Mat M

I read it here somewhere.... "Needs a litte TLC" really means "Needs Tons of Loot and Cash"!

While I am not ignoring or discounting Arne's answer, have you checked the tranny fluid lately? I had a similar problem with my 71 and hard shifting - it just didn't want to shift into 1st or 2nd. Topped off the tranny case with 90 weight, and all is well so far (2 yrs).

Here are a couple in my area... http://sacramento.craigslist.org/car/684283455.html http://sacramento.craigslist.org/car/683531271.html http://sacramento.craigslist.org/car/681255088.html This last one has dropped $500. I think the lady needs to sell it to help pay for her daughter's wedding, or something. I posted that one about 3 weeks ago.

Patience, grasshopper. My search lasted over 8 years on and off, full time searching the last 2. I didn't settle on a basket case (and there are MANY, as you know). My WIFE of all people found the Series I now semi-daily driven. Stored on the side yard of the PO for 12 years. he was moving and didn't want to move it. It didn't run, but the body was almost immaculate. It's a 20 footer, for sure, but I got her running! You'll find the right one. Sooner if you are willing to fix the big stuff like rust and years of neglect/misuse.

I don't have a top view (yet), but here is my 01/71.

Why so grumpy today, Alan?

I'd like to chime in to sing Dave's praise, as well. I hope he sticks around for a long time! He will very shortly be receiving my rebuildable cores for the combo switch, and will be sending me the headlight harness upgrade kit. I can hardly wait! I already have the ZX alternator diode upgrade, and the ZX (e12-80) upgrade, but paired with the orig. Series I tach.

I wonder about a place like this...spray chrome. http://www.unique-chrome.com/Services/tabid/55/Default.aspx

Is there a way to recrome the ones you have? I have a set that are peeling, and thought that a bumper rechrome company would be able to refinish them. Possible?

OK, call me silly, or just mentally lazy, BUT what, exactly, does that llittle test tell the OP how to solve his dilemma?

If you took off the cap, and saw a mechanical lever operating a contact system, that means you have points. If you see a small "Chinese throwing star" type assembly, with no physical contact being made, then you have electronic ignition. Also, and I may be wrong, but I think only electronic ignitions have a black box on the dizzy, roughly the size and shape of a Zippo lighter - called the module.

After I get my wife to relax, I go out and ask him if I can help him with anything. In very broken english, he says, excuse me, is that your Z? pointing to my orange 240. Yes, I said. He asked, is it an inline 6? Yes, it's near completely stock, I reply. Turns out, this guy works up the road from me, and sees my red 240 on the way. He's recently moved here from Arizona and has to sell his a blue 76, and asked me if I was interested. I told him I can't (notice the word 'can't', not 'am not') be interested in yet another project right now. I told him I am a member of this board, and would help him to spread the word. So here is the word: Salvador 530 3 3 3 3617. The car is located in Georgetown, CA along highway 193.

I concur. I am working on getting a better breathing head and a more aggressive cam before I would think about installing a header.

I second sblake01's post. Do you have old soft lines? getting stainless lines may improve the brake "feel".

Carl and Will, would you be so kind as to let us know if the editor(s) or better yet, the author of the article, responds to your posts?

Nowadays, V8 blocks are as light - or lighter than the old iron Ls. Have at it, at HBZ.

With all this astute dissension, it makes me wonder, "what happened to the fact checkers and editors at Hemmings? Doesn't anyone over there know what we know on this board (most of what I know about the history of Zs lies in the archives here, thanks mostly to Mr. T, Mr Will and Mr 26th [but in no particular order]). I, for one, would think that SOMEONE from the general car industry would spend a little time perusing the SPECIFIC auto niche websites such as this (and I can think of all of 3 others that are any good) to find out and write about a SMIDGEON of truth, not just regurgitate pure hear-say. [edit] for spelling errors and to add that I hope a bigwig at Hemmings stumbles on this thread! [/edit]

I went to pick up my freshly lined fuel tank for my 01-71 this afternoon, at a place in Auburn (right next to the train tracks) called ServiceCenter Radiator, and while shooting the breeze with a guy who seemed to be the owner, he tosses out, "I haven't seen one of those things for YEARS, but this week, I get two on the same day." Who and where are you? BTW, the whole boil, seal with Red Coat, exterior paint and warrantee costs $165. It looks AWESOME!! They just had to install a small bung and plug in the shallow end corner in order to drain the excess. HOPEFULLY this will be the end to my sudden loss of power, hesitation frustrations.

there has been a HUGE discussion of all sorts of aero on the "other site" http://forums.hybridz.org/forumdisplay.php?f=112 Hood vents specifically, here: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=122509

Yes, you can eliminate the evap tank. I have built and installed a "manifold" that sits above the tank, that connects all the various tubing. [edit] anyone want a plastic evap tank? [/edit]

I sent a quick reply at lunch today that didn't get recorded. 240znz, did you get my PM??

Don't know the seller, just spreading the news. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/car/652705982.html Butterscotch interior.

Try to find the highest point in the system (for mine, with the slope of my driveway, it's the radiator cap), run the car until it warms up, and the thermostat opens. open the radiator cap and fill the void.

You may have an air bubble or a few in the cooling system Have you tried bleeding the system?

Sounds to me that there is a leak in the temp mix valve, between the heater blower and the firewall, on the passenger side of the climate control in the console. Just follow the hose(s) from the passenger side of the block, through the firewall. You may also have misplaced air tubes (thick construction-like paper conduit for directing the blown air) to the registers.