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ZNationals Track Day photos are up at Steve's CARtography | Combining a love of cars and photography.

Yes, it does. See page 14 of the owners manual. The stock switch does pull back. Look at the parts manual at CarPartsManual.com - Online Parts Catalogs for Classic Cars. Find the turn signal switch and see if it looks different from what you have. If it does look different, I suggest you post a picture.

I think it's time to do some reading. http://xenons30.com/files/Owners%20Manuals/1970%20240z%20ownersmanual.pdf - Different year, same principles. http://xenons30.com/files/1971%20FSM%20Supplement.pdf

The Kia Sportage seals were for the doors. There are threads here that go into it.

Matt seems to have good fortune. He got the car itself for a song.

Matt, if you're worried about your SUs, get this video from Welcome to ZTherapy.com. Then some time when you're off on a weekend, see if you can take your car over to Tim McGovern's house and learn. It will be time & money well spent.

Not if we bump it.

It doesn't matter if you had the only Z there. Most of us like looking at photographs of nice cars.

It was another Caffeine & Octane day. The cooler weather made for a smaller classic Z turnout than last month, but it's always an enjoyable event. You can find the rest of the photos at Steve's CARtography | Combining a love of cars and photography

Go for it.

I'm glad to hear you got it working.

Read through these. Most of your questions should be answered. Focus on your turn signal switch. Turn Signal Repair | Fiddling With Z Cars Hazard Switch ? Brake Light ? Turn Signal Circuit Analysis | Fiddling With Z Cars

Z Nationals is just around the corner. Z1 Motorsports is hosting Z Nationals again with a track day on Friday, Oct 10, at Atlanta Motorsports Park and the show at Z1 Motorsports on Oct 11. Here are my pictures of the event from last year: Z Nationals ? 2013 | Steve's CARtography While the 350Zs & 370Zs will dominate the show, there will be plenty of S30s and S130s in attendance. Join us.

Something else to consider is that the until the 260Z, the cars were not offered with factory AC in the US. Even with the 260Z & 280Z, AC is not all that common. Aftermarket units do not necessarily cool the car down that much. There is a lot of glass in the greenhouse, and these cars will get pretty hot. I used my 240Z as a daily driver in Northern California about 20 years ago. The saving grace was that it was very dry in the summer. Driving my 240Z in Northern Texas in July? That was a sweatbox, even with the windows down and an extra fan blowing on me. So how well can you tolerate the heat?

Having a 73 & a 74, I can tell you that the center gauges are easier to remove in a 74 & later (provided you don't have AC). The FSM has directions on removing gauges. When all else fails, RTFM.

In my Air Force days, I would have to drive from Fairfield, through Petaluma, up to Point Arena. Twenty years ago, that was a pretty nice route.

260Z 2.6L engine with carburetors "early" cars (most of them) have smaller bumpers than the 280Z The stock carburetors are considered problematic by most and are frequently changed out for the 70-72 SU style carburetors. 280Z 2.8L engine with electronic fuel injection Not standard, but some have added them.

Curtis, I should be home on Saturday if you want to come over. We could take a look at my 240Z, and you could get all of the dimensions that way.

The stamped steel ones like I used to have did not utilize any cross bracing. They were getting old, and I don't know how much corrosion they could tolerate. Unless I could accurately inspect them, I do believe I was incurring more risk than I would have liked.

All I can think of is if the charger was pushing power back into the alternator due to a bad voltage regulator, the alternator would respond badly. A bad voltage regulator would also cause the battery to drain. If I am correct, it could also damage the bearing in the alternator.

I would consider checking out the voltage regulator & alternator if the knocking sound came from the front right side of the engine, since that is where those components reside. Gotta love the orange Zs. Enjoy the ride.

Thank you. I hate it when a perfectly good straight line is neglected.

That's why I grew tired of rolling the dice on my metal ramps and bought the Race Ramps. Plus the Race Ramps are taller than most any other ramp on the market. An extra inch can make all the difference.

My wife started to question the female lead's ability to stand up in a car going 200 mph. I just shook my head and replied, "It's television." At least the Z is realistic.

Just call it Rainman syndrome, Sarah. I kid my wife that there are dramatic shows about doctors, lawyers, cops, firemen, etc., but where are the dramatic shows about engineers?