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FYI - flickr can be blocked by webfilters just as easily as photobucket. In fact, since one of the reasons that organizations block sites like that is to preserve bandwidth, the more people start using flickr, the sooner it will be blocked as well. So don't count on flickr as being the final answer. All the more reason to actually upload and attach your photos directly into the CZCC site itself, rather than leech the images from a third-party hosting service. If they truly live here, they won't be blocked unless the entire forum is blocked.

Yeah, but you can drop the sway bar at the front two brackets very easily. Or raise the motor a bit. Either way works.

Any chance that you changed to a '70-71 mustache bar? That would also move the diff forward.

It gets slightly bigger if you click it, but not a lot. It's and old pic from before digital, and my scanner sucks.Yeah, the car turned out great. I drove it daily year-round for several years after I finished it. But unlike the Z, an old MG is rather crude, even by the standards of its era. A fine Sunday picnic car, but not as enjoyable to drive as the Z is.

Wing, those look like 14x6 to me, plus I don't think AR ever made 15" four lug in that style. In fact, in four lug all I recall was 14x6, not even 14x7. How did you measure them? If you measured from the outer lips in both width and diameter to get 15x7, then they really are 14x6. The correct place to measure from is the bead seat area.

The stock size for a 240Z was 175-14. Any of the following sizes are close enough in rolling radius to that size as to have no noticeable affect on the speedometer (less than 2% difference, typically). Note that some of these sizes may not be available any longer, and some have never been available in performance models. 185/75-14 197/70-14 (stock on 280Zs) 205/65-14 225/60-14 195/65-15 205/60-15 225/55-15 205/55-16 225/50-16 245/45-16 205/50-17 225/45-17 235/40-17 245/40-17 225/40-18 The key to speedo calibration is revs per mile, which is most accurately determined from the loaded rolling radius of the tire. To maintain your speedo accuracy, you want a tire with 825-840 revs per mile.

Me too. This is a prior garage occupant. I too did it all on this one, except the body/paint.

Sorry, I mis-read and thought you were talking about something on the outside under the hood. My bad.

Bonzi, the hand throttle linkage and mechanism was totally inside the car, I believe.

He bought the cars in January of 2007, guys. Take a look at the dates before replying here. If you are hunting parts, best to use the classifieds or to send a PM, not post in a dead thread.

Your profile says that you have a '70 240Z. (Always helpful to have that info in your post, BTW.) In the USA that means your car came with a Type A 4 speed from the factory. Since you have a straight shift lever, you still have a Type A transmission in your car. While Type A 5 speeds were available from the factory in other parts of the world, they were never factory installed for the USA market, and are rather rare here as a consequence. So most likely you have a 4 speed at this time, not a 5 speed that won't shift into 5th. You can tell by looking under the car at the front end of the driveshaft. If the front end of the driveshaft bolts to an output flange at the transmission, it is a Type A 5 speed. If the front end of the driveshaft slides into the end of the transmision, it is a Type A 4 speed. (These tests are assuming that you are correctly identifying the straight shift lever.)

Yeah, it was a good ride. Five speed, that sweet little 2.3 liter six, limited slip, factory Recaros, Hardy & Beck shocks and springs, and staggered 15" BBS. Sold it with 360,000 km on the odometer. Was eventually replaced by the Z.

The server is located about 50 miles North of me. Lots of weather-related power problems in these parts this week. I know Mike has it on a UPS, but that only will hold for a couple hours. If the power is out longer than that...

And.. Will, I read Doug's comment differently. I think he's thinking about not trying to duplicate the formed opening, but simply slice a few (2 or 3) slots under each grill. Use a carbide wheel on a Dremel or die grinder. A couple of small slots should maintain most of the strength there, and be much simpler than the formed factory openings. The defroster grid changed from vertical to horizontal much later - part way through the '72 model year, IIRC. And all you'd have to do there is use the earlier glass anyway.

My 7/71 has the clear or silver as pictured above, just more tarnished from years of exhaust fumes.

That's were I got my '71 FSM. And a '71 FSM should cover your '70 pretty well, if you can't find a '70 FSM. All the main mechanical parts (including the Type A transmission) are pretty much the same.

I agree with Stephen. That spec in the manuals is for a dry gearbox after a rebuild. No way you're going to get all of the oil out, so you won't likely need the full amount for the refill.

Weasel, I'd change out the seals (both front and rear). If the tranny has been sitting for a while, they are likely to be a trouble spot at some point in the future. Probably new shifter bushings as well.

Since one of the cars in the photo that opened this thread isn't mine, I thought that maybe I should show the real occupants. The 240Z normally shares the space with: 1996 BMW 328i - 5 speed, Sport pack, euro lighting and Schnitzer wheels 1992 BMW K75RT Previous occupants of note: 1991 VW Jetta GLI 16v - sits outside now, unofficially given to my son 1981 BMW 323i (euro) - sold, but I miss it

No, but I'd be happy to serve as a transfer point, so if anyone is coming from Seattle to the Eugene-area, that's half of the trip.

Generally, the picture needs to be inserted from somewhere else as an embedded image, not just attached. But I have found a workaround for that, and did it to your post, Greg. Here's how to do it:Create your post, and attach the picture same as you always have. Submit (save) the post, and then click on your attachment. It will expand in the window. Click it again to open it in a new window, and copy the address of the picture from the new window. Go back to your post. Click 'Edit', and then 'Go Advanced' to edit in a new window with the formatting tools. (Oh yeah, you must have the tools turned on in your profile.) Look for the button that shows a mountain landscape and click it. Paste the address of the picture from the earlier window and save it, then save the Edit. Trust me on this, it's easier than it sounds here. Once done, your picture will show up as both a full size image, and a thumbnail.

I've actually been cutting back for years. I'm currently at 17, my lowest total since I got married over 30 years ago. I don't even own a gas-powered lawn mower any more. these days I save my cylinders for the things that count.

PM sent.

Heard back for Dad, he has Jan. 2002, but nor Feb. Sorry.

Possible my Dad has that issue. But he's 180 miles away. I'll see if he can look though.