gogriz91

If you're in the UK which it sound like you are there are several model years of the 260 with round top carbs and 5-speeds. Look for rust in the floorpans, rocker panels, under the battery tray, and on the lip of the wheel wells. There's a Z car register in the UK that may be able to help you find a good condition 260 for less money. Don't know what their webpage address is but you could probably find it on Google.

Here's a set of round top SUs on EBay. There's almost always one set at any given time being listed so if these aren't up your alle wait alittle while and something will probably turn up. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/datsun-nissan-240z-260z-280z-carbs-carburetors-su_W0QQitemZ8056730904QQcategoryZ33550QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Once you get inside a Z car, a Z car will get inside your wallet.

Ronnie you sly devil. I knew you picked up a couple of parts cars but didn't realize this was the situation you were in. I've got the Wick Humble book, the Bill Reagan "book", a Haynes manual and the Zclub CD and highly recommend all of them as reference material to help you bound the scope of what you think you want to do and what kind of time, labor, tools and knowledge will be required to return 913 to the living. The Bill Reagan book can be ordered from the Z Club of Texas and is a true bargain at $10 http://zcluboftexas.org/ (I met Bill Reagan in '95 and got mine for free luckily enough) At the time, I think he had adrenaline for blood and it didn't hurt that he was a TI engineer with automotive skills and a good income married to another TI engineer that indulged him on his passion for Z's. He had found another '70 with a lower VIN than the one he restored and he was essentially going to repeat the process all over again. I got to see that car finished in a video on the Z Car convention in Denver and it was as if it had literally rolled off the showroom floor. Trouble is, he was willing to work 40-50 hours a week on the car which I can't even do when I'm at my paying job! Kinda rough on my self motivation to see the extremes he went to to restore/remanufacture the car.

I bought a 260 in 1986 as my daily driver for 5 years. Bought a '72 when I graduated college in '91, sent the 260 to the crusher in '97 and the '72 followed in 2002. The '73 I own now I bought in 2000 finally getting everything I wanted in terms of color, conveniences and a minimal amount of rust. I've contemplated selling many times but just can't bring myself to do it. I just go for a drive and the reasons I bought the car to begin with remind me I can't get rid of it no matter the cost to maintain.

I've seen one 240 in 20 years that had that same color but I didn't see it listed at zhome.com. http://zhome.com/History/ZColorGallary/index.html If I ever seen one again, I'll have to hope the hood is popped and the color number still visible.

Outstanding and thanks for posting the pics. I'm biased because I have a '73 with the same interior and exterior colors as yours...well, it was that color when it left the factory. Any ideas how long the injection set up has been on your car? If you need extra motivation to work on your Z, the Mitty is in two weeks and there'll be some beautiful cars out there. http://www.hsrrace.com/HSR/HSRHome.nsf/weblinks/EJEN-6MBJP6?OpenDocument

Well, despite a recalcitrant corporate Nissan the pleasure to be derived from attending the Mitty this month can still be found if you look hard enough. Nitty gritty Mitty.pdf

I need to replace the latch/locking mechanisms on my passenger door and haven't seen any on EBay recently. What does a new/used set go for and where besides MSA or VB could I get them?

I've pretty much decided I'll stick to Konig's unless I find an ncredible deal on Wats and get promoted this Fall. You rarely see Wats on EBay though in any condition. I'm not sure I could own a set anyway, if they were to get scratched or damaged the thought of what it would take to repair or replace them would drive me nuts.

I wonder if it would be worth it to buy the set to act as spares for an existing set you might already have?

Not the best example I've seen before but they seem like a good deal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-WATANABE-14-RIMS-DATSUN-510-240Z-AE86_W0QQitemZ8039002675QQcategoryZ43954QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dead or alive?

When the race gets boring you can enjoy Mt Fuji.

Wait 'til you can marry up the pleasure of driving your Z with sharing it with your new bundle of joy! Wife says I can do it when I get the exhaust smell out of the car!

Outstanding, I've got one of the Honda fans sitting in the garage waiting for a cold day and a bit of motivation. I've been hoping something like this would come along.

If you're close to Atlanta this won't be bad way to spend Sunday! http://www.freewebs.com/sezshootout/

Don't know how much you like Japanese food but man, there are so many good places to eat, or just wander in to any convenience store (there's one every 200 yards) and grab some kind of ice cream. (Have some Pinos for me, those things rock!)

Outstanding and welcome to the forums. There are plenty of folks from MI, they don't seem to think much of the highways for some reason or another.

Thr new Mitty poster has two RX-7's leading what looks like, the Electramotive 280-ZX. (That's depressing) No Mitsubishi racing in America at all?

Eric, is it out of the realm of posibility for you to take some vacation days and stay in Japan long enough to make the show? I'm able to do it if I plan far enough in advance, this is a once, maybe twice in a lifetime event.

They all sound like reasonable choices considering the source.

If it were a show car I'd never drive it which would take the real pleasure out of owning it for me. I struggle putting money into it because I know I won't recoup it if I were to sell. I spend $400 on parts to make some thing better then something breaks and I just curse the damn thing for breaking after I just put money into it. I've come close to selling a few times but just can't imagine not having a Z around to tinker with and drive every now and then. I'm even willing to go to the desert for 3-5 months of tax free so I can feed it into my Z, although you wouldn't know it to look at the car close up.