Bambikiller240

I'm not sure how it worked in Australia, but in the US, many dealers did horrid things to 240,260,and 280Z's in the name of padding the purchase price (and their profit margins) due to the high demand for the cars. Adding sunroofs was just one of the items that they added.

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I suspect that what he was referring to was the amount of centrifcal (sp) advance that is built into the distributor. There is both vacuum advance and centrifical advance, plus the mechanical advance that you set with your timing light which taken all together make up the TOTAL advance that can be applied to your engine as it runs.

I suspect that part of the difference is that he is in Australia and quoting prices in AU dollars, not US dollars. May also have purchased higher quality parts that what Kragen sells. There is a vast difference in quality and price of parts out there between OEM and various aftermarket suppliers.

Mostly I'm at home. I tend to stay signed on to the site, even if I'm not at the computer. I do sign on at work, but have to be careful as I view or post, as the gestapo at my work frown on that. I too work at a computer all day, but I look at being online at home as somehow different than what I do at work.

I have never seen these on a 240Z (US Spec) before. The 73, and 71 240Z's I previously owned, and the 72 I currently own (I was the 2nd owner of all 3 cars) did not have these items installed. I wonder if they were an optional part that was not installed on "standard" production cars, perhaps only avail in the US as an after purchase option from a dealer. I'm not sure how much "protecting" they actually do, but if any "pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists ( and stray dogs )" get THAT close to my car, either they A) deserve to be hooked, or I intended them to be hooked by the rear bumper end as the car passes close by.

see the edit to my post above

Someone posted a week ago that they were able to buy the single pointer (arrow) Timing Marker from Nissan for about $2.00 ***EDIT*** Wasn't that you? Check out ZPARTS - Eric Neyerlin or DANNY'S DATSUNS . If it came on a 240Z one or the other of these guys should be able to supply it for you. I got my marker from Danny.

The CD sold by Courtesy Nissan IS NOT the same product sold on this website. Purchase of the product from Courtesy DOES NOT support this club! The CD sold here is the only one authorized by Nissan. FWIW, you can download DOZENS of Datsun/Nissan commercials for FREE on the internet. Commercials HERE ; Click on the ".mpgs" button Offering them on the CD is no big deal.

The item on eBay is simply PAGES removed from a manual that BODY SHOPS use to identify, order parts, and re-assemble vehicles involved in accidents (body damage). They also give the estimated time it should take a "professional body shop man to do the work. If you notice the description indicated only body/chassis parts, it never mentions the Engine or Transmission, or Differential. These books are commonly called Estimater Books. They are NOT issued from Nissan. The eBay item is NOT the same information as the CD sold by Mike for the benefit of our club. The CD is a copy of the Nissan issued microfiche sheets that the Nissan parts persons use to identify and order parts. It shows ALL part numbers, what number supercede (replace) items that are no longer available. You can buy the Parts CD (and support the club!) on our website by clicking on the banner ad or look on eBay. Mike places a few auctions for the CD each week under his auction ID of "gholsie" (I may have spelled it slightly wrong)

Drunkenmaster: How does the knotted wire wheel work on undercoating? I'm trying to strip the passenger floorpan for POR treatment, and my arms are killing me from scraping with a putty knife. It worked well for the tarmat inside the car, but sucks for the thick undercoat. Thanks, Carl

VIN won't help you, as no records were kept and the VIN does not contain a paint (or any other) code. Best bet is to look for hidden areas, Inside the tool storage bins, spare tire well, underside of the car, etc. These areas may have escaped the painter.

The 71 I used to own, had Vertical lines, the early 72 I currently own has Vertical lines, the 73 I previously owned had Horizontal lines

That other post was supposed to be a joke? I thought it was a real document relased under the Freedom of Information act! just pulling your leg Dwight! Carl

I agree completely. I wouldn't want an FSM on CD, I prefer the "old fashioned" book but the "Threadstarter" was bemoaning the cost of the CD's. Fortunately I have a 72 and a 73 FSM in addition to many other manuals (Chiltons, Haynes, Autobooks, etc) that I'll never let go of.

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The FSM's are available on CD for $69.99 from Courtesy Nissan. That is not too bad IMHO. There is a wealth of information in those manuals. If that is too pricey for you, watch eBay and you can get used hard-copy manuals cheaper. Or you can just keep on sending your car to someone who doesn't care for it like you do, or on breaking parts, installing things wrong and wasting your time and money on stuff that doesn't solve the problem that you are trying to resolve. It's your choice. Spend a little, Save a lot! Just my $.02 Carl

Oops, sorry, Guess I didn't look too good. The post was just brought up to the top of the list by the reply from Gavin. :stupid: Sorry about that Chief!

Michael: As was mentioned, it is easy to do if you are experienced, but easy to screw up if you are not. I had done it on drive and axle shafts once about 15 years ago and thought I remembered all of how to do it, but when I recently tried to disassemble a spare driveshaft, I managed to screw up part of the driveshaft by not getting the removal tool placed correctly. I'd suggest having it done at a machine shop for a few bucks unless you are recently experienced with how to do it and have the right tools. A shop can do it quicker, and won't make the mistakes amatuers like us can make.

1. The noise that you hear may be the steering rack bushings squeeking and not the tie-rods or the ball-joints. 2. Both the tie-rods, and the ball-joints probably did come with some grease in them. I doubt that a few weeks or months of driving damaged anything significantly, but keep them greased well and they will last a long time. BTW some part DO now come without grease fittings. Mine didn't have fittings either, but I would rather have ones that I can keep adding grease to as time goes on.