JRSGTS

Thanks for the link Sarah. I was thinking I might have to do that if he didn't come up with one. I know his signals worked if you held the mast in place, but it was quite floppy. I figured it was more than just a contact issue. Have to wait till it gets here to diagnose properly. If it's real messed up I'll contact Dave or Steve above. Thanks guys!

Hi Sarah! Long time.. Thanks for the tips. The flashers are a great idea I hadn't thought of. Are replacement switch's hard to come by? The owner said he'd get it. I'll also recommend the LED bulbs. Can't wait to get the exhaust on it! It's good to be back! JR.

UPDATE!!! Just saw the owner. He put an Alternator on it, says it still runs great! He was doing some "Body work" Prepping, going to pay someone for a paint job. Says he got a quote of $3K to paint it black! Hell of a price, hope it comes out decent. He's determined to drive it this summer. So he's bringing it back to me for some exhaust ( YAY!) and some electrical work. Needs directional switch, and he wants better tunes. Stay tuned! Should I start a new thread for progress? Missed you guys and ladies , hope you all had a good winter! JR.

Fix the leak, Check your valves, Check your timing! Then lose the accel wires. Can't trust them. You need to do what Travelin man said. Sure up all systems before you try to read the plugs. Unleaded fuels DOES make them very hard to read. Better off with the AF gauge.

Get lots of extra fresh plugs Lenny. All this rich running is going to fuel foul them and not help you at all.

Has anyone seen the 1974 Z at Gas Monkey Garage? Looks pretty nice. 5 speed conversion, decent paint. Listed in their Ebay store for $6K. Good deal?

CONGRATS LENNY!!!! Way Cool Cool! Oh yeah, Congrats on the baby too!! You have made history! I agree, way better than the super Bowl.

Here in NY. We have to fail for structural rust IE: Frames, subframes, crossmembers etc. But floors, body mounts etc. No. essentially your seat could be falling through the floor, as long as you have a seat belt holding you to it, I can't fail it! . In NH. ANY rust hole any where is automatic failure.. Go figure. Get a good look at the structural stuff!

Thanks Sarah! Yeah, I'm all for DIY'n it as long as they are not "Cobbers" as they call them around here He's totally capable of an Alt. swap. As far as the coneectors go,It was just a miss on my part not plugging the damn thing in right.. He said he'd be back for injectors and exhaust though. That works for me!

Final update for now...I knew the owner was bringing it home, but I was not happy with how it was running. I fired it up to mess around with it. Started good but had a roughness that I didn't like. Turned out #2 Injector wasn't plugged in all the way! NICE! smoothed out a lot better! Still sounded like a truck, but hey much better. Went for a ride. WAY better! wanted to fly! Got back to the shop, thought I'd mess with the tuning a bit (Still idled a bit high) Then it starts going away...UGH! Stumbling, lean popping, generally running like crap no matter what I tried! I shut it off in frustration. Tried to restart...Nothing...Dead battery.. No alternator...I can deal with that..Put the charger on it had 13+ volts running through the system and it runs fine! It was running on low Batt. voltage when I got back from my rip...WHEW! When the owner came to get it I had the Battery charged up and it ran great! He loved it. Loaded it on the tow dolley running so he'd be able to drive it into his garage... Said he'll change the alt. and bring it back when he has more $$ Once again, Thanks to everyone!! Couldn't have done it without you. Really great people here! I'll still be stalking around here, so keep in touch! JR.

Well, looks like he's putting it on hold for a bit....Went for a ride yesterday. It runs OK, but definitely needs more $$ thrown at it. He's kind of tapped for now. It's been a tough winter/holiday season so far. I think this cost a bit more than anticipated. I wish it ran a little better for him. With a little roughness and a leaky exhaust, it sounds pretty poor. He does have a running car when before he had nothing, But he's going to have to wait to do any more... Thanks so much for EVERYONE'S help here! I'll be back if/when we start back at it again! JR. PS. I'll definitely still be stalking around here. Great site!

I too Thank you Mike. I'm quite new, but so glad I came. Your "refreshingly civil" Members here saved my butt and helped get a Z car that had a pretty bleak future, now have real potential! So glad this place is here! JR.

OH!! That's much better! Guess I didn't read carefully enough...I can sell that! New set injectors, new exhaust! This car will be awesome! Thanks folks! JR.

Wow! Those are pricey! 6X165=990 my cost...Doubt he'll do that. Not sure what brand these were I priced from advance. I do know if they give me any problem they will take them back NP. Maybe I'll try the cleaning first to see if it helps. Fired right up today and drove out of the garage fine, but a little lumpy. Taking the owner for a ride tomorrow. We'll see how much he wants to spend..

Any thoughts on reasonable injector replacements? If the aftermarket ones are no good, what do you suggest? I do have access to a professional cleaner, I was thinking about trying. JR.