thefastestz

Here it is a $1.52 / gallon for 87 octane. I always put 93 octane so I am paying $1.72 / gallon.

I had this problem on my 73. if you line up the door hinge and the striker plate correctly it should be fine. You said the bolts were stripped did you try the socket set? ( if you have those kind of bolts there, 10mm socket head bolt is what mine had.)

I bought one of those keyless entry kits frome VB. I gotta say my experience was very negitive. I could not use them on my 73 cause i could not find any reasonable way to mount them. I really couldn't see any good way to do it. I tried on my 78. I saw a way to mount them but I failed and it was very fustrating. I got them mounted but they did not have a smooth motion and when I got the door back together I could not lock or unlock the door, with my hands. The culprit was the attachement to the door lock stem being too FAT. The catalog says EASY installation but since they are universal sets they do not actually cater to the Z. If any one has had a positive experience I'd like to know. Heck!!! if anyone has got them on even if it was fustrating I'd like to know how you performed that miracle. I am not talking to my tool box for a few days due to all the fustrations. Maybe it will work better on my sisters 99' silverado! Lots more space for those BIG actuators that are in the kit.

Does anyone have a car with any of these swaps? I wonder how high the stick shift sits over the counsole. I am really turned off by how high the auto stick usually sits on the SBC v8 conversions.(at least the ones I've seen.)It looks all wrong for the Z to me.

I 've been wondering about a front spoiler myself. I Need one! Does anyone know what the (can't spell it right) Kamuri (somthing like that) front spoiler comes from.

No, take that back, I would look for other spoiler options.

I agree with 2 many looks good but the whale tail.....blah! It is however okay I wouldn't be proud to drive it. However if I would've paid for the body work I would have told them to keep the sock tail lamps and to make the whale tail blend into the car more.

Hey no pick'in on engineers. I think that the clorox+brake fluid is really bad news. Doesn't that produce toxic gases? What was bad was when my brother who was in 5th grade(about a year ago) made my supposely broken car alarm work in unison with my brake lights. I came home wondering what in the world was going on and he came out laughing and said april fools(this was a year ago). Except I didn't find it too funny at the time, especially since i drove it to school like that.

I removed the headlights without even removing the wheel there are a few screws behind the headlight is the fender well. the assembley just comes off , replace the bulb and put it back. Sounds easy but it would help the remove the wheel. It was fustrating for me trying it without removing the wheel. I did this on a 73 240Z.

that subject would be OOPs not opps, maye it is time for me to go the sleep.

on a 14x6 rim?

Has anyone put 225/60R14 on thier 240z without chaning the stock wheelwells?

tires (tyres) brand : 240z- Bf goodrich , 280Z Yokohama Type : 215/60R14 Size :240-Radial T/A. 280-YK420 Wheel type and size :240- slotted aluminum mags 14x6?, 280- american racing 14x? review : 240- good daily driver tire with good trac over stock. 280z-ditto. but these are seemed better than the T/A when I tried them on my 240.

I hope one day i get to do what you did! I am going to attempt to make a good race/street car out of my 73'. Those Hp numbers are what I will be trying to achive. I've been told with and N/a set up that will be hard to reach. I going to buget like $5,000 on my engine what ever it turns out to be. I'm Still learning and researching all the options though while I i'm saving up the cash. In a year or so I hope I know where I want to go with the car and how i need to get there.

That price for the DGV's is pretty good if you don't want to spend to much $$$, on the triple webers. I like the DGV's they are very reliable. I think they are a very good replacement for those flooding 73' SUs. If your thinking of buying them texas Z, to replace some carbs on a Z, I know you like 'em. Mine are running trouble free and thats what i like about them.

The blue car looks better than that yellow one (the original bumpers make a difference), I think this one does too. I like the engine looks on it, it has a turbo if you care about that. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2406257335&category=6187

I like listening to strung out! When I really feel like driving though I turn off the radio. If there are no cars on the road I will drive fast, but i do occansionally do 100mph in traffic.

A week!!! You must be running those flooding 73' SUsLOL You know what guys? I have never even seen snow.

Another thing, listen to bambikiller240. He is most definitely right about not buying the first cars you see. If I were buying a Z right now, I would take a digital camera with me, and take pics of the car. I would look for rust or anything questionable and post the pics to get advice from the more experienced people on this board. If you are new you're going to find out there is a vast amout of knowlege from the members here. I know I did. good luck!

I'm 23 now but I've been driving Z's since I was 16. I live in texas, around here I haven't paid too much for insurance. $80-120 a month. Liability onlly though.

What kind of Z are you hoping for?

Definitely jet hot coat or coat any header you put on your car or you'll regret it later. Plus it looks great.

They were fine when i got the car. The su carbs would flood. I could turn the distributor by hand. The tranny shifted smoothly. I used to drive it aroud for fun until the brakes froze up. I haven't started it in about 2 months cause the battery died. My brother (6th grader) took off the plug wires. Then i noticed that you can actually lift the distributor up. maybe it will need a new distributor. I stared it one day and with the carbs flooding i somtimes had to crank it quite a bit get it back on. I noticed the lead that goes to the starter off the battery was hot and the connection was loose. I wonder if i burned the starter but i haven't started it since. I think with a little work it can be made into a good engine. The exhaust system has holes but I have a replacement you can have with the engine that is complete from the manifold back. Even with all these conditions present the car was running and the only reason I don't fix it is cause the rust is very bad on the body. I just keep it for the glass and the lighs and when I take those off I will get rid of the car. I would feel very bad if that 73' dash had to go with it. The only reason i don't get rid if it now is cause i know there is a reasonably good L24 and four speed in it. Plus I have an extra set of slotted mags on it .

Does the car look decent, is there and interior or is everything gone except the tires and suspension? If so i'll see if i can get it. If I can't get it, I'll give away an L24 and a 4 speed tranny off my 73 240z parts car to someone in this list if they come here(taft, tx 110miles from S.A.)amd pull the engine. I would just really like to see this get done cause i have never pulled an engine. I'd like to learn. If the car needs it i'll even let you take the dash and seats for a trade of a timing light gun and/or weber dgv syncro tool. i will look for a trailer but i don't know if i'll find some one to tow it. That is where i will find my problem.