Jump to content

w3wilkes

Free Member
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  1. If I were looking for a Z this car fits the bill. Probably scary fun to drive. In the comments it sounds like the seller is upfront about some things that need to be fixed like the power steering.
  2. I found a 12v switched wire here under the blue tape. Used it for my fan controller that I put on the firewall. I did do the headlight relays where I removed the voltage regulator when I did the internally regulated alternator.
  3. Wow, this is pretty cool and it's not April 1st. This should be a fun auction to watch. A note on the blue car that appears to be a pre 21000 car. The map light is hooded which is the same as my early car and also @Johnz1971 car that we discussed here. 1970 Wiring Diagram - Page 9 - Electrical - Classic Zcar Community
  4. w3wilkes replied to Pomorza's topic in Help Me !!
    If the hole is just next to the rear wheel well in front of where the "wall" goes up to the rear deck floor I think it's just a rubber plug. I believe the indent just below right of your finger is where a seat belt retractor would go.
  5. If originality is the goal maybe something like this would help your back. https://www.amazon.com/SAMSONITE-Ergonomic-Lumbar-Support-Pillow/dp/B072K59NYZ/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?th=1 Since originality has not been a thing for me I took the "comfort" approach and replaced the seats in my early 71 240Z with seats I scored from a 77 280Z with new seat foam and new leather seat covers. The big things for me were the seat back and the spring base of the seat bottom vs the straps. With the original seats I hated the extremely limited range of adjusting the recliner angle, with the 77 seats I can easily adjust the tilt and tilt the seat back way forward for access to the tool storage compartments on the floor behind the seats.
  6. @Captain Obvious Curious, once your back gets rested what are your plans for the car now that it has pretty much proven itself as road worthy?
  7. I've been stuck on this album for a couple of weeks now. I'll put on something else and after that finishes I'll say to myself... Let's give John Hiatt - Walk On another play.
  8. Thanks for the reply and it does make sense. Maybe I'll see if I can find another tach or a replacement smoke kit. Hopefully Lucas parts would be compatible with our Z cars!
  9. @cgsheen1 Maybe you can help with my tach. After my mechanic did my zx distributor in my 240Z all was well for some time so I guess it's wired correctly. Then one day I was out for a drive and watched the tach all of a sudden start climbing and in a few seconds it had gone all the way over to 8. I shut the car off and sat for a minute then started it back up and ever since it doesn't go above about 3500 RPM. My ballast resistor is removed. Other than that my car runs just fine. Any ideas, maybe a coil change? There's no marking on my current coil so I don't know what ohm it is.
  10. @Captain Obvious What is the build date of your car? Is your map light in the dash hooded? I ask because there are a couple of us with pre HLS30-21000 that have hooded map lights. The hooded map light is one of the things that Datsun stated would be updated for the 21000+ cars.
  11. Here's the fuse block Cover from my 12/70 car 17486.
  12. You didn't mention which TachMatch Device you installed? I did a ZX matchbox distributor with removed resistor on my 12/70 car. My tach almost works but doesn't seem to go any higher than about 3500 RPM.
  13. Wondering where you've installed the obligatory rust on "Lilly" ?? 😉
  14. Took the Z to a show at a local Chevy dealer. When I pulled in the dealership owner said "We never see these cars, I want you parked at the entrance".
Remove Ads

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Guidelines. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.