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Good deal, Terje. That would have been on my list of things to do this year had I kept the car. The rear bushings were all replaced with factory parts a few years ago.

Not that I can see at this time, but I won't rule out the possibility.

That is unique in my experience also. I wonder who made them?

Just say that it won't currently pass smog. No need to explain why, or that you've tossed the original parts. No guilt is implied that way. But someone who needs a smog-compliant car won't waste everyone's time asking questions on it.

NorCal? That car is smog-exempt in most—if not all—of Oregon. Much of the rest of the nation as well. I'd start with an ad on datsunclassifieds.com, and maybe on the Medford, OR craigslist. Just note in the ad that it is not currently smog-able.

An auction would require significant volunteer time from some people, but might work. Every once in a while fundraising is mentioned, which generally seems to spawn a small flurry of donations, which is a good thing. And less often (only a couple of times that I recall) some other type of fundraising happens. For example, when I organized the group buy on the mylar sunshades a while back, I built a bit of profit into the price, and gave 100% of the profit as a site donation. That project generated several hundred dollars for the site. So there are a few ideas to consider.

Sort of. It tracks my time and experiences with the 240Zs. The first one was intended to be a mild rest-mod, but the focus shifted to more original after I bought the red one.

Not factory, at least not for here in North America. All North American S30's had power antennas.

Also note that the seller doesn't mention the width or part number. There were 3 different widths for 240Zs - 4 1/2", 5" and 5 1/2". As I recall they used 4 1/2" through 8/71 and 5" from 9/71 through the end of the 280Z. The 5 1/2" was available as a "performance" option from Nissan Parts, but never factory installed for the North American market.

There is a Duplicolor choice that is close in shade, but way too glossy. I used the paint from Classic Datsun Motorsports on mine. It's just about as expensive, but I'll bet Les charges less to ship. http://classicdatsun.com/

After 5 years, I'm relatively certain the OP who asked is mo longer looking for more input. You made your point in the current thread, there was no need to revive a dead thread to say it again.

You revived a 5 year old thread for that worthless comment?

Looks factory because it was factory. All E21 323i came with duals like that. Pretty much the first thing most people noticed about the car.

I forgot the requisite pictures....

The R&T test was a short update in '77 when the 5 speed became available. I've got that issue in my archives. Not a full test.

Rear sidemarkers were for North American cars only. The lack of those lights, the logo-less hubcaps and the lack of rubber strips on the bumper all tend to point to a JDM car. Looks like clear front turn signals, too.

OK, time to get serious.... Before: After:

Before: After:

Found it. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?29956-Looking-for-info-on-old-Nissan-comp-springs&p=251099&viewfull=1#post251099

Yeah, I did it to mine. I'll need to hunt down my prior post to be certain how much I cut. I believe I cut more than either of the two you posted. Had them out for cutting 2 or 3 times, cutting a bit at a time until I got it down to stock-ish height. Mine was about 1/4" high at the end - I figured that was close enough.

Glad you like it. I personally don't care for Bangle's work at all. Too gimmick-laden for my taste. BMW's reached their modern-era peak with the E36 and pre-headlight-halo E39, all downhill since then.

More? Than the 240Z? That's hard to quantify. While there there are basic similarities of purpose, they are still very different cars in execution. The pluses for the Porsche include the satisfaction of a 40 year longing (sure, I was just a little kid, but I've wanted a 911 from the early days, even before the 240Z was introduced), plus the fact that the later 911's are more common than a nice 240Z, and so I don't have to be paranoid about something catastrophic happening to it when I drive it around town. I was always afraid someone would rear-end the Z and it'd be gone.In retrospect, I may have made a mistake in buying the red 240Z - it was too nice to pass up, but it was also too nice for my purposes. As I noted above, I always worried when I drove it, worried about the miles I was putting on it, yet I'm not the type of person to own a garage queen. I'm going to drive my cars, frequently, and when I want. So I might have been better off had I passed up the red car and finished the yellow one as a mild resto-mod. I wouldn't have been as concerned about driving that one. But no regrets. I had 5 years with a rather special 240Z, and I know that in Norway it will be living the life (as a pampered weekend car) that I wouldn't give it. And back here in the states, I still have a car that is a kick to drive, and that I have lusted after for decades. No one loses.

I owned an E36 328i for 8 years, had no real problems, it was a fine car. Sold it to a neighbor a couple of years ago, still a great car. Had an E21 323i (euro-model) prior to that, it was a kick in the pants. (For those of you in the USA not familiar with the first gen 323i, imagine a 320i with small chrome bumpers and a 2.3 liter inline six.) Also have a '92 K75-RT I've owned since new.

The Konig program is a sponsorship for race cars. Requires NASA membership (they mention that your membership status will be verified), and photo documentation of said race car complete with Konig decals. There's a lot more fine print as well, but for people who don't have a real race car, probably not going to happen.