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Can you give me some explanations? don't get it... but.. since you've got that Trump guy... pffff....

HAHAHA.... Very funny !!! I've seen a LOT of redneck attempt's when trying to repair old Datsuns that were imported overhere to the Netherlands HAHA... but seriously, there is no such thing overhere in europe as a factory sunroof, i've never seen one on a Z..

Reminds me about a question from a (very untechnical) director from the firm i ones worked for... i showed him a set of ratchet ring spanners.. he askt me if that black inner ring was plastic..... (Pfffff.....) I told him YES, and... i have another set of these because these are for undo-ing a nut.. the other set i need to put them back on! (what an %$#^%$)

When i had my first 280zx back in 1991 i already knew that there was a "Mercedes like" engine in it.. some sayd: they took away the starr and wrote NISSAN on it haha... But i think it's like with the SU / Hitachi (roundtop) carbs... they looked at a very good design and made e'm better and call it theire own... good work!

And in europe they had the flattops till 1978, i even know a late sold 78 that is registered in the Netherlands as a 1979 model and has those flattops.. When the engine is cold they are very crappy but after a warm up the engine runs better.. but still a set of roundtops could make it run a lot better.. cold and warm..

There is a story that the L series engines from nissan are copy's of the old Mercedes blocks.. a sertain engineer in design (still nameing no names... ;-) ) took a copy with him from mercedes to Nissan.. And yes i think there has been some copying...

Hahaha... yeah... I don't think those parts are all for 240z... what is that light blue drum right in the middle of pic 1 ??? I don't recognize it.. no 240z part...

if you still have fumes open hatch lay a piece of paper on the rubber seal.. close the hatch and if you can easely pull the paper out it does not close well and leaks. put it back in and close hatch, move the paper around and look for more leaks. Adjust the hatch or maybe you just need a new rubber seal there..

Yeah, every time it's much cheaper in de States, overhere all carparts are more expensive WHY?? (Netherlands is a small market, USA is enormous...) Also in Germany it's all cheaper, i had a clutchplate for 40 euro and overhere in the Netherlands its 90 euro... it's crazy... i can go on and on.. waterpump is overhere 40+ euro. for the cheap stamped impeller that is! Grrrr...

Unbelievable.... it's really frustrating when you know these shields are made (also) in France (EUROPE!!) and here in the Netherlands you have to pay over 600 euro for the windscreen ALONE !! labor is extra..

This one has never seen winter in now 25 !! years, from a ceo of Nissan Netherlands! with complete history, it drove 83300km and is totally Original. (without any scratch or dent of course..)

Haha.... yeah, don't drive it in the winter.. i've got a "as new" 300zx twin turbo 1992 Original dutch version.. for the summer and my 240z is the other car that draws the short straw!! But i must say after 17 ! years of winter driving the underside shows only a little bit of surface rust.. our winters are not that heavy.. for the last years we did'nt have much salt on the roads.. For my 280zx restoration i plan a mix of transparent undercoating ( viscous oil) mixed with WD40. Most important is that you keep it sticky! If it dry's you get cracks in the coating were wather and salt gets in and destroys the metal.. Mart.

I spray my car with wd40 every 2 year.. the old layer of undercoating gets soft and is very sticky! I had a 280zx with every 2 years a new undercoat.. after 10 year i bought that car (my first one) and there was a big layer of undercoat, when the car was 20 years old a mechanic told me he could put a screwdriver through the bottom at 12 positions.. what i'm saying is: use one thin layer of undercoat and keep it "wet" with some wd40, works for me here in the wet and salty dutch winters! So... get off the loose parts and spray some wd40 on a part and let it get soft i a few days if it works do the whole underside. (maybe experiment with a mix of wd40 and paintthinner to get the Original coating soft again.) i would never put a plastic like bedliner on a car because if you see rust then ... it will be to late. and a car rots behind a thick coat of undercoat or bedliner..

It's a common leak.. like the oilsensor it has a plastic part inside that leakes after 35+ years.. a new one was Always my solusion..

My problem with these exhaust pipes is the quality... they are to me... "Italian made JUNK" sorry.. but i think they are rustbuckets in no-time.. does someone have other experiences with them? Mart. @wil84911

Hi, .. you mean these exhaust parts from ANSA... this is new old stock.. @wil84911

That car would do about 4-5000 euro over here.. in auto.. with 5 speed it would be a 7-8000 euro car in good, fair condition.. A euro version could bring a bit more as they are very rare.. 79 was over here the first year for a 280zx. As sayd.. prices are going up in the near future.. 240z's that are 2000 dollar in de States are over here sold (Complete wrecks!!!) for 10000 euro's ! crazy.. (see www.speurders.nl type: 240z or Datsun ) OH.. there is were my old datsun is gone hahaha... i here you say..

Hello Jimmy, That buzzer IS that annoying! It go's normally when you have lights on contact off and door open, closed door (or when you puss the contact in door opening. should shut up the buzzer.. The engine sound like it wants to start on the shoke injector only... maybe your timing is off or the ECCS (No ecu in a 280zx) is defect.. A good use is to clean all the ground contacts anyway!!! could be the problem! good luck! Mart.

Mark...... HMB IS the flattop... HMB46W is the flattop. HJG46W is the roundtop.. I hear over and over those flattops are boatanchors , get yourself a set from ztherapy. (Roundtops are much easyer to adjust..) i wonder is there no service set for those boatanchors haha??

These are now for NCV.. ? (Meaning NO crankcase Ventilation)

Thanks Jim.. good explanation! Has anyone ordered or experience with ocautocarpets.com ? Do they make something that is a really good fit?

Hi Guys, Just a question, I can order a new carpet for my 280zx 2+2 at www.ocautocarpets.com is this a good vendor? can i trust that i get a good carpet? Has anyone bought one there? Is it any good? Thanks. BTW... what does Cutpile mean?

Still 4 speeds in 1975? We had in europe 5 speed standard in 240z's.... Over here only some little Datsuns had 4 speeds... ;-) Later on the cherry's and sunny's even got 5 speed gearboxes

Plastic survives but for example a lock plate of the 280zx, that plastic bushing in it gets loose, with some new glue its reparable! 20160408_133505.mp4