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I was going to say the same. Measure installed spring height to see if you have a sunken valve.

Ron's is also #46 but a very good, almost exact replica of the original.

Doesn't look like it.

Good point!

Spray starter fluid into the intake and see if it starts. If so, you have a fuel problem.

Whoa, that was a while back! In retrospect, my comment sounds rather presumptuous and dickish. I love the car and the video!

The answer completely depends on wheel offset.

You're running rich, the intake/exhaust gasket might be compromised, and your float levels are likely high. Time to do a thorough check-up. This forum has tons of info on triple Webers, looks like you've been searching so keep it up.

Nope.

Looking good! I didn't even notice it was a 280Z until I saw the vinyl covers. This is going to be one hell of a 280Z! Nicely done.

That's exactly what I said! I've been doing it wrong this whole time! It just leaves a mark. The guys use these tools on 8000 RPM Evos, you will have nothing to worry about. Good reminder, it'll make a nice addition to my Christmas list.

Here's a demo of the aforementioned tool. The first time I saw one of these things in use, my jaw dropped. Like I said, it works best with the head on the car, using compressed air to keep the valves closed.

While I haven't personally used it, I've seen our techs use this style of tool. These things are amazing, you'll never get a valve spring off faster. It's especially good for on-car jobs. I've talked to them before about which one they like more but I don't recall right now and won't be at the shop for another week as I'm on vacation. The only negative I know of is that it'll likely mar your valve retainers.

I'm using the Ford stem seals and Isky retainers with a .540" lift cam without issue.

The shunt is a 260Z-only part as far as I'm aware, although the carpartsmanual link says that it came on the early '75 280Z as well. Nonetheless, your mystery part doesn't look like a 260Z shunt.

Nicely done!

Thanks Mike. Brian got in touch, very quickly actually! We just might be able to set something up but we'll see how things go. Thanks for your help, Mike!

Thanks! Good call Chas, I just sent Brian a PM. Thanks Cap!

All pleasure! Sort of a first anniversary trip for me and the wife. Auckland's been great so far, we've had some great meals and nice walks around town. Thanks Mike, I probably should've done as you did and posted here sooner. I appreciate the contact info, we'll see if we can hook up with some Zed-fanatics. In fact, this caught my eye as we strolled through Parnell:

Holy hell. I would absolutely not take a chance on reusing those rockers, that may eventually lead your cam to fail.

Where all the Zeders at? We're in Auckland until the 26th when we travel up North to Tutukaka. We'll stay there until the 1st of December and then make our way south to Rotorua. I'd love to see some Zeds while we're here!

I don't. Valve clearances change rapidly during the break in period, as the valve and seat break in to each other. It's common to do many valve adjustments during the first ~1000 miles of a new engine,

The higher the elevation, the less dense the air, and the more compression you can get away with for a given octane rating. FWIW...

I've done it and it wasn't easy. I ended up drilling out a couple of fittings to get the job done but it worked out in the end. Soak the fittings in good rust penetrant and use flare wrenches so you don't round them off. You may get lucky and have them all pop loose.

What a deal! Those seats look very interesting, any info on them?