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Okay, not only are Saturn and Jupiter aligned today, but also the suspension, engine and body on this poor little Z. TC rods lengthened, frame rail holes redrilled and K member moved ahead, sway bar mounts shifted, and yes finally the steering shaft fits as it should. Everyone can relax now. Back to regular programming. Nothing to see here.

The alternator isn’t charging strongly at idle, but seems to be fine above idle, and that’s not reason to do anything. Yet. Keep an eye on it. If you ever get into a “needle on the negative side” while driving around, then think about doing something.

Flywheel is fine. A 225 mm clutch penalty is extra weight over the 200mm version. Water pump fits front cover fine, BUT the pulley groove position is not the same as the L20 pulley. You can use a Z pulley if you also use a Z damper to get the grove in the same plane. Then you have to play with the alternator pulley position as well.

It’s a 4/70. I think a new set of K member holes, a set of extendable T/C rods, and we’re good to go. Don’t really want to cut off and re-attach the T/C pockets. Yuch.

I wish it were so simple. All these parts came out of this car, but now the driveshaft is too long. Been measuring and comparing to my other Z, and have a buddy with 2, and the verdict is in. The engine is an inch too far back in the car. The new front frame rails are installed an inch back too far. No big deal, just shorten the drive shaft an inch, and carry on. Except the wheels are an inch too far back in the wheel wells.....

Gang, I need another measurement, from several of you. Easy to get. Firewall to the back of the valve cover. Or firewall to block/adapter plate/front of trans, down by the starter. Trying to put the driveshaft back on and its too long, by, wait for it, an inch.......

Not sure. I’m going to be putting the old exhaust system up there today, we’ll see if it still fits. It has no resonator at least, so it shouldn’t be a big deal, but when I replace it with a system that has one, it might be a bit snugger. We’ll see. He can probably kiss any hope of a CD009 350Z 6 speed conversion goodbye.Not much chance of that though with this car. Turned out to be closer to 1.5” narrower between the mount holes. If it weren’t for the 1” front to back offset, I could have just lopped the ends off and redrilled new holes.

This is what a guy has to do to get by these days. Sheesh.

I find myself in an unusual situation today. I’m re-assembling a nice post body restoration early VIN 240 and put the engine/trans back in yesterday. It doesn’t fit. Well, the transmission mount doesn’t fit. The mount is now much wider (by two freaking inches!!!) than the transmission tunnel mount holes thanks to the lunk head that did the floor replacements couple of years ago. (Not me!) They’v even welded the old transmission mount plates on the side of the tunnel in the wrong position longitudinally as the holes are a good 3/4 inch behind the trans isolator mount stud. Custom trans mount here we come. I can’t even trust they welded the mount plates it back in the right vertical position. Can someone with an A type 4 speed mounted in a known stock position, that just happens to have the console out and the end of the shifter thingy sticking up, tell me how high the tip of it is above the tunnel sheet metal to give me an idea of where to put the end of the transmission before I build the new mount?? Purdy please. Here is a picture of where I currently have the trans lifted to. Not suggesting its anything even close. Just to give you an idea of the what to measure. To top of the bushing where the shifter goes in, down to the surrounding tunnel sheet metal, at the back, just cuz it’s closer. Thanks

I’ve had a 5 sp “B” trans that had a lovely whine in 3rd and 5th that magically silenced when I did nothing other than change the shift knob to a much heavier version. Changed the harmonics of the thing completely.

https://www.amazon.ca/Molotow-ONE4ALL-Acrylic-Marker-703-102/dp/B01E7EG3NM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RMFWSO5SD0DS&dchild=1&keywords=chrome+paint+pen&qid=1608215841&sprefix=Chrome+paint%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-1 This stuff ain’t bad for doing the “chrome” lines on the console and HCP etc.

i am in love with the Jenvey’s. Having nicely tuned EFI is a blessing. Touch key, start, drive away. Running Haltech 750 for da brain. I have a local Haltech expert that owns a Z, so we put each other to good use. I am very lucky. But still love tuning nice SU’s a stock Z motor. Certainly simpler and infinitely cheaper.

Nope, sorry.

Oh yes. It ran that way for a couple of years. I’ve since changed it all to EFI using Jenvey Heritage throttle bodies. I’m not good at build threads.....

Then that's a bad thing. It is the correct design..... Sorry Let me see if I have a 23 tooth reverse idler...

Both of those look like you hit the jackpot!

I’ve had good luck with these falken azenis rt615k+. In 195/60-14 size I think. Pretty sticky but not the firmest sidewall, so not a harsh ride.

I’m sure none of the 4 speeds reverse gears are interchangeable with the 5 speeds (B) and having looked at the reverse/5th gear setup in the C type 5 speeds (with admiration about how you can make it so complicated), I’m going to say with some certainty that they do not have compatible components either.

Options: 1. Get a a plastic 280z liner and use it. It just slips in, but needs some plastic surgery around the opening to fasten and fit it. Let me know if you want to try one. 2. Modify the 240z cardboard liner so it’s easier to remove. Slit the bottom in the center from the front to the rear, and do the same to the top or remove the top entirely. The top does nothing and you can’t see it’s absence when installed. Makes it easier to collapse it to get it in and out of the opening and to get the glove box light hooked up again. I add a new snug fitting bottom floor panel that slips in over the cut bottom to restore the structure and to make a nice looking interior. Get creative and cover it with velour/felt or vinyl to make it look classy. Lesser mortals will use a nice wide piece of dark Gorilla tape to re-join the cut section. Someone should come up with a new 3d printed plastic insert box that replaces the stock cardboard that slips right in and fits without modification. Could add a USB port, LED light, cappuccino maker, BT speaker, cat carrier grooming aid.

The remaining section length is 0.7” I believe. Let me go check a couple I have cut already. Better to be a bit short, you can add shims to push the alternator back and forth to position the pulley alignments

My goto electric pump is this one https://www.facet-purolator.com/gold-flo/

Here is what I have left of the towing bar I removed. If anyone really wants them, just ask. Bit heavy. Price of shipping.

I just brought home a 71 Z that had a tow package attached. it consisted of a 3/4 x 3” thick tow bar that attached at two points. The front was bolted through the spare tire well via a cross bar and two 7/16” stove bolts, and the rear was hung from the rear bumper with a 5/16 bolt. Yup, nice long bolt, straight through. Ouch This is the only picture I have handy. You can’t see the big a$$ bar that runs under the spare tire well. It looks to be made for the car, the bar is bent in very specific places to fit tightly against the bottom. I have removed the bar from the car. It’s in the recycle bin at the moment.

Look under “edge trim” on McMaster Carr’s site https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/126/4052

They are about 10 “ long, and 1/2” wide. The underside is a bit thinner than the top face. The slit is well under a 1/32 “ pretty close to a tight fit on the sheet metal. The bend is formed by cutting out a pie wedge and re-gluing or so it seems. There is a distinct cut there.