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@kats Maybe in the Japanese version but not in a euro version.. The hole has to be bigger when you install a gearbox in place of the auto gearbox. As Edd said in the video Nissan has made a indentation or line in the tunnel where to cut.

I know that "wheeler dealers" made theire 240z (also a yellow one!) a manual car instead of the automatic! I remember that Edd specificly said that nissan had made an intentation in the tunnel where to cut for the manual gearbox! I made it easy for Yah!! 😉

Hihi.. Few years ago i bought a Kranzle! It was a "last years" model and 15% reduced price, they are a (old) German family business if i'm not mistaken.. it works very good! They are small but heavy pumps! Are you sure about that Rpm's? as it is also the VA (115V x 15A = 1725VA)

175 on a 5 inch wheel fits perfect. btw i drive vredestein and at first i was not a fan of vredestein but they make good tires.. (i could get a set for little money new and they drive very well) Pirelli... pff.. i would never fit a Pirelli to any of my cars, Italian hey.. it looks cool but drives like sh*t in a few years as they harden fast.. I drove Bridgestones of 15+ years old and they also got hard and slippery but after 15 years.. As i'm driving about 2000 km a year i don't wear 'em out.. they need to be replaced because the rubber gets hard .. It is FUN though.. making powerslides all the time Haha.. but it's not very safe.. 🙂

Bart, you got like mine a early '71 .. i would call it a series 1,5 hahaha.. vertical heating on rear glass and vented quarter instead of vented tailgate.. I'm very happy to have the vented quarter. much less problems with maintenance and good ventilation without the back incoming exhaustgasses. My car is a feb. 1971 240z original it was grey/silver with black interior. it's now red for over 30 years.. To make the mix even worse haha i put in a 5 speed gearbox with 3,9 diff. (From my orig.dutch imported car) It drives very good, Bart can confirm, only at 210km/h it gets a bit shaky!! 🙂 Last month i bought myself a diff arrestor as my car HAS NONE!! (i think it went out the door when some "mechanics" installed a 2mm thick floor in my car.. Later on i got rid of that 25kg (55 pounds!) floor! and installed a better 1mm floor and some damping material) Now i need to install the diffarrestor...

Mike visited Chat GPT and let some voice make a song! 😉 Sounds good.

I would think they where already ones chromed and it didn't affect the springs.. for as far i know the chrome procedure isn't making it very hot or so.. but ask the chrome-guy/firm of your choice! He should know.. First undo the laquer, then get them unchromed, then sand polish as necessary and rechrome and finally repaint them, but i bet you knew that already! 😉

Haha.. yeah, i think i got 2 or so in my stash... (And one of them belongs to a complete 240z engine with everything on it.)

If one has some spare fans.. i hear that you can't store them lying horizontal? The oil gets in places where it can't get out and the clutch gets damaged.. any of you have any experience with that? (I had one and stash them away vertical!)

Problem is i've got those.. i'm missing a clean empty shell, every thing else i have spares haha! So if i could buy a shell i could start a build.. But i'm dreaming again, as my 280zx is still on the lift.. waiting for me to put the engine in... pfff..

Yes, i've seen that video, i wonder if i can get myself a empty shell, just the body as it's made by them i guess? It it completely made of carbon? Wonder if my 1971 feb. car parts will fit in it.. Guess you have to buy also the doors and rear hatch, hood/bonnet? I wood like to know what the costs would be.. 10 grand wouldn't be enough i guess.. A lot of guessing hey? 😉 EDIT... Took a look at the video again and i think this is not a carbon body car? They just use a lot of carbon in the car but the shell is steel? As are the doors and ...

Could be a new U-joint that's not very good? Maybe take them off and check them. The wear material on the brake shoe may be loose, I had that happen to me once.

Why Not? Can it make it worse in time? make bad spots or? What is the reason you don't like it? (It needs to be done on a very very clean car then it should be no problem i thought..)

Yup.. that's why you need pics from every angle..

Like i did.. DON'T forget to shoot some ( A LOT!! of) pictures (In different angles!) how it go's together because when it's off you don't have a clue how it shoud go together.. Old.. New.. On the engine.

Glad to see you back and working on the zééé! I didn't know that the doors were already made again. How is the 280zx, still your daily car?

I must say i NEVER have seen this.. I am always amazed at how many cars in the States suffer more, due to the heat and humidity? Thanks For the pictures! Btw, your car is going to be awesome!

Well.. show me a worn lock then.. why? Because i think they are made from (high chrome) stainless.. so any lock can be polished to new after it's worn. Only when it's really scratched and dented then you need a new one.. I think, all the locks from a datsun are stainless outside.

We will SEE said the blind man, oh i'll hear from them the deaf man said.. Mmmm...

Oh, that's new to me, i guess that's a "europe" thing then? Or i'm just wrong.. i took a look in my cellar/parts warehouse and i got E88 on the manifolds and E41 on the balancetube of a euro complete manifold.. (I see 2 coolwater holes in the lower part, it would not surprise me if there are manifolds without those..

Zed... Your funny Hahahaha!! Take them off at the head! Flattops are more for the professional technicians! Get yourself some roundtops, MUCH easyer to Adjust! The manifolds for the flattops is completely different from a roundtop manifold, roundtops are never gonna fit so take it of and work on them on the bench.

You asked how to empty these carbs, you can get yourself a empty soap dispencer out the kitchen and unscrew the top and put the tube down the carb (or brakefluid container when refreshing the brakefluid for example) and the soapbottle is good to catch the oil out of your carb! I also use this trick to clean out the powersteering tank (On other cars) , You replace this ATF partial every year and the fluid stays nice and clean as you always change a part of it.. and you don't brake any bolts or get leaks of changing the oil! 😉

A pic of those special spade type and brandname would be nice as i'm also need some new ones on my tank meter connection. Btw, you have ( I see) a europe and JDM tank in your #21 comment.. Last week i bought a almost as new tank but it has a few more outlets/air exits on it as it is a american fueltank. (i seal those of as my car has already a (leaky) euro tank.)

Hihi.. btw, i;m NOT from Finland.. I'm from the Netherlands, you know, that little country with the best "chips" IN THE WORLD..? Back to the cars.. I would hope so, otherwise you wouldn't have a clutchpedal! There ARE differences in s30 (Manual) pedalboxes.

There was a belgian that said he went to the SUN! I asked.. didn't you get burned? NO he said.. we went at night..