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Police on motorbikes pulling people over for not wearing a seat belt? What am I missing? Glad your son is a great swimmer!

Good stuff Chuck! Try the fuel height at ~ 27-29mm and report back if you can. Also let us know what the jets, tubes, chokes, and motor details are. Data is king.

yup. Alternate hits on each side. Some penetrating oil on each side of the race will help too. Here is how I did the replacement http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/frontwheelbearings/index.html

This is for a 280z but a zx is similar http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/electricalconnections/index.html One of the best things you can do to an L Jetronic car.

A friend of a friend did a hack job for me. There was enough metal with the top machined off. I was thinking that once it is flat, a cnc'ed plate of your design could be fastened to the top. As well, a tapped hole and right angled barbed fitting installed in the firewall end would allow the removal of the top vent fitting. You would simply have to mound an extension tube under the internal roof baffle to draw from the centre of the valve cover.

Nice to hear! What are the improvements? Better cornering or the 4.11 reved too high... or both? Did you loose much of the torque push when starting in first?

Great deal if they work. If not you will have to buy parts. Make sure all are the same series ie 42DCOEXX where XX is the same stamped on all 3. Make sure no broken bolts and all throttle valves move freely. Get as much of the intake and linkage as you can. If you want them rebuilt/restored I can do it.

I feel like a vulture.

Here is a nicely restored one for 30k.... nice wheels http://bragacity.olx.pt/datsun-240z-iid-441918651

Jim, I'm interested in... well you know what 147 does not have Dan I'm heading to our Z barn on Saturday, I'll look for a lighter ring et al.

Looks correct according to this site: Datsun 240Z/260Z/280Z Front Axle (Knuckle Arm, Road Wheel & Tire)

yup yup yup oui oui yes yes

Jim may want it. Too far away for me.

and they lived happily ever after

I often see Z's that are not as nice as yours go listed at 20 to 25,000 Euros in Portugal. I'm not sure if they actually sell for this amount.

I finally mixed the acetone and ATF in a small metal oiler can.... wow, it works great. I could not get a broken water hose (garden hose) fitting off with a pipe wrench. I sprayed this stuff on, waited and the part came off in my hands.... I could not believe it.

btw if you wanted to "tap" those holes first, just get one of the screws/bolts and file a couple of axial grooves in it using the long edge of a file. This works great for chasing/cleaning bolt holes and for taping soft materials like plastic. (I first did this using old head bolts to clean the holes in the block. Here is a picture of someone starting the "tool making" but the grooves have to go all the way along the bolt. Here is a variant that is cut a bit deep and only a single. 2 or 3 cuts are recommended

They used to make Bricklins SV-1's nearby in the 70's.

Cool video. Thanks

Bart, I'm curious to know the street price for your car in Euros if you were to sell it in Europe? Also, would you know if Z's are priced higher in other western European countries?

I did a check a long time ago and everything from the door up is the same except for the brake booster.

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Check for +12V to the coil with the key in the start and the on position. Strange it ran for 1 min then the plugs fouled out. That seems like too much fuel or bad spark. Also make sure the fuel pump is running. i think your 78 has a pressure switch on the oil sensor. btw are you getting oil up in the head when winding just the starter? Run it for a good 20min straight at 2000 rpm once you get it going.

EXCELLENT! Keep-em coming!

try cleaning the throttle valve switch contacts and its connections to the wire harness.