Captain Obvious

This is a very sad event. Glad you're still with us, and I hope you figure out an acceptable path forward with the Z.

I haven't made one of those in a while. I've been steering people towards buying the second (improved) design bar that Nissan replaced the original with.

Out of curiosity... What is the cylinder to cylinder spacing on that Bimmer engine? That ITB injector bank would sure look neat bolted to an L6.

And if you are 100% sure, then is it worth over $60K to you? Because last time this thing was on ebay, it went "reserve not met" at over $58K. Here's the thread last time we talked about it: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/55453-0064/

Mud, I think I've got one driver's side rubber end on the way, but I'm not sure how easy it's going to be to get them to look right. I cut my original passenger side up today (it was already cracked), and I'm not thrilled about how it turned out. I should have waited until I had a spare... So after you've given fair warning to the occupants, I'd love to have another set to refine the process. Gorilla tape or not. PM me if you get the chance.

Thanks to gwri8, I've sourced a set of spare bumper mounts for this project, but I'm still on the hunt for the front rubber bumper ends. Anyone have both sides available? They don't have to be pristine and can even be split in two at the accordion. BGM, I'm sending you PM about the one side you have.

gwri8, Sending you PM right now.

I've decided that I would like to move forward with this project and I would like a spare set of bumper shocks to modify. Any of you 280 guys who have changed over to the 240 bumpers got their old bumper shocks laying around unwanted after the swap? And if anyone has a pair of the rubber 77/78 bumper ends that have already split I'm interested in them as well. I'm going to section and shorten them, so it would be better if I started with a pair that are already damaged rather than sacrifice a good pair. Anyone got a pair that are already cracked?

Onions. I understand completely. I don't have pics, but I have seen the visor with it's skin off. IIRC, it's just a wire frame outline with a vinyl skin heat sealed around it. Should be pretty easy for someone of your skill to recover. I think if I were taking on the project, I would try to come up with a way to fill in the wire frame center with a piece of some kind of rigid sheet. Thin wood? Sheet metal? Something.

Congrats! I wonder what the guys with all the shiny supercharger bling thought about you pulling the best engine category!

I don't think I have any stickers. I think my PO got rid of all of them, but I'll check. I'll check on the water too...

Looks great, but now you've gone and done it... Now you have to do something about those ugly asss sun visors. They probably looked just fine before you did the headliner, but now they don't look fine anymore!

Haha!! Don't beat yourself up too bad. We've all done it (stupid shite like that) in one form or another. Some of us more than others...

Wait a minute... My 77 was originally yellow before my PO repainted it. Are you guys saying that all yellow 77's were originally Zaps?

"What Pontiac? is that in the background? " I thought the exact same thing, and boy were we wrong. Not only were we way off in what car it is, but that's the REAR in the pic, not the front!

I have a set like that but I think they made the angle wrong. I never seem to have enough clearance to get the durn thing where I need it.

That whole thing just sounds so wrong... I don't even know where to start.

"As bad as I hate to admit it, directions may have been useful." Whaaaaa? Say it's not so!!

Sheesh. It sure hasn't been a good week for Orlando and my heart goes out to all the people who have been affected by the recent unfortunate events. Not my fault. Honest! I only had good times. Worst event I saw was getting stuck in traffic on I4.

Are you sure you don't have any vacuum leaks anywhere? The big difference in carb settings between front and rear seems odd. I would expect that there might be some smallish difference required between the two, but you've got more than a full turn difference between the two? And the front one is just 3/4 turn down from home stop? That doesn't sound like it should be enough. Makes me wonder if there's not something wrong somewhere. And are you double dog sure you're damper dashpots are working properly? The lean on pedal transition could be a damper issue. That's exactly why they're there.

Nope. You're right. Those are diodes. The R12 is the 47K Ohm resistor by the "R" in R12. The good news is that at least on two of the three of them, you know the polarity direction because of the silkscreen. The third one down by R12, you would need to know more about the circuit in that area to figure out which way it should go. So... They're diodes... There are several different type of diodes, but if they are run-of-the-mill generic styles and not something more application specific (like Zeners) you might be able to replace them with something ubiquitous like a 1N4148 or 1N4001.

Back from Orlando and am catching up. Had a great time. Didn't get the chance to do everything I wanted to do, but I did a bunch. Spent a fun rainy afternoon with @Dave WM . Survived the season's first tropical storm. Ate at the Sloppy Taco Palace. Shopped at SkyCraft. Sampled fine beer flights at a number of the brew-pubs (1010, Ocean Sun, Crooked Can, Hourglass, and Cask and Larder). 1010 was a real treat. I got there too early in the day and they weren't even officially open for business when I got there. They took me in anyway and we spent the afternoon chatting. Just me and the guys from the brewery and a couple of their local friends. It was fantastic. I learned a lot about the Florida microbrew scene. Everyone in the business knows everyone else and they're all friends. Not even considered "competitors", just friends. Had an upscale dinner at Cask and Larder. Took a stroll around Lake Eola. Saw what was left of "Old" Orlando (Robert's Building, Church St Station, Bumby's). Biggest regret was not being able to get an opportunity to meet with @tunesnxs. Next trip hopefully. Thanks to all for the suggestions and hospitality, and hopefully there will be another trip in the future!

It looks to me like the silkscreen printing on the PCB indicate that part is (was) a capacitor (C9), not a diode. Is there a "D?" designation somewhere else close to the part that has turned to dust? How about the other two? Are they the same? (Do they look like they were once the same?)

Been having a blast in Orlando. Spent a rainy afternoon with Dave WM. Went to Skycraft, which was fricken awesome!! To be honest, I was even a little overwhelmed at Skycraft! Too much to see on just one trip. I hit 1010 Brewing and Ocean Sun today which were both excellent. And got some great recommendations for dinner. I'm at the hotel right now drying out before dinner! Ill try to post some pics, but it might have to wait till I'm home. @siteunseen I was wearing my favorite Back Forty Brewing shirt on my travels and it got a great reception at both brewpubs! Wish you could have been there!

Glad to ummm, help? Thanks for the ride in your Z!! Sorry the weather was so rainy, but I guess that's what happens when you go driving around in a tropical storm. ive been having more fun in Orlando since I was at your place. My internet stuff is limited, but I'll try to update my Orlando thread.