Zedyone_kenobi

Just to keep this thread full of useful insight. I took out my gal for a spin last night, after being parked for well over a month. She had a horrible time getting past 5000 rpm. Two months before at a track day she screamed to 6500 with NO hesitation. Certain things come to mind, as I did not change anything: 1) Ethanol, ethanol. I wonder if the gas is going south after sitting for well over a month. 2) I had a very low battery after sitting for so long, car barely started, and I noticed that my amp gage was reading very positive which to me means the alternator trying to charge the nearly dead battery back up. That low voltage may have been hurting my pertronix output What I am going to do to try to solve this. First the easy stuff. Check timing (that solved all my revving problems before) Second, tune up, new plugs, cap/rotor, fuel filter Third 60 amp alternator upgrade from MSA Fourth, Fill up with fresh ethanol free gas I will let you know of the results if I keep putting these small projects in front of my tranny swap I will never get it done. But that is how these things happen

I can concur that 195/60/15 works on tokiko lowered car with a stock valance. 205/60/15 rubbed every so slightly.

So this weekend I went to Toronto with my good friend Kirk, and we took the Targa Newfoundland qualifying class. I was learning the roll as navigator, and Kirk was driving the 300C rental car around the Driver development track at Mosport. It was a wonderful weekend and unbelievably tiring. I will get some pictures up of where we stayed , etc. But I have to say that navigating is a large challenge for me. So much to keep track of, and I will need some practice to get the hang of the pace of calling out notes. We are entering his 944 turbo in the 2011 Targa Newfoundland. My Z is slated to go 2-3 years later, as I still getting her ready. While we plan to run the Porsche in the Targa class, my Z is going to be limited to the Grand Touring, which does not require a roll cage or any major car modifications. Anybody have any advice on good books on navigating and tips or tricks to learning that skill.

I have a european dizzy on order right now and I plan to add my experiences with it when I get it installed and dialed in. The main difference as far as I have been told is that the euro dizzy can run far more static advance as its centrifugal advance is much less than my stock 71 dizzies. I think it still has about 11 degrees of vacuum advance built in. We will see, my thanks to Walter Moore for the education on the types of dizzies I can run. FYI, currently I have a stock 240Z dizzy with a pertronix unit with a flamethrower 3 ohm coil, resistor bypassed and running 5° BTDC. Basically just like Arne.

Your enthusiasm is intoxicating and rejuvenates so many. While my Z is in pretty nice nick, it always invigorates me to see someone like yourself that started from something more humble and turned it into something beautiful. I completely respect anybody who has had the patience and time to do this. My hat is off to you sir. One day I will have to strip mine down for paint, and I hope I can stay as focused as you did!

AFter the tranny swap, this will be my next upgrade. I would imagine all the electrics work better and at 60 amps, it is just a minor bump in power but enough to make a difference. So your stock wiring should not get all smokey

One thought there ZCurves.. a smaller pulley would in fact 'overdrive' the compressor would it not? Usually underdrive denotes that it accessory spins slower, which would require a larger pulley.

I did not design mine at home. I picked out a resonator that I liked and a muffler that I liked and paid a muffler shop to bend all the accompanying pipes to connect them. I am quite pleased with the results.

UPDATE: Better late than never, but I got the pictures of my new to me used tranny. Was sidetracked as I spent a few days redo-ing my garage. Added some art, paint, and shelving stuff. Anyway, here are the tranny More pics of the garage when I am done. Still some work to do. One thing I did not realize is that there are shims on the bearings that help it mate to the bellhousing. Roger and I decided it would be best to ship the tranny without the bellhousing to save weight. But now I have to find two things: A) the shims that go on the main shaft and the countershaft bearings that fit in between the tranny housing and the bell housing The gasket that goes in between the bellhousing and the transmission housing. I am going to call Courtesy to see if they carry them.

Curse your CSI miami detection skills!

hagerty, 20000 dollar agreed to policy 215 dollars/year.

I received my transmission from roger yesterday. The box was badly beat up, (thanks UPS), but it sitting happily in my garage now. The input shaft rotates very freely and smoothly. I cam imagine it would feel better once I get some royal purple in it. The bearings that are visible input shaft appear pretty dry, but seem to roll smoothly. The ball bearings have no visible wear on them. One thing I noticed and already bugged Arne about is that the input shaft has some play in it. Meaning if I grab the cantilevered end I can move it up and down a tiny bit. I have to assume that this is to account for the tolerance stack up and that when it is installed the pilot bushing supports that end. Pics to be posted later today. I plan to replace the rear seal, clean up the housing to get it as clean as the rest of the underbody and then install it with a new OEM clutch.

MSA started to carry those again as a factory reproduction in the last catalog I think.. Yup, its like 54 bucks

Those are probably wantanabe's look like a 16x9 ish...VERY expensive

Call me jealous.. that is awesome! Man, I certainly hope you let me see that beauty in person, so I can see how much work my paint needs! Perhaps you can recommend a paint shop to me!

They both receive independent gas, but even if one is not working at all, the balance tube may be able to support the entire engine under certain circumstances. You can see how the balance tube receives metered air/fuel. Granted you its a fairly torturous path, but it is very possible.

I do like the BRE replica wing I have on my Z. Really fits the car. It was installed by the dealer according to my paperwork. One question though. I miss not having the 240Z/Datsun emblems on back of the trunk lid. When the factory added the deck lid spoiler, did they remove the emblems? Is there a correct way this config should be? With / Without emblems?

UPDATE: Roger sent me a tracking number on my Type A transmission, it is on the way. I have my shiny new tranny jack waiting to get to work. Only thing left to do is order an OEM clutch kit form courtesy (as recommended by roger) and get to work. I will keep this thread alive to post the process of dropping a datsun tranny. To most of you this is old news, but some may find it valuable.

I just bought one! Hope shipping is not too bad. Thanks so much! I cannot wait to go through it, polish it up and get her installed. 17 degrees of initial advance sure beats 5 degrees. Curse our emissions dizzies.

I most certainly was! Do you have a bead on one?

we may have to do that! That could be fun!

wow, Steve, you have a great eye! And your subject matter looks fresh even though I have been to a million weddings. You capture things in a very unique way

That is an option I have considered. I know a few places around me that are sort of secret that I use to shoot my other cars at. I have an 8MB Digital SLR, so I could set something up... What I am finding is I am liking the vintage racing photos more and more. I can take some of the contributions I have received and do some editing (change to black and white and making them look vintage, and presto). I will take some pics of my car though, but it feels like blowing up a pic of my car to hang in front of my car is akin to walking into some-bodies house and seeing a 6 foot painting of the owner. Sort of narcissistic. I cannot believe how great the response has been. I look forward to seeing more pics! Thanks again so much.

I want to thank everyone so much for the help, I have a few emails that I am going to use to get blown up. right now I am thinking of getting this one in a 12' by 8' to cover an entire wall.. its awesome, even though it is not really datsun related...its just amazing

much appreciated buddy!