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Here you can see 2 other differences besides the 2 little rubber studs where on a US bumper sits the bumperettes.. 1) The spoiler was standard on a Dutch 240z with also the plastic letters "240z"on the left and "Datsun" on the right. 2) The special for the Netherlands numberplate lighting on the bumper (yes a Dutch RDW (DMV) Rule) in chrome with 2 glasses and fittings in chrome caps! These extensions are very rare! The upper numberplatelights had no fittings or lights in them!! It just sat there.

Nice pic's! .. I looked for that numberplate long ago but it's no longer on file at the Dutch DMV called RDW, so i suspect the car is scrapped a long time ago..

YES !!!! Those i meant ! Did they never have back up lights or was it only on the early ones.. that is the question now haha..

extra! Original Dutch blinker.. (AND the original rubber piece that go's in the holes for the US. rozettes! directly under the light)

I can (as a Dutchie) tell some more about those odd things on the front bumper.. My first resto of a 240z was in 1991, by then the cars were 20 years old and i could still get all the original parts at my local dealer, after a while i was like a employee at the Nisssan dealer and could order all the parts i wanted myself on the microfiche system (remember computers were not used for the early car types.) I bought then many new 240z parts also the front blinkers, they came in beautiful chrome, and.. are on my 240z till this day! The reason for them was the Dutch RDW (sort of DMV) sayd in their regulations that blinkers on cars for the Dutch roads should have them on a sertain hight. The blinkers were standard under the bumper on a "regular" 240z and that was to low! So my first Dutch 240z had them on the bumper for that reason. As i then restored a 240z in 2000 the regulations were still the same and i had to change the blinkers of my USA model 240z to blinkers on the bumper.. Since about 10 years those rules are made more liberal so the American cars no longer need the blinker mod. Something else.. I got some rear lights from a car out of France, and... they have no lights for reversing! As we know a euro version has red white and orange lights/reflectors, but this set out of France is only red and orange !! Has any one seen these before? Are there more country's that have 'em? Maybe it was an early version type i don't know, i only know i've never seen them! (They came with a whole load of other parts i once bought from a Belgian guy and he had it from a Frenchman.) Could not find a pic of them so these should do.. imagine the white part is also orange! Thats what i got from France.. A extra picture of a Dutch 240z with our famous soccer player Johan.. Translation: Johan Cruyff: also fast on the road! (It's a nice picture, just wanted to say i HATE soccer.. so i know the man but i really do not care..haha)

Metall plates on the gasket against the exhaust-manifold. SO, like it sat on your engine. Did'nt i see this pic of yours in another topic? Your gasket is no longer usable, and you have to check your exhaust manifold because it leaks on more than one place! (see the black soot on the gasket and the engine.. Can you put a picture of all 6 exhaust- outlets here? With the gasket on and then one pic without the gasket.. It's a leaky exhaust, because of the bad exhaust manyfold contact area.. it was leaky for some time, evidence is the soot.

When the head is off, you have to check if everything is strait as an arrow.. use a ruler and some feeler gauge.. (or shine a light under the ruler and look for light on the other side ) Reading about how it's done is always good.. Also many vid's on youtube about it.

If your headgasket is old ofcourse put a new one on, your doing all the gaskets but not the most important one? 😟 I read that there are people that reuse a headgasket??? After i take apart a engine i ALWAYS use a new headgasket.. I think that is the only way to go..

Since years my "elbow grease" warninglight is on! 😂 So i would soak it in soap (take off the tape) first.. hihi 🙂 I must say: Your resto is a VERY nice one, good work!

Nope, never seen.. they are 15" ? at first i thought someone just put a sticker on z hubcaps but no they don't fit the 14"rims..

Just take out the engine ..less work at the end and no heavy lifting under a car.. Did you lift a crank lately? they are heavy! When the engine is out you can give the engineroom a clean and the engine some paint if needed.. and so we have a lot more work hey?

Super nice BLING !! Well done!! 👍

Right, it will look a lot better!

Octo = 8 So you got a sectopus... = 6 😂

Those new ones are the 240z tanks and are different shape..

Agree on both, And those overriders mess up the beautyful front and are only extra weight on the car.. euro version is also without them and much better looking. Get rid of that scaffolding on the back ! 🙄

I'll have a look at it.. although i'm not a fan of "amazon".. ( And.. Yes the spare wheel of the later 280z and 280zx i think are exactly the same.. should be no problem.)

😂 I'm telling this to people for years now! (Goedkoop is duurkoop!) that's Dutch for cheap is expensive. But do they listen? no. A GOOD classic that is reliable costs as much as a new car.. and if you have 2 lefty's (hands) then it's double the costs..

Did'nt see this topic.. Few month's ago i asked my "tire guy" what a new tire for my 42 year old 280zx spare would cost.. oh he sayd thats the same sort of tire Porsche uses.. He sayd about 400 euro's... pfff.. no thanks i use my old one as it's not that hot overhere the tyre looks still good after 40+ years of hidding for the sun! 😉 If someone knows a good solution let me know...

Where can we get that sign? or a good - straight on - pic of it? (so we can make one ourselfs 😉 )

Although.. it saves energy for 3 x 23 Watt is you used one 23Watt lamp to get the flasher working.. let us know how the flasher works with just one 23 watt lamp (and a bunch of LED's). How much do the LED;s use? what's the total Wattage of the system.. is a interesting question..

If you want the rear are also leds, you could put some in there and leave one ordinairy lamp in the circuit just for load.. or use a resistor. That resistor should be.. normal bulb 23w/13,6 = 1,7 x2 = 3,4Amps R= U/I = 13,6/ 3,4 = 4 Ohm resistor! But watch out it has to be one of power.. P=U x I = P is 13,6V x 3,4 amp = 46,24 say 50 Watt !! Easyest is to use one or two (normal flasher bulbs) bulbs and hide them in the car behind the upholstery haha.. When you use one bulb of 23 W your interval flash will go faster.. you could also use a headlight lamp H4 or the one that was before those H4's they were 45 Watt and it will make the interval of the flash perfect i think. It ofcourse does not help with the energy saving of the leds but you got leds all around.. 🙂

I did'nt really listen but did not hear anything.. maybe it's the "selfmade" fan and axle extension.. that makes some extra noise.. (my computer has almost no sound/speakers are horrible..) Selfmade fan in pic 125! (and on.)

Take out a flasher unit and test it on the bench with a known good lamp/set of led's? (Are they made in china ? (throw 'm in the bin..))

Euro version of the 280zx never had a cat or O2 sensor.. We had only dirty cars!