recognize anything in this pic?

[Arne]

Fuel rail?

[mperdue]

Bingo! I had to bend it a little at the front to fit around that dealy sticking up out of the thermostat housing and also had to slide the mounts around to bolt up to my engine. But the dual outlets ended up at exactly the right place to feed the carbs, which actually surprised me because the 240Z carbs are spaced further apart. Obviously not enough to make hook-up difficult. It would have been a lot more work tee off of the original fuel rail - the shape and outlet location were just wrong. I tried for a bit until I remembered I had this Z fuel rail. This was a perfect fit!

[Fun_in_my_z]

Steve i was talking about a 210. we dont see them around here very often

[Red-Eye]

Please don't mistake those for the horrible Z car flat tops. You're looking at the GX SU set up for the "A" series motor. A very desired and sought after set of components. Notice the float bowls are much like the round top SU's. These are very good carbs.

Thanks for the info, I've never seen them before...Robert

[Victor Laury]

Very well done Michael. Your tube bending abilities are such that your custom part looks like it was born there.

Your having fun with your 140Y sunny, aren't you? they are really fun cars. If it weren't for California smog laws, I'd want one too, and would mimic your set up.

Both Pam and Steve of Ztherapy are long-time A motor racers. Doesn't surprise me that they would be the top-notch choice for A motor carb set up.

[sblake01]

They may be 'Z Therapy' carbs but what I posted is of their origin. And Bill, there were B110's (1200), B210's, 210's (B310) in RWD, as well as F10's and 310's (N10) in FWD that use that A series engine. Not to mention the non-USA cars. That's the only reason I asked.

[EScanlon]

Nice Fuel Rail mod!

But, I think the wireless distributor / coil is of even more interest!

Or the Tire Valve for pressurizing the vacuum system with the cute blue cap!

J/K

E

[mperdue]

It didn't require much bending. I did it all by hand anyway I kind of messed up on the pass side where the return line connects. I thought I needed to bend it off to the left toward the fuel pump but after I bent it I realized it should have stayed straight so I bent it back, hence the curves in that line.

Oh and Victor, if I went by the books this setup wouldn't be allowed. My car is exempt from exhaust fume testing because of its age but it is still required to have all original smog equipment which mine absolutely doesn't have! Most likely I'll pass through inspection anyway though. If not I can always drop it into a 1200 or B210 which would be much easier to pass. I'd love to have a 1200 and if I ever have the funds this engine will end up in one someday.

Anyway, sorry for all of the OT posts! I just wanted to show how I used at least one part from my lost Z car project!!

edit - Stephen and Bill, the only one I've seen recently go up into that price range was a pristine 1200 (1970-73 I think). Mine's a '79 210 which aren't worth anything at all. I've seen mint ones sell for less than $5k. Kinda like the ZX of the Z series I guess I got mine because it was cheap and have fallen in love with it anyway.

[=Enigma=]

What I noticed the most was the lack of an air cleaner element, and some nasty rust on the air cleaner body, but I'm sure you'll get to that.

[datto_240z]

Thats a very nice engine bay you have there! I wish my 1000 ute's(US didnt get them) were that clean!

It has a A12 in it with just a cam, A14 head, extracters and a K&N filter.

I might do that fuel rail mod when/if i go twin carb (DCOE/SU).

GX heads arnt too rare down here in AUS or even more common in Japan.

I have a question for you though. What does the fitting that goes onto your thermostat housing ment to goto? Mine had that housing but i blocked off the hole in the head and used the smaller thermo housing.

Goto datsun1200.com if you havnt already, a wealth of B10, B110, B210 knowledge!

[mperdue]

Enigma - I found filter sheets made by UNI that I will cut to fit. I bought a coarse sheet and a fine sheet so it'll be a 2 layer filter. Yes there is rust but these were just cheapos from ebay to get me on the road. I'll probably get K&N's some day if I ever have money again (had our first baby last month so money is very limited - and probably will be for a long time!!!)

datto240z - I'm not sure about that fitting you asked about. It must be some provisions for emissions, maybe something else was water cooled. Mine was blocked off when I got the car and I haven't looked it up in the manual. At some point I will probably remove it and block it off with a much smaller cap. Also you shouldn't have too much trouble finding a full GX setup (fuel rail and all) in Oz. So you may not need the Z rail! I see them up for sale at dat1200.com all the time. I am a more or less regular member there by the way. Awesome site.

Here's another progress pic for fun. I completely stripped the engine bay when I did the rebuild and repainted it the color that I someday hope to paint the rest of the carcar (stock color - 305 light blue metallic). I painted the underside of the hood myself but decided to hire someone to do the engine bay for me at my house. I think my paint came out better than his. You can't see it but it has pretty severe orange peel in the engine bay. Oh well - not a show car, just for fun.

[Victor Laury]

Ya need some 13 X 8 Watanabe Type R's to complete that picture!