Zedyone_kenobi
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Agreed, no way I would have acquired my car for what I did in 2008 I almost look smart for purchasing both my datsuns right before this price increase... It is almost as if I know what I am doing... Which assuredly I do not.
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Hello from across the pond! Searching for a 240z
Zedyone_kenobi replied to Woody928's topic in Open Chit Chat
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Hello from across the pond! Searching for a 240z
Zedyone_kenobi replied to Woody928's topic in Open Chit Chat
please do!! Z's are not well represented in Jolly old England! -
You give me too much credit my good man. What i have learned I learned from my fellow Z jedi masters here on this sight and an unhealhty addition to fixing things. I certainly hope we can all meet one day. I would like to see 187
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Congrats!!! I was SCRAPPYDO on the BaT website. Good to see you hear and posting already. We are on your side. Welcome and please do not hesitate to post whatever you find! I promise you, the interest in their with this car.
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You are making me want to try 45 DCOEs.. Curse you!
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I have been following that one as well. Another Z in the latest RASH of Z's that have hit the market. But this one is extremely original and drive able. I am looking to see how far in the 20's it may go. I think it may hit 30.
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You the man Mike. Can't wait to hang out with you an Alex again! Save beer or three for me.
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I think the stripes are not expensive. Do one side and have a look. You can always peel them off. I never thought I would put them on, but I did and I am very happy.
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Getting the urge to upgrade in size
Zedyone_kenobi replied to Zedyone_kenobi's topic in Triple Mikuni and Webers
You get out of my head you evil man! On a really cool note. I took the time to mess with my air correctors this weekend. I swapped out my thermostat and while the engine was warm I had a chance to try out my sync tool. All of them were close to flowing the same volume of air. However cylinders number 2 and number 6 were flowing a tad bit less air. Having never touched my air correctors since the 40's were new, I gave it a shot to see what I could do. I lightly backed off the jam nut and opened up the screw. The air flow quickly came up to match cylinders 1 and 5 and now all 6 cylinders are dead nuts even at idle. And speaking of idle, the engine smoothed out even more than it was and it seems to be snappier off idle now. I guess I am a believer in the air corrector adjustment. -
Great googly moogly. Guess what happens when you install a 160°F thermostat.. you run much much cooler. I use to be on the M on my T E M P guage, and now I am barely to the E. THAT IS 8 whole letters of the alphabet cooler!!! I would say that is a huge improvement. My car loves the temp. I am looking forward to seeing how the oil pressure reacts with a cooler running motor.
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COTA is the main reason I am going!! To take my Z on COTA is a thing I cannot pass up. Just no way. Mike is ZCON going to have a professional photographer their to snap up some pics we can download later? If not maybe that would be a good idea. I would certainly pay for a quality high def photo. Man Almost a month, I am totally psyched!
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Hello from across the pond! Searching for a 240z
Zedyone_kenobi replied to Woody928's topic in Open Chit Chat
Woody, I love your thread and pics, and your story is enthralling. A rolling restoration is always fun, as you get to experience the little improvements as you go. Keep your nose to the grindstone and keep pressing forward. Take the small victories to get you through the hard times. You may make me buy a set of 16" wheels. -
I still want a close ratio 5 speed. My Z needs a 5th gear with the 3.90 rear diff in it. I think one day I will just happen to find one.
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I always wondered if the redline water wetter is simply insulating the temp probe. I have no reason to doubt the product at all, but I am always leery of products in a bottle that promise things. I have never read a bad review of the stuff. But the conspiracy theorist in me always wondered..
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Looking forward to it Mike. I agree, I have never overheated the car. But was thinking of giving it a try. It is an easy enough switch over. Hate disposing of coolant though. I remember the good old days of just dumping it on weeds....
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I have been happily running a 190°F thermostat for a while now. I am about to head out on a road trip in June to Austin (ZCON yeeehaaa), and was thinking I should flush my coolant system to make sure it is tip top. I have an OEM Nissan 160° thermostat sitting in its box. I am concerned it may not be warm enough for the triple weber manifold. Anybody else run 160 thermostat?
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Their is a green 73 for sale now with butterscotch color interior that is far more interesting to me than the silver car. That avocado green one is incredible.
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This will be interesting to see where this car ends up. Only a collector would pay north of 15-20k for this car. It needs a TON of work to get into car show winning form. If you are already dead set on stripping the car and doing a full bare unibody blast and paint, then I suppose this is as good a car as any. But man, this aint gonna be cheap to get right.
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In 2007 I had my first baby on the way. Wife and I just bought our first home togehter and it was ripe with a 3 car garage just waiting for me to fill it. My lovely pregnant wife said, if you are going to get project car, NOW is the time. That is all it took. I had been looking for a while and found one on an internet Z car club classifieds in North Carolina. I flew up their and met a nice man named Mark. He was into Datsuns and he had the silver 71 looking ready to sell when I got their. To this day I recall seeing that garage door open up with the Z looking out (Mark had a flare for the dramatic). I got to drive that that afternoon and was shocked at how well mannered the car was. After exactly 2.1 miles in a vintage Z I handed over my check for 10,000 dollars. Been spending money on it ever since.
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I do not know what to say, but I am sorry. To be tasked with selling something he loved is not an easy proposition. I would think that he would want it to go to somebody who would love it like he did. This is the right place to get the sale started. People on this site are passionate about Z's. I hope this community can help you find a buyer. I know a few people looking at all times. I will wait for the pics and show them to my contacts.
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I am first in line for OEM headlight covers should they decide to help a brother out.
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You cannot put an email on BaT I have tried. They delete it very quickly. You can contact the seller. I tend to comment heavily on BaT on all Z and roadster stuff. I am SCRAPPYDO on their. I think that Z while old and unique will only reach high dollars if you get at least two preservationists bidding on it. To almost anybody else, this is a rotted car. It can be saved, but you would have to want to spend that kind of money. I mentioned it on Bat. You are only bidding on a VIN Tag. I think if you get the right bidders in their you can hit 30k. But if you are relying on just an average guy / gal who wants a Z car, this is not even close to the right car to buy. However news of early VIN cars get out quickly and if the right people find it... well this is certainly a very original car, albeit very rusty and very dented to hell car.
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Weber selection and initial jet tuning
Zedyone_kenobi replied to blodi's topic in Triple Mikuni and Webers
Well at any given RPM, a smaller choke will mean a higher velocity air stream to carry the fuel, so it will help everywhere to an extent. One thing you should check, and this will seem weird at first is the manifold you are running. And more specifically the temperature of that manifold. A manifold must be a proper temperature to keep the fuel from pooling inside of it. Now this is a secondary effect for sure, but having an engine at proper temperature is vital. Manufacturers go through great lenghts to ensure the manifold is up to temp quickly for this reason. What temp thermostat are you running? I recommend a 180-190. Probably not your cause, but manifold temperature is not insignificant. -
Spinning My Wheels... (Yet Another Wheel Thread)
Zedyone_kenobi replied to charliekwin's topic in Wheels & Brakes
Great clarification... 205 is still how wide the tire is, just now how wide the tread is. Minor but significant difference for sure! The 70% of width being height is still correct. I suppose that would be how wide the tire is unmounted as well. Because surely you can stretch it in or out.
