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Sharp car! I like the white roof. You'll find plenty of friends here that can help or just talk about Zs. Welcome aboard. Cliff

Just read about your aluminum flywheel. That has to be the best "bang for the buck" for me. The carbureted cars scream like a motorbike, just as you say. ?

N47 was the first oiling cam as far as I know, N42 had spray bars. My 9/'76 N47 had both.

Add me to the Red-Line fan base. That stuff is like magic for the transmission and the differential. Best price I've found on was amazon.com

I tried to link datsunzgarage.com but it goes to some crazy crap. Don't know what happened but they had a lot of good information on a ZX motor mod for 240s. A member here, @Diseazd, has 5 of them I think. It's an F54 flat top piston block bored .030 over with a P79 head shaved .080 with the earlier 280Z valves and Isky cam kit. A real beast from all I've read from him. Here's something to play around with, http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/enginedesign/

I would be more concerned with the low compression readings you posted. You say the car is running good, why not drive it and do as you said "please calm down"? https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/47304-1972-float-adjustment/?do=findComment&comment=553023

Agree! That's a good deal I think and let some air out my balloon on my '77's value. Guess I'll hang on to it a few more years...

Looks good! If you haven't yet, you should check the motor mounts to make sure they line up and fit right before the motor is hanging over your car. Mine didn't. I had to file half the line up peg to get mine to sit down nice and flat.

That is an odd sound on shut down. I wonder if it could be as simple as the noise heard through the carbs with no air filter installed? Sort of sounds like something is loose? Is the valve cover nice and snug?

Here's good picture Zkars or Jarvo put up showing a way to measure the fuel level 23mm down from the underside of the lid. It's the easiest way I found to get in the ballpark. Another thing I would suggest while you are getting the levels set is to stick the cork gaskets onto the lids with fuel proof black RTV. A thin layer on the lids then lay the gaskets down and then lightly screw them back down to the float chambers while the RTV sets up. You'll be able to remove them without damaging the cork gaskets. Makes getting them back on a heck of a lot easier too. ?

I remember the 918 and the 112 lime yellow from when I was a kid, uh back in the early 70s (still a kid), and I always wanted one. A few years ago I finally had one. The serial number starts with my birth year too. That orange color is a 240 to me and the 305 light blue is a 280 in my mind. There was more of those colors around here than any other.

I've realized after working on a few and participating in a bunch of "help me with my carbs" threads, one of the easiest and most notable problems is the position of the the float hanger and the metal tang that the needle rides on. Mine was like yours, bent all to hell to get the valves opening and closing with the lids turned upside down. That was the old way to set them when they had Grose Valves. The newer style that has the small needle like pin will not hold the weight of the floats so you can not set them the way they show in the Z Therapy Just SUs DVD. It took me a year to figure that out. Your floats should look like this, the hanger should be parallel with the float's top and the tang should look like a bump not a ramp. Your floats are closing the valve too soon causing low fuel in the float chamber. Disregard the red circle

Agree with what's been said above. A simple test would be to raise both pistons and see if they fall at the same rate, pretty slow fall if the damper oil is right. They should make their "clunk" sound at the same time when they hit the bottom. You need one of these if you have dual carbs, makes things so much easier. https://www.amazon.com/Latest-Rage-Deluxe-Carburetor-Airflow/dp/B00CMC57R0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1532074358&sr=8-4-fkmr0&keywords=unisyn+carb

Here's a good read with a few shortcuts. Thanks for your time @240260280. It's so easy to use what you already have down. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuel/gastank/index.htm

I've done two and blown the lines with air compressor, taped them off beforehand though. Worked great. 280 and a 240 tank. It's really easy if you have a good plan and don't have to wait too much in between steps. I can give you my tips on cleaning and sealing. I have a thread floating around that 'splains my method. It's not as bad as you think.

HaHaHaHa, no beer was spilt thank goodness. Although underwear was damaged and I had to use make-up for a few months. Ah hell, I still use it!

You know you want those on that '76! I burnt mine off thinking 2 cycle boat gas was diesel fuel and walked right up and lit it. Kaboom!

http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuelpump/index.html

That photo makes me wince a little knowing they cover half your eye while someones tugs lashes out. The things women do to make us happy while we look through this...

I sand blasted this one then sprayed it with clear satin high heat metal protector from Eastwood. Turned out good, to me.

A nylon strap around the rear end is what I did. Make sure it stays lower than the rear valance though to keep from bending it.

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding but my friends haul pre cut steel from different companies. There's a website that does car transport prices. They bid against each other depending on how cloose they are to the car. You'll have to google it. I can't remember the name right off. Sorry

And the shipping hooks on the rear bumper. They're not for pulling, just tying down.

Calmly, did you swap out the cap and button before this "spin"? Also, very gently, are you happy with performance? I think you've achieved a nice balance of performance and reliability thanks to Mark Maras! Dark chicken and pepper jelly... wowlsaze, wowlsaze!

They fit great on uhauls dual axle car trailer. If you don't have time I have a few friends that do that bidding service online. Maybe read up on that? That's what I'd do. My 240 sat for about 10 years with a half tank of shellac. I used a clean 2.5 gallon tank bungeed to the radiator and ran a hose to the fuel pump inlet. It fired for a minute! Wound up being the old points distributor and the trashed fuel system. Lots of help from these guys. They know!