Captain Obvious

Nice. Is the slug still stuck in the hole, or did the pin completely break off their punch?

Haha!! I understand completely. Someone's gotta do it! And for the record... Yes, I am well seasoned.

FlyingScot, I wasn't sure if there was anyone in that guard hut or not, and I didn't feel like taking a risk. Now I know for next time though! And next time, you and me at the bar in Cap's Place!

Hi Serban, This is the only other good pic I have of your car: And how bizarre is it that you mentioned Mosler... I saw this during my driving tour to search out the historical sites in Boca: That Mosler was directly across the narrow street at the entrance to Pearl City. This is the sign on the exit side:

Too many words... Pics or it didn't happen.

Groan.

Easy peasy on a lathe. Just make sure you have a catch pan under it.

The guy who owns that white Z is a member here, but he keeps a pretty low profile. I'll let him know people are asking. I agree that exhaust was pretty cool, but I don't know the details. FlyingScot, I wanted to see the site of the old safari park, but didn't know the whole neighborhood was private and gated until I got there. Best I could do (without attracting too much of the wrong kind of attention) was to snap a pic or two of the entrance as I sat at the stop sign across the street: The pic of the white Z IS in the lot for Cap's Place. Great eyes! I'm impressed! I tried to make it to there for dinner, but couldn't pull it off. Maybe if I get to the area again I can swing that. So I heard about the food at Cap's Place, but I didn't hear anything about the bar there. Is that worth going just for a couple drinks at the bar?

Check that out!! I'm headed to the garage to pull my dash!! Here's to hoping I've got something like that in mine!! Crap. Just got back... No luck.

You and me both my friend. You and me both. Now the only thing you can do is console yourself in the knowledge that you've got waaaaaaayyyyyyyy too much invested to stop now!!!

Sorry, my bad. I must be just getting lost in the description of the problem. When you said: "I have fuel, spark, but no power to fuel injectors", and "There's no power at the injector plugs, good ole Fluke confirms." I interpreted those as "there is no power to the injectors." But now with your latest "I have power on both sides of the injector plug", that's a step in the right direction and sounds like you're making good progress. Good luck with getting to the root of the problem.

Haha!! Based on the work so far, I'm sure it will all be worth it soon!!

Good luck with the fix. It's probably something relatively easy to take care of.

Beautiful photos. I was in the area once and tried to make it to the top of Pike's Peak in a rental car. It was raining at the bottom, and the ranger stopped us about 3/4 of the way to the top because it was blizzard conditions and road was closed because the snow plow slid off the side of the road. Something about the plow was trying to clear the avalanche? The thing was... They had just closed the road about a half hour before, and those who were already at the top were stuck there. Nobody up, and nobody down! I was with SWMBO, and I cannot imagine what would have happened if we were some of those stuck at the top... I'd still be hearing about it! She was already nervous about the roads and wanted to turn around. I wanted to get to the top and pressed on. If we would gotten stuck at the top, it would not have been pretty!

I've got a lifetime supply of this stuff and would be happy to send you some if you don't want to buy a tub yourself: Pulled that pic from this thread where we were talking about valve lapping: http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/50909-72-240z-rebuild/?page=8#comment-475857

I'm not a ZX guy, but according to the wiring diagram that Zed Head put in post #2, then you should have +12 volts on one side of every injector plug. At all times. Running or not. Key in ignition or not. At all times. If the battery is hooked up, you should have +12 on one side of each injector. Try this... Ground the negative lead of your Fluke on the engine block. Put the Fluke on a 20V DC voltage scale, and probe the connections inside the injector plugs with the positive lead. You should find battery voltage on one of the two connections inside each injector plug. If you don't, then you should test the fusible link that Zed Head mentioned in post #2.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of that water based multi-grit stuff. My description would be that it's for people who are in a hurry and are willing to sacrifice some surface finish quality for speed of getting the job done. Since the only kind of that work I do is for myself, I'd rather use a much finer compound even though it takes longer. Takes longer, but the finish is better. However, that said... Someone in the business could easily convince me that it doesn't matter anymore after that valve has opened and closed a thousand times though.

Hopefully there'll be a next time!

Well I didn't make it to Miami to Vizcaya, but my days were quite full! Here's a summary what I did do: Hiked around a little at the Yamato Scrub Nature Area Z Rides and was treated to a wonderful lunch. Twice!! Checked out the Boca Old Town Hall History Museum Drove till I couldn't drive no more and ate lunch sitting at the edge of the Everglades Hiked around a little at the Daggerwing Nature Center Packed an impromptu food cooler and had a picnic style dinner on the beach at Red Reef Park with SWMBO. Was supposed to be a surprise, but she figured it out. Checked out the oldest two remaining structures in Boca (one is now a kids museum, and the other is still a private residence) Checked out the original Boca F.E.C. Railway Depot now turned museum Drove past Camino Gardens which used to be a African wild animal park Did a lap through Mizner Park Drove through Pearl City and Lincoln Court Checked out the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Lots of great food, and one not so great. Hit the following Brew Pubs. There were plenty more I wanted to check out, but I only got to three of them. Barrel of Monks 26 Degrees (In Pompano) Copperpoint (In Boynton) Here's a couple pics. If anyone wants more detail or pics of any of these exploits, let me know!

Welcome aboard! Too bad you didn't pop up a week ago as I just recently got back from Boca. I was just there touring around for a couple days seeing the sights. Speaking of which... I should document my exploits on my Boca thread.

I've found the crispness of that line (or even the complete the lack of it) often to be a quick and dirty way to detect significant wheel arch work in the past. Wish I had known that when I bought my first Z.

Wow... I bet. That doesn't sound like any fun at all. Here's to hoping you mend quickly!!

Right. I knew that. I was thinking "get it working" and not "concourse restoration". I should've considered the source....

Woot. I like getting the weird stuff on the first try! The horn is supposed to sound when the wire up through the steering wheel gets connected to ground (through the metal of the column itself). Problem is your wire is getting connected to ground when it's not supposed to be connected. It's only supposed to make connection when you press the horn pad. Is your steering wheel stock and your horn pad normal with all the stock parts (like the spring) installed? Have you ever had the steering wheel off and maybe mangled the slip ring connection?

Those switches look relatively generic. Maybe there's a new switch you could use instead? Paint the visible parts of the switch like the toggle white to mimic the original plastic? (Or whatever color they used to be before they were bleached over time )