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Hahaha... Now that I've looked at it a little more, it also reminds me of this HR Pufnstuf guy! I'm sure it's a bada$$ car, the styling just doesn't do much for me... Michael

Hmm.. I've never seen one of those. Looks kinda girlie with the "eyelashes" and all.... Michael

Hey hmsports, You must have the Official Auto Mechanics Mega Clip Art Collection But hey we appreciate the artwork!! Michael

Little under a year since I started my mess but I predict it'll be somewhere around 5 before I get it on the road. I'm slow and have 0 experience... Michael

Hey Bonnie, Try contacting the Z Club of Texas http://www.zcluboftexas.org . They should be able to recommend someone. I haven't gotten to that stage yet - my Z is still disassembled in the garage! Good Luck Michael

Who hasn't put a 280Z or 280ZX motor in a 240Z?!?!? It'll drop right in and most parts are interchangable.

Hi Raven, I'm working on a gallery of early Z cars painted the original colors. I don't have many of the 280Z/260Z colors yet but I've got a few. See Zhome.com for specific years but you can get an idea of how it'll look on my page http://www.utdallas.edu/~perdue/paintcodes.html I'm still looking for pics to finish out my gallery! Michael ps. looks like we're having server probems today so you may have to try again later...

Watch out when it comes to buying a lot of this stuff. I'm not sure but I think it has a shelf life of 6 months. I've run into a lot of trouble on my project (lack of time!!) and I've got a gallon of this stuff sitting out in my garage that I haven't had a chance to use yet. It's been a few months so I need to get on the ball. Also if I remember right you have to have somewhat warm temperatures to use it so you probably won't have the best results in the dead of winter... Michael

The only reason I'm not sure about which calipers to use is because the guy in the link above says to use 82-83, and you're saying the 79-81! Oh well whichever it is I'll probably buy the wrong one.... I'll have to do a test fit i think

The parts I have are Nissan P/N 44155-04S10. They both say ADPT-CALIPER RR..... I hope they're interchangable because they're both Right Rear. I called Courtesy Nissan and was told that this is a rear caliper adaptor for 81-84 Maximas and the same part is used on both sides. He said he can order them and they're 55$ each. I'm still not 100% sure what year caliper to use from a ZX to put on a 240Z though and they guy from Courtesy didn't know either. Michael

that's horrible

Doh I forgot to check the number but check Courtesy - they should know.

I recently bought a set of brackets shown in the link above. They are Nissan parts and from what I understand they are made specifically to fit ZX calipers from a 280ZX to a 240Z. I may be mistaken but that's how I understood it. I don't know what year caliper they're for still looking for that info. You may be able to find those brackets somewhere otherwise good luck trying a bracket from another car. If I remember I'll get the part numbers on the package - they're still in the original Nissan bag/box. Michael

The sad thing is how close to reality the opposite to that joke really was on sept 11 (~20 vs 5000).

Love the new sig Alan.

Yeah I'm in dallas but not much of a Guru. But if you stop by my place you can see a 90% dismantled Z in the process of being restored (slowly).

Hey Britt, There are Nissan adaptors for putting 280ZX calipers on the rears - i recently bought a set but haven't used them yet or even tried a fit. I don't think they make the adaptors anymore but you may find them around. see this http://www.zdriver.com/articles/full_article.php?ID=11 Dont know about removing the drums (haven't gotten there) but I've heard it's a pain!! Good luck Michael

I just bought the Nissan adaptors for the 240Z rear brake conversion to 280ZX disc brakes. Has anyone else done this using the nissan adaptors? From what I can find about the ZX, they had disc brakes on both the front and back. I'm not sure which I need for the conversion - I've been told to use fronts but before I go pull parts it'd be nice to hear from someone who's done this before. I've seen this http://www.zdriver.com/articles/full_article.php?ID=11 but I'm not sure these are the same adaptors. Anyone have first hand knowledge? Thanks Michael

Great link 240inOz!!!!! Thanks! We need to hang onto this one..

Watch out for AUtozone. I ordered ball joints from them and they weren't even the same brand even they had the same part number. So I didn't buy them and went for VB. I had a little trouble w/ them too - I bought the tir rod end nuts (one's LH and the other is RH) and these weren't the same either - one was much bigger the other. Kind of a pain I'd like them to match... I'll probably buy another pair somewhere else or hope I cna find one to match one i have

I've seen ebay auctions for single hubcaps, or pairs if you want a spare for next time!

I like the way it is now, with the ability to set the theme that you like! Is that an option? Maybe just a couple of them if it's a lot of trouble. That would make this site quite unique - I haven't seen any other pages that let you choose your layout style. Personally I still like the original setup - the blue one. Michael

interesting wheels. Never seen those before.

Waste?!?!?!?! I refer to old posts all the time. It's an archive mang!!! Michael