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To my limited knowledge (I have owned the car off and on for 30 some years), the early cars did not have an electric pump from the factory in the US (it is pre-wired for it, so they may have been stock on JDM cars). You could buy one from the Datsun dealer that bolted in and looks stock. It was a pretty simple plug and play (I know, I did it). You should get some type of a cut-off switch (Datsun offered it as an option) so if you are in a wreck and a line breaks, the pump stops. Some guys added the electric one in addition to the stock mechanical one. Some guys took out the mechanical one, which required a block off plate. As I said, it was done to deal with "vapor lock" back when the cars were new. This is the same reason you see the fuel rails wrapped in insulation of various kinds. According to this: http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1d/1d/80/0900823d801d1d80/repairInfoPages.htm It should be a green off the pump and black/white off the car. I think the Nissan pump is self grounding, but I am not sure. Hope that helps.

Get a manual so you can sort it out, but yes there are wires in the back for the stock electric fuel pump (I think mine are b/g). The e-pump was a dealer installed option used to help solve the notorious "vapor lock" the early SU cars had. You will also need a harness or make one of your own for the under the dash connection. The one under the dash has an in-line fuse. This is how my 71 is and I am making the assumption it is the same for your 72, but that may not be the case.

I have the Cebie Zs on my Z now. They are nice now and in the day, they were the best.

I have the 4 to 5 adapters on my car. I have not driven it yet (soon...very soon...) but I can say they are very well made and look to be plenty stout. Mine are a total of 2" thick.

They may be steel (several write ups list them as fiberglass). They look a lot like the ones on my car, which I know are fiberglass. I think mine are the same as MSA used to carry. Mark's are close - but not exactly the same, which probably means they are custom. You could come close to his style starting with a set like I have. The problem is where to get them. There does not seem to be a source, except the odd eBay listing. Don't say Showcars (do a search if you don't get the reference). I bought mine nearly 30 years ago from my local Datsun parts department.

I have the 880 for the same reasons. You can even customize the display/menu if you have unique things you want to control.

The hazard flasher on my 71 is on the passenger side under the dash. On the 73 I robbed some parts from, it looked like all the relays and flashers were on a metal plate on the passenger side kick panel (should have a g/w blu/w wires connecting to it). They are only $3-$4 and just a common 2 prong flasher (TS and 4 way are the same unit). I would say that is your problem. The Z's are designed not to flash when one of the bulbs is out, so it could be that you have bulbs out on both sides, but since the 4 ways work, it most likely is the flasher unit.

I have one too. They are great. The on-line feature makes it simple. I got my because my GF could not master the 4 separate remotes and I was always having to fix the TV. Now, just a push of the button.

I was driving my brother's 63 Dodge Dart Convertible with the push button Tourqeflight. Someone has done some really poor rewiring in the past and when I slid the lever up to park, poof...smoke comes pouring out of the dash...I panic and start grabbing wires and find the hot one...wrap it around my finger and give a hard pull...it came loose, but man did it burn AND cut the **** out of my finger. I can still feel it on my finger 25 years later. So...now the car won't start with the key...Only by putting the key into run and shorting the starter with a screw driver. All goes well until one day when it stalls and I jump out and short the starter only to realize too late it is in drive as it proceeds to run over my foot on the way through the high school parking lot. Fortunately my buddy was in the car to stop it (amusing to watch him trying to drive from the passenger seat and figure out how to stop the car) I walked with a limp for a few weeks.

Used to drive my 71 all the time up Sking to Mt Hood, never put chains on as long as the roads were plowed. As soon as I put the rear sway bar and stiff springs on it would not move in the snow, weight transfer I guess. If you have a rear bar, I would try unhooking it. Run in as high a gear as you can...lugging the engine even, starting in 2nd helps to get going. When all else fails, chains work. I love driving RWD in the snow, you just have get used to it, but I grew up when the only FWD was the Mini.

It actully IS a Fairlady (all 2 seat Datsun/Nissans are)...Just not a Z...And it is NOT ugly, but way overpriced.

I have 2001 BMW Z3 seats in my Z. They are leather, have heat/power and fit great. They also have explosive seat belt retractors built into the seat. Since the seat belt receiver attaches to the seat, I was planning to use the Z3 seat belts (they anchor in the Z3 around where the strut towers are in the Z) and have a clean, integrated system. I know the purpose of the retractors is to pull you back into the seat and further restrain the body. I also know the early Z's did not have anything remotely close to this. My questions: Will the seat belts work correctly and be safe with out the explosive retractors hooked up? I don't think they would be any worse than the stock 71 harness system, but I am not sure how all the parts interact. Are the seats safe with the explosive device attached, but not connected. Is there a significant chance of them going off? BMW has used this system for years, so I can find an older set that do not use the explosive device. Should I look for an older set (but new parts) of belts that were designed before the use explosive tensioners? Thanks for the help.

I used vinyl, it has some give to it. The more give the better, think lycra Vs. Denim around a ball. The less stretch the more accurate your sewing has to be. Go to the fabric store and see what works.

A/C must not be working...

If you can sew or your mom can, you can do it. It is a little tricky and you may have to trial and error it a bit if you have addtional sound-proofing under it. My mom is an excellent seamstress and helped me (she is 83 and still can work me into the ground). It took 4 hours and turned out nice. If you use fabric that has some stretch to it, that will make fitting it easier. You can get fancy and add in piping or top stitch the seam to create some addtional detail. All up I would guess I have $5.00 of materail in it. Just follow the pattern.

I've been going there 3-5 times a year for nearly 20 years. The locals are all great, beaches are good, drivers are crazy, but not like they were 20 years ago when there were no rules. Rincon is a really nice area, where the surfing all happens. More mainlanders there then most anyplace. I think the beaches here are the best on the island. Arecibo has the big Radar Telescope that was in "Contact" and one of the James Bond movies..worth seeing in you are in the area. There are a couple of bioluminescent bays on the island, one, near Mayaguez and one near Farardo (where most of the day sales start from). Also near Mayaguez are some really nice caverns called Rio Camuy (I think). In San Juan, is old town, fun to walk around in and do some shopping...good places to eat and drink. There are many large and small forts, including El Morro and San Cristóbal. You will find most people speak some english, but a little spanish is helpful.

Pulling works, except when you are laying on your back and it breaks and you smack youurself in the mouth with the end of the breaker bar and split your lip...speaking from experiance.

I don't know where you can buy one, but you can borrow mine if you need to use one for a bit...OH wait...sorry, forgot you don't have the L28...nevermind..

You can try that, but I did not come mean to say they came from Nissan, only that the local dealer carried them. As I recall, they were hanging on the back wall of the parts counter. If you could find a parts guy that was around back then, you might be able to find out who made them. I don't remember...but I am pretty sure it was not Nissan. I have my fenders off and will look on the inside and see if I can find any part number. Seems there was something molded in, but that was 20+ years and several beers ago.

They pop up on eBay from time to time...A set was there a couple of weeks ago; they went for around $300.00. I have these on my car and I like the look, but they are a lot of work to install. Before you ask where I got them, I have had them on the car since 1980 or so; then you could buy them from the "Datsun" parts counter.