Leaderboard

Really made a lot of progress this week. Got the rear bumper installed except for the small 'bumperettes'. Rubber for those should be here tomorrow. The large rubber on the bumper is NOS rubber in perfect condition. The bumpers look awesome and great on the car. Will put on front bumper when the 'bumperette' rubber comes in. Got the carb pistons working well and most of the rubber hose installed in the engine bay. I need some vacuum hose and breather hose but otherwise the engine is pretty complete. Got the door panels in. Real happy with those. I had to order some parts to complete the build. I have a center console coming in that I got off of ebay. It had choke cable with it, so looking forward to installing that. Also got a light switch/bar from ebay. They were missing from all the parts i got from the PO (or I will find them after the ebay parts come in, you never know). I put the original CA blue plates on.....it works well with the orange paint. Here are some pics. Also, If anyone has the license plate light for a cheap price I am interested. I have the right paint so it doesn't need to look good, just not cracked.

Here are a couple updates until the thread is restored. Got the carbs cleaned up and mostly installed. Got new braided hoses from Jay at http://jdm-car-parts.com/. Jay does a great job with these hoses. The quality is amazing and they look great with the wire clamps. Will continue adding parts to motor. Also doing a bit of interior work.

Haven't posted in some time but, I did take out the 240 last Saturday for a play session on hwy. 33 SoCal area.......fun stuff!!!

That white attachment piece is a bit of a unicorn to find. I happened to find a guy parting out a Z on Datsun Parts and Needs (FB) when I was looking for parts and specifically asked about them. That was a lucky day. Good luck! Here is the replacement chrome piece if you need that. http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/classic08h04/40-2009

Getting my two cars ready to sale I've been driving the 240 just to see how it does. Yesterday I heard something bumping around in the rear. I thought it was the suspension but as it turns out luckily it's only a loose muffler hanger. Adjusted the clutch pedal rod to fsm specs and now I have a good clutch. Filled up the tank and drove around close to home for an hour without any problems. Advancing the timing from 5 BTDC to 10 lowered the temp gauge and overall runs much better. I do think I lost some top end rpms as Zed Head mentioned but I'll take the trade off. 8^) 280 is next but it'll be tomorrow morning due to the heat. I try and get started at daylight when it's in the 60s. By 10am its 80 degrees down here. Four hours of decent weather to work on them is enough for me anyway.

Got the center console in today from e-bay seller. Such a deal, center console with choke cables and choke plate and defroster switch for $160 after shipping. Console was in great shape. Just have it temporarily installed because I need a new shifter boot/cover. The one in the console was torn. Got the muffler secured by making a small right angle bracket and attaching to diff strap bracket. Nice and secure installation.

Sounds like the deal of the day. If its as rust free as you say, close the sale and don't giggle until you are well away from the PO.

I don't care what people think of my replies. Most folks know I live for the fun of it. 8^) No regrets.

I met club members, there was Mr.Sato with his very early Z432 , PS30-00013 / S20-000796. This yellow Z432 was a press car for test driving. Many car magazines took this car and reported. It is good to see her still on the road . Kats IMG_5339.MOV

Got the heater box and hoses installed yesterday. Got the dash installed today after the third try. First try didn't work because the steering column was installed. Had to undo the bolts before dash would go in. after second install, noticed the defroster ducts were not installed, so took the dash out again. Third times a charm, got the dash in. Also got the vent ducts installed and the drain ducts installed. What a pain. Hate working on my back like that. the seat adjustment lever dis into your back when installing that stuff. Anyway, started connecting some of the electrical harnesses. That is a small mess and will take some time to sort out. Here are the latest pics

Any should work if the parts are oriented right. You moved the mount with the distributor so it should be fine. Once you get things oriented correctly. You have spark, just maybe at the wrong time.