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Hey Dave... Thanks for your continued support, ... I might make a run at swapping them out Sunday after work. I would have thought that someone would have tried/done this before... Maybe they just haven't happened upon my desperate plea yet... Anyhoo, say hey to the family and I'll give ya a shout soon... Cheers, Scott

Hey Anthony... Thanks for the input and welcome aboard. Let me stir the pot here. One pair of my roundtops appears to be servicable... How much different are the flattop's manifold and linkage than the ones for the SUs??? Can I bolt 'em on and make 'em work? Anybody done this before? Share your knowledge please, Guys... Cheers, Scott

Update: I bypassed the electric pump, drained the tank and blew out all the fuel lines. I have good flow/pressure all the way to the float bowl inlets. She still won't start. I know that the flattops are garbage, but I'm stuck with them for the time being. Are there little screen filters between the fuel inlets and the float bowls on these boat anchors??? Keep the good advice coming, Guys. Thanks in advance... Cheers, Scott

Thanks Guys... I've got the same problem that Rich had. Electric pump makes noise, but she no pump... I've drained the tank and blown out the line, so I think I'm gonna bypass the electric pump and try just running the manual one for awhile... I'll let you know if that helps. Thanks again... Cheers, Scott

Hey Guys... Thank you, thank you, thank you... Punting may be an option, but I think I'll drain the tank first and filter the contents. Next I'll replace the filter in the electric pump, curse the flattops, just because they're flattops, and give it another try... I may be back here, cursing like mad, at some point in the near future. But at least I've got a starting point... Cheers, Scott

Hey Steve... Yup, she sat for 3-4 years before I got her...Just got off the phone with Mr. D. Honeycutt and he advises that I drain the tank and start from there. I can't wait to see what kinda crud comes outta that fuel tank... Looks like I'll be sending my roundtops to Z Therapy for the complete treatment... Nothing that money won't fix... Cheers, Scott

Hey Guys... First the specifics; "73 with flattops, known good mechanical fuel pump, new fuel filter, 3 and a half gallons of fresh gas with a can of B-12 Chemtool added to the tank... I'm not getting fuel to the filter or the float bowls. When I turn the key I hear an electric fuel pump in the right rear of the car... I see in the Black Dragon catalog that they offer a fuel pump filter for the '73/'74... Did my '73 come stock with an electric and a mechanical fuel pumps??? The old girl will start and run for a few seconds on starting fluid, but it's not drawing any fuel up to the top... HELP!!! Please somebody help me figure this mess out... Cheers, Scott

The orange car pictured may well have been modified in Illinois as American Specialty Cars (ASC) had a large facility in Champaign. They eventually built Camaro and Firebird convertibles there for GM. I don't know about aftermarket turbo setups for the injected Zs, but HKS USA offered a blowthrough turbo kit for the carbed cars that used triple Mikuni PHH's. Cheers, Scott

As was previously mentioned in this thread, I wanna know what happened to all of the perfectly good parts that these clowns stripped off... Absolutely sickening. I'm confident that Speed's demographic i.e. Larry the Cable Guy and his cousins positively loved this horrific display. "Yeah Boys, chop up them there ferrin cars!!! YEEHAAAW! cheers, Scott

I'll jump in here for a second. I'm the guy who bought DHoneycutt's GC10 Skyline in Las Vegas 25 years or so ago. The L20A Skyline Came stock with a Hitachi 2bbl downdraft carb. It was an okay setup. The installation of a Weber 32/36 DGV made a huge difference in that car's performance. Docile in light to light traffic, but somewhat of a beast when the seconds were dumped open. It'd be alot of fun to talk about the good old days, but I guess Ol Dave's so *****whipped these days that he's not allowed to talk to me... I'm absolutely shocked... NOT!!! Cheers, Scott

Thanks Rob. The date change might be a deal breaker, but it is on my calender. My wife and I are always looking for an excuse to pull a NorCal roadie. Cheers, Scott

Rob, if I make the drive over the hill in my 635CSi, will I be allowed to park in the same lot as the folks who actually drive their Zs??? Cheers, Scott

I think I can, I think I can... I know I can. Thank you Lady and gentlemen. FastWoman nailed it for me. I couldn't figure out how to remove those bloody rivets without snapping them. As soon as it warms up a little (it's about 19 degrees in the shop at the moment) I'm gonna dive into this project. Thanks for your input Guys. Cheers, Scott

I'll be honest, Guys, the thought of undertaking this job scares the hell out of me. It looks pretty straightforward, but if anyone can mess it up... I'm that guy. Advice please. I have the new glass/trim assembly. I guess it's the thought of screwing up the interior panel that has me freaked out. If anyone else out there has done this and can talk me down, that would be great. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Scott

OMG... Cragar Super Sports??? Really? Really... Yup, they made 'em in a 4 lug bolt pattern. In 13 inch diameter for Pintos and Vegas. Bleedin' unreal. Sometimes it's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to post and remove all doubt. Cheers, Scott