heyitsrama

Here we have an example of a Z thats been sitting out in the UK rain.

Yeah I would +10 on those electrical upgrades from Dave. Seriously, like add to cart right now , really prevents the wiring from getting messed up, and prevents the combo switch from melting. I have not driven my 240 much, as it’s torn apart, but I hear the replacement piece to change the fuses to blade fuses is really good, the old ones have issues where they get hot/melt.. Maybe a AAA membership if your on the west coast, saved me a couple times! Tell him to join the forums, and treat the car well!

I’m surprised no one at the dealership picked that car up while it was moving from location to location, it looks great!

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Not calling y'all old or anything, but from the perspective of a younger guy, I hate the intrusions of privacy that Facebook is able to implement, facial recognition on the images that you post (from there associations of who you are hanging around with), location data is sent to them, now they know where you hang out and where you go, conversation that you have are data-mined as well for advertising, where the mouse hovers on the screen thats recorded for "user experience". Not something that I want to contribute to. and like everyone here says, the advised that they give on those sites tends to be half-thought/sub-par at best. Personally I'd rather just sick around here.

Perfect! I can use them on my 260 PMed.

For the sprite and for the mk1 Mini Cooper that we work on the parts are so easy and extremely cheap to find, mini mania has everything and anything you need for these guys. It’s a walk in the park to fix stuff, we do need to get a better tune on the Weber that we have for it, the SU are nice, but it’s not punchy.

I like new Zs, new Zs seem to really like my Z, they’re always waving! if you want something nice for a daily, consider the e30 platform, their pretty comfy and a fun to drive. If you want a real head turner consider a mk1 bug eye sprite.

For McMaster-Carr Water- & Weather-Rst Rubber Push-on Seal with Bulb on Side, Hollow, for 3/16" Edge, 5/8" High, 25 ft. Length

This 260z has them on the side, I was speaking to the gentleman in the hat in one of the photos, he owned/raced [i forgot to be honest ;( ] this 260z, he stated that the lift point on the side allows for jacking a whole side with a single point. I always wanted to know where the plates should be installed. Do the bad dog ones latch onto the old frame rail?

Yeah, I think that’s the route that I’ll be going, I just hoped to compare some images of the final install, I’ve seen some 240z at shows that have a little bulge to them. Better than leaks I suppose.

Dave did you have to insert the tip of the pump into the seal? I’m not sure how my seal would withstand this, it seems a little cracked.

I used some seals from McMaster Kar, Part 1120A333 https://www.specterbyte.com/recursive-issues/ Some pictures in this link. They fit well.

Howdy, It was raining so hard earlier I woke up and was thinking about the Z parked outside. I wanted to verify if the door seal was holding up, but it looks like the new spot for the water to enter through it on 3 corners of the windshield. That can’t be happening, it’s going to have to get sealed up. My heart skipped a beat when looking at OEM seal costs, $3–4-500. Does anyone have pictures of the “third party” options? So far I see that precision makes some, and so does vintage rubber. I like the look of the chrome in the channel, wanted to keep it. Does anyone have pictures of the seal close up? I attempted to search, but can’t locate images. Thanks y’all.

Anyone have a wood lathe? I have these really cool layered pieces of wood, I just don’t know anyone in the Bay Area with a wood lathe

Wow, I've not updated this in a while, I started posting on this website that I was building ( https://www.specterbyte.com ). The car is now running...... And sometimes people come over to my house begging me to sell them the car.. its not happening. I ran into issues of the carb not running correctly (issue was ignition timing, I was running it retarded due to fear from flat top pistons + re surfaced N42) Ignition was upgraded to remove the scatter from points, using a MSD 12v Coil + ZX Dizzy. Mechanical fuel pump was leaking, so I deleted the pump, and started running the OEM electrical pump, going to swap it out for a Carter p4070 for reliability. Winter plans are to pain the body panels ( https://www.automotivetouchup.com) color matches pretty well, fix windows and perhaps get this GPS/GSM module setup inside the car. Winter plans also say, finish the CB550, and start metal work in the white Z... One day at a time.... (I only take pictures of the good side HA!)

Funny, I deleted my mechanical pump this week due to to leakage, and I swear just running the OEM electrical pump in the rear I get worse milage.. maybe its because finally it pulls hard enough to where I'm just abusing it. http://www.nicoclub.com/service-manual?fsm=260z/1974/EF Fuel System this file indicates that it should be outputting a max of 4.6 PSI, I wonder what the fuel rail see, the diameter of the pipe changes from 5/16 to 1/4 at the fuel rail.... What intertia switch did you go with? Ford?

I recently had my 260z booster rebuilt from Power Brakes Exchange in San Jose, there were markings on the enclosure tabs, but it needs to be done to get to the internals, they also bead blasted it as well. I was looking at auto zone, and noticed that they also sell remanufactured units through there. So far its great, I can stop the car again funny that my brakes booster failed on me when I had to stop to avoid a truck that entered my lane.... I do wish I had the sticker on it however. :\ Im not sure that " if its not broken don't fix it" applies here, although I do follow the saying a lot. Mine failed at me in a shitty moment, at this point the internals are. 40+ years old, and really should be refurbished. esp considering the impact that it can have on drivability. Mine lasted 6-7 months? before failing..

It's always nice to think of everyone over on CZCC

@HaZmatt I love the attention that you put to this car, inspires me to keep working on mine Have you considers putting it onto bring-a-trailer? Currently theres a series 1 thats been modified bidding for around $38k, I'm sure that you can use the finances to support your business! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-35/

Howdy Guys, I need to get some carpeting in my car, does anyone have an old set sitting around, on the last year of university and can't really be throwing cash at a new set. Looking for front mats // behind the seats // and the rear trunk. Thanks! Rama

Those carpet retaining clips would be cool, people want a small fortune for them currently. I’m glad to see shop classes are still being supported, in the Bay Area most of them have been closed.

I don't like double use systems, on all the 4runners I work on I deliberately tell the owners to switch to a stand alone unit. Leaks between the system mean either oil in the rad, or water in the trans, either way a no-no for me.

That baby blue color is really nice, its soft on the eyes.

currently its set to 0 mechanical, and the dizzy is retarded all the way. With the timing gun, can see the mark on the crank pully pass by after the 0 mark on the timing bracket. I inspected the carbs fuel level, it appears that the fuel makes it to the top of the front jet, (i can blow over the jet and see it move down then up), however on the rear carb it does not appear to make its way to the top. I cleaned out the jet, and readjusted the mixture to attempt to tune out the little stutter that it has, on the driveway it seems okay so far.