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For what it's worth, my car is an orange (view in members rides for comparison to what your looking for) with the color code 110. I still have the original color tag in my engine compartment and it definately is orange not red. My car was produced in 74'.

Hi gang- I've got a question regarding side underskirt attachments. My car has aluminum rocket panels attached to it that I would like to remove. I don't want to repaint the vehicle as the paint is in great shape (for 30yrs) but I would like to remove the potential for rust behind the aluminum panels. Does anyone know if the urethane side skirts come as high up on the rocker panel as the aluminum ones I have? If so, are these skirts water tight or am I trading one type of water catch for another? My car is listed in the members rides section if your curious as too what I'm talking about. Thanks for the feedback.

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Anyone have experience or know the differences between the Eibach pro-kit springs, the suspension techniques springs and the tokico spring sets. I'm looking at the springs which lower the vehicle 1" on all of these sets. Obviously price is a consideration but is there a huge difference between the three sets? I'm assuming it has to do with ratings.

I'm looking to replace all my worn bushings on my car and I was looking thru a catalog that had an option for urethane control arm bushings (no adjustment) or a camber bushing set (adjustment of 1 1/2 degrees). I'm wondering if the camber bushing set is worth the trouble over upgrading the basic bushing set. It seems the camber set is good for more adjustment and also bad because its another thing to adjust on the vehicle. How much does tire size play in this decision? I'm sure use of the vehicle comes into play as well. I'm not racing just looking to have fun on the weekends. I have a similar question regarding tension/compression rod kits the aluminum socket and and ball set over a basic replacement set.

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I thought I'd post my 260Z for anyone interested. I got it back in Aug. 01 and have not yet made any modifications. It's almost all stock except the wheels and some engine modifications done by the previous owner. It's got an L26 with a cam, headers, and the 240 SU setup. everything else is stock including the original am/fm radio. It's got 77,700 original. The paint and interior is all original too!

To help us less experienced folk, how would you rank the order of upgrade if this is the path taken. The choices in components are: 1. springs/struts 2. anti-sway bars 3. wheels/tires 4. new bushings I talked with Nissan motor sports and the guy recommended springs and struts first, anti-roll bar, wheels. A local mechanic recommended starting with the anti-roll bar and bushings, see how it feels then maybe do the springs. An earlier reply commented on anti-roll bar and wheels. I imagine someone might want clarification as to the use of the vehicle. I'm personally going to use it for weekend driving and possibly some local track racing but mostly for fun. I'm not sure what the original person's use might be but I would think there is a systematic way to determine which upgrade comes first assuming it can't happen all at once.

I've got a general question that may seem kind of dumb but in looking at the many z pictures posted on the web I can't recall a single one having window tinting on them. I have a stratus that I had the windows tinted on and I can't image a ride without tinting now. It helps with the interior and I kind of like the look. Is this taboo to do to a z?

I've been going through a similar debate with myself about my suspension in my 260z. I first bought the car thinking I would restore it to orginal as it was pretty close to begin with. Then I started driving it and found out how fun it was. I realized, if it's this fun now and I can improve it further, why not? So I've decided to rebuild the suspension. I'm going to upgrade the springs, lower the vehicle, change the struts, change the sway bar, replace the bushings/rubber and upgrade the wheels/tires. I'm currently researching all of this and have just a few decisions left, namely the type of struts and the wheel component. I decided I would enjoy my car more if it performed better. I don't care if it's not stock because I want to have as much fun as I can with it and that, to me, means increasing it's performance. You just need to decide what you want out of your car. Hope you don't loose as much sleep trying to decide as I did!

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

2manyZ's - How did you deal with the raised parts of the cracks? Did you shave them down so they were basically flat with the rest of the dash or just not worry about it? It seems if you just leave the cracks standing up that the dash cover would sit up.?!?

Thanks for the advice 2manyZ's. I was thinking of using this remedy because I suck at electrical work and everything on my dash works and I just don't want the headache of creating electrical problems if I don't need to. I'm undecided about the half or full unit. My gut tells me to use the full unit to eliminate a possibly visible joint (with the half) but I need to sleep on it. Thanks again.

I recently became a Z owner and had a question regarding cracked dashboards. I wanted some feedback on people's experience with the dashboard covers that are available in lieu of tearing out a working dash assembly and repairing or replacing. I know there is a half dash and a full dash cover available but are they worth the money? The full dash cover is less than a hundred bucks and the half dash is around fifty bucks. This is about the only thing in the interior that needs attention.