RE: Cool Custom one off White Gauges
 

Looks like a '74 Z. Used to be one in the autocrossers locally. Ran good but really rust prone. [:o]

Faces look great but will stick w/ stock.

BTW if your Dad's Stingray is either a mid-year or a shark, might consider using the crossed flag logo that fit that model but after looking at again, maybe it does.

RE: Cool Custom one off White Gauges
 

The gages look great. how do you apply them? are they printed on vinyl with adhesive on the back?

looking at the bumpers I was thinking '75-'78 280Z? The Fairlady was an early240Z, '70-'73. '74 was a 260(only year made) with Chrome bumpers. I believe the bumpers were Chrome thru '74? (240 and 260)and went to aluminum in '75 - '78?, last year of the "Z"
'79 was a 280ZX

They are really rust prone like you said especially under the battery tray and the back decks if they have the louvers.

I have an early production(rare)'74 260Z with Webber'sand a '77 280Z FI, project cars, LOL!:D The 260 was their first attempt at Fuel injection and only lasted one year('74), a few early cars were lucky enough to get the duel Webbers installed before the FI came on line. They worked out the bugs in '75 and changed it to a 2.8/280Z.Cheers

PS: I don't know much, LOL!:Dso when something comes up I might know a little about I have to speak up :Dmakes me feel like I'm "contributing" :DNot trying to be a jerk or anything :D

http://www.zcca.org/pages/ZCarsZhistory.htm

RE: Cool Custom one off White Gauges
 

I'll certainly defer to someone that owns one. ;)

It just looked like the rear bumper stuck out like the '74 since that was the first year for the 5 mph rear bumper req't plus the side insignia looked like it said 260Z. (can't really tell tho)

Did you ever autocross yours?

RE: Cool Custom one off White Gauges
 

correct i checked my emails it is a 280z

RE: Cool Custom one off White Gauges
 

BLUESHARK Q: "The gages look great. how do you apply them? are they printed on vinyl with adhesive on the back?"

NorthernLites A: They are made with Top-Grade polyester film just a little thicker than vinyl they simply stick over your stock gauges

FYI
Vinyl gauge overlays are not really fun to install becausewhen installing thinvinyl gauges you need to paint the stock metalgauges white "NOT COOL"so the old numbers wont bleed through and you haftuse soap water so you can squeegee the air bubblesout from underneath the vinyl gauges that basically means once you go white you can never go back.
with my gauges if you want you can simply peel off my overlay stickers and still have the OEM look if desired plus your gauges wont be fried from pouring water on them.


also blueshark

I'm actually a FairladyZX owner myself here's some pics of my 1983 ZXTurbo i built i also designed &installed mygauges in this car too they have been installed for almost 4 years since i put them on the internet i sold 200+ sets
My shop and office is located in Green Bay WI where we see all kinds of weather and these gauges look exactly the same as the day i installed them no fading peeling bubbles or wrinkles!
thoe i never drive it in the winter but my storage is not heated.


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Also if anybody has aftermarket pod gauges installed in there car i candesign/make them look like the stock gauges in your vette tookeep that in mind

RE: Cool Custom one off White Gauges
 

Never auto-crossed, but I built the '77 and ran it at Seabring a few times. That was fun.