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I bought a lockdown panel from All Z Parts in Sydney last year: http://www.allzparts.com.au/ Prices were good and shipping was better than I initially thought. Warren was the guy I spoke with.

Count me in for ford coil bracket, hub, and wheel. Thanks!

Definitely interested in full door skins. Thanks for relaying this information to Tabco, Horatio!

You should remind DB that Your Satisfaction is 100% GUARANTEED!

The S&S headers (part 5205, iirc) will fit with the Scarab position, but the collectors will be right against the bottom part of the firewall. They fit better if you cut off the collector and turn the ends down a little. Most standard style blockhugger headers usually fit with the scarab kit, but some will have interference with the collector. A local friend uses these in his 240's and 260's with Scarab mounts: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=HOK%2D2001HKR&N=700+115&autoview=sku Shameless plug, but these are still available: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=137862.

You'd probably be more interesting in the $3,165 Beta Motorsports kit. You should look again at what you're getting for that price. Stop by a shop sometime and ask how much they want to change out all your wheel bearings. Then start adding the other pieces you're getting. I'm not sure how to put a price on "knowing it's done right", though. The AZC setup is not just a bolt-in. It requires cutting and welding. Check this page for installation instructions: http://www.arizonazcar.com/coilover.html

My first was a '72 240Z that looked like it belonged in a Mad Max movie.

I've had up to 5 at one time, but currently have: '73 240Z with chevy 377 '75 260Z in pieces in my garage '78 280Z daily driver

It's really best not to use those ties that go through the radiator. They can eventually cause leaks due to vibration and the ties rubbing against the fins. You should mount the radiator fan to the upper and lower mounts you're using to hold your radiator in place. When I bought my mount kit from JTR, they didn't include the vertical braces at the time, so I made my own to hold the fan in place. I don't have good pics of mine to share, other than one with my old engine that only shows the bolt head holding one of the braces to the top mount...

Nicely done!

That was awesome...

Got my sensor mount today. VERY nicely done. Thanks, Derek, for making a run of this part. I'm also interested in the wheel and coil mounts whenever you have time. Thanks again!

Oops.. missed the updates. I'll take a mount if they're still available. Thanks, Ryan

I'm interested in these parts.

Very cool. Sounds great:icon14:

Wow... that looks amazing:icon14: This makes me want to take my 280 to Auburn.

Nice with the 240 bumpers on a 280! Your car looks great with them.

I recently found that my 280 daily driver had some rust in spots that I'm not yet comfortable at repairing. I've done a lot to this car over the past few years. I've gone through the suspension, installing suspension techniques springs and sway bars, tokico hp strut cartridges, and polyurethane bushings. I installed a 4.11 r-180 diff and replaced all the brake hardware with stock replacement pieces. A 240z kaminari front spoiler was added with 240 front turn signals. And, a fiberglass 280 hood was also thrown on a while back. I replaced the tired motor with an n42 block/head motor with far fewer miles from a previous car I owned (also had a msa 6-1 header and 2.5" exhaust). The most recent addition was the sportmax wheels from when that group buy came up. Next, it was time to tackle the body. Cue Daily Driver shot: More pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/nullproject/1978280Z I knew it needed dog legs on both sides, with the passenger side really needing the full quarter replaced due to a wreck from a previous owner. I recently took the passenger-side seat out to transport an r-200. I lifted the carpet, and was horrified at the lack of floorboard found underneath. All that was there was undercoating, which I easily put my hand through. I've been under the car plenty of times, but had always seen what looked like floor and never bothered to actually see if it really was. While I really want to learn to weld, I have no welder at the moment and am hesitant to learn welding on anything structural in my car. I will eventually, but know that will be a little further down the road. I mentioned my lack-of-floor finding to a friend of mine and said that I was thinking about looking for another body in better shape. Not five days later, he calls saying he's found the body I need... and it's only a few miles away from where he lives. It had been in a neighbor's back yard and the guy had just pulled it to his front yard to sell. I drove down to look at it and decided to bring it home. Cue new addition to the litter, a '76 280z: The car has a blown motor and has been sitting under a tarp since 1994. Physically, it's in great shape. The roof looks damn good, the panels are pretty straight, and the floor boards also look good (definitely looked closer this time). The previous owner admitted to running over a few too many things, but that's ok. Opening the hood, it looked like some grunge-era raccoon made a home on the passenger side of the motor, but the frame rails were straight and the battery tray only has light surface rust. The PO had removed the battery when he decided to put his project on hold. There's some surface rust here and there, but nothing major. The spare tire well looks untouched and had only one spot of surface rust. Amazingly, the brakes actually worked and weren't locked up. That came in handy when getting it off my friend's slide back. The plan is to strip it down, clean it up, install a spare n42 motor and zx 5 speed I have and get it running. Once running, I'll transfer all the good pieces from my '78 (complete suspension, wheels/tires, front spoiler and hood). I'll be documenting the progress here: http://picasaweb.google.com/nullproject/1976Datsun280Z I've taken the bumpers off and started taking out the interior to see if there are any surprises. So far, it's all pretty good. Don't think the '78 is going to waste, though. My friend is going to adopt her and turn her into a drag car. He doesn't care about the floors, as he's a very experienced welder and can fix all that's wrong. Anywho, just thought I'd share.

Looks excellent!

Awesome job! And they're never really done:biggrin:

Year/Make/Model: 1973 Datsun 240Z Name: Ryan Ash City/State: Alpharetta, GA Larger Version: http://album.hybridz.org/data/500/DSC01139.JPG

Even the 80's TA's were like that (I had an '86). They have a small spoiler/air dam underneath that directs air up through the radiator. If this is missing or damaged, they'll overheat quick.