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Holy crap! Why didn't I think about this? I could put the food next to the valve cover between cylinders 3 & 4. That would have blocked the heat coming up to the fuel rail. Not only would I have solved the heat soak problem I was having, I would have had a hot lunch, too!

Wanted to double back on this thread and say it's solved for now. Either by tightening the fuel line at the inlet to the mechanical fuel pump, or properly setting the float bowl levels the car sorted itself out. I also mashed the gas pretty good when it seemed to stumble a bit in my first test drives after those fixes and it seemed to clear its throat. So i'm not sure what did it, but for the moment I'm happy it seems to be remedied... and I got a more accurately adjusted float level out of it as well. Thanks for the help and suggestions everyone. Strange indeed.

Thanks Jay, I appreciate it. Maybe a real Ratsun this time, Cliff has commissioned me to build him a Rat Rod out of this car but no money has shown up in my paypal account yet, that's strange. That would be a lot of fun, I have thought about it for years but I'm not as immortal as I use to be.

Isn't that a bit clean for Max's taste? I'll bet the guys that own those interceptors hate the association their cars have with the Mad Max franchise, badass car though. Well, Jody still has the car, going into the second week now, he's not happy with a section of the roof so is respraying the whole roof, says it's going to be a few more days until I get it back. I've cleaned up the shop, put another coat of paint on the floor, overhauled the drill press, done maintenance on all the vehicles... I'm going to be oiling the kitchen cupboard hinges soon if I don't find something to fix. I'm going to have to get busy the minute I get it back putting on the rest of the trim, bumpers, badging, to get it ready for Zfest on the 23rd.

The front diff mount, as seen in Capt O pics. Spindle pins were easy on mine. Figured while I have the struts out I would have good access to it.

We have a nice group of 7 Z cars racing this weekend at Summit Point. I re-rebuilt (yes, twice now) my race engine and it seems really strong this time. Jeff Lucas has won every race at Summit Point since at least the beginning of last season. Mark Gibson took care of a cracked head and should be contending for the win along Jim Cummings. Jim Slechta in the 300ZX is also very strong. John Legg has a strong engine in his 240Z and still sorting out the car since getting it back on track. If I can't battle Jeff for the win I hope I'm fighting for second place. If anyone wants to stop by John, Jeff and I are in the paddock area inside of turn 10. Chuck 0 Buczeskie, Chuck ITS 1972 Datsun 240Z Carlisle Events/Bucsexy Racing Greencastle, PA 03 Cummings, Jim ITS 1977 Datsun 280Z Silver Spring, MD 7 DeHaven, Chuck ITS 1989 BMW 325is Winchester, VA 91 Fitzgerald, Dave ITS 1987 BMW 325is Business Engineering Inc. Alexandria, VA 30 Geidl, Matthew ITS 1989 Mazda RX-7 RpPerformance Leesburg, VA 13 Gibson, Mark ITS 1972 Datsun 240 z Banzai motorworks Fairfax, VA 17 Johnston, Mark A. ITS 1992 Nissan 240sx AFLAC Hedgesville, WV 61 Legg, John ITS 1972 Datsun 240Z Motorsport Auto Woodbine, MD 00 Lucas, Jeffrey ITS 1973 Datsun 240Z Motorsport Auto Myrtle Beach, SC 5 Maciejowski, Marek ITS 2000 Mazda Miata Vienna, VA 2 Romeus, Wids ITS 1972 Datsun 240Z Arawak Motorsports; Apex Auto Bowie, MD 141 Slechta, James ITS 1984 Nissan 300zx Fidelity Power Systems Manchester, MD 97 Struble, Bert ITS 1986 Mazda RX-7 Bucket List Racing Brookhaven, PA

I was thinking you said "Rat Lodge" and were going to pay me to send up some Alabama Rats?

Jim Slechta in the 300ZX was fast as usual. He was 4th. The results were: 280Z, 240SX, 240Z (started 19th overall), 300zx, RX-7, 325iS, 240Z, 240Z. Jeff Lucas in a 73 240Z probably would have won again if the stub axle hadn't failed. We're all friends and everyone knows who the big dogs are. The Labor Day Double Points race brings out more cars and a couple more very fast cars to battle including another RX-7 and an Integra. We race again on July 29-30. Chuck

Here are some pics from the weekend. The Zs dominated. Jeff had his win streak end at 10 in a row due to a snapped stub axle in his diff. Chuck Sent from my Moto G Play using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Or his namesake boat?

Nevermind! Another Canadian to the rescue! Granny is sending me his fancy tool to use for the lines! What a swell guy

Lines where new there was a round flat peace of junk the size of the hole in the botom of the bowl. it was stuck in the hole the hard part of the bowl not in the line itself. it was sometime closing everything and sometime open. It may have come from the job i had done on my fuel rails. I had them powder coated last winter also. So i cannot say that paltech left this there or it traveled from the fuel rail.

Late 1960's, Towed the dragster with a 57 Chev. 283 c.i. with stock exhaust manifolds that rose up next to the valve covers. Perfect place to heat up big meaty cheesy sandwiches. Other racers wanted to know where we got them. They were dining on cheap, gastric suicidal, hot dogs. Little to no tailgating back then.

A little pseudo time lapse... Whew!

They tied it up with the election in France, which Poot-in lost. Fargin cork soaker.

Hi Found on Ebay Kobe Seiko Rally Wheels for sale. It appears that someone made them in magnasium like originals and now they are for sale in 14" and 15" sizes. Great find to put your replica 240z works car or just your street car with them. I think they look great... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DATSUN-240Z-WORKS-KOBE-SEIKO-WHEELS_W0QQitemZ280448628420QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item414c0a76c4 Filipe

And here's an original set of works KS Rally wheels in use today ( OK, two days ago ) at the Press Preview day for the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed:

I did. OK maybe I didn't exactly pay $5k as I bought them some time ago now, but the point's the same; I'd do it again. They are special. They are also immensely strong. I had mine X-rayed, crack tested and re-chromated. Maybe you think the owner should be crack tested, but I say it's OK if you don't understand: You can enjoy your car without spending this kind of money in just the way that a collectable vintage wristwatch will tell the same time as a Casio G-Shock. Nothing wrong with a a G-Shock... Remember these are wheels made for rallying. They were fitted to cars that won the E.A. Safari Rally twice ( 1971 and 1973 ) and as long as you make sure that they are in good condition - it's a case-by-case thing - they are fine. They are still being used on historic rally cars today, so they are still a practical proposition. They are not actually all that expensive if you compare them like-for-like with other rare automotive collectibles, as 26th-Z pointed out. If you think they are expensive for what they are, then you'll choke all the more on the thought of a $3.5k steering wheel ( I kid you not! )... Here's my little bit of madness:

It's hard to beat the pedigree of the Kobe Seiko manufactured Nissan works 'Rally' wheels in terms of relevance to the S30-series Z. Designed by Nissan staff expressly for competition use, manufactured by a company with a long history in magnesium wheel manufacture ( they were making them during the Pacific War period for Japanese imperial army and navy aircraft ) and quite likely the very first competition wheel used in anger by an S30-series Z. I have a main undercarriage wheel from a Ki-43 Nakajima 'Hayabusa' in my collection, and it's fascinating to think that this piece of war materiel was manufactured by the same company which cast and machined the wheels on my 432R replica project car some 30 years later. The KS 'Rally' wheels were never sold to the general public. If you own a set, then you own something that was almost certainly used in period by Nissan's works rally team on a works rally Z. You own a piece of Z competition history. Well done Filipe. Well done buyer. I know they are going to a good home. Cheers, Alan T.

You're really having a hard time with price of those wheels, aren't-ya 5th?! Welcome to the car collecting hobby! I wonder if Jim Faria bought them. He brought his very well done rallye replica to the Nashville convention.

Tom, They were manufactured to very high tolerances by a company that specialises in Magnesium castings for the motorsport industry here in the UK. They make stuff for Formula 1, FIA GT and Le Mans car constructors, amongst many others. They have produced many different 'historic' wheels in the past, for old racing cars that need new 'old' wheels for safety reasons. It kind of pains me to say ( I do love 'period' motorsports parts, warts and all when applicable! ) but they are probably better than the original works items. Not surprising considering the technological advances in casting and CNC machining since 1969/70. I believe the Elektron Magnesium used is superior to that used in the originals too. Again, not surprising. My advice is 'get 'em while they're hot'. Less than 40pcs were made in 15", and less than 50pcs were made in 14" diameter. Another batch is probably a long way off, or never going to happen at all....... If you think it would help, please get in touch with me direct and I'll introduce you to the guys that made them. Cheers, Alan T.

I brought a set of 15" of these a couple of months ago, as Alan says, very well made. I just love them. Mine are currently off being painted. Pic. is a trial fit to see if the OEM wheel studs will do (no).

Aren't the Hayashi Racing-manufactured works Rallye mag replicas ( sold by Nishi san's 'Revive Jalopy' ) only made in Aluminium? And I thought they had all sold out long ago, too? The replicas being advertised on ebay are made from Elektron magnesium ( just like the originals ) and are superbly manufactured. They have also scaled-up the design to make a 15" diameter version - which is a great help with competition tyre choice and is now FIA legal. I have six original works Rallye mags ( one of them was used as the sample for this replica batch ) and six of the 14" replicas in magnesium. I think the replicas are a lot safer to use in anger, and also incorporate a safety bead on both the inner and outer side of the inner rim, whereas the originals only had one. You wouldn't believe how much it costs to get wheels like these into small-run production. I don't think there's very much profit - if any at all - built into the price that is being quoted in the ebay ad. Here's a pic of an original: Alan T.