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If all you are changing is the transmission type (and not converting to the T5 from the late ZXT), the driveshaft you now have from your automatic will work fine.

Yup, these are the ones I need. Got any extras, Mike?

Those are left hand groove keys, I need right hand groove. Would love to find a source for a couple, or repros.

I don't recall any casting numbers on the bottom of any of mine, but I don't know that I have ever looked either. I'll try to check on my spare unit, which came out of a 4/71 car.BTW, a '71 4 speed would have come with a 3.36:1 ratio. A '71 automatic had a 3.54:1.

Good to see you, Victor. You should stop in more often.

It's been almost two years ago now, but in late 2006 I bought the correct early style master cylinder from my Nissan dealer for $175 (after club discount). Part number 46010-E4602.

Good points, Alan. Thanks for the info and background.

Agreed, insane money for what appears to me to be a 'tribute' car at best. That's why I was hoping the Alan might know the car. Maybe there's something significant about it that we're missing.

I saw that earlier today. I wonder if anyone in the UK (Alan?) knows this car?

Be warned, I've talked to him about this. He has what it takes to restore an existing harness, but his work is VERY expensive. And if the existing harness needs extensive repair, the price for each sub-harness (dash, engine and body) is far more than a parts 240Z with a decent wiring harness normally goes for.

That's been discussed before. Problem is that there are too many different variations to build. Probably impossible to make money on it.

They don't. No, you are right. a '73 harness is much different than your '71. In fact, it is much worse than you know. There were several different harnesses for '71s alone, depending on when the car was built, and whether it had an automatic. I documented 6 different dash harnesses for '71s, and I think 4 different engine compartment harnesses. You'll need to determine what harnesses will work for you before you start hunting.

I'd bet on a bad fuel pump...

True. But if this is true... ...it should be fine. Assuming that it truly WAS rebuilt at that point, not just refreshed.

Come on guys, he asked a serious question. You might find mine a bit boring, it's just the factory stock knob. But I like it.

I can't say for certain about a '78, but the style and construction looks very much the same as the original cable on my '71.

This too is normal, Chris. The stock 240Z has less-than-stellar aerodynamic qualities. A front air dam or spoiler will bring a very noticeable improvement.

In my experience, yes. It can be virtually impossible to get those out if they are badly rusty. On one of my stock manifolds, they had become one with the manifold casting. If you are thinking about swapping to headers later, I'd let it be. Because if you break one off and can't plug it, you'll have a nasty exhaust leak.

Brake squeal is high-frequency vibration. The pads are moving in the new caliper. My luck with the goop you put on the back of the pad has been terrible over the years. All it seems to do is quiet it for a short time, and make a mess of the back side of the pad. First, make certain you correctly re-installed all of the shims and tension springs. Instead of the thick goo, I use a good synthetic brake grease on the pad backing plate. A very thin smear on the back side where the piston touches, and on the edges of the pad backing plate where ever there is evidence of metal-to-metal contact (i.e. polished spots).

WRONG! It turns out that even 'Super Moderators' can't change a username. We'll need to wait for Mike.

Welcome to ownership! Now the real fun begins. Like the others, I'm waiting to see the pictures. You have to ask a moderator to do it for you. Send me a PM with your preferred new username and I'll give it a try.

Plus the intermittant wipers, and retractable seatbelts. I'm with Doug on this one, a '73 is the best car to start with for a driver.But again, even more important is to find the most rust-free example, regardless of year. I'd have taken a '73 in a heartbeat, but a '71 is what I found.

Was a lot more car than a Pinto, too. A guy I went to High School with had a 610 coupe. Darned nice car, for the day.

I merged the two threads, guys.

Jim, I moved this to a separate thread, where it can be more easily found by others later. I assume you have the Toyota 4X4 calipers on your car? If so, slightly grinding the caliper is one option, the other solution would be a thin (3 mm or 1/8") spacer on the front.