sweatybetty

well its been a while since ive updated this, so here goes all new front end parts, including ball joints, struts, upper bearing, tie rod ends, springs, polyurethane bushings and compression rod parts. everything was sandblasted and painted with black epoxy new toyota calipers and aluminum splash shields. the originals were gone, so i made some up at work. the aluminum is a little too thick, so the hubs rub just a tiny bit but that should go away as the hub wears the aluminum. new compression rod parts and cover

i got the rear disc kit today. more detail and pics tomorrow

ok thank you

does anyone know if these will fit a 72? my car had the round "Z" emblems, but i like these better. thanks all sb http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-1973-Nissan-Datsun-240Z-Set-2x-Right-Left-Roof-Quarter-Panel-Pillar-Emblem-/322035613832?fits=Year%3A1972|Make%3ADatsun|Model%3A240Z&hash=item4afad18088:g:Yl8AAOSwu1VW4e6-&vxp=mtr

ok. im a little slow sometimes

thank you

what do you mean?

i wonder if you still have time to cancel your order? might be worth a try

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im not finding any locally. im looking at these https://www.fastenal.com/products?r=~|categoryl1:%22600000%20Fasteners%22|~%20~|categoryl2:%22600039%20Sockets%22|~%20~|categoryl3:%22600040%20Socket%20Cap%20Screws%22|~%20~|sattr01:^Metric$|~%20~|sattr04:^%22M12%20-%201.25%22$|~%20~|attrlength:163325|~ just hate ordering and waiting.

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i found out today that local powder coating shops will sell the powder. they filled (to the top) 2 of the plastic bottles for $8 eastwood charges $10 for half a bottle plus shipping. the shop i stopped at had a whole room full of 50# boxes of powder. call around before ordering more

after reading up and indecision, i went ahead and bought some toyota calipers. the question i have now is this: for those who have done this, did you use the datsun factory caliper mounting bolts. they appear to be too short by about the thickness of the lock washer. if you replaced the bolts, what did you use? i stopped at the local toyota dealer, and they wanted $26 per bolt. who knows if they were even the right ones. thanks all sb

well, i ordered the z car depot kit yesterday. ill keep you all posted once i get it

thank you. this is getting a resto after i get done with the z car

buy one off ebay, and then tear into the bad one. you will never learn if you dont give it a shot

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chiltons is a last resort for me. i have an old dodge power wagon. the chilton manual showed the distributor rotation one way when it was actually the other. it cost me quite a bit of time and money to learn that lesson.

from what i can find my car mfg date is 1/72. i didnt get the parking brake cable today, so, everything is on stand-by. i would like to thank you all for the help, though

be sure to get a close up pic of the kanji (sp?) would be cool to translate it

duh! i never thought to look there. thank you

which way is your m bar?

well i flipped the m bar around but then realized that i need to install the parking brake cables first. So, i havent tried installing the diff again. I found a good cable that i pick up this am. will try the diff again this afternoon thanks all for the help

that is how mine is