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w3wilkes

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  1. If it has a electric fuel pump it will be back by the front of the tank. Granted that the car I'm familiar with is a '73 240Z and my electric fuel pump was added at the dealership after complaints about vapor locking, that's also when the asbestos insulation was added to the fuel rail. I was not aware that the electric pump was stock on the 260Z, but since you have the asbestos insulation on your fuel rail I would guess that you also have the electric pump back in front of the fuel tank. The thing I don't see in your pictures is when the dealership did the electric pump and insulation they added a fuel pressure regulator just before the mechanical fuel pump. The factory update sent to the dealerships for adding the electric fuel pump and other stuff to address the vapor lock issue is in this linked PDF; https://www.classiczcars.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=55316
  2. Looked like the ZX had you off the line which you more than made up by the end of the run.
  3. Hopefully I didn't come across as being down on Pastafarians or Jessica. She's actually pretty talented. Played Carnegie in her teens, is a Mensa, don't know if her website is still up, but she's the web master. And I don't know if she still drives a Corvette.
  4. We have colanders here in Utah; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/17/pastafarian-drivers-license/19200447/
  5. So what are you running in the quarter... My guess is 13's or 14's, oh, and the sound is awesome in the video.
  6. I use Purple Power Degreaser and a power washer for my engine bay and engine. With my engine cold I don't worry too much about the distributor. I've had a distributor cap crack when the engine was warm, sure makes it run bad! 🤪
  7. I ran these for a while and had room for both carb vents and vent from valve cover which overall maybe a little cleaner by reburning the crank fumes. Now I've switched again, but still have all hoses connected.
  8. What a great show. Loved the line "he's got a point, you know". And then there's the Rock Man, "you see what you want to see and you hear what you want to hear".
  9. So how do you start your 240Z? For 48 years on a cold engine start I pull the choke, hold the pedal to the floor and crank. Generally it fires within 4 seconds. On a warm engine I just have to touch the key and it starts right up.
  10. I don't think the Catholic Church cared much for this when it came out, but I thought this covered the Easter story fairly well.
  11. I saw them in roughly 2004 at Cactus Pete's in Jackpot, NV (no Mark Lindsay though). They did all their hits, very small venue (maybe 100 people) and was a great show.
  12. From the serial number of the car it should have the body vents in the hatch. I'd be more inclined to go with @Racer X and the quarters replaced.
  13. Interesting, a couple things I noticed on this car. I'd never seen a series I car with both body and hatch vents. I think the hatch vents went away at serial number 20000, so this car is close to the end of the series I line of cars. My 71 is 17486 and it still has the 240Z body emblems where the body vents were placed in the series II cars. Also my map light has the hood which supposedly is a series II thing where this car doesn't have the hood on the map light.
  14. WoodWorkerB has all the hose sizes he used on his 240z tank refresh. 240Z – Fuel Tank | WoodWorkerB
  15. Check to see if you have a ZX distributor. I think the ballast resistor gets bypassed when using a ZX distributor. An easy way to ID is if there's a "matchbox" on the side of the distributor, it would be labeled something like E12-80 or E12-92 (don't believe those who tell you E12-80 is the only one that works).
  16. The non-rap version Samy Jebari - See You Again - YouTube Written by Charlie Puth for Paul Walker - Fast & Furious 7
  17. You may also want folding outside mirrors. 😁
  18. Lyle Lovett - If I had a Boat (while we're on the pony thing) Lyle Lovett - If I Had A Boat - YouTube
  19. I've been very happy with my MSA 6 to 1 header and it comes already coated. Motorsport! MOTORSPORT TBC Coated 6-1 Header, 70-76 240Z-260Z-280Z - The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z 260Z 280Z 280ZX 300ZX ( Z31 Z32 ) 350Z 370Z Parts
  20. Interesting, did these "original California" cars really have the non-pollution balance tube on the carbs?
  21. Take a close look at the shot of the engine bay. Looks like the car may have been blue.
  22. Love those wheels. I had them on my 73 240Z until I hit a manhole without the cover on it in the night and broke one wheel. Couldn't find replacements.
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