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Oh.......and don't for get the pics.

Looks like a great event. Perhaps I'll make it up there one day. If so, I look forward to meeting the NW crew.

I love the way the 350Z looks in dim light, but like a girl you bring home from the bar after too many beers, things aren't so pretty in the daylight. You guys can have your frog shaped slot cars, and thanks for financing future Nissan endeavors.

Here's an example of the original 114 Brown Metallic in various lighting conditions. The 1st(sunlit) one was taken at the time of purchase prior to any poliching. The 2nd(darker) and 3rd were taken under a carport on an overcast day with a flash immediately after a full clay/polish/wax job.

Very nice man. The more I see these cars the more I like em. This could be bad.

That's frickin hilarious. LOL The fact that this was an accident and made it onto eBay where it was pointed out by a visitor makes it all the more funny. Add to that the humorous comments and this is a really winner. This is one I have to put in the keepers folder.

Congrats on your recent purchase???? and welcome to the forum. Let's see some better pics.

Thanks Shin. I would expect that from a part with a shiny finish like that of plated bolts and such. In my case the brackets are cast and therefore have a rough finish. I was more curious whether a self etching primer would damage the plating, and cause the paint to flake off prematurely. I haven't decided what to do just yet but I'll probably just use a regular primer to be safe.

Are you sure it wasn't Scott Performance?

Welcome to the site. The most common cause of clunks in the drive train can ususlly be traced to a bad front diff isolator, worn rear link bushings, or bad half shaft u-joints. Do a search for clunk here on the forum for more in this an good luck with your project.

Jack, the reference to Banzai is to Banzai Motorworks here: http://www.zzxdatsun.com/

Is that clicking sound you hear when there's an exhaust leak the sound of the intake valves slapping closed or something else?

I was driving around in Santa Cruz the other day and this kid in a Blue 71 240Z blew past me with the cops chasing him. About a mile up the road he wrappped it around a tree. The cops said it was just stolen. From the looks of it, it used to be Orange and had a nice set of turbines on it.....

They are most definitely not tow hooks. The points they are mount to are not strong enough to handle the stress of towing. These are in fact tie down hooks that were supposed to be removed by the dealer before sale. Obviously many dealers didn't do this.

I just saw this one on Craigslist. Probably not the one. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/346232628.html

Wassup Newb! Good luck with your project. Do a search for the Rust Bucket Support Group if you need some cheering up. After reading it you will feel right at home.

As Arne said, unless you know exactly what you're doing, this task is best left to professionals. That said, if you want to do it yourself, here's a place to order the parts you need. http://www.drivetrain.com/nissian4_5sprwd.html

Well I guess I have that to look forward to as well since I'll be doing the same thing in a week or so. I did a quick test fit of the ES bracket and bushing without the bar a while back and didn't detect any potential problems, but we'll see how it goes when I mount it up for real. Right now I'm more concerned about the rear outer link bushings.

The car looks great Dean. How much of this work did you do yourself, or did you farm the whole thing out? Let's see some engine compartment and interior pics when you get a chance.

I just with that the !@#$%^&! bloated Acrobat Reader didn't lock up my PDA every time I start it, forcing me to do a soft reset. Still can't read a damn PDF on this POS WinMobile2003 device. I guess it's good that I have a hard copy of the real thing I can keep in the car. Much nicer to read like that anyway:)

According to another thread on this site, ST springs have been mislabeled in the past. The fronts should have 8 turns and the rear should have 9 turns. Time to go out and count.

I was going to suggest boiling the bushings in water to soften them up and them mounting them while they're warm and pliable. Same way you get the ES steering rack bushings mounted.

That's quite a coincidence there Dave. I was thinking of naming mine "The Mistrezz". I guess great minds think alike.

Welcome to the board. We've got a few members from Florida that should be able to provide you with an answer. Good luck with your repairs Adam

The 240Z came with an R180 differential, The R200 diff came later in the 280Z and 280ZX. It has a larger ring gear, a stronger case, and came with ratios of 3.70:1, 3.90:1 and 4.11:1. Here's some references for you, including one from jmortensen who just replied to you: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=114798 http://zhome.com/ZCMnL/tech/R200.htm http://datsunzgarage.com/engine/