Bambikiller240

The Ansen wheels in ZmeFly's post bear VERY LITTLE resemblance to the Ansen Sprints that came on my 1973 240Z. Is this picture depicting what is currently sold, or is this a "vintage" wheel that I've never seen?

Infinity is to Nissan, what Lexus is to Toyota. IMO a marketing ploy for them to squeeze cash out of people who like to *think* thay aren't buying a Nissan or Toyota. I guess I was the one to toss around the "Renault" name, and I did so as a dig at the owners of Nissan who I feel have sold the soul of the company. The G35 still isn't a Z!!!

Hi Burt: I can't get any picture of the "Ansen Sprint" Mags to come up from that website. Always get a "picture not currently available" message. I do own an old set of mag (aluminum) wheels that have plastic center caps that say "ANSEN SPRINT" on them. These wheels were dealer add-ons to the first Z ( a 73 240Z) that I bought back in 1975. They look just like the "standard slotted aluminum wheels" found on many first gen. Z cars. If the ones you are looking at are like mine, and in good condition, the price doesn't sound bad to me. The wheels I have on Bambikiller are Appliance brand slotted mags, that were also a dealer add-ons in the early 70's. I haven't looked at them side by side with the Ansens, but they are at least very similar. I think both sets of my wheels are 14" X 5.5". I'm not ready to part with either set, as I hope to have another Z some day, Lord knows when. Carl

Smokey: I wonder if he'd "bite" if you waved Five grand in front of his nose? "FINAL OFFER". I doubt he has that much into it, and it isn't like he's fighting off eager buyers at this time. I doubt the car would fetch anywhere near $5.8K in California, but as older Z cars are far more scarce back east, it may be a different story in your neck of the woods. In shopping for a Classic, Patience should be a priority and WILL be rewarded! Just my $.02 Carl

Hi Smokey: Sorry to hear that the car didn't turn out to be as good at it originally sounded. My feeling is that you are doing right by walking away from it. Putting the bad repair right would be a very expensive task. Also it sounds like that "protective" material used on Salt trucks wasn't such a good idea to put on the car. Keep shopping and you'll find the right car. It may take time, but this kind of time is IMHO far easier to deal with than the time and $ necessary to fix a car that is already in bad shape in one area or another. Patience Grasshopper! Regards, Carl

One person's garbage is another person's gold! :stupid: :stupid:

You do need to be sure that the top of the pistons that you use do not rise UP in the cylinders so far that they will come into contact with the valves that will protrude DOWN into the cylinders as the engine breathes. Some piston heads are taller than others. Dished vs Flat vs Domed designs and differing heights measured from the rod wrist pin I have no idea which pistons would be the appropriate ones to use for any given head.

In the US, some 510 track cars and autocross cars use the finned Z aluminium brake drums I'm told. I do not know what; or if any, modifications are required to do so.

They certainly are VERY similar. But that and the rear brake drums are about the only things similar between a 510 and a Z from my admittedly limited knowledge. Off to Walmart for me, now!

Agreed. But, it will no longer be a "Z Club". It will be a Nissan/Infinity/Renault/Datsun club.

Two very different cars, but both are very nice cars, indeed! Frankly, I cannot imagine why a G35 owner would want to join a Z club (unless he also owned a Z) But there are a lot things out there that I do not understand

This one claimed 250HP!! I'd try drag racing it, but there's no way I'd try a road course. Call me Chicken!

VERY nice car! Should fetch a good price. But that interior color has got to be the ugliest that Datsun/Nissan used on the 240Z's. Yech!

I'd rather tuck the "jewels" into a steel cup and run a cart! :stupid: It looks like something that you'd (OK, I'd) fly head first off of in about a lap and a half. Love to explore the limits, but not this much! Carl

Not to argue the point, but who says this clown knows anything about what he's selling? Does he have a reputation for being a "brake guru". That's a mighty big assumption to make, especially on eBay! There isn't anything wrong with profit, but I think there's room for interpretation as to what is fair and reasonable profit regarding a difference of $270 on a $700 sale. One would suspect that a vendor selling same or similar for $430 isn't doing it as a charity event and would make a profit at that price point. to me that makes the offer for $700 far less attractive. Of course, I'm not the "average" fool buying anything that is offered on eBay.

I just sent a question to the seller, asking for details of what he is offering. If he responds (which I doubt) I'll post the reply. I think he's an "eBay Miner", digging for gold.

I dare you to take that statement to an Infinity dealership and tell that to the Sales Manager! This maybe true in Arkansas, but it isn't in the Mustang clubs that I'm familiar with in California. Of course some people still believe that Clinton didn't inhale too!

Hi All: I believe that Steve's original question related NOT to this 'Classic Z"club or website, but rather to his "Central Coast Z Car Club" if I am not mistaken. (We seem to be in a different thread, now) I agree with "go z racer, go" (and his articulate and well thought-out response) on this one. Corvette clubs do not welcome Camaro owners... There are "Chevrolet" clubs for people who own both types of cars to join if they wish to "hang" together. Mustang clubs don't embrace Pinto owners, etc. Most clubs DO offer exclusivity to a greater or lesser degree. That is most definitely a part of their attraction. This "i think if you own any car in a related group of cars, you should be allowed in a particular club (i.e. you own a skyline, or 510, you should be allowed in the Z club)" philosophy; is to me, a bunch of New Age, all inclusive, "We are the World" Hooey. It waters down the value of such clubs and the service and value they provide to members. I have nothing in common with a Skyline owner. Those cars are fantastic, and I'd love to own one, but if I did own one I would not want to join a Z Club, I'd join a Skyline club.

This discussion just goes to show that terms such as Light, Heavy, Minor, or Major rebuild can mean different things to different people throughout the world. It should (if nothing else) teach us that it is best to describe in full SPECIFIC detail what we expect a shop to do for us, or when asking a question of a mechanic or member of these forums to state EXACTLY what we are talking about and to avoid such vague terms as those described above. or as Michael Jackson says..."Different Strokes for Different Kids, errr, Folks" :stupid:

My point exactly!

So what do you do for a MAJOR rebuild? A light rebuild and Paint the block?

NOT AT ALL! But when you ask people who don't work on 510's what can and cannot be done to them, you will not get educated answers. The people who can tell you what parts of ANY car can be adapted to a 510 are those who work on 510's. They do it, we do not. We adapt things (like V8's etc) to be used on 240Z-280Z's. And not much of what is on a 510 would be desirable on a Z car. You can't "upgrade" a sports car with parts from a sedan (Nissan tried that with the 260/280Z 2+2). You can upgrade a sedan with parts from a sports car (BRE and other 510 OWNERS did THAT quite sucessfully). Surely you can see that? PS I suspect there is a little "WalMart" in all of us!

Take a can opener to one (like what was done to the car in your avatar) and you might find some differences. If you want to call the club a "Z Club" ya can't invite cars that aren't "Z's" into it. It should be EXCLUSIVELY for Z's A Name is a Name is a Name. If you want it to be a "Car Club" then invite any Porsche, Yugo, Fiat, Hyundai, Subaru, Volvo, etc to join; just don't call it a "Z Club", cause it ain't!

If it ain't a "Nissan" (and an Infinity ain't a Nissan any more than a Nissan is a Renault!), it can't be a "Z". Of course if you just want members, it's your club. Is a Pontiac Firebird a Chevy Camaro? Is a Mercury Cougar a Mustang? Similar isn't the same.

Gav240z: I'd think that seals would be more likely to be the culprit, though I am by no means an expert. ZmeFly, and others who actually earn a living working on cars may have differing opinions on this, and I'd of course defer to them. Carl