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Just sayin.

What happened between Aug 2013 and Aug 2014?? :paranoid:

Question about your Panasports - do your front wheel bearing dust caps fit inside the Panasport center caps? My dust caps protrude too far...

Beautiful car and I'll also be interested to see what it goes for. Regardless of its selling price, it's pretty awesome just to see a 240Z in the company of some of the other cars in those photos.

Engine noizzzz @ 2:35!!! Nuff said.

Any luck trouble shooting?

^I believe the 5J wheels became available in 1972. The OP's 1971 car would have been built with 4-½ J x 14. Although if your very early cars have 5" wide wheels, I could be convinced I'm wrong! My...

Aside from bolt pattern and wheel size, what the OP needs is the diameter of the part of the wheel that the hubcap clips into. I can measure this later today, although I have 1973 wheels which are...

I wouldn't be surprised if that was a faux gated shifter. The ad states it has a 700R4, and in the pics the shifter is shown in what would be the third gear gate. I would guess that the shifter moves...

Man that looks great! They must have a hell of a big oven, good grief!

What's the grate thing in the sixth pic?

Great project. You have good taste in vehicles! The 240Z and FJ40 are a couple of my favorite classics, along with early 911s. Maybe one day I'll own one of each :)

Do you have a more detailed...

Oh cool, glad you posted this. I just bought a similar one from Blipshift.com

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Unfortunately it didn't occur to me to post it up here until after their sale period ended. :( Blipshift...

Almost forgot my most recent addition. I love the hubcaps and have no intention of getting rid of them, but I love Panasports on Z's too, like so many others... And since I have two sets of wheels...

And finally, some shots I took just yesterday of the car all back together and actually running and driving.

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Here are a couple interior shots to add to the...

I don't have any good in-progress pics of completed rear suspension parts, or reassembly, but here are some of the final product.

Rear corner with refreshed brake drum
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Rebuilt rear...

I can't believe it's been 10 months since I updated this thread, but here's an update on where I'm at with the car. Over the winter I reassembled the front suspension and started in on the rear. I...

Just remembered this thread and wanted to follow up with my solution. Chas was correct, the pistons had stuck in the bore of the MC. They did not pop back when I tapped the MC with a screwdriver, but...

I'm glad Zed cleared up the issue of hydraulic vs. gas shocks. All conventional dampers are hydraulic. They use a piston moving through a fluid (oil) to generate a damping force. The faster the...

Haha, siteunseen actually has some really good points. If you're a big guy and you're used to a Grand Marquis, (or even if you're a small guy and you're used to a Grand Marquis!) a Z-car is going to...

I have not come across any Bilsteins during my searching for shocks. I ended up with Tokico Illuminas I had to source from a private party since they weren't being sold new at the time I was looking...

Sounds interesting, any pics of what you're referring to?

Which Carbotech compound are you running, Fred?

I went with Carbotech "1521" front pads and MSA's rear shoes and so far the brakes feel good with no noise. I need to bleed more air out and wear...

Looks like you're right...

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You didn't buy this car, did you, jtmader??

I added too much oil when I installed my cartridges recently and as the strut tips this way and that, and the oil warms and moves it tends to leak out a bit, puddling in the lower spring seat, then...

Great write-up Hardway, thanks. Always enjoy reading your stuff as it's well written and loaded with good photos. I know this was a couple years ago now and your '72 has been replaced, but how had...

Blue's right, 1 is softest, but if those Illuminas are 20+ years old, they may not have much damping to offer anymore. If that's the case the car would feel floaty over larger undulations in the...