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Agreed - just another thing to add to the list.

I just texted the PO - he informed he is a 77 R200 from a 280Z. The reason he considered it Posi - is he welded the rear diff. So, now I know, lol.

Jacked the car up over the weekend to start working on a suspension refresh. The rear wheels do spin in the same direction so there is some kind of locker - however it does not have the standard finned cover i have seen online. here is a picture of it.

Oh man, I knew that - I just wasn't thinking I guess. Thanks for the info about the cooler, i'll have to get on it. I'd like a transmission temp gauge as well so i can keep an eye on it.

Thanks for the help guys. Is there an semi-easy way to check? I did notice I don't have a R200 finned cover. Thanks, I definitely need to do some transmission cooler research. Autos are a foreign language to me, lol. Should i try a Ford forum for help in that subject? About the water pump, I am not sure, I've only run it about 15 mins or less sense I got it home but the temperature gauge looks alright.

Good advice for sure. Would the 16x8s look okay with spacers and flares?

Haha, yeah, that's a great question. I guess I just bought the car and hacking into it makes me little nervous. I needed to get the wheels on asap so I could actually drive the car and now that i already bought the wheels/tires - It seems late to add in the flares as I'd need to run wider wheels/tires. I probably should have just manned up and did the flares. I think in the back of my mind i'm not stupid excited about the V8 and was thinking I might be happier with a l28et build/swap.

Could this be a sagging suspension problem? If i went cheap with a Vogtland springs and Stagg shocks - Could that solve the problem even through they are lowering springs?

Did you go with the Stagg struts as well? If so how do you feel about them?

WHOA! Epic fail on my part. Thanks for the heads up, I just updated the title.

Thanks for the info! I agree, I think a T5 is in my future at some point but for now I'll have to deal with the auto. I guess i'll have to do some research on an external cooler. thanks.

So i ended up getting a XXR 002.5. I tried to get them in Matte black but the were out of stock. The local tire place brought in the bronze lip ones instead. They definitly are not my first choice but they are temporary until i get my fender flares going so i picked them up. Plus they were cheap at 350 for the set. Wheels - XXR 002.5, 16x8 - offset 0 Tires - 225/50/R16 Cooper Zeon RS3. I mounted them up, everything looked good, went for a quick spin around the block and all 4 tires are rubbing when i hit a bump. The suspension is stock, as far as i know original and could be saging so that my be my best bet. I want to go with Ground Control coils and TBD strut but cheaper at the moment is better as I am way out of budget. Do you think a suspension refresh will get rid of the rubbing or should i be rolling the fenders? of course, some pictures. Unloaded gap on rear: Loaded with me sitting in the car - full fledged american at 240lbs =D

Yeah, I've considered. I like the matte black ones and both are only 1 avaiable. Can't beat the price though.

They are out of stock as well.

thanks for the links - i did see bronze set - but it is a staggered set and i don't think i can do that till i go get flares. I actually like the gunmetal set with the black lip but don't love the shine with the chrome lip. thanks for looking.

Anybody know a vendor who has one in stock? The Z pretty much has to sit until i can grab a set of new wheels. I'd also consider something else if it was cheap. Thanks

Everything i read about the carb agrees with you that it is oversized, I'll have to deal with that at some point. regarding the transmission cooler, I'm really only driving it about 20 miles or less right now - is that something i need to look at immediately? Should I go with an external mounted or hook it up to the radiator? It seems like there is a ton of money in the auto - I just don't want to add more if i can get the T5 in. The engine is solidly mounted, I'll have to take some pictures of it at some point. thanks so much for the help!!

Hey all, I’m a Datsun newbie! Always wanted a 240z/510 project and finally made it happen over the weekend. I picked up the 73 Datsun 250 miles away from home with the “guaranteed to make the drive” from the owner – which it did not but we’ll get to that later. 1973 Datsun with a SBF 306 engine with GT40p heads, single plane intake, 750 Holley HP carb, speedway headers, 3” exhaust, manual valve-body c-4 transmission with SFI bell housing and 9” stall converter, TCI shifter, R200 posi rear end, Meziere water pump. I realize the 750 carb is probably too big, I think its what the PO had around and tuned it work. Motor seems to run strong, starts up pretty easily from a cold start and sounds like a beast. I however am a complete V8 newbie. Here are some pics of the car/engine. I ended up having to tow the car after 40 miles of driving as smoke started to fill the cab, when I pulled over it seemed like transmission fluid was dripping onto the exhaust. Upon examination we found the speedometer (speedometer and tach not hooked up) cable opening was closed with a rubber bushing and a wingnut. I tightened up the wingnut and have taken it for some short trips and it has not leaked yet. So that seems to have fixed the problem. I am not a huge auto guy and would prefer a 5-speed. I don’t even know where to start with wrapping my head around what that would entail. I have 2 large questions at the moment. The first is the transmission which has no transmission cooler – and it not hooked up to the radiator for cooling – is this a problem? The second is the flywheel – it looks like casing was trimmed back for some reason and the flywheel is exposed – is this a problem? Thanks for any help.