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Even worse cleaning the wheels on my V8 Vantage, at least they were dark green and didn't show the dirt as much!

Switching gears slightly, the wheels for the Z were delivered from Love20bee. The Epsilon wheels have always been my favorite for the Z and Celo did a fantastic job with these. Was also able to grab a set of repop center caps for it to complete the set. 16x8.5 should tuck under the car nicely.

Had the Epsilons on my "JPS" World Championship Edition Lotus Esprit, bugger to keep clean! I ended up putting the original Speedlines back on.

Those numbers look a lot better. Maybe a little low but that doesn't appear to be compression rings

Been busy continuing the conversion, shoveling snow and taking care of family matters. All is going well, will continue this discussion shortly. thanks for the kind words everyone.

You should read the Engine Fuel chapter in the FSM so that you understand how things work. And, for whatever reason, you don't use the advice you get and do something completely different instead. Nothing wrong with experimenting but people will lose interest if their advice is ignored. Good luck.

Those look nice!

What about oil usage? Miles per quart or how often do you top it up?

Sound! I have my list for the morning to do 😉 Thanks again

As mentioned, I have limited experience with the system on the Z, but quite a bit with domestic, and some other import brands. You commented about the crankcase vent allowing the carbon buildup behind the throttle plate. This is common, I've "fixed" lots of cars for poeple by simply removing the throttle body, cleaning the carbon, and reassembling. Cost? My time and some carburetor cleaner. So it might be something to look at, and insure the idle air bypass is clear too. Regarding the timing. I would set the engine to number one TDC (the positive stop method is perfect), then ensure the timing mark is at zero. If not, correct it, then set the static timing, start the car and set the timing after warming the engine and attaining a stable idle. Also, while looking at the initial timing, have a good look at the damper rubber. When it fails, bits begin to come out. If there is any doubt, replace it.

So I had to! I was bored on the loo and asked chatgpt to write me a poem about a 240z: The 240Z, a car that roars A legend of speed, forever adored With a sleek design and power to spare This car was made for those who dare Its engine purrs like a tiger in the night As it takes off with all its might The curves and lines, a beauty to behold Its spirit and soul, never to be sold On the open road, it's pure poetry A symphony of metal, speed, and glory Its timeless charm, a classic so rare A legend that still turns heads everywhere For those who love the thrill of the ride The 240Z will forever be a source of pride A car that's etched in history A symbol of speed, passion, and victory. Not bad eh!?

The numbers look OK. Lets try heading down another path momentarily. Something I don't remember discussing in the past is oil usage. How many miles do you drive before it needs a quart of oil and are there any oil leaks?

I think those are decent numbers…Would like to get an opinion from other folks on running the leak down test just.. to confirm the engine status.

Dry test results with choke fully open and gas pedal floored: Cyl 1: 148 psi Cyl 2: 150 psi Cyl 3: 146 psi Cyl 4: 150 psi Cyl 5: 150 psi Cyl 6 : 149 psi Wet - Cyl 4: 160 psi

This is a gem of a thread!!! Sitting in what I thought was freezing UK at 1°c following with great interest! Great work buddy!!!

I've heard it as GIGO. Garbage in, garbage out. When I think of "shite out" it starts with food. AI plus the Google ad algorithm will be when things get really bad. Artificial people talking about crap you really don't care about. Can't wait!

A good friend of mine just recently sent me this photo and said i need to visit him ASAP, he got hands on some cool stuff. Who i am to turn such an offer down? Especially the boxes, martketing material and stuff made me a bit curious. it's not usually stuff to be found at dealerships or at collectors, but only at the Import Company Datsun Suisse SA, back in the days. And that's exactly where these parts come from. A former employee of DSSA took home random stuff which they wanted to scrap at some point, due to lack of space or some other cleanup. He stored the parts for many years, before putting them up for sale. A dealership at the other end of switzerland bought them and now they put this up for sale too. That's where my buddy Jumped in and made sure it ends up in good hands. It's pretty random stuff with many boxes of documents, a lot from the 80ies sadly, but also some really rare stuff.. There were also plenty of parts, but mainly for the Patrol car and some various less sporty Datsuns from back in the days. (Micra K10 anyone?). I helped unload a bit of the stuff, pre-sort some things and went through all the boxes. I was able to get some of the documents, but there were unfortunately no big Z-parts to take home. Nevertheless. i ended up with quite the lot of random datsun and Z documents: The lot also included a set of Triple Webers which datsun switerland used to test, including the test reports. I will tell you more about this pretty cool story in the coming days. My friend will keep this for himself as it's understandable One-off piece of swiss datsun history. But as i said, it consisted of mainly documents. Many of them not being very rare. But then again things like a NOS E88 head, NOS propeller shafts, or how about a complete NOS Datsun Cherry A12 Engine GT Racing kit? Speaking of cherry, the Lot also included multiple packs of Cherry advertizing stickers, straight from Japan: Loads of Posters and Training charts. Unfortunately mainly for boring cars. Please ignore the grilles in the background, they were not part of the lot and belong to my friend) And then some probably very rare Nissan Motor Co advertizing and training movies on 16mm FIlm: One from the 1972 East African Safari rallye: Or one from the 1969 Japan Grand prix race. We're currently trying to figure out of they're still usable and how we can digitalize them. Some of the roles had pretty cryptical names like "Group AZ" or something. I hope we can rescue them. If not the boxes themselves make a beautiful decoration. At the end, this is what i got home with me yesterday. That includes a set of nice original Datsun sales bags and spare parts wrapping: I like it so much, i will frame it an dhang it on the wall. A set of absolutely mint swiss (german / french) Datsun Z and ZX series operating manuals (including the correct 1972 one for my car!) Some sales brochures and price lists of the Z and ZX series A load of empty Datsun folders, which i like to put my Documents inside (already have plenty, but you never can have enough of those :-P) Also a NOS oil filter removal special tool and some small items (not part of the lot, but took them with me anyway :-P) A special yellow Datsun "advertizing" folder, which i've never seen before (empty) and a Datsun / Nissan special tool overview folder: Now this is the rare stuff: Documents used internally at Datsun Suisse SA to make notes, approve modifications on the car, to send with documents, or to make notes after the car returns from a repair: Also various unused workshop documents like the warranty claim form, Repair log pages, and carts as well as a specs-and-data booklet. On one of the boxes i also found s sticker of the shipping company, who was most probably given the task to import the spare parts from japan: The set also included a few factory Dias from the 240Z, and some customer photos of tuned Z's and ZX's: Also included were some newspaper cutouts and reviews from magazines from back in the day: Some cool manuals, which i so far only had in digital form (AUtomatic transmission in french, the S30 Heater manual and the American Competition parts catalogue): Also included was a complete folder full of original homologation specification sheets, used to get the cars homologated in switzerland! You still can find a copy of those in every registry in switzerland: This one is also nice: A users folder including service folder, the sticker that came with every new car, a three-year warranty card and the exhaust emission document: Then a few cool Nissan / Datsun documents, like letter drafts, or management training manuals, some shareholder documentatipmn, and a cool manual on how to use the digital satellite parts ordering system, if i got that right: The lot also included a set of Datsun 240Z information (mainly copies from the FSM, but still have to check it in detail), and a nice advertizing flyer template, which the Z on it: I still have to check them all out in detail and will post more in the coming days. Nothing crazy at the end of the day, but then again all those small, rare items, so i'm very happy at the end. great stuff. This will also allow me to update a few details in the Big Datsun Switzerland (Hi)story post. There was also a discussion about some bigger parts lots which still need to be picked up, so i hope i can help there too. even though it's more fun than work. Stay tuned...

Typing to twisting wires! Hope the weather gets better soon. Down here cold equals kids. I bought a heat lamp when I was 15.

This just popped up on BAT. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-nissan-300zx-27/ Built on a 1985 300ZX 2+2. Who owns and drives something as gaudy as this?