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Greetings and welcome to the group, HLS30-365101. Some pages ago, we were discussing the quality control checklist. At the urging of SpeedRoo, I dug through my files to find my copy of the "240Z Restoration Program Quality Control Checklist". The checklist I have is some 40 pages with an introduction overview page and 20 or so pages of procedure descriptions organized by component with columns for notes, sign-off and date. For instance; under the brake / clutch / hydraulic component, one of the procedures is "All rubber brake hoses: replace" and in the notes column it says; "Use DOT 3 brake fluid". During the restoration program there were two final inspections and four inspection sign-off points during various stages of the restoration process. Of note to our Plating conversation; checklist item "All steel brake lines: check for kinks, condition of flared ends", notes "Cad plate all brake lines possible. Replace any corroded lines." Attachment D of the checklist is a two page copy of Wick Humble's book; "How to Restore your Datsun Z-Car" discussing fasteners, everything about fasteners from engineering standards to thread pitch and sizes. From Attachment D; "How about the fastener's finish? The manufacturer plated every metal fastener...on the Z car, it is predominantly what platers call yellow zinc, that multi-tinted golden finish used on most bolts and nuts exposed to the elements. Plain natural-colored zinc is also used on some parts."

Thanks for the pic. Confirms my suspiscions. Memory says I took the one without the cut-outs off the OG. But then I put it in a box with the other one (with the cut-outs) and didn't label anything first. Duh. It seems the fuse covers that don't have the cut-outs are slightly later. They made a lot of changes in the fall of 1970, and subtle changes to the fuse block cover seems to be another one of the multitude of small changes they made. Thanks again! ☺️

Hi Charles…..Thanks, no, I bought the foam from Resurrected Classics, the seat covers from Mike at Banzai Motorworks and had a good upholstery shop put them together. Some things I leave to professionals 🤑

It was "bid too" $35K with 20 bids. It was NOT Sold For $35K as the reserve was not met.

Repairing a fuel injected car can be a pain in th A*se..😭 I would before doing anything to all the sensors in the system advice to FIRST do a compression test on the engine so you KNOW that the engine is mechanicaly in good order! Very important as with the electronics on these cars many things can go wrong. (Buy a good compression meter not expensive.) Then also check every vacuum line and all the rubber hoses in the inlet system.. a small leak will throw the systems ECCS* (NOT A ECU, how many times do i have to say this... sorry.. anyhow..) the ECCS* get complete faulty readings when there is a air leak even a smallest one will ruin how the engine will run. Also, Cleaning the electric contact with a good contactcleaner, like they use in boating is a good one look it up! Cleaning contacts can be a temporary thing when you do it with a nail file, i would be very careful with those.. (At first the contacts will work but later on they will fail if they were silver or gold contacts.) A lot of contacts have golden or silver contact points.. Golden contacts should really be cleaned with contact cleaner (or alcohol) as also silver contacts (But not necessarily on silver) @Yarb ) Copper contacts can be cleaned up with a small (nail) file without a problem.) As a (ex) electronics guy i also know in audio there were a LOT of silver contacts and.. not many people i think know this: Oxidized silver conducts electricity even better than silver itself! Really! So cleaning the silver-plated contacts is completely unnecessary and harmful, because you're making the silver layer even thinner. Again, the conductivity of rusted (black!) silver is BETTER than of silver itself! Further, as we all know gold does not rust so that is not a problem, clean it with alcohol and a cotton swab.

Here's the fuse block Cover from my 12/70 car 17486.

Today's question... I've got two fuse block covers. Which is the correct one for the early cars? This one has cut-outs on both top and bottom: While the other one does not: I have a guess, but am looking for other input.

So today's adventure... I struggled with the reproduction braided hose stuff in the engine compartment. I'm not impressed. Don't fit great. Hose clamps peel back the braided outer covering. Inconsistant braid cover. Frustrating. Is it just me? On a good note... Remember my "F" switch?: Well I removed the switch and plugged the hole. The braided hoses weren't picture worthy, but the result with the "F" switch was! Looks like this: Three work days remaining!! Well, actually two at this point, but here's a pic from earlier today:

Haha!! Exactly. ☺️

Bring it to zcon. I'll fix it for you. ☺️

Measuring resistance from 7 to 8 will provide difficult to interpret results. The best way to check the AFM slider is to put battery voltage across 9 to 6 (positive on 9, negative on 6), and then measure the voltage between 7 and 8 while you move the wiper around. This process is documented on page EE-13 of the 77 FSM) The AFM is Dr. Bosch black magic and voodoo. As for the dent in the wiper? I don't know what you mean. Can you circle what you're talking about on your pic?

I wondered that too but don't really want to be the one to check it out

Thanks John. I didnt pick that up...

Very nice! Did you cover them?

"Reserve not met". Probably have better luck on Bring a Trailer.

LEDs aren't very voltage sensitive. I'm trying to figure out the voltage drop, though. Maybe I can get out to the garage tomorrow and take some meter readings for you to try to replicate. I'm wondering if the hazard switch may be corroded/crudded up enough that it's a choke point under load.

So I tinkered with the flasher relays some more. I had a 3 prong one that required a ground. I couldn't get it to work no matter how I wired it at the bench. The two prong works fine with an LED bulb at the bench off the jump box. So I tried it in the car on both the turns and the hazards. With no relay in place I basically have battery voltage coming to the relay. When I plug it up and try to use it the voltage across (? I don't believe this was to ground...) the relay drops to less than 8 volts in both locations. So I am assuming neither the LED's or the electronic flasher will work at the low voltage??? Where to from here? @SteveJ others?

Installed the freshly restored seats in the orange 72

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I agree, that seems cheap...

HagertyOne-Family-Owned 1970 Datsun 240Z Series I for sale | Hag...Discover this One-Family-Owned 1970 Datsun 240Z Series I for sale from our trusted collection of verified classic and enthusiast cars. Find your dream ride from our expert-approved listings.Posted this a few pages back. Went for $35k, 20 bids. Seems like a bargain compared to the orange 72 I reported a few postings ago...unless Im missing something??

I'm enjoying some cooler than normal temps in September, so I washed the 260Z and took it to a car meet.

Much much better!! I know that’s Great English!!😂

While the Afm is out take a finger nail file and polish up the contacts on the wiring harness connection.

Yeah no turns out I'm just an idiot who set his meter to the wrong range. Turns out my temperature sensor is just fine with a reading of 2540 Ohm at 20°C (68°F). While I had the meter in hand I decided to take the AFM off the car and measure that as well. Long story shot I believe the carbon trace or the wiper inside the AFM is defective. When measuring between pin 7 and 8 I got very inconsistent and high values. When measuring between pin 8 and the silver parts of the the circuit bord the values ranged from 180 to 10 ohm on a logarithmic scale. I did notice the wiper has a dent in it? I don't think that should be there as I believe I can see signs that it has been dragging on the trace. No clue how that could happen. Just in case can someone confirm if that dent should be there? I don't think it does as I can't see it on any reference pictures. I will try and bent the wiper back into shape tomorrow and see if that helps.