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Actually, Mine came with 3 adhesive backed "tear away" Sheets. The only problem is finding replacements for it. The adhesive runs along the edges of the acrylic? sheet. Dave.

Start with new aftermarket springs and struts then have all four tires ballanced. Then see where you're at. just for starters, Anyone else want to chip in? Dave.

I have one from HF and it's similar but it also dumps abrasive out when you open the door, easy fix or solution is to spray the gun near the door before you open it to blow 99% of the media away from the seam. MAKE SURE TO GROUND THE UNIT!! Everytime I spray the glove with the Aluminum Oxide, if my face or any part of my body is too close, I get the crap shocked out of me. So I highly suggest grounding the cabinet somehow. The plastic Bench top one that I own does almost the same thing but running a wire thru one of the holes and onto the grill above the media, slows down the Static shock" factor. Other than that, I love them. I only paid $80 for the larger one (brand new floor model) and the smaller bench top cabinet was free cause a friend was moving into an apartment and had to sell off everything. He figured I could use it for free. Dave.

hold on, I think ya missunderstand what I'm getting at. When I glass bead the S.U.'s, ballance tubes, intakes and other aluminum, I do that for that "Cast Aluminum" look. Which is the look they usually have when new. I would never bead or shell blast any Aluminum part that would be later polished. Below are some examples of the SU parts that got bead blasted for the final "cast Look" pic #1 is of my current triple Webers and Cannon Manifold after I glass beaded them before rebuilding them and installing them on the Z pic #2 is a close up of the SU's I sold a while back Pic #3 is the complete SU set-up that I sold a few months ago.

Depending on how bad they are. Are usually start by picking off the bulky crap. then I use a horse brush with Carn or brake cleaner to loosen everything up. Then I'll spray off the rest and the end result is usual pretty nice. Carb and Brake cleaner has a tendency to dry out or make your gaskets harden, because it sucks the grease and other moisture out of the material. If you're doing a complete tare down, then I'd glass bead the outside to go for a "like new" look. Most linkage has a cadnium plating. The plating can corrode or fade after a while. So if the plating is corroded of too far gone, glass bead those as well and polish or paint them. I'd try to go with the polish but some material just don't like to be polished easily, so you paint the linkage a car color matching paint (paint it the same color as your car or go for the brushed look with a good Hi-temp Clear-coat. New rebuild kit or make your own gaskets like I usually do. Dave.

it more or less has the idea of keeping the water intake to a minimum, thru the door handle. And it also minimizes vibration when the door handle is released to soon. (flipped) The usually rott and fall off like E said

My early Valentines day gift was 2) 10" MTX subs. That's why I'm selling the single 12" sub in a custom fiberglass spare tire well enclosure with the amp and cover, in the classified section. Love the Infinity. looks like a hell of a deal. If I did'nt have 5 kids, I'd look into getting one myself. But it looks like mini vans are us, for me, for now. Dave.

he wrote and said " Its still here. Thats a great looking 260 you have there. I would rather not do payments, and $1600 would amount to about a 6% interest rate; you would have to at least pay the market rate of interest. If anything I could hold it for you for a deposit. Let me know if your situation changes,"" Not sure If I should write him back and tell him it's a 70' 240Z. Anyways. I'd really like the car and he doesn't seem to have too many bites so far. Wish I had the money or at least half. Seems like this type of thing only shows up when I'm broke. Dave.

well I figure it this way. If I get the Z, I'll have a choice of motors. He say the current motor has a bad ring or piston. That's fine. I'll pop my rebuilt N42 on the other 280 block and load some rebuilt S.U.'s on there. Probably go with a header and see where that gets me. but we gotta wait till I hear back from him, Fingers crossed people. :nervous: Dave.

you've pretty much got it down. Aluminum oxide is great for rust, paint removal and the such. I use the Glass bead for cleaning aluminum nicely but it takes alot longer to remove the tougher stuff. So I have 2) cabinets. One with Aluminum Oxide and the smaller one with glass bead. I run about 100 PSI on both.

I wrote him and asked if he'd take payments (couple hundred a month) so we'll see what he says. Been looking for another one for a while but can't afford to just LUMP SOME pay for it. He's in Gig Harbor, Due east of Tacoma so he's not Too far away. Dave.

If you're talking about mine, I actually went with KYB struts. Dave.

I got your message and was supposed to call ya. Sunday and or Monday work Great. Call me or email me. Lets say 10am on Sunday or monday. Dave.

I still have the "Post it" stuck to my monitor with your address. I do still plan on sending you money for your kindness. They made a big difference and I owe you. Thanks again, Dave.

Yes I found 6 from D. Walker in SC. KTM? I think. And that reminds me, I need to send him some money. Dave.

I'm still watching "DILIRIOUS" with John Candy and Merial Hemmingway. Comedy Central (Ch 60) Made in 1991. 1 hour? into the movie, John Candy offers his Ferreri 250 GTO for a fund raising auction. It's a 240Z / 250 GTO Replica, but it's a beautiful one. Just look at the door to fender lines. They drive the car for about five minutes of the movies, some of the driving is done blind folded, thru curvy twisting mountain roads, with a lot of sliding around corners. Thought I'd share and did'nt want to read thru 195? pages to see if it was mentioned already. Dave.

I just had the same issue but it turn out to be my MSD 6A ignition. It would rev to 3000 just fine but would'nt go a bit past it, without chugging and back firing like I was choking the hell out of it. So I bypassed the MSD and now I'm down to the Mallory Unilite and promaster coil with the stock ballast resistor. I think it might have had something to do with the buckets of rain I drove trhu the other day. Thank god for my new Honda wiper motor set-up. Just another thought. Dave.

We have Value Villages all over Washington State. That's where I find all my 28/32 Levi 501's. I buy in bulk there. And I donate alot, damn kids keep growing out of their clothes. If it weren't for Value Village, my 5 kids would probably be naked half the time. They're great when money is tight. Great find, Dave.

So it turns out that someone over at HybridZ has done this to his Buick and plans on doing it to his 260Z as well. This picture is in his Signiture, the far right of the picture shows his Red Cold Cathode lights lighting up the interior beautifully.

What store did you go to to find a 7+ year old Magazine still sitting on the shelf? Are they that lazy or did you find this a long time ago, and just now got to share? It's early and I think I'm confused. :stupid: Dave.

Not neccesarily "another Awesome upgrade by Dave" but more like "an Awesome Upgrade. Cause it is Awesome. And me of all people, Missed the hole, by "that much" LOL

Like I already said before, The blue inverter box would easily slip into the dome light hole and be hidden up inside that roof support, so the only wires you'll see will be the white tube light wires. And those can easily be hidden with some black sleeving because the wires unplug from the inverter. I also found out that the new tube lightscome on when the dome light switch is depressed. So they can be turned on at any time. GNOSEZ.... The 3mm lights actually sit in an 11mm? protective tube. You're set.

Get the other motor for now. $300 for a running 2.6 and tranny is a good deal. Then rebuild the original numbers matching motor? and set it aside till you can afford to put it back in. Truth is, the numbers matching block can be bored out and built up and no one wil be the wiser cause the numbers are still matching, and that will help when selling the car to someone looking for a numbers matching Z. Dave.

I don't see why not. They sell a single tube as well, and the blue box could fit into the hole that the dome light sits in. I'd mount the tube on the plastic, facing the front. Or do the 2 tube kit like mine and do one on both sides of the upper support to light the front and the hatch area as well. Dave

I went to the Magazines website and found some good info. I also found the "Buyers Guide" in a PDF. http://www.practicalclassics.co.uk/downloads/datsun240z_buying.pdf