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You can see the choke cables in this picture, still unattached, but it shows how short they are.

Here's something I ran into the other night: I had to replace the choke cables, as the ones originally with the car were chewed up badly. No problem, had a spare set lying around for some reason. Went to attach them to the SU's, however, and they're woefully short. To the extent that once they're connected to the carbs, they're stretched tightly across the dome of the SU. Did Series-I cars have longer cables, due to the placement of the knobs in comparison to later cars? I don't believe they're kinked anywhere, but will double-check. It's always something...

Sean, Thanks for stopping by. This car will be a little while yet, but the '70 is very, very close. Peter, it wasn't fun. I used a sanding attachment on the dremel and was very, very careful. I'm not thrilled with the result, but I have yet to polish the bare aluminum. I'm hoping that continues to improve the results. ASCO had to powder coat this particular one 3-4 different times, from what they tell me. The result is ok, but the other VC (for the '70) turned out much crisper. Impurities in Aluminum during the baking process or something similar.

Not the greatest shot in the world, but got the carbs mocked up, along with the VC back from powder coating. I have the short Mikuni manifold. I forgot what a PITA it is to get studs in the top of that thing. I think we cut some studs short before to enable ourselves to fit the nut in the manifold. Did these kits originally come with custom length studs? Otherwise, the Wolf Creek-restored carbs look right at home.

I think you can't go wrong there. Nice find!

It's not close to you, but it's a Shrio: 1988 300ZX SS Shiro (Z31) Turbo WTS

Hi Chuck, I hadn't considered it until now. Didn't realize it was only a 2-hour drive. I'll talk it over with a friend to see if he wants to road-trip up there with his '75. Cheers, Bill

Thank you both. I'm in a bit of a holding pattern, waiting for parts to come back from Zinc-Plating, to include the fuel-rail. I did finally get a new Crank Pulley though. Failed to order one prior to installing the motor, and didn't want to re-use the old part. Discussions with some members on this board (Thanks Guy) helped direct me to the L28 pulley; P/N: 12303-N3600.

Well shoot. Never knew they made that. What was that from? That'd be a great find!

Agreed. I'm a product of the '80's, and so are they. Neither of us are very good looking. I think that's why we're kindred spirits. I drove one once and was astonished at the acceleration from the V8... that needle on the speedometer rocketed to near vertical with almost no effort. That's when I realized it was an 85mph speedo and I was only doing ~40mph.

Promise not to shoot - A 1980-1986 Maserati Quattroporte III Edit: "Looking" for 6 years probably means I'm not ready to pull the trigger.

Tlorber, My experience with Nissan's decisions is that they were all extremely well thought out and almost always in consideration of how to frustrate me as much as possible 40 yeras later. Mission accomplished.

Thanks Stephen. It took awhile to find a good console for my '70, so I'm very reluctant to tear into this Series-1 piece, lest I regret it later. I'm generally hesitant to do things to the car that can't be undone. This '71 is modified to the point that I probably shouldn't hold that feeling anymore, but I do believe (for the most part) it could still be restored to stock, need-be. Not by me. But someone else with lots of money and time. I failed to mention: The wheels are 15x8 Rota's and the tires are 225/50ZR-15 Toyo Proxes R888. No fitment issues, and it'll be nice to see how the front looks once fluids, carbs, the hood, etc. are all re-installed. I'm hoping it'll drop down just a little more. I may find I have to roll something up front later on, but for now things are looking good. Thanks for all the folks who chimed in when I was looking at sizing questions a few months back.

Bam. And there it is. Thanks very much! That'll take 30 minutes, tops. Much appreciated!

I appreciate it, Blue. The booster I have is used, and as this point everything else I've purchased is new (to include a 240z booster). That'll have to be a modification later down the road, but good to know it can be done. Thanks.

That throttle knob on eBay recently caught my eye, but a sale price of $153 was a bit rich for my blood, considering the car still isn't running again yet. For now, my throttle-control will continue to use a backwards choke knob. Keep your eyes peeled for me. If anyone is curious how that mechanism looks, here's a shot. Got the valve cover back from powder coating. Will be sanding off the lettering in awhile, and I'm hoping once the restored airbox is on there, it'll all come together as a nice clean package.

ZX Transmission installed. Obvious why a different shifter is needed Threw on one of the restored steering wheels to roll it around the garage. Poor shot, but if I used the flash, you could see all the dust. Another of the roll cage. Back on the ground, wheels and tires installed. When I had this towed to the garage back in the Fall, I had them drop it off in the driveway, thinking I'd just push it in the garage where I wanted it. Everything must've been locked up, it was awful. This time though it slid around nicely. Things seem to be paying off.

I actually have a ZX booster, but son-of-a-gun that thing is big (in terms of firewall interference)! Figured I'd just go with a new 240z booster instead.

Because I'm cheap and stubborn. Thanks Peter, that's actually a good idea. I hadn't really considered that. Is that what you're running? If so, how's the pedal feel? I don't have plans yet to go disc in the rears, but if the feel & travel aren't too awful with the 1", perhaps it's a great idea. Cheers, and thanks!

I accidentally bought the 15/16" BMC for an '83 280ZX, not realizing the bolt-on upgrade was the '79-'81 part. Shame on me for not researching enough. While I have this here (and because Rock Auto doesn't have anything readily available), has anyone modified a later 15/16" BMC to fit a 240z booster? It looks as though I could potentially dremel out the BMC to make the 2 screws align, but I'm not sure what would happen with the top 2... Thanks in advance.

Now I know what you're talking about. I remember accidentally trying to put the mustache bar in flipped 180*. PJOE's write-up on the modified shifter is fantastic. That was 100% my inspiration for knowing it can be done.

Reading back over your prior posts, that makes sense as well. I've never looked under a Series-II car, I suppose, and wasn't aware of the differences. Now I know what to do if I ever have vibration in the rear. Thanks Guy!

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Spent most of Sunday in the garage, trying to get the car back on the ground. Finally installed the 280ZX 5-Speed, which thankfully went in without too much trouble. Got the rear sway bar installed. I used the MSA kit, which requires drilling some holes under the carpet behind the seats and cursing a bit trying to compress the bushings. Threw the 4.11 Differential back in the car, along with the half-shafts. Then came the moment of truth: I dug for awhile trying to figure out, then posed the question, and got some very helpful answers (here: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/parts-swapping-s30/48143-3-70-240z-280zx-trans-r180-diff-drive-shaft-question.html), but still wasn't 100% sure. However, I can now definitively say that if you want to mat a 280ZX Transmission up to an R180 differential in an early (Series-1) 240z, you do need the Series-1 drive-shaft. This car came with the Roadster transmission & drive-shaft, which I removed and put in my '70. Fortunately, that freed up a drive-shaft from an early car to swap over to this project. I've read some great posts on here about modifying the shift levers to avoid having to cut the transmission tunnel and/or console, and will be pursuing that next. The console in this car is in pretty good shape, and I have no desire to chop it up. Along that vein, I'm missing the Series-1 spare change tray: Anyone have a spare? Around 8pm it all came together, and I was able to put on the wheels and finally drop it to the ground. Rolled it out of the garage and was able to sweep for the first time in a few months. Long way to go still with ignition and fuel, but the end of the tunnel is finally in sight. Will add photos later on.

I contacted them last month regarding their L-Engine headers. They thought they had a few left around, but sadly found they didn't. They said they had no plans to restart either. Nice find!