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Got the rad fixed. Now if I could fix the title of this thread ??

Don't feel bad. He ended up getting it fixed for 65 dollars so not too bad. He is in Colo. now on his way back to Ks. The trip is getting better for him

Thanks. I guess he found a rad. shop that says they can fix it - fingers crossed.

My son is on a roadtrip with the 260. He is in Fresno now and the fan clutch exploded and took out the waterpump and the radiator near the top tank. He got a new pump,clutch and belt on and now it blew all the coolant . From what he tells me the fan got into the top of the rad. Anyone near there got a rad. they would sell or know of a good rad. shop. ?? His smartphone died also making it hard to find stuff Thanks for any help. Dave

Sorry so long to respond. I do have an extra starter I think. I will have to look. How far from Kansas are you?

First was a 70 Challenger 383 My older sisters boyfriend took 2 of us 16 yo. to hit the hiway and race a splitwindow Barracuda. 150 mph. Then a friends 66 Caprice 396 about 150 and the scariest was in the back of a 68 Charger 383 again about 150. I thought the fenders were going to fly off the charger:) Me driving would be about 135 in my old 70 Chevelle

Haha I was going to say this earlier:) Really though a 4 barrel on a straight six can't be good for mixture distribution. You would have to run it rich to keep the end cylinders from going too lean I would think.

Yea check your plugs first and you might check your distributor advance and make sure it is moving freely. What carb are you running?

I feel for you. I have 4 vehicles to maintain. 3 on the road constantly. Everytime fuel goes up so do tires. Probably good you got them now and not this summer. Fuel is supposed to jump again:stupid: I wouldn't want to complain and then let them touch my vehicle after though. Sucks having to go 100 mi. for other service. I am only 30 mi. from several places but even then it seems you have to order tires to get exactly what you want. I actually put one size narrower on my wifes Caddy-same height because nobody in Wichita pop. 400,000 had the right size:stupid:

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31649 In 85 Newman set 10 track records in a 280zx Not sure what track . He drove for Bob Sharp Racing I think.

If you have a little lacquer left you could spray something and then try clearcoating with a polyurethane enamel clear. You don't even have to wait very long. Lacquer dries really fast. Nice thing about lacquer is you can spray a lot of different paints over it. You just can't spray lacquer over anything else. An enamel clear will really give it a high gloss and it is much tougher than lacquer. Whatever you decide good luck. Hope to see some pics.

I am no expert but the only time I used lacquer I clearcoated. The thing I love about lacquer is the ability to wetsand runs and work with it. Is there a reason you are not going to topcoat with a clear enamel? If you leave it lacquer you will be buffing/polishing every year due to oxidation.

Bryce, Welcome to the forum. I'd love to see the z sometime. I live 30 mi. south but work in Wichita. I don't actually own a z. My son bought one a year ago and I have twisted wrenches for 35 years so needless to say, My son learned a lot in the last year. And me too. It's been a lot of fun.

My sons 260 was 650 dollars. It ran, sort of. It had a hole in the pass. floor. Rails are fairly solid. Rust after grinding/cutting bottom of both fenders and the front of both rear wheel wells were probably 4" x 4" holes. Luckily a friend had a shop with a mig. Biggest cost was actually rubber. All the rubber. Every line, bushing and weatherstrip. Of course you also need a hood ,door and fenders. I would do a compression check and if it passed that then maybe offer 3 or 4 hundred. Just me.

I know that's when I started getting mine. We pass through Dallas a couple times a year going to visit family in Austin. The Z belongs to my son so until I get my own we'll be in my wifes CTS. Welcome !!

Also check the rearend isolator mount ( rubber mount on the front of the rearend) Search rearend clunk and you will find threads. Welcome to the site btw

Can you guys tell me if another year booster will work on a 74 260? My son is having problems finding one. Pepboys said it would have to be sent off for rebuild. Seems crazy. I know there are different diameters. Not sure why the auto parts he has been to 3 don't seem to be able to get it.

Ah Seattle rain. I lived south of Seattle for 25 years. I used to say if you can't do it in the rain you aren't going to do much. Good job so far. Any thoughts of black rallye stripes?

Welcome to the site. I live about 30 mi. south in Udall. I wish we could have hooked up a few weeks ago. My son bought a 74 260 1 year ago for 650 dollars and we probably put 2500 or so in it. This included a 5 speed, paint , weatherstrip kit, "ALL" the hoses and a bunch of the susp. rubber. Basically all the rubber on the car needed replaced. Then we painted it ourselves and we just drove it to Sierra Vista Az. on the first. That car starts every time. Although I did wire in a remote start switch because the ign. switch is flaky and it still needs the headlight and turn sig. switch refurbed. All I can say is they are damn tough little cars and super easy to work on. Check out the Classified link up top. There is a silver 240 in SoCal for 3500 I think that has a lot more money than that in it. If I had the cash I would find one for myself.

http://www.vehiclecontrols.com/shopping/shop650/shopdisplaycategories.asp Long damn URL eh... I just got a VDO tach. from this site. Not sure if they have what you want but they seem to carry a ton of stuff.