Well, I picked up the car tonight. Definitly different than anything else i've ever driven. Should be a fun(one way or the other). got to talk to the body shop about getting to work on it. But there's a coupla mechanical gremlins i wanna sort out first.

She's a 77 Fairlady Z, RHD, w/ a front and rear spoiler on her. got turbo hood on it(factory decal w/ japanese lettering on the inside). And that inlet is sittin' right over the carbs.

engine is an L28 w/ N42 head, triple mikunis, no air cleaners, electric fuel pump, 6-1 header, 2 1/4 exhaust w/o cat:classic: . And(as it seems to be somewhat of a tradition w/ every car i buy) the a/c's been yanked. unknown internal modifications, the head looks alot cleaner than anything else under the hood(makes ya wonder).

This thing reminds me of the ol' Bird back home. A few electrical gremlins to sort out and somewhat unresponsive brakes(the bird wouldn't stop on a 2 mile stretch till the whole system got gone through by a pro). And JEEZ that steering is tight. After muscling that thing around in some parking lots i got back in my Nissan 240sx and accidently powerslammed the wheel getting ready to back out of spot. Now my once tight handling 240 feels like my parents old pickup w/ 2 in. of play in the steering. sheesh

Anyway, the main thing i need to know is how to get rid of the backfire in the rear carb. its a constant hiccup and only in the rear carb. I know nothing about sidedraft carbs so i'm gonna need major help here.

Everything else is kinda old hat from the days i spent w/ the Bird. So i can wing that stuff on my own.

Probably gonna need a tranny too. She don't wanna downshift into 2nd. and she don't upshift into it till she's nice and warm.

I'm glad i got her though. Something to keep me busy for the next 3 years(till i'm outta the service). Just gotta overcome that RHD Vertigo(its frikkin' weird over on that side of the car):classic:

congrats!

wanna share some pics?

I'll post some pics as soon as i can find someone w/a digital camera. All i got these days is my trusty ol laptop. Need ya'll to help me identify the wheels on her anyway. Gray looking w/ a tapered x design into a dish along the inside. Haven't found em on the net yet, but haven't been looking to hard either.

I guess i lucked up. There's a place about a 2 miles of post that deals exclusively w/ old imports. They're gonna fix that hiccup in the rear carb and give a crash course on tune mikunis.

Also need to find a tranny. 2nd gear synchro gone on this one. I can upshift into gear, but i can't even double clutch or float it in on the downshift. Got a place that'll install a fully built one w/ long term garentee for 550. Think i should go w/ it or just find one myself and install it? I have swapped a coupla trannys on my Bird, so i can do it.

Anywho, Its great to finally have the car. Gonna spend the next 6mo-1yr or so restoring the body and interior, probably gonna go through the suspension w/ poly and coilovers too. This is gonna be a good learning experience, plus i'm gonna have something to show for myself insteada pissin' all my money away junk.

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Nice little thick momo steering wheel in the car. 3 spoke w/ a sig. on the bottom one, can't tell the name though. God a good steering wheel makes a world of difference on a car.