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Interesting approach, very innovative! Interested to see the final results....good luck with the install.

Aaaahhhh....thank you for clarifying; but sorry, I'm not able to help you there. Have always loved the look of the Pantera hatch though -- good luck with the repairs.

Are you talking about the weatherstripping for the hatch (i.e. the weatherstripping that's glued to the seam on the body)? That should be OEM, no? Sorry if I'm confused.

May want to post what month your 260 was built in....a lot of the parts you're looking for will vary depending on whether you've got an "early" '74 or a "late" '74. The early models have more in common with 240s and the late '74 260s have more in common with 280s. Good luck with the build and happy motoring!

Centerline also made/makes that style wheel....fairly popular on old Z's. They were on my car when I bought it (14x8), and I still have them for occasional street use.

Might be....how much are you asking? (I have a feeling they might be too rich for my blood!) Thx very much for the quick reply.

Looking for some light-weight 15" wheels/rims with low offset and our standard 4x114.3 lug spacing....15x8, 15x9, or 15x10. Don't need tires...rims only. Thx for looking. r/John

Looking good, Mike!! Still hoping to see you at GripFest at NCCAR next month.

Yes, pusher fans are typically mounted in front of the radiator....can't say that I've ever seen a pusher fan mounted behind the radiator.

Yep....always feels good to solve a problem that's been frustrating you for a while. Electrical gremlins can be a pain in the *ss!

The glovebox light....dang it, why didn't I think of that??

Sounds like the problem might be in the clock wiring and/or the glovebox courtesy light. If I recall correctly, the clock has separate hot and ground leads; but the glovebox light might use a body ground (i.e. the ground is accomplished through the light's metal chassis to the car's chassis.) Have you isolated and inspected those leads to ensure they're not shorting somewhere? Also, have you worked on the multi-switch recently (i.e. the main light switch on the steering column)? That's a pretty complex component, and it's not uncommon to have shorts in there periodically. Good luck with it.

Keep in mind that Bassett wheels generally use a 45 deg lug nut camfer and a 5/8" valve stem....semi-non standard sizing for these components. The lug nuts are the real pain. I've not had a lot of luck finding good 45 deg lugs in the 12x1.25 mm thread. (Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, and someone here can enlighten me. )

Don't know if you're considering steel wheels, but Diamond has the best prices that I've found. Bought some 15x10s from them this year for roughly $90 each (shipped). Looked for used wheels for a while, but hard to find large sizes used, so I gave up and bought new. Good luck with the search.

Looks good. For my money, Honda makes some of the nicest seats available and are readily available for very little money. Recommend moving this post to one of the existing "Seat swap" threads.

Thx for clarifying that, beermanpete. That's an interesting installation for the front hook....had not seen that previously. Good idea for an alternate mounting position!

Are you sure that there's nothing else wired into the cig lighter hot line? That's often used as a convenient 12V source for accessories like a stereo, electric fan controller, etc. Try pulling the fuse to see if anything else besides the cig lighter is affected. Also....not sure what alternator you're using, but I've seen cases where they can be wired improperly so as to draw current even when the ignition is 'off'. It doesn't affect their operation while the engine's running, but they run the battery down quickly after the engine's shut down. Good luck tracking down the culprit.

That sounds correct; however, I believe the front hooks may be the same for either application. I'd recommend calling to ZCC just to make sure. (As an FYI, I ordered the 280Z hooks for my late '74 260 and they're quite nice...very sturdy and fit fine.) P.S. If they're out of stock, these are nothing that you couldn't fab your self out of some decent flat bar and angle iron.

http://www.zccjdm.com/catalog.php/azcarbum/dt93256/Customized_240z_280z_Parts_

Regarding replacing your fusible links....pls see recent discussions on this topic in the "Ignition and Electrical" sub-forum, and good luck tracking down the culprit(s).

Agree completely, Jon. One thing the Z offers that most new cars don't is classical styling....and the fans always love seeing a 40-year old Datsun beat a bunch of high-priced, high-technology newer cars.

619kris, on 24 Jul 2013 - 01:04 AM, said: [[i don't know what dope means describing a car. I am old school. Is that a good thing?]] C'mon, man....get with the times! "Dope" means it's phat. Does that help?

My 260Z w/ SBC runs in the X Prepared class, which gives me a pretty stiff PAX handicap (i.e. I have to run a faster raw time to be competitive with cars in most other classes). Usually my main competition in XP comes from Shelby replicars. A couple things to keep in mind if auto-x is your main focus: 1) the V8 results in a heavier front end, which can be a liability on tight courses, given the Z's lack of power steering, and 2) the V8's torque and power will quickly highlight the lack of LSD if you're running the standard open diff R180 or R200. Don't get me wrong....I have a blast running my Z in a variety of HPDE, but if your main goal is to be competitive in auto-x, there are probably cheaper and easier ways to get there. Obviously, there are plenty of guys who have had great success in their Z cars (both with the straight-6 and V8s), but the cars have typically been highly modified, driven by very experienced and highly-skilled drivers. (Now I'll stand by for a wave of blast attacks from my fellow Z enthusiasts. )

Or get this part: http://arizonazcar.com/diffmount.html

There's been a few threads on this topic....here's one of them: http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/82712-finally-replaced-the-fusible-links/?&p=783658&fromsearch=1&do=findComment&comment=783658 Good luck.