Bambikiller240

I have a set of dealer installed Appliance Slotted wheels and a set of dealer installed Anson Sprint wheels and there are noticable differences in the shape of the "slots" and other aspects of the wheels. I have no way of knowing for certain, but I think it's likely that different branded wheels were "produced" in one (contracted) foundry in Gardena, to similar (but slightly different) designs provided by the various wheel companies.

Geez, I would have expected Vintage Motorsport AND Barrett-Jackson to know the difference between a Z and a ZX.

after living in the wonderful, clean, and protected Ohio environment all these years you probably already have cancer.

Funny, he doesn't look like he weighs that much. Congratulations, Fred.

Does anyone REALLY think dealers keep stuff like that for 30 years? If they did, do you REALLY think they'd be willing to expend the time and effort to rummage through all of it to find something for someone who ISN"T buying something? Does anyone even know if the "factory" (I just love that word!) even provided a "build sheet"? Remeber, Nissan isn't Chevrolet or Ford. They MAY () have done business in a different way.

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They can hardly be bothered to stock parts for us any longer. Doubt we'd get much cooperation from them.

DOH! Guess I should have stopped watching TV while replying to the post. :stupid:

Probably not.

Are those WIRE wheels? It's really hard to tell from the distance and angle of that picture. To my eyes, they look like one of the versions of dealer installed MAG (Aluminum) wheels, which would not be chrome nor need rechroming. In any event, they are not a "factory" wheel and thus it's questionable if they belong on a "restoration".

Possibly related to repairability. i.e. not having to replace the whole thing if only one corner of the car gets damaged.

SURE! As Darrell Waltrip would say, "What's Not to Like?"

I think it was a case of the car having been worked on and someone didn't tighten the bolt properly. I don't really remember the details. If yours was just crusty bits that "appeared" to be scratches, but when you cleaned it up there were no (NONE) scratches, I think Inf has the answer. I have noticed similar markings on valve covers of mine, but all they were was crusty bits in a pattern on the valve cover (i.e. NO actual scratches upon further examination). Just to be safe, put a torque wrench on it and confirm that the bolt is tight. Once it's tight it should stay there. AFAIK, there is no periodic tightening necessary. At least I've never done it.

I think Inf is on the right track here, but.........It is not unheard of for the sprocket to contact the Valve Cover. Usually the cause is the bolt into the camshaft backing out. One of our members had that happen a couple of years ago. Fairly catastrophic as I recall.

I am assuming that you are referring to the FRONT suspension bushings, right? Have you got the suspension disassembled yet? I bought my bushings from MSA (packaging didn't specify the brand) and the only bushings that required the OEM "outer sleeves" to remain in the car was the Moustache Bar (rear Diff mount). Front Suspension bushings and Rear Suspension (outer bushings) all required the sleeves to be removed.

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I thought the PDK Dash was CF? Isn't that what Ron Carter posted in the "other" thread?

The thread linked below contains info and links that should answer this question definitively. There is a lot of misinformation out there, but when the Chief Designer for the S30 provides the answer it should be accepted as the REAL answer. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15600&highlight=Steering+Plastic+Wood See posts # 4, #12, and #14 in particular

MSA should be able to tell you. Call them and ask.

Was there supposed to be a pic in that file, Rick? If so, it didn't work (yet)

ALL of this is quite true, however the absence of a VIN in his (or any) car sale auction is suspicious (but NOT necessarily MALicious) to me. Always has been, always will be. Maybe it's just me but I expect that to be divulged prior to the sale of any car. Currently the auction indicates "rare factory authorized a/c" and claims mileage to be "100". Pic of the Right Rear Quarter Panel shows considerable body rot that he doesn't mention in the description. Oh BTW, as a point of reference; ZHome.com indicates that the first 240Z's with Auto trans were "produced" in 08/70 and last of the Series 1 body style was "produced" in 01/71 Z POLICE, what do you think about this car?

Here is an image of the lower portion of Page 2 of the August 1971 dated Nissan TSB Vol. #148 that confirms the simple names as indicated by Carl Beck