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My favorite is that interior with the dark green paint. Very hard to find. Seems not too many made.

Carl is correct. This was not claimed in the ad. I read this too fast. If these 50 clones were just paint only over an otherwise stock Z with the front and rear spoilers then not much added value IMO. The original pace car was modified according to Carl's website. To what degree we don't really know, I guess. I suspect they put some goodies on it from Datsun Comp Department. The blue color on this car does not even look like the blue on the pace car shown on Carl's site. This one looks like the BRE blue to me.

Agreed. Same here. One reason I posted it was to get opinions. Even my red interior is way better than that one. Owner began restoration. Ha. Then finish it. I would not even list it until it was finished. Even then no $50K for sure.

Saw this. Claims to be 1 of 2 built and the last to survive. https://www.motorcarclassics.com/1972-datsun-240z-c-67.htm

The 76 FSM is gone & has been sent out to one of the members here. Thanks.

I realized that I forgot to pull the battery so I had to drive back out to my storage unit. Now its all set till Spring.

First do the wash job in the shade, if possible, then dry car with towel. I have found this mostly deters those hard water spots. Have not done this on my Z yet, but on my daily driver I experimented by mixing car wash soap (any brand) and a small handful of automatic dishwasher soap to wash car. Wow, cleanest result I ever got. And it seemed to soften the water as well, which helps.

I always use the 24F as well. Never did like the positive that close to the fender. I have a hold down just like yours that I bought off Ebay years ago. It did not have a 90 degree bend. It was made in two pieces and welded together to make a sharp 90.

+1. I did the same with mine. Their Napa red looked like a perfect match.

I have a used 76 280Z FSM if anyone wants it. All complete just dirty on the outside.

I had an different overheat problem years ago. Around town the temp was normal. On the highway it would stay normal until I went any speed over 60 mph. It would easily climb to 3/4 on the gauge. I finally decided to take the radiator to a shop and see if cleaning would help. He called me back when he got to it. He had hooked it up to test flow percentage. It flowed only 35%. Only a re-core would fix that. He put a triple core in it for me. What a difference. Drive as hard as you want and temp stays right at 1/2. Was pretty expensive though.

William of Ockham strikes again.

Nice Vintage race motor for someone. If the price is right. https://www.ebay.com/itm/72-Datsun-240Z-Bob-Sharp-built-engine-NEVER-RUN-Stored-indoors-35-years/253228268208?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Found my invoice. I purchased p/n C92PD Custom Polycotton Cover with driver door mirror pocket. Mine is stored inside. Looks well made and should last a long time.

Its cold and wet here. Put the Z up on jackstands. Installed the new Covercraft fitted car cover. I'm done for the year. Storage time again. Probably end of April 2018 before its back on the ground.

Personally those carb to manifold gaskets look like junk. If o-ring type. Toss them. They like to pop out if not installed carefully. I have replaced a couple at the track for guys having issues. Install bakelite style with gaskets on both sides. Then start your tuning all over.

Oct 21, 2017 https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/z-all-modified-datsun-old-school-look/

Good idea. Mine is weak also. Ever since I installed a rear spoiler it added enough weight it no longer wants to stay open.

That looks similar to a Ford T5 shifter. A person could find one cheap and weld Ford top portion to the ZX shifter. Not sure if it would work. Would have to experiment unless someone has already done it.

Boxing it up tonight. You should have it soon.

What are you saying? You going to put the dented one on the car rather than find a better one?

I also have a ZX shifter I will never use. If any one else needs it.

I still do not have a AFR for my triples. Still on my list. I have gotten the plug reading to a nice light tan color with out it so far. Are you running an electric fuel pump? Stock mechanical pump? Both together? Do you have a FPR installed? 5 psi is a little too high. It could be actually even higher. I am not too keen on some of those gauges. Float levels definitely need to be verified as well before anything else.

I can remember the old days when people would say its got a 3/4 race cam. Still have no idea what that meant. Sort of a way I guess to say it had a aftermarket cam. But really didn't tell you anything about the specs.

Bring the Datsun. https://www.themitty.com/#about