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Well i lucked out on ebay, there was an electric fuel pump with a 10 year warenty for $45 and free shipping, sorry im a penny pincher , The fuel pump arived yesterday and it was a Airtex pump. I received my Fram G3 filter today, replaced the pump and somr of the fuel line and installed the filter between the pump and tank. She started up and no leaks Thank you everyone for all your help!

One thing you can be sure of......it'll be hot! Savanah was 72 degrees (inside) for the car show......awesome. We won't be as lucky in Memphis. What say we meet at the pool or in an air conditioned bar as much as possible.........things always are a little better with the aid of alcohol!

Wow......From cards in the spokes, sparking cans on the feet, no fenders on the bike to Stage III cams, big brakes and Borla exhaust.......a pattern is emerging here!

We would step on coke cans so they stuck to our feet then drag a foot while biking....sparks!

Hey there Jai. I was hoping we lived a little closer than we do, 4 hours of driving is quite a bit of time for me for something that possibly won't help. If your tank is crudded up and needs to be removed and cleaned, that's what I'm guessing, you're looking at multiple trips too. I can't get away with that. My mother would not forgive me for a loooong time. She needs stuff done too but I'm constantly reminding her I'm not an only child but she says I'm the only one that has sense enough to get things done. Maybe Steve's guy is closer? Or someone in Chattanooga? Could you ask the previous owner who worked on it in the past?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O0ziYFhUwc

The ZCON folks confirmed that Millington is the location of the People's Choice show. Could be a bit tight as the show runs to 3 pm and the closing banquet begins at 5:30. I was hoping to make this show but since I have get the car loaded onto a trailer for an early Sunday morning departure, I'll miss this event. http://www.millingtonregionaljetport.com/ (I now declare this thread TOTALLY derailed!)

That would really screw with your local police eh?

A nice smoke generator and associated sounds of screeching tires played through the speakers would be a nice addition to this. With that it would be possible to give the appearance of smoking the tires with the ignition off and the key safely in the pocket.

Kind of like putting bubble gum cards in your bicycle spokes when you were a kid!

finally making progress! MSA were great, got a new set of NPR rings to me by 10:30 am so i was able to get the pistons assembled and installed. bottom end done, head on, timing chain installed. i was pleased to see that the slack side chain guide was able to pick up all the chain play even with the head shaved .060 and no tower shims. the cam gear is set at the #1 position and is about 2 degrees advanced with this setup - i figure i'll leave it as is unless there's a compelling reason to get it dead on with an eccentric. i've advanced cams 5 degrees with good success on ducati twins - not sure how the L6 responds to this... spent the better part of the afternoon cleaning up the valve cover - it ain't show quality, but definitely nicer than it started out. a PO had the bright idea to put a clear coat on it, which was partially peeled and yellowed (looked like spar varnish) and was a major pita to get off - an hour with the wire wheel. for the build i bought a little $50 bench-top parts washer and made an aluminum shelf on the exterior of the garage to keep the fumes outside. it works great for cleaning things up as i go - i give 'em a scrub, dry 'em off then hit 'em with WD40 to stave off flash rust. filled it up w/kerosene which works well as a solvent, very low odor and doesn't evaporate too quickly. parts come out looking brand new and it feels great to build the motor without all that old sludge, grit & baked-on oil all over everything. tomorrow i hope to finish up with the front cover, water pump, oil pump, dizzy, alternator & motor mounts. then i need to replace the seals & gaskets on the 5-speed, give it a clean-up, install the flywheel & clutch and join it to the engine. pics from the last couple days below: pistons all ready to go bottom end done head installed cam chain installed my lil' parts washer valve cover transformation before: after solvent wash: after wire wheel: polished:

Just reading that there might be a leaking head gasket, my suggestion would be to try to see if there is an old Z enthusiast living nearby (Z clubs are great resources for finding someone.) who could take a look at it. The coolant should be inspected, as well as spark plugs, fuel pressure, compression, etc., etc.