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    HLS3001955 March of 1970 240z restored and sold
    HLS3046529 1972 240Z parted out
    HLS3067990 1972 240Z restored/modified driven as often as possible
    HLS30386616 1977 280Z restored and sold
    PL510434283 1973 510 2 door coupe work in progress

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  1. I know people go on about SS brake lines being better but really they're not, they are better at handling abrasion from gravel and road debris but it has been many years since they "firmed" up the brake pedal. That may have been true back in the 60's but if you cut into a used flexible brake hose these days you will find a very hard nylon hose that does not expand, in fact it is the same hard nylon hose that is used in the SS lines. I know a few pro mechanics and I've heard them mention that they replace a lot more SS brake hoses than they do rubber ones, mostly because there are so many on the market now and are made with varying degrees of quality.
  2. I know on one side or the other I had to use a hammer and give the axle a sharp rap to get the circlip up onto the splines.
  3. Yeah, they all have the original rubber grommets, I never removed them.
  4. Yeah, this the first Z that I have seen with those grommets, I guess they've usually perished by the time the car gets to me.
  5. The new headlights arrived so that let me finish of the rest of the front, also some new badges. I did find the home for those 2 rubber grommets I mentioned back in post #239, there for the front wiring harness.
  6. Dave takes his first drive,
  7. That's in good shape, I hope the auction gods smile on you.
  8. Just in awe of the detail that you are putting into this build, by far the best restoration I've ever seen. If it were mine, I would be afraid to take it out on the road.
  9. Love it, very nice build and built by a guy who knows 240Z's. Updated but still largely original looking, the only thing I would change is the 17" wheels. Who knows with 240z market being so low at the moment but he should get $60,000. I'm not seeing any body modifications to deal with the extra power and having built a 240z with the same kind of hp I can tell you when that car hooks up it will twist, the torque steer will be a real handful, but then, that can be a lot of fun too.
  10. That's much better than the original stop, using the adjustable slave push rod and the M/C linkage, your stop allows you play with the pedal height.
  11. I'll do it for $150, there's bargain for you. 😉 That's not $10 worth of materials, they have no shame.
  12. Sometimes the outer lip on the backing plate gets bent in and will rub on the drum as it rotates, it can sound very loud but you should be able to hear that when the car is up on jacks and you are spinning the wheel. Do you have a rear sway bar that might be rubbing on one of the halfshafts as they turn? Does the sound correspond with the speed the car is going, is it constant or intermittent? Maybe get underneath and check for anything rubbing on the driveshaft or halfshafts, could you post a couple of pics of the rear brakes with the drums off?
  13. A friend came over and setup the carbs and tuned them, what a beautiful sound. I took it out for a drive around the property then realized there were no headlights so the tires were throwing gravel on the sugar scoops so had to bring it back in. The engine bay is done.
  14. Well executed for sure, nice workmanship but for me this car falls into the category of a bodyman who thinks he is a designer and isn't. Most of the body modifications have to do with the wide rear tires, but unless they are not telling us something about the engine, an L28 with a lumpy cam and triples isn't going to produce enough hp to warrant the wide tires in the first place. So, it's a look, looks like a Japanese muscle car but doesn't have much muscle and it has lost the sleekness of the original form in the process. It's his car, his money and he seems to be happy with it so who am I to comment, but when I modify a car I have to justify it to myself, it needs to add something, just not seeing it here.
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