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That sounds like a good idea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Maybe I’ll start with this. What would be a good all terrain tire, wheels and size. All terrain because it won’t be all off road. Mostly a daily driver Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The last thing I’m going to do is destroy a 1970 z. I won’t do anything to the car that can’t be backed out. It will be a little better every time I touch it, well maybe not, but it will be preserved. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never mind, I got it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I won't off road it much. It's a fun project. I like the series 1.

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I'm thinking about building an off road z. I know it's been done a lot, but I haven't found much build information, and I'm not sure where to start. It seem to me like the suspension is the right place. When I say off road, it will mostly be gravel and dirt. Just for fun, not racing. I've got the car and I want to do something different. I don't want to do anything that can't be reversed, like cutting suspension and welding in a new one. Any ideas?

I did pull all the plugs. I didn’t hold the throttle down. I was familiarizing myself with the process. My main goal was to put new plugs in. I took advantage of that time to learn some things. My gauge will now easily fit in all positions and I can do a test pretty quick. Also, I didn’t know about holding the throttle wide open. Why do we do that? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The only reason I asked is because of the detail of some of the things I've seen here that people have created. I pulled all my spark plugs today to replace them. I have no idea how long they have been in there. they looked pretty good with the exception of the one in the number 1 cylinder. It was clean, just poorly gapped, like it was dropped before it was inserted. I did a compression test to rel-familiarize myself with my compression tester and using it on the z. I did it cold, just to get the feel of it. I believe it's suppose to be done hot. I'll do it again later. Cold the first reading on all cylinders read about 90 with the fourth reading being around 150.

I was reading the service manual last night and thought it would be a good idea to have a form to track tune-ups etc. Has anybody created a form they use that is based on the Service Manual? If not I'll probably make a pdf or maybe a little database for the iphone. I'm sure a log book is enough, but I'm retired and can make something if it hasn't already been created.

I’m waxing the z today. The first time since I’ve owned it. I noticed lots of black comes off all the rubber trim. What’s the best thing to do to preserve all the rubber trim? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I did clean it. When I removed it, it fell apart. All I had to do is clean it and reassemble it. Thank you. Been driving the z with all the new electrical upgrades. I ordered the Alternator also Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I got this all squared away. Thanks for all the help. Plus a local z guy that’s on here helped me out. I put 75 miles on the car today and now I’m motivated again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I got that too. I removed the headlight relay because I noticed my blinker problems after I installed it. That of course wasn’t the problem but at least I was back to the original configuration Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is the headlight relay kit i got: https://www.thezstore.com/product/3861/headlight-relay-upgrade-harness-70-73-240z

I cleaned all the switches. Still no blinkers. Flashers are working. On to that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I thought it was interesting how much gunk came out of the switch. That's all. adds ? I'll check out #3. Thank you.

I cleaned it up. Lots of gunk in that little thing. Everything works well, except now my blinkers don’t work. Everything is back to its original configuration. The new relay harness is not installed. All the fuses are good. Seriously confused Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here they are. They came out a little easier than the first time. Is that a lubrication on the top? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here they are. They came out a little easier than the first time. Is that a lubrication on the top? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ll take my wife to the parts store and send her in to get it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just received my Headlight Relay Upgrade and the parking light upgrade. I also opened up one of the boxes on another car that has also had previous heat issues. It's in worse shape than this one. This car, the one I initially start this topic about has no melting or exterior signs of heating. Do we think the resistance is cause by this box, or the heat in the box is a symptom of another problem? I'm a little hesitant to open this box. You can see in the picture that there is a blue and white wire across the top. It's pretty tight. Anyway, I'm going to install the relay's and get that part done.

Did you clean the rockers? How about the contact points in the box, or is that the the nubbins? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Last night when I started the car (1970 240z #7951) I saw smoke coming from the steering column. I went out today and opened up the column and started the car. No smoke until I turned on the head lights. I felt the wire heating up before it started smoking. It's the two black wires coming out of the top of the switch. I do have both relay harness upgrades ordered but I don't know if that's a fix for this issue. Any ideas on how I can further investigate this. I'm trying to trace the wired out to there termination point, it's kind of difficult, but I'm working on it.