EricB

Can someone please post a pic of them side by side? or give me a lenght and width measurement of the covers as they differ from each other? I just want to put this question to bed in my head once and for all..... what i am trying to see basically is if a r200 diff cover will fit on an r180 diff housing? gracias, -e

I've seen a handful of people both at the classic datsun show and elsewhere who either did not have or did not use the supplied fuel line for their triple set-up. This is the one that looks just about identical to the stock one, ie with the fuel return line..... These people have the fuel coming from the tank to the fuel pressure regulator and then usually via stainless steel lines and AN fittings to the the carbs with no provision for a return. Why? What does this change? nothing I am guessing.... Did they just plug up the return to the gas tank? Am curious to hear what you all have to say... -e

Biker, What was wrong with your friend's hubs? what was it about them that made changing them necessary? how did he come to the realization that the hub themselves were giving him the problems? -e

I, like many of you, have a front end which so far has resisted any attempt that I have made to stop it from vibrating at speed. I've had the wheels balanced twice, I've put in the MSA T/C kit, I've changed my steering rack bushings to urethane, I've made sure the hub bearing castle nut was tightened to the proper torque specs..... I've got a feeling my hub bearings themselves are to blame. My spare parts Z had 4 brand new hub bearings in the glove box which if they do fit the Z I'd like to use. Problem is they are not in Nissan packaging, they are as follows: One in a Beck/Arnley Worldparts box labeled 051-3160 - inside is a NTN brand made in Japan bearing One in a Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd box labeled 60-702 and then RLS10 BS. it also has a part number which looks very Nissan-ish: 43210-E4100 Two in a SKF Made in Germany box labeled 60-900 followed by a Nissan-ish 40210-8500 Does any one happen to have dimensions of the correct bearings for the front of the Z that I could use to check out if the 4 I have are of any value to me? A longshot I know, but I thought I'd ask since money is tight right now.... -e

I've got a set of the shortened Nissan Comp steering knuckles which I've been meaning to put it. At the same time I figured it would be a good idea to change the ball joints too, so I went to Nissan to ask about pricing and availability.... $120ish EACH ball joint?!?!?!?!?!?! Is this a joke? I remember ball joints costing in the $30 range from my Honda days, so how can Nissan expect to charge an extra $100 for basically the same part? Advice? Different source to get them from? Any advice would be appreciated... -e

Hi all, A bit of a random question I know but perhaps somebody's got a clue? With my 1973, when I purchased it, I received just about all receipts since it was bought including the original invoice from Universal City Datsun along with the salesperson's business card... But cooler still is that also included is what I figure to be the original Nissan shipping record of when the Z left Japan and was sent to the USA for sale.... My weird/random question is that even though both of these items are neatly packaged away in an envelope in a hanging folder in a filing cabinet in the garage, and so far away from the sun, the ink is still fading on them. The shipping invoice is the one mostly affected. Of course I could scan it, adjust the levels to make the print "re-appear" and save that digital version for future reference.... But is there anything I can do to help better preserve the original? Anyways, hope to see a lot of you on Saturday. -e

I've read in a couple different places that the block to get is the L28ET from the 81-83 280ZX Turbo because it has siamesed (and therefore stronger) cylinder walls. I've also been told that this block has an F53 stamp code on it. My question to you all HERE is A. do you agree with the L28ET being the best suitable block and B. can you tell me where to find the F53 stamp on the block???? I can't seem to find it on a couple different blocks I've come across recently.... Thank you, -e

Thank you for the "Ride of the Month" honor!! The Fairlady was blushing when I told her. Seriously thank you to Mike, Zpoint, Spuds, and everyone else. For what it is worth I sent the Fort Ord pictures of Slidesquad's 72 and my 73 to Nostalgic Hero on CD-R a couple weeks ago - wonder if they will have anything to say about them. -e