Zedyone_kenobi

exactly before bashing the part, realize the first one lasted 42 years.... (as on my car) That is just incredible.

Dan I am way late to this discussion, but let me say do not get mired down in the details, your car is stunning! I know you are proud to have it, and you should be. Car shows are an anamoly to me. I have been disappointed many times at how the judging gets done. But my disappointment came from the fact that I had not taken the time to do more. I have learned that car shows are primarily about cleanliness. And in my county, it is pretty much the only thing that matters. My z would not score half of what your car did. I think you should keep posting pics of your car, as your engine is an inspiration to so many of us. Congrats and I am proud to be on the same car forum as you

My N42/N42 L28 is running about 10.3:1 according to my builder and I run 93 octane gas with 14 DEG BTDC @900 rpm and 32 DEG BTDC @ 3100 rpm. No pinging at all at this point. I am going to try 17 deg BTDC. You should be fine. There are many pumps you can use to run your SK's. Find out what kind of pressure they need though. You will most likely need a regulator, but some pumps are self regulated. I went through 3 pumps before I found a combination of pressure and noise I liked. Did the engine builder put the eccentric ring on the front of your cam? If so then you can probably get away with starting your car on a mechanical pump. I would also suggest you get a WIDE band O2 sensor to help you in tuning those carbs. Or esle you will be just relying on plugs to give you a good reading, and that can be misleading depending on your technique. good luck and keep up the great updates.

My N42/N42 L28 is running about 10.3:1 according to my builder and I run 93 octane gas with 14 DEG BTDC @900 rpm and 32 DEG BTDC @ 3100 rpm. No pinging at all at this point. I am going to try 17 deg BTDC. You should be fine. There are many pumps you can use to run your SK's. Find out what kind of pressure they need though. You will most likely need a regulator, but some pumps are self regulated. I went through 3 pumps before I found a combination of pressure and noise I liked. Did the engine builder put the eccentric ring on the front of your cam? If so then you can probably get away with starting your car on a mechanical pump. I would also suggest you get a WIDE band O2 sensor to help you in tuning those carbs. Or esle you will be just relying on plugs to give you a good reading, and that can be misleading depending on your technique. good luck and keep up the great updates.

The header is nice to have, but if your stock manifold is in good shape, get it cleaned up and reuse it. It will function just fine with your stock engine and SU's. You will not notice any huge HP increase with Headers. Again, save your money for something else. Like suspension or brakes.

Well as it turns out my cars pulling to the left really hard was probably not due to my front brakes at all. It seems my passenger wheel cylinder is almost completely seized. I had replaced the drivers side back in 2011. But at the time the passenger side was responding well. Well no longer. Just a note though. I called Courtesy Nissan and they said they had over 40 wheel cyilinders in stock for 240Z's. so if you wanted an OEM part, they have them.

I would agree with Blue here. The triple weber conversion may seem intimidating, but it is a great project to tackle that will yeild good results. The forums here have many a great educational links for the Weber conversion, and they are getting better every day. I would also strongly suggest getting some round tops from Ztherapy and just leaving everything else stock. Functional round top SU's are WONDERFUL carbs.

Awesome, nothing like that feeling huh? I wish you luck with your ignition issue. If you should need any brand new fancy spark plug wires, I have 4 or 5 sets laying around!

When i tried that Airtex pump, I was only able to get about 2.25 psi out of it. What kind of pressure are you getting at the carbs?

That houston Z event is going to be a great one! I wish I could come, but my wife is in mandatory bed rest and is 2 cm dilated and we are expecting my 2nd baby boy any day now. I cannot travel far from the house, but believe me when I say my Z is shaking with anxiousness wanting to go blast around corpus. The weather is going to be STUNNINGLY good. I am not even sure when I will get a chance to install these beauties. But I better do it quickly as in before the little one comes.

If you are going to do any racing beyond a hobby, meaning something with a rule book, then keep the book with you, read it, read it again, memorize it, sleep with it, and then build the car to those specs. Autocross, and touring car racing have extremely focused groups. Build the car to fit one of those classes and stick to it. If you want to dabble in both with the same car, then you need to do twice as much reading. Build a car that can adheres to the strictest requirements and then you may be okay with other forms of racing, but at times, tires, sway bar sizes, roll cages, all can bump you into an entirely different class. Autoracing is usually not a one car fits all type of thing. I would suggest you narrow your focus to what you REALLY will actually be doing and then build accordingly. Right now It sounds like you are more of a hobbyist who wants to try a bit of everything for fun, which then build the safest car you can and have at it. But building a car without a clear focus on what it will be used for almost ensures you will build the wrong car and spend too much.

for however much rust you see, its the amount you do not see that is scarey!!!

That there is some MEAT...

www.pmbperformance.com That was the site that conedodger told us about. I sent off my old painted brake calipers after the rally when they began to pull hard to the left each time I hit the pedal. Eric @ pmb performance took them apart and rebuilt, polished, and then restored them to factory new. He even put the brake pads I wanted in them (porterfields I believe), and the return service as outstanding, as was the communication. I had both pistons badly pitted and one was sticking in the bore. I am more than pleased with the results... here is what I sent him... Here is what came back... Standing ovation for this company as far as I an concerned. I can rebuild calipers, but this is worlds beyond what I can do...VERY nice job

Mike if that spindle pin removal tool is still on the table, I may need it in a few months!

I really like those Technotoy tuning rear lower control arms. Those are just awesome You know I have been wanting to redo the suspension on the Z

If you have those door cards they are sold to me!

I love stuff like this. It shows the people and the machines working seemlessly Now where can I get one of those 5 lug wheel impact guns~

I get what Barris has done for the community, but the dollar figure is just crazy. Still if somebody paid it, then it was worth that to that person. But good luck every making a profit. The older that car gets, the less and less of that generation will care. The car is not that exceptional from an engineering point of view, and as nostalgia will only go so far. It will end up in a museum one day, probably donated for a tax break.

Do you have any headlight covers ? I would be the first to send you cash. Would you have any new consoles or dashes?

Well I just keep liking the lines and the simplicity of it all. It reminds me of what the 240 may have been like if it had never grown up. I have never owned a rotary, so this car is just always on my mind.

LOVE The beefy tires on that MOrton/510 pic above.. . BEEFY

welcome! What are your plans for the Zed.

I was playing with my son this rainy afternoon and he picked up his latest hot wheel that I found him. A first gen RX7 with a LeMan Body kit in blue. Just a beautiful car from any possible angle. Has that great quirky silky rotary. I was wondering if any of you ZED heads have ever owned a first GEN RX7 and what are you thoughts. The oldest one is some 8 years newer than my car. Just curious. Not seriously thinking of selling the Zed, but I am thinking a first Gen RX7 would be a very fun first car for my oldest boy.

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