Dat240ZG

So the reality is that I've been viewing the cirucuit backwards. I'll ditch the painless power feed and start from there. Thanks!

SteveJ: Thanks for taking the time to explain it more to me. My setup is a little different - I'm using a 280Z switch with the Honda wiper motor upgrade. I spent the day working through it and have made some - just a little - progress. Due to the painless harness, I'm not using the ground on the combo switch - that's what was causing the fuse to blow as you had stated. Currently, I have low speed wipers working. The problem is that the wipers are parking in the up position and I have no high speed. I'm using the write up on the Honda upgrade as my pattern, but something isn't right. The way that the write up suggests wiring the high speed is directly to the Honda motor, not through the relay. I'm not sure I understand why. It seems that the high speed should be run through the relay as well, right? Any further thoughts? I appreciate the help you've given me already. Bryan Dat240zg

Guys: I am working on the wipers on my Z and striking out big time. Problem is this: the Z has been rewired with a "Painless" - there's a laugh - wiring harness. It has one wiper power feed. I'm using a 280Z combo switch. I have searched but can't get them to work. From what I've been able to find, the wires are as follows: Blue/White & Blue/Red = Windshield washer Yellow/Green = Wiper power feed Red/Blue = High Speed Yellow/Black = Low Speed Blue/Yellow = Intermittent Black = Ground I have the Painless wiper power feed running to the Yellow/Green wire, but it blows the fuse as soon as I turn it on. Would someone be willing to set me straight on how to wire this? I'm even willing to throw someone $20 bucks to help me get this wiper wiring squared away. Thanks much. Bryan Dat240zg

Gents: I'm looking to repeat this setup:

Thought that someone in the area may be interested: Http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/cto/2815603199.html. Don't know anything about it, but at $875 it would be worth it in early Z parts alone!

Anyone have a junk harness that they wouldn't mind chopping a little more? I'm in need of a nice ignition switch plug with about 6 - 8 inches of wire on it. If you can help me, please give me a pm/shout/email. Thanks much, Bryan Dat240zg 240Z #248

I was wondering when someone would post up my ad for #248. Mike is right, rodstoration is the best description of the car, but everyone is not as familiar with that term. Several things to mention: Compared to other early Z cars, I'm looking for a sizeable chunk of coin. Compared to other street rod/pro street type cars, I'm asking less when comparing build level to build level (and still asking substantially less than what my receipts for the build total). I strongly believe that the values for low vin 240Z's is way low. While that makes it great for owners, it makes it hard to justify financially committing to a complete, 100% stock restoration. (Believe it or not, we actually figured it out dollar wise and it was going to be cheaper to rod-store the Z, than to take it back to stock not to mention that the motor and tranny were'nt available). I highly respect and appreciate those guys that restore their z's down to the correct zinc plating. I'm aware of several people who have restored their Z's and have put in similar amounts of money, their cars just aren't for sale and typically money isn't discussed. Mine wouldn't be either if it weren't for a beautiful little 9 month old daughter and the (sadly late) realization that family/relationships are always more valuable than things. FWIW, Bryan Dat240zg