Driftin John

What kind of shape are the bumpers in? Thanks

I'll keep an eye on the site in case the guy doesn't come thru with the cash. Thanks, Driftin John

I must have missed seeing this over the holiday season. Do you still have the carbs and manifold available, and is it the set in your gallery? Thanks

I had a similar situation with my '73 240 Z that took some time and detective work to diagnose. If I turn on the emergency flashers and then turn them off while the flasher relay is clicking "off", the brake lights stop working. If I catch it when the relay is closed and contacted, the lights work. You can hear the relay clicking on and off underneath the glovebox on the kick panel by the passengers footwell. Give it a try turning the flashers on and off, then testing your brake lights. I might be able to fix my problem with a new relay for the flashers, but it hasn't really been a problem at this point. Let me know if this fixes your situation Driftin John

I've got a '73 240 Z produced in Oct. '72 and I've got several questions: - I've ordered a full dash cover from British Victoria. I ordered a '73 cover, but I'm not very impressed with the fit. Any chance I should have ordered a '72 cover based on the production date? This isn't the first time I've had the '72/'73 conundrum. - I need to remove the emergency flasher knob to install the cover. I can't find a set screw on this thing to save my life. I sure don't want to try the brute force method of pulling the knob off. - This a daily nice driver, so I don't want to go to hundreds of dollars and have the dash professionally recovered. Am I better off with the half cover regarding getting it to fit better? Any installation tips from others with experience? Thanks for the help.

If you're parting the car out, what kind of shape is the rear bumper in? I'm not looking for perfection, but I do have a very nice car and need to upgrade now that the car is nearing completion. Also, how about ther carbs and intake? I'd like to know how much you might want for both of these items. Thanks

I have the flat tops and would change them out if it were to make the car more reliable, smoother, etc. Performance is not my top priority for right now since this is a Father/Son restoration project for our 16 year old son. Funny, my Dad didn't buy me my first GTO and help me restore it????

I did have the tank out for the body restoration, so having some sediment stirred up makes some sense. I changed the fuel filter at tune-up, but I may just need to check the entire fuel system to be sure. Thanks

I need some tech help on engine performance. I'm pretty decent with cars and motors, but most of my experience is with Musclecar Iron and I'm not up to speed with the Z motor. Let me describe the situation: '73 240 Z, all stock (yeah it has the flat top carbs) with 150,000 miles. Compression seems decent at 160 - 170 PSI Ran decent before I took the car out of service for a bare metal restoration beginning in April of '03. While out of service, I did the tune-up basics to the motor including: - set valve clearance - thought I got it right, but it's possible the motor cooled off too much due to my inexperience with this procedure. Plan to re-check this weekend - new plugs, wires, cap, rotor - car had Pertronix ignition in it from previous owner that I left in place - checked the timing, but I'm at the end of adjustment and I haven't achieved the 5*BTDC that I believe is correct. If I'm reading it right by the Chilton's manual, I can't get it further than about 10*BTDC before I run out of adjustment turning the distributor. When I get the car warmed up and drive it, at anything more than the slightest amount of throttle, it starts to buck like a Wild Bronco as it misses and pops. The timing issue would be my leading suspect except that it didn't do this prior to when I gave it the tune-up. I've run the timing all of the way to the extremes and in between without much success. I didn't get into the timing chain, so I haven't got it off a tooth or anything since I've owned it. I have not touched any carb settings since I am very unfamiliar with these carbs.....don't look anything like a Holley spreadbore do they? If I put the choke on partially, it seems to help with the Pop, but performance doesn't seem stellar. Lean pop in carb, valve clearance, timing.....I'm open to suggestions.

Can anyone let me know whether it is reasonably possible and advantageous to install the Bosch fuel injection system off of a '76 280 ZX onto a '73 240 Z? I've got a decent degree of mechanical aptitude and good access to any equipment that I might need, but am I better off to just set my sights on a set of round top SU's and manifold from a '70-'72? I can pick up the ZX for $100 and use other parts anyway, just wanted to know if the FI is worth the effort. Thanks, Driftin John

I may be interested, but I'm admitedly new to the Z hobby. I've got a '73 and from most things I've read, should replace the flat top carbs. Is this a straight forward bolt on after rebuilding the carbs that you've got offered for sale? To be honest with you, the car runs pretty well now, but I'm always looking for improvements. Thanks, Driftin John