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Well, I've seen an E-46....My 71 has one on it, not 100% sure it is original though as the head has been changed, so I can't be positive they just swapped the orginal carbs and manifold over when the changed the head to an N-42..... Not sure if any of the other manifolds I have are E-46's or not. I've never taken an inventory. But I know someone who has a car that was built the same month as mine and if he still has the original manifold I can ask him, as he's the original owner.

You mean this one? http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/z.html It's still in our links, you can find it easier to look under Top 10...

As far as I know, the N-42 was the only one with bronze seats, however, the steel seats in the other heads woud not be the hardened seats. The softer steel seats will last quite a while, but the only way to tell if they are good or not is during a valve job....

Mike, I'd start on the leak issue before you worry about a spoiler to stop the fumes. The spoiler will change the aero of the car, but you will still have a low pressure area behind the car which will create a vacuum and still pull the fumes into the car. All the spoiler does is change the shape of the vacuum behind the car, not get rid of it entirely. The spoiler will use the airflow over the car to create a little bit of downforce on the back of the car and and only move the swirl of air that swirls down to the rear further back from the rear of the car before it joins with the air that comes under the car and then circles back the rear of the car... Hope you can understand what I'm trying to say here.... Here's a pic with a diagram of the airflow that might give you a better idea..

It might, and it might not.... If it works the way it's supposed to, it shouldn't leak any worse than before... best thing to do is start sealing the leaks....

If you still are running points, have you checked them or replaced them? Perhaps they are either closed up or burned to the point that you are getting only a very weak spark. Could be the vacuum advance is messed up and/or the distributor cap or rotor are the problem. Just because you have a spark, doesn't necessarily mean it is a strong spark. If you unhook the coil wire, lay a plug on the valve cover and crank the motor over you should be able to see the spark from beside the door, or possibly even hear it..... It's either that or a somewhat compromised fuel system, filter, pickup in the tank, weak pump, are not allowing enough fuel through to the cylinders... Could be the ballast resistor is shot and has been supllying the coil with too much voltage and has caused that to burn itself out, it might still be supplying some voltage to the plugs, but not enough... Few other odd possibilities, but those would be the most obvious...

A fuel cell would most likely be legal in most states, but you might run into problems with the emissions approval in some states unless you run all the vent lines like the stock tank. CA is probably one of the states that would not allow this if any state was going to reject it.... I'd go for a used or rebuilt stock tank unless you plan on racing... A fuel cell is going to be darn expensive to get one that you can carry near the stock capacity of fuel. Probably even higher than if you could find a new stock tank. With a fuel cell you would then have to buy a sending unit for the gauge or just go around guessing how far you can go before you run out on the side of the road... You might try one of your local Z clubs or racing clubs as someone might have a stock tank that they have replaced with a fuel cell on a race car... Then you could have it cleaned and re-sealed and have one almost as good as a new one... I remember seeing a site that listed a new tank for a Z but they were pretty expensive if I remember correctly.:disappoin

The seat covers are intechangeable, one of the more popular upgrades was the 280 style into the 240 since a lot of people prefer something other than vinyl under our butts.... No reason it can't be swapped the other way around...

I think the only thing rare about those wipers, were the fact it would be a "rare" to find someone foolish enough to believe everything he reads....:stupid: Wonder what kind of money he would pay for some truly rare and hard to find items....:devious:

I've been thinking about trying these myself. http://www.classiczcars.com/modules.php?s=&name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=10 Stock ones you should be able to get from most any good parts store, but you might have to take one of the old ones with you so they can match up the length. Or try MSA or Courtesy Nissan....

I think he may have put one too many 2's in the VIN number, which would bring it to what it should be for a 2/71 HLS-30. Mine is a 11/70 HLS-30 with a VIN just under 15xxx, so his would be about right at 22272. If it is an HLS30 car, it would have had a 4 speed, correct? Weren't most of the HLS30 cars sent to the US? If his was a European delivered car, wouldn't it have been an HS30 Vin number? But then aren't there some countries in Europe that use LHD's as we do? Which would mean an HLS30 would be the correct VIN number.... If it is a HLS30, and the VIN is 22272, it should have a defrost switch that is illuminated as mine does. I think the only non-illuminated defrost switches would have been only on the early build months of 70. But, I'm just guessing from the info posted so far...

Since it looks like he's been buying a mix of 240 and 260 parts, it almost looks like he's planning on turning these parts around on Ebay for profit... either that or the car he's working on needs a little bit of everything....:cross-eye

Looks like too much work for you... Thought you didn't want one that you'd have to roll your sleeves up?:devious:

Ford's better idea to pump up sales of the old Fox bodied Capri's and Mustangs when the sales were going downhill. ASC did the convertible conversion, since at that time, the factories were afraid to sell convertibles due to the insurance and all the modifying they would have had to do to the chassis. I think Mclaren did some suspension work, but other than that it's nothing more than a modified 5.0 Capri or Mustang with a couple badges on it. Chrysler did one similar with Maserati on one of their stumbling models...

If he ends up being the next Bill Gates, I want in too.... That way I can build a bigger garage to hold more cars and toys....:devious:

Burt, if you can't figure out the avatar, Mike might be willing to do it for you as he has done a couple for those of us that "weren't in the know".

Daniel, what have you got against us truck drivers eh? :devious: Smokey, as long as Rock can attest to the condition of the car, I'd say it's at least worth a second look or maybe a third.... The biggest question you have to ask yourself is if one might come along later as nice for less money... If you can't answer that, then maybe this is the one! Good luck, and let us know how it comes out....

Factory says to do it between the lash pad and the cam, so I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Six of one, half dozen of the other... It all amounts to pretty much the same thing when all is said and done.... To be honest, I don't see how it can be any more accurate the way they say, as you would be lifting the lash pad against the cam and could possibly get an erroneous measurement if the lash pad were not fully up against the cam(such as a funky wear pattern on a somewhat tired engine) so either way, you should get the same results. And a hot lash adjustment will be somewhat more true to the valve adjustment than a cold measurement. Maybe that's why their measurements are done cold, they have the engine out on a stand where they can do their measurement without going into a circus contortionist performance....

One or two members here in the US have gone through this before. Most, if not all aftermarket springs are going to lower the car and have a somewhat higher spring rate(stiffer) than stock. No one has yet found a supplier for new stock springs. You could try Andy Russell at z@datsundude.com He might know of a supplier, but I think you will find the factory springs are quite possibly NLA. Oops, just looked up the previous post, seems Banzai Motorworks has a set that is close to stock. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5574

Hmm, stands to reason it could be done either way, but boy, you'd almost have to be a contortionist to do it quickly..... Might be simple to do if the motor is out of the car on a stand, but doing it while it's in the car you'd almost have to stand on your head to make sure you were measuring it correctly..... Or maybe I'm just too tall or don't know the correct way to lean over the fender....

Biggest difference I can think of between the 75-76 and the 77-78 is the fact that the 77-78 arms are black.... I think the wiper assembly is the same, just different colors...

I'd like to chime in with one thought. Don't go to college just to go to college. In other words, make a decision about what type of career you want to pursue BEFORE you go to get a degree. Pursue a degree in your chosen field but only after you have taken the time to look a little ways into the future to see if that career choice is going to be worth the time and money it takes to go through college. A little story to give you an idea of what I'm talking about. Neighbors youngest son wanted to go to college for a degree in sports medicine. He took 2 years at one college and finished with 4 years at Radford University. He worked part time at a Food Lion supermarket stocking shelves in the evenings to help pay his bills while in school. After 6 years of college, he graduates and comes home, only to find that he can't find a job locally. He finds a job 40 miles from home at a new rehab facility next to JMU. Well, guess where he is working now. Yup, you guessed it, he's working full time at Food Lion, because the his chosen specialty doesn't pay enough. He's making almost 3 dollars more an hour working in a supermarket......Kind of a waste of time and money don't you agree? There is nothing wrong with a Technical College, if you plan on working with your hands the rest of your life and enjoy the challenges, just be sure to get as much out of the education as you can. I for one wish I had taken a different path, I was accepted at a school in Tulsa, OK but because I had bought a car, and had some other bills, I couldn't afford to go. Now I wish that I had, as I could be a licensed pilot and a certified A&P mechanic now. A friends brother, who got his experience in the military, is hauling in in excess of 100K a year working on helicopters....:stupid: So just make sure you choose a career that will not only pay you well, but one you will enjoy working in for the better part of your adult life.....It's hard to find a job when you are a master of only one trade and you find you don't want to work in that trade any longer....

You could go to OZ and get a 76 260 so they would fit... Maybe we should pool our money and buy out all the suppliers stock of these, think of what we could get if they really were NLA....:devious:

Motorpsort Auto has sending units in their catalog for just under 40 bucks... Plus you can get the O-ring and most anything else you will need from them.

For those of you who have kids past this age, this is hilarious. For those of you who have children this age, this is a warning. For those who have not yet had children, this is birth control. The following came from an anonymous Mother in Austin, TX. Things I have learned from my children (honest and no kidding): 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house with 4 inches of water. 2. If you spray hairspray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite. 3. A 3 year-olds voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. 4. If you hook a dogs leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 foot room. 5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit, and a ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way. 6. The glass in a window (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan. 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words, "uh oh", it's already too late. 8. Brake fluid mixed with Chlorox makes smoke, and lot's of it. 9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36 year-old man says they can only do it in the movies. 10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old. 11. Play dough and the microwave should not be used in the same sentence. 12. Super glue is forever. 13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in the swimming pool you still can't walk on water. 14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O. 15. VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials say they do. 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. 17. Marbles in gas tank makes lots of noise while driving. 18. You probably don't want to know what that odor is. 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens. 20. The fire department in Austin,TX has a 5-minute response time. 21. The spin cycyle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. 22. It will however make cats dizzy. 23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. 24. The mind of a 6-year old is wonderful... First grade, a true story... One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home. She read, " And the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, "Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?" The teacher paused, then asked the class, "And what do you think the man said?" One little boy raised his hand and said, "I think he said... "Holy $^!#!, a talking pig!" The teacher was unable to teach for the next ten minutes.........