JakeWard

Firstly the car feels like its bottoming out the suspension on tiny bumps in the road. The previous owner decided to cut the springs Would it be more cost effective to find used stock springs or get some sort of after market spring? The car has a 327 SBC so its a bit heavier on the front end. What would you recommend? Secondly, at freeway speeds it has a nasty shimmy that is bad enough that I avoid the freeway. What could cause this? Bent wheel? crappy cut springs? Bad alignment? Thirdly, Will a 16x7.5 +22, 16x8.5 +37 set of wheels fit underneath the fenders? I have ZGs that came with the car, along with holes in my rear quarters Thanks for your time, Jake Im all ears

Mine will have it playing once I get the inside a little quieter.

Well she's driving great now. I just need a temporary solution for the brake lights. I have the switch and some wires. I'm really worried some girl will crush me with her giant SUV.

alright, well How would I wire it with new wire? does it go battery-switch-fuse light? Or Battery-Fuse-switch-fuse-light? Something else?

Well I got one from the parts store (I know I could have gotten one from the JY but its dark and raining). Its for a 260z, does that matter at all? I hooked it up to what I thought was the right wire and now it keeps blowing fuses. They DID work for a little bit though which is very encouraging.

So thats where that thing is supposed to go. I don't have one unfortunately.

Well I didn't realize having a POS alternator would make it impossible to tell if my dash lights and turn signals work, but they do now. Haha, now the tail lights need to be sorted out. I can't seem to find the brake pedal switch. Its way up behind the dash right?

its not the fuses. There isn't any wiring back to them

Well it was a bad alternator. I changed it out and it seems to run fine now. I'll see if this positive trend continues tomorrow. The next issue to tackle is the lack of tail lights. No running lights/ turn signals or brake lights.

Here it is if anyone was curious.

Actually come to think of it. My Mr2 did exactly the same thing, and the Alt. ended up being toast. Of course a 91 compared to a 72 is a bit of a difference.

Wow... I am REALLY glad this forum is back up. Thanks guys. I'm going to try and sort it out tomorrow (day off). I sure hope its the alternator. Especially since its so easy to get to.

So I drove the car to work today and shut it off, and just to see if it would I tried starting it again. It just clicks like a dead battery. I get jumped and make it half way home and it dies again ( the same bucking and not wanting to rev). I get jumped again and make it home. I decide to see what happens if I just let it idle. It took a couple minutes but it died again. Do you guys think it could be the alternator/ battery? Would the car buck and die like that with a bad alternator/ battery? Im really glad this site is back up too.

Mine is from 9/71 to 6/72. If some one has a FULL harness that is in good condition I need one. Otherwise, what do you guys think of the wiring kits? Should it be easy for someone with no prior experience to install tail lights/ running lights/ headlights/ turn signal (Wipers would be a plus) wiring? I figure the kit would be newer and less likely to crap out on me... but I don't know.

I just got this car and it has nothing running the rear lights. I was wondering if there is an aftermarket kit I can buy to hook all that up again. I don't drive it now because I really don't want someone to rearend me. The headlights are ghetto-rigged to a switch and are pretty dim too, but at least they come on. I was thinking a painless kit might work, but it seems like a handful to wire up. Any experience is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jake

Okay new problem. She ran great today, but when I turned off the car the skinny hose hanging from the radiator went crazy. It started spewing hot coolant everywhere. I'm glad I was in front of my house. Here I thought I could just take her to the shop tomorrow to get everything up to snuff. This is a stubborn car. What the heck happened? Is it safe to drive if I replace the lost coolant?

I love this forum. This is the quickest and most informative replying I've ever had on any automotive forum. Very cool. Im gonna check the underside of the car tomorrow because its dark already.

Alrighty, it runs. I charged up the battery and put some gas in it and it started. Unfortunately it didn't want to idle for crap so to keep it alive I had to keep revving it (I'm sure the neighbors appreciated it). I had the hood open so I didn't drive it, but when I got out there was gas on the ground. What do you guys think is the problem? Carb tuning? Bad Alternator? Leaky fuel lines? Clogged Fuel filter? Probably some combination of those. Where is a good jack point on the car?

Charged the battery a little and now it turns over

Its carbed. The puddle seemed to be somewhere near the back of the car. The car isn't even turning over, isn't it supposed to be even without getting any fuel? It just clicks.

I just bought my 240z with a 280z engine and 5 speed. I was driving the 3 hour drive home and started to feel some bucking when I tried to accelerate. I came to a stop on a BUSY two lane highway, and of course it died. Not a good experience. My friend jumped out and started to push the car out of the way. I decided to get out and forgot the car was still in gear. I let off the clutch and it rumbles to life. I manage to baby it to the side of the road where it died again. This time it wouldn't start. It just clicked when I turned the key. Decided to wait to see if I had flooded the engine. Waited 30 minutes and still nothing happened. I called the tow truck guy and had it towed the 75 miles home (costly). Curious thing was that the car left a gas puddle where it sat while I was waiting on the tow. I read that gas leaks were common and it just needs to be drained and POR-15ed. Can anyone tell me what the heck is going on? Thanks, Jake