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HEAVY... But I guess they look ok.

I had a set on my 914 when I bought it. They were called Western Wheels IIRC. The dealership pulled off the factory alloy wheels and put on aftermarket alloy wheels so they could upcharge the original buyer. Then, they sold the factory wheel out of their parts department.

Yup. Just trying not to spill too many of Les' beans...

I just spoke with Les today... No problem. He answered his own phone and we talked for probably 1/2 an hour. He definitely isn't a one-man shop and it isn't a part-time venture. He has about 2 years of work sitting in his shop. Those of us who know what having someone like Les in the Datsun restoration business are probably a bit more patient... No one else is jumping into the business and with the rusting that is going on, he has less customers every day! It wouldn't surprise me if he closed up shop and went to work restoring some rich dudes vintage racers...

The aftermath... No way to tell from the pictures if everyone is alright.

This looks to be from Australia. Note the right hand drive Z... I hope the Porsche driver was alright!

Let's open our minds a bit and realize that there are more uses for an old Z car than we might imagine...

Carbs are synched within a 'gnat's breath' and were effectively pretty well jetted for Sonoma, CA (Original Customs) restoration shop that I use. I trailered back to Reno yesterday and got her off and fired her up. Still runs nicely, but the A:F ratio numbers moved to the rich side in a dramatic manner. 9:1 range for idle and just on the rich side for acceleration. I didn't dare do WOT testing as I live within a few short blocks of Damonte Ranch High School and I would imagine there is a cruiser or two waiting for the boys to display their testosterone... All my jets are in a box in a Sacramento storage garage so it will have to run a bit rich for now. I am looking around for the stock choke mechanicals that I can cable up to the Webers with for now. I managed to find a lever and mount with all the electricals for the light on ebay but when I got it I realize it is meant for the right side of the console and mine, a '73 is on the left. Anyone want to trade?

Sorry Jeff, I've never seen that pic till now... But I love it! Another rally Z?

Kosei K1 Racing Wheels...

Even some LemonZ!

Various pictures that I found...

Well, here... Let me drop another 'dime' on you then.

Another shot of Mr. Beck's BRE restoration...

Last I checked rebuild parts were available. As for the body, blast, paint, powdercoat = beautiful...

On pit road...

Will do Grant. I just have to get the car in the same state I'm in long enough to do it. It's been at my friends shop in Sonoma for the last few months. I see it when I am in California...

Just a quick update: I have been driving on the calipers that you see rebuilt here for a few months now. I used the Porterfield R4S pads and shoes that I sourced from PMB Performance, Eric's company. The brakes are everything I imagined. They are balanced and strong and haul the car down without drama which is exactly what I was looking for. No noise, very little dust, just a great pad. As you can see from the pictures of the rebuild, I sent Eric some absolute junk and he turned them into jewels. Follow his method or just send him an email and have him do it... I suspect you can get some quick turn-around too, since I sent him all the other core calipers I had in the garage as well...

A bit of pre-race preparation. Nice use of the hauler for sure!

Nothing vintage about this pic but worth seeing!

Not sure really whether these guys are racing or running from something!

Here are a few more I have found... Not sure when or where they were taken.

A little rich but not too bad at idle...

A couple more pictures of the car...

Leon, I see what you are saying now. I agree that all of these things (air temperature, humidity) have an effect on performance, however since they vary pretty dramatically during the day it is impractical to tune for them. I do think that the difference in jetting for sea level (Sacramento) and 4500' above (Reno) will be pretty dramatic. I have houses in both locations but I will be living primarily in Reno. I have dyno tuned my Porsche 914 at both Sacramento and Reno and the difference at best tune was 13.5% lower in Reno. That is with programmable EFI which controls for IAT, MAP, O2 sensor, and throttle position. I am confused by your assumption that I don't have a wideband O2 sensor installed since a good deal of the posts after the first one have to do with the installation of the wideband O2 sensor. I will include the pictures here so you don't have to back up and look at them. Reno is generally cooler by a few degrees than Sacramento, it is dramatically less humid and of course, 4500' higher. If we follow your premise that air temperature and humidity should be considered, I might have to tune several times a day to be right on the best tune. My point is that you need to eliminate those variables. I awoke to 27 degrees this morning and I am presently on my garage computer with the garage door open and it is 55 degrees. When do I tune? What if it rains tomorrow? Do I have to tune again before I drive? Carbs just don't have the adjustability to control for your variables. You simply get your best tune on the day and time you tune with those present conditions. My original post was a spitball hope that someone was running a similar engine in Reno and could give me a good place to start. My best hope was Coop but my friend Bill tells me he is an ITS racer and the rules require SU carbs. I love a good discussion. You come up and hang with us in the garage anytime Leon! :classic: