to revealing.. You can take out most of the dent this way. When there where sharp edges in the dent you need a special hammer with some tape on it to not damage the paint. And it will take some special skill to take out the last marks of the dent.. always take your time and do this slow! Good luck!

Hi, Hihi.. i got exactly the same set in my pile of parts 2x 82R-1811 and 2x 82R-1812 Brand new old stock! they are orange. Made in Holland, or better, made in the Netherlands as we say today, as Holland is only a part of the Netherlands. My home country. Mine are also for sale but 800€ the set with installation instructions papers. I had them in the original box but this was falling apart haha..

As terrapin said.. around 6 1972 they changed to the summer/winter switchable aircleaner. I had a feb 1971 and had NO switch for the warm air. it must be a later mod on your early car.

Picture on the bottom right shows the 1981-83 (Higher) filter for 280zx, but for as far i know it only had 2 bolts! the older (flatter) one had 3 bolts..

I'm a bit sleepy.. sorry.. It can be that the back up lights are ground controlled (Because the signal comes from the gearbox that grounds) so the brake light and rear light and the left blinker can have a missing ground. To be sure you need the wiring diagram from THAT EXACT CAR! Get your meter out! 😊

Hi, does the back-up (white) light work, no? (when you switch the gears to reverse on contact on!?) then the mass (-) cable on the light unit is defect. You can measure if there is 12v on the light bulb.. The turn signal switch can be worn and it needs just a extra push to work.. i had a 240z that had this problem! but then the control light on your dash does also not work so one could see when it worked and when not!

Check door and hatch rubbers by laying a thin/small piece of paper between them and close the door/hatch, if you can easely pull the paper out without any resistance you have a leak there. check the whole door/hatch rubber this way! Your welcome! ;-) Also in the hatch lower side are 2 big round rubbers, check if they are there and okay, and seal the doorcards also the small one in the hatch.

I don't agree.. far from it! Try to go sit behind the wheel when your 195 Cm!! ... or 6'6". You CAN'T ! And those lights on the front look like 2 giant ugly eyes, the 240z is MUCH better designed. (And i stick with this: those 240z front lights were a idea of a german! that a Japanese guy took over.. better stolen a nice one than design a bad one myself he must have thought.)

Why then replace it? I drove a 240z that had it's original distributor for 54 years!! Why do people assume it will be bad??? I sold it and it was still in there and will be for a long long time! (maintenance IS KEY HERE !!!) In 25 years i used 2 sets of contacts.. and heard A LOT of complaints about elektronic ignitions that where A LOT worse than the ORIGINAL ignition !!! So, clean up that old fart and use it and maintain it, there must be some instructions in the serv.man how to check if your ign. equipment is good! And don't start about flamethrowers and 123ignition and all those other junk compettitors that say theire ignition is the best, the best is a original one. (That has been maintained properly!)

Yes! I had a long time ago a 280zx, and it kept going out of 5th gear when decellerating. i lengtened the spring (by a few mm) of the 5th gear and the problem was solved! You live in Germany, i live in Limburg near the border of Germany! If i go 2 km to the east i'm in Germany! (Kreis Kleve!) Maybe your in the neighberhood?