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Hihi.. Your gonna be surprised.. The answer is sadly.. no.. I believe that it would have had the Hitachi radio.. but that Hitachi radio looks a lot like yours so you are close ( enough.. if i would have to choose!) But then you could think, hey.. what radio had the 280z in Europe and the answer is: we didn't ... didn't have the 280z! It was a car special for the USA! We had the 260z till the 280zx came in 1979. So that's why it is possible that you see 260z from 1974-1978 overhere! And yes they had Clarion radios .. (And i think but don't know for sure that by that time they also had FM besides AM.) So they would have looked a lot like yours!

WOW!! I missed these videos.. The guy is a pro! I like the way he takes the time to get all the little dents out! I've done that also, but i need just a little more time as it is not my daily job haha! Also, he's a bit special.. when you look at the 26 minute 20 sec... THE GUY HAS 3 HANDS!! 🤨

Hitachi was the brand of the original radio in the USA, In europe we had Clarion. They only had AM in Europe. That was original for the 240z. My 280zx first edition has a mono Clarion and a stereo Hitachi cassette! It has 1 single speaker on top of the dash for the mono radio and two speakers in the back sides! So you could play them at the same time as they were completely separate units! Funny but original!

About living with this.. your door is not watertight this way.. so don't leave it like this..

First question i would have is.. does it fit like this when the rubber is out? I think it does.. If that's the case i would leave it out, loosen all the screws from the stainless part and close the door carefull then see if you can align it with the glass down.. be careful not to break the glass. Then open the door careful and fasten the lower screws and test if the door still fits. you can fasten the screws lightly and still change the fitment in the dooropening.. fidle with it take your time. I wouldn't bend the stainless, when i take a look at your foto it's repairable by only make a adjustment in the setting of the screws.. they are made for these adjustment, they can make the top shift for half an inch or even a bit more i think? above all, take your time and if you are scared to do something like this take out the glass.. but that's a lot of work.

I would have gone for 80Nm.. (think.. For example the wheelnuts are about the same and they are on 100-110 Nm.. ) So 59 Ft-Lbs..

I thought that those calipers were dark grey? (Maybe unpainted..?) I hear nobody talk about temp resistant paint? I would use some paint on it that can handle well over 150 Celcius.. (How much fahenrats that is i don't know 😉 )

The problem i have with those pins of emblems in the fender or elswhere,, they collect moist and the paint just needs to be a little broken and rust will come.. For thiefs of the emblems.. they get them off one way or another (And brake the paint in the holes) so i find the very sticky stuff the best solution.

Wow!! Then you should use some other brand, i had really difficulty to get them of my fenders years ago and used some of black tape that looked more like sealant.. Till this day it sits there on my fenders being difficult to remove.. i never tried because i got other worries haha.. Maybe one needs to clean the emblems of any grease first? I never had that problem.. are you sure there wasn't a "collector" looking for very rare emblems? 🙈

For as far i can remember you have to take out all the rubber and chrome parts out of the door opening as you need to start the restore of the windscreen at the bottom and work your way up and to the back.. You can't leave the chromerail above the door in place.. you have to work from the front to the back.. i believe i have something like that explaint in my 280zx slick roof restoration.. (As i don't have the t-bar car, The chrome went from under the windscreen till the c-style of my car! It's all fitted in one direction.)

I could believe it when you say they fit without those barrel clips! When i restore a car i weld those (alsways trouble) holes shut! Then i use some strong double sided tape in black. I know that on those Z emblems on the L and R side at the rear are 3 barrel clips (240z at least), they are often rusted.. When you go to use some double sided tape, put the tape first on the emblem and cut it to fit with a hobbyknife, then mark the spot where you want it with some tape (Just under the spot where you want it) and then place the emblem. You'll never loose it and can easy remove it with a thin wire and NO RUST EVER! 🙂

Yes.. sorry @Zed Head I'm a bit lazy these days.. don't read it all.. most important is he nows now what to do.. i hope.. 🙊

Psst ..😉 I had 2! with t-bar and now i have one without.. Don't tell anyone but.. the non t-bar car is much better.. they don't nearly flex as much.. Also the t-bar needs much more new windscreens as they brake in the middle from top to bottom.. i wonder why? ( Answer:from flexing to much! 🙊)

Fantastic work indeed, I would only recommend to clean the lacquer under those screws because now you only have ground through the screw.. one day the screw gets rusty and problems will start. You clean the spot just under the contact lip and screw it on, then you put a little of lacquer over the screw. That's the best contact! It looks very good but it's a bad connection this way..

Btw.. Is your car a t-bar? or a non t-bar zx?

Eèèhhmm.. A 280z and a 280zx are completely different.. A 280z has a rubber all around the windshield like a 240z has.. A 280zx windshield glass is glued to the car.. It's much modern way to place the glass, it's part of the construction now. In picture BF694B You see the things you need.. As these parts are no longer available you can use the today's much better sealant. What you need to save from the old window are the parts i send you a picture of in #5 .. They hold the chrome strips on theire place. If they are broken too you can use some sealant there as well but when you need to replace such windshield it's a pain in the **** to replace..

Good one Site! Didn't know that title but the number i know very well, i listened till the end! Much better than all the sh*t they (almost everyone else) are making lately hahaha...

I see this a bit late.. but i have done this without destroying anything.. i believe.. See my restore of a 1979 280zx2+2 slick roof.. and yes you start in the doors removing stuff to remove the front glass trim.. Don't forget these parts you need for the new glass... see comment 100 on above mentioned topic.

Hihi.. What does one say when you want the car to continue? Engage? (Captain Picard!) 🤣

Hihi.. I would like to see that one to! Hihi.. i don't remember i ever have seen one. A 240z has a fuelfilter under the hood.. that's it.. Other (later) s30 and s130 have a electric pump and a filter in the rear (and a puls dampener for the electric fuelpump.) For as far i know..

Nice opportunity! Could you talk to the car and tell him the adress where you wanted to go or? It remembers me of a cardealer that had a show and he was looking for someone that could drive the new (then) Honda accord, He said he was looking for someone to drive the powerfull car and he knew me as a zx driver.. We took off, him in the passengerseat.. At one point we came to a trafficlight with a few cars already waiting for green, As i approached fast i took a swing on the steeringwheel and went for the right turn lane and he thought i would hit the waiting cars! He Braked like hell on a empty floor Hahaha.. And i said in a calm tone: It isn't easy to brake without a pedal, while i turned to the right taking the car onto the highway! That was FUN! I didn't buy the car but we had a nice ride!

I had the same thoughts when i needed to do my 280zx chrome strips.. (I'm not gonna polish them on a bench polisher.. i already saw the parts fly around in my mind) You could "glue them temporary to a piece of wood with some (small "blobs") silicone, wait a day or 3 and polish the hell out of them.. then take a wire and get them off the wood and clean out the silicone on a clean towel.

The older half shafts have a little screw inbetween were you can put a little nipple to grease them. then put the little screw back. If they have play it will soon get more.. replacing the needle bearings in a halfshaft takes a lot of your patience i learnt..haha..pffff... use lot of grease to hold them in place.

I always have to watch out that my 240z is not going over the 6500rpm's! it wants to go over 7K! And yes the carbs should be around 2,5 turns out. Also check for air leaks and do a ignition timing check.

They were for tying the cars down and the dealers were supposed to take them off before delivery to the customer, but as they were a bit lazy.. they were left on.