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Pretty happy with how this looks. Sprays on very nicely.

What an amazing build thread! I just spent a few days reading it. What a journey! How is your car running? Did you figure out the rich carb running condition?

BOT.... btw.. Matt have you finished your car?

Odd story. Purchased and restored to street form by a dentist. " : in the garage of a dentist who had purchased it in ’73 and returned it to its somewhat original street-legal state. " The show is next Sunday in Florida. Ponte Vedra Auto ShowPonte Vedra Auto ShowThe Ponte Vedra Auto Show | Sunday, November 2nd 2025. Presented by O'Steen Automotive Group, Art 'n Motion, & St. Johns Chamber of Commerce.

I just ordered a pair from Z, I've used silicon rubber hoses before for other gas-related things, they would eventually get soft, but I'm told their's is made for gasoline. I'll do a visual again, looking for vacuum leaks can be difficult, if the engine was running one can use propane that gets sucked up from the leaks and you can hear it in the engine, but this guy won't start yet, oh forgot, need to use new fuel to be supplied directly to the fuel bowls. I'll keep you posted, hopefully getting close. Jim

I agree, that's what I used on all the vinyl and firewall pads. I don't know why I didn't use it on the weatherstrip......I was amazed after 50 years, it just peeled right up and didn't harm the vinyl in any way, still pliable.

Excellent job reinvigorating a seven year old post!!! You're exactly right, things always come around again!!! Do you have bondo in your roof? How is Jan? Say hello to Dwight!!!

Good looking bird!

Known to challenge The Hackenthorpe Book Of Lies for top dog status.

I'm taking a year off from life. 99% of the bad ones are from pushing to fast to get back to work. Not me, I enjoy being at home.

Check MSA. This morning they had the aftermarket ones on clearance.

I'm curious as to what the culprit is. Was it the distributor, ignition module? Was it even an electrical problem? I had a problem once with my 72 240z that would stall when going down the freeway. I would start it, it would run again. I ended up putting a Tee fitting in the fuel line from the fuel pump and ran a pressure gage inside the car through the window. Turned out when the engine would quit, there was no fuel pressure. The steel fuel line from the engine to the tank had rust in it. I actually got it cleared by running a wire through the fuel line. So, what happened? Jim

Little more time out in the garage. Checked the coil and near as I can tell, it is ok. Also checked fuses in the panel and those seem ok. I did find a couple things that weren't plugged in, not sure what they are. The more I dig into it, it really looks like this is not the original wiring harness and/or engine. The firewall boot is still sorta there, but there is definitely no membrane in the middle. I didn't look close enough to see if it just dry rotted out. but it does look like someone ran a harness through it. I'm not sure where to move to next. Is there a way to test ignition module? I found this post that has a lot of good info in it. Im going to give some of this a try.

Recently I got two set of two of the missing Pieces from my 240Z toolbox. I had a set which fit the image, but had different part numbers. Funny enough, now i have three different sets, all have slightly different shape or surface. some have different numbers, but appear to be for the same purpose :-) Despite being a bit corroded, i have at least now another missing piece of the puzzle. Thanks a lot to @26th-Z for your support! I had some free time, so i decided to get some small stuff done on the car. First thing to check off was test-fitting the headlights. Luckily, I always have a range of NOS and used parts on hand. I usually try to use old parts for test-fitting, so I don't mess up new parts, but in this case the old ones weren't really usable. So here we go: NOS headlight buckets and chrome rings, with reproduction rubbers (I will use the NOS set for the final assembly). And installed. You got to love the factory stamps on shiny plated parts. As usual, all bolts are temporary only for the mock-up. For the final assembly, I will use original fasteners :-) I wasn't first sure if the order of the assembly was correct, but it appears it is. And the frog got some eyes, again :-) Next was this choke assembly reinforcement plat made out of hardened plastic: As the name suggests, it's there to reinforce the choke assembly, which is usually mounted on the inside of the center console, and can get a bit wobbly. With this plate, it's instead mounted on the transmission tunnel and way more stable. It's one of these (invisble) improvements of the car, which I think really give the car a better feel. It's quite tricky to place correctly, though. But luckily I had a few completely broken center consoles, so the easiest way was just to drill the holes through the console And then sandwich it all together for test fitting. I also installed an old ashtray just to see if it all still works correctly. Now with the holes on the transmission tunnel. I will not use the original sheet-metal screws but instead have nuts welded on the outside and use machine screws, so it looks like it's a factory thing, from the outside. And the interior mock-ups are coming along. Driver side seat rail, passenger side footrest and center console (With choke assembly) is installed and looks good. Ignore where the choke wires go. They're just there for easier installation.

Glad to here that my suggestion hopefully was given some thought.

I'd take a test light or meter and see if the wire to the small spade connection on the solenoid is getting power when you turn the key to Start. You might have a cylinder full of coolant. Who knows. If you're getting power to the solenoid but it doesn't do its thing then you might have a bad starter/starter solenoid. Hit it with a hammer.

Sorry to resurrect this old of a thread (it's been informative in my research regarding luggage straps) but how cool is that?! The S30 with the VIN HLS30 00240. That's a keeper!

Hi Trisha, see post on 240Z International Registry Facebook Page. Kelly Jean is looking for pictures like your car. She wants to make a clock as it was her first car. Cheers, Kirk

Better question is what is that carb for... Sorry, no love for those with me.

I'm happy with how the dove tails turned out so I'll go ahead and have a batch made up if anyone needs them for a restoration. Just sourcing the right JIS screws.

240 or 260 manual wanted to trade for 1969 Plymouth GTX 440 4-speed

I'm really impressed with the carburetor set-up. That's a very valuable car, and with some provenance, perhaps? That should be worth at least one year of med school!

Light. Console. I think G/W is clearance, gauge lighting, and etc. but I'll look... 72_dash_2.pdf The 240Z dash I have has that same connector - the entire dash and harness is unconnected so... But - the G/W on that connector traces to the small 6-pin Body Harness connector shown in that .pdf - G/W in the upper right corner of the connector. The body harness G/W goes back to the clearance lighting in the tail. Trace that Red - I think it may well go to the front (engine bay harness) and the two hidden Fog Lamp connectors in the harness as it spans the radiator core support. And as you know the US model did not come with a Fog Lamp Switch from the factory so that would be an unused connector if what I said is true. Oh, if you look at the first wiring diagram in the FSM (not the "US and Canada Only" schematic) you'll see Fog Lamps and the connector for the Fog Lamp Switch. BUT, it'll confuse you because it shows a R and an RG wire to the switch. If you trace the RG, you'll see that it "tees" off a GW. So maybe the schematic doesn't follow the harness build exactly or vise-versa...

If you're going to have a muffler shop do it why not them look at it and use their database to find one. If you're going to do it yourself, then trying the no muffler twin stack should be easy. If the dimensions are correct. Looks like what you have is clamped on, not welded. So trying some things should be easy.