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They would make a cute couple 😉

So I wasn't sure these were factory holes at first, but my other car has rubber plugs here. These were a little deformed and I couldn't get to them with a hammer and dolly. So I had to come up with another way. It's a little hard to tell but one edge of edge hole was pushed in towards the quarter panel So I found a bolt about the right size and some washers Tighten it down snug in the hole and if necessary hit it with a hammer to make it perpendicular to the opening. Pad the the bolt to protect the threads Worked really well!

Stacked some more high build today

Not yet. I'm prepping for hip replacement surgery on Tuesday so there have been higher priorities this past week.

Wasn’t expecting to pick up these beauties. But they came up locally for an amazing price and I couldn’t pass them up!! im not sure yet if they are 40 or 44mm or the intake manifold brand. I’ll be tearing them down for a clean and rebuild which should answer some of my questions. I can’t wait to get all of the ugly EFI components out of the bay…and one less harness to make! Time to read up on these bad boys 🙂

Had a little more time to work on the glove box project. For the cad people that might be interested, here is a preview of the main formed body.

The 240Z's all came with wiring for an electric pump in the wiring harness. The wires at the tank should be just hanging out of the same bundle as the fuel tank level sending unit. There's a plug up either under the console as shown in the picture in this thread I've linked or in a wire bundle wrapped in a naugahyde boot just in front of the console in the passenger foot well. My conversion to an electric fuel pump starts at post 52 in the linked thread. The plug should be wrapped in blue tape. A wire bridge on that plug will power the circuit for the fuel pump when the ignition is in the Run/Start positions. You should use something like an inertia switch in that jumper loop to cut power to the circuit in the event of a crash.

FYI- All the roadster North American vendors sell reproduction gaskets for the U20 Solex insulator, as that is the only source now (though I did have some NOS ones a while ago and sold to a European roadster specialist). And repros are widely available from Japan also.

That's for the 44PHH upgrade (over the 40PHH) on the S20 engine in the PS30-SB. The #2 in the parts list and diagram (16177-A0220) is the solid, phenolic insulator. Same type as stock on the S20 engine, just bigger.

I have a 78 280 parts car with that section available. I will take a few pictures tomorrow.

I don't think that I've ever seen all four switches on a ZX transmission. I think that two is more common. But it's easy to tell close and far apart by the exhaust hangers on the back and the reverse lockout plate on the side, among other clues. On the diff, it's easier to determine ratio than it sometimes seems. If you can get the back end of the car up, one easy way is to lay on your back under the diff, reach out and turn both tires one revolution at the same time. Count the number of times the pinion flange turns. You don't have to worry about the decimals. 3.54 = ~3 1/2, 3.9 = ~4, 3.7 = ~ 3 3/4. Mark the tires and the flange and just make sure that both tires end up at the same spot. If they get off a bit in the middle it doesn't matter. You can also check ratios on your transmission by marking the input and output shafts and counting/estimating. 3.321 is quite a bit different than 3.062. If you use a piece of tape on the output you don't have to be right over top of it to see when it's made a full turn.

GRAND MASTER Z status presents so many opportunities beyond just T-shirts, a secret handshake, and a "slogan shingle". For instance, the upcoming GRAND MASTER Z New Year's Eve Party - reservations are limited and filling fast. Hope to see all the GMZ 1%ers there! 😎

Stainless of course preferably one handed down in your family. You know the ones you don’t use tucked away in some cabinet

I would weld a spoon bowl over the holes because the curvature of the spoon will create a Venturi effect at higher speeds and aid in redirecting the fumes back out while creating substantial downforce for road racing. Ok not really but would be a good conversation starter