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No worries Rob. I talked to Gary on the phone and he told me to just take it to the shop he takes all of his tanks to for the boil out. I was going to swing by before I take it to the shop and probably after it too

They were necessary, assuming here, bc the 260 have issues with vapor lock as percolation. Most tanks have the vent at the full neck, my tank does not. It just has them at the high point of the tank to allow the air to push it down into the lines. This is the same reason for the eletric pump, which with my mods, should be unnecessary

L Yeah, I understand that but the filler cap was awesome before hand and I was able to drive until the vacuum build up within the tank. Once the cap was loosened the vacuum was released and the lines worked good. So now I'm looking for affordable lines to put into the vent ports

Well this is the hope, yes. I will find out for sure next week when I get it cleaned out then run all new lines

It's been a little while since I have posted on here. Last time I had was right around ZCON right when I started having issues with my car having issue which appeared to be percolation or even vapor lock, which I assumed could be within the engine bay itself. After switching out the NEW mechanical pump for another new one and wrapping up the fuel lines with header tape to prevent percolation, I headed to ZCON where I didn't make it to Bakersfield (from Sacramento) without having the issue again. So I towed it over the grapevine to a true auto part shop that had the parts that I would need in order to get her up and running again. Getting under the car, I found that the PO dropped the tank before at some point and swapped the return and feed lines at the tank, bypassed the electric pump from the tank (bc 260's had them). So that got fixed and I swapped the old, working, electric pump for a new one and got her back on the road. Made it all the way around San Diego without having any issues.... Until we left. This time, I didn't make it to the grapevine and I had to catch a ride with others from the caravan home and get my Z towed home (god bless uship.com for that one). Since she has been home I tried getting her around from time to time and I couldn't kick the issue. So I started to drop the tank bc that would be the last issue within the fuel system that I hadn't touched or even looked at yet. I got the sending unit out, sending and return lines out, fill neck off and the vent line from the drivers side off. I dropped the tank a little bit lower to try and remove the top two lines from the tank, just to see it slip onto my lap bc the PO cut the line near the spare tire, left it hanging, and pulled the line from the front of the tank at the top vent area and proceeded to then wrap the two vent lines with electric tape causing my tank to create a vacuum and wouldn't allow my tank to feed fuel to the lines and into the engine. I will now drop of my tank to the shop on Monday to get it dipped and cleaned out OFFICIALLY and then run new lines from the tank to all the vent areas and hope that THIS SHOULD cure all my fuel delivery issues.

Changed out the fuel pump and no more problems. Seemed to have oil or something coming off the bottom of the gasket, but I'm assuming that was the oil used to lube it up upon install

nope, all good there

I've been on the phone with him, on and off, for hours today and run through all the "basic" issues. I am going to replace the fuel pump in the morning to see if that may be the issue

Was running perfectly and everything is tight as can be

Bolts are tight and hoses are great

it's like a gurgling sound

I just took out my fully rebuilt 260z for an "around town" trip that was longer then usual. The issue I am have is that when I parked my car and then got back into it, I had issues accelerating. It almost felt like one of the carbs may have been cutting out and I was revving up pretty good with no great acceleration. As I would stop and go, it was come and go, but when I went to get onto the freeway I topped out at 70mph with the engine making a loud slurping noise. I have no idea where to start looking and this car has to make the 800+ mile drive to ZCON in a week and a half. Please help. Info on Z: Stock L26 (all emissions taken off professionally) and Manual Transmission Early SU carbs No ac running car only has 300 miles on it since the rebuild

If you are thinking only $1000 for body and paint, are you doing it all yourself? Because the cost of that at a shop will take a major hit in your budget, way more then just $1000

I had no issue with the bump in the bottom of the seat. I lined up the back bolts into the factory holes on the factory brackets and then made an extended bracket to attach the front mounts to. The seat is able to slide fully forward, well at least as far as needed for anyone small enough to have to be that close, with no issue(s).

I did mine in kind of the same manor. I just didn't cut the stock Miata rails and just drilled a third whole to allow for the pin to go into the center. I was hoping for a more rigid seat with all the components secured

Thanks to this post, I just purchased 2 miata seats to bolt into my early 260. Im going to try to modify the bolt location like PerZee did to minimize any body work. I'll let y'all know how it works out later with some pics

I'm driving my 74 down. I'm more then likely going to leave after rush hour here or, if I'm working that night, around 11pm just to avoid all the traffic in LA. I'll know more for sure the week of

I'll be heading down from Sacramento too

Just got a new gas flap, mounting brackets for my logo badge and gas cap chain!!! The small things that make a difference

I've used this stuff for a decade and it works great on all my cars. It's a wonderful wax that can be put on in direct sunlight, without leaving swirls. It cleans up old, bad wax jobs. Brightens up old paint jobs (did great in my 88 t-bird that looked like crap and this brought it back). This stuff also works as a great tool to take off small marks, stains and surface scratches left from other paint sources, also as a good chrome and window shine/rain x type product. Check out any source only to get it. I usually pay $20 for 2 bottles that last me a long time. I don't sell this stuff, nor do I work for them, but I figured I would put this here to help anyone looking for something to help with their clean ups.

I went and saw the Z today but one is white and 1 was black and multi colored. Neither I think the one you were looking for, but it was in Tango in the zipcode of 95826

I think one was, yes. When I see it again, I'll see if I can read the plate on it

I've found 3 different places that have Z's in the garage and under car covers within a few blocks of my house. I found them while walking my dog. Now to find out who owns them. Sacramento, Ca. Off highway 50 and Watt/Folsom Blvd