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That's horrible. I hope the wife and mother doesn't read this.

I was baptized with a fire extinguisher.

That sounds great! I ran down stairs to take a picture of the Fram G3 filter location and quickly realized the cars not here :stupid:. The line coming straight from the tank is like a 3/8's hose and the one going into the pump is smaller so be ready for that, maybe have some different size clamps. Put it between the tank and the fuel pump. I use needle nose vise grips to clamp off the line straight out of the tank so you won't get doused with fuel, but wrap a rag or use two small popcicle like pieces of wood so you won't tear into the hose with the vise grips. You can buy those filters at Walmart for $3 or $4 bucks. I don't have a pic of the tank filter but here is my glass filter right before the fuel rail. Never has it been dirty or pink looking. That G3 plus the OE filter, which is huge, are enough I just overkill everything. Glad you got that done without any problems. Saved $$$$.

I went DIY myself. Spent the extra money on other stuff.

I put on a new G3 filter when I change the oil. Only twice so far though but they're cheap. Like above says cheap insurance for all the new injectors and fuel pump I put on.

A piece of wire will work for the lines to be sure they're not clogged up. That kind you use for wire welding or electric fencing. I wouldn't go jamming a cloths hanger through there.

I have the trigger remote starter that clips on the starter bypassing the switch and the fuel injection. Sorry I didn't mention that. I was thinking the flap in the mouth of the throttle body would let more air in and increase the compression reading.

I'd like to see what the ZX looks like and the 260 too. Come on in! Cliff

Are you supposed to hold open the throttle flap when you check compression? I'd like to check mine too.

New 240Z? That's an oxymoron.

You've got good taste in cars Austin.

How cool! Wicked Z's. Hope you and everybody else has a happy Halloween. Eat drink and be scary.

I put stainless braided lines from the hard line to the caliper and the only thing that worked was a small set of Irwin Vise Grips. After you round them off with the 10mm you'll always be able to use the Vise Grips.

I think the mixture would determine the time left in the tank, acid to water I mean. I think I did 50/50 for less than an hour but mine wasn't too bad and that's pretty strong. Did you ever get a good picture?

I did spray mine inside and out at a car wash. My Dad put a piece of chain and some old nuts and bolts in his truck tank when we did it a month or so ago. It had some terrible rusty flakes in it, '55 Chevy with a long skinny tank behind the seat. Tape all the openings up but when your through, before the coating dries completely, blow all the tubes clear with an air compressor. That clears out the pick up tube. I chose to do 2 coats but in hindsight the acid did such a good job I needed just 1. If yours comes out as good I would pour the whole qt. of Red Kote in and roll it around by hand to coat everywhere then hang it so it'll drain out, seems like there where small holes around the perimeter of the tank, maybe 4?, where it's welded together that work good for the hooks on the straps. That stuff dries fast so turn off your phone. When you have drained out all you can, most through the fill hole, that drain plug hole isn't big enough for this stuff, put it in the sun and keep rotating it. I wish I had left mine resting on the top. Some of those channels going to the drain hole will hold it causing thick spots. After rinsing all the soda out with your hose pipe I would put at least a half of a qt. of denatured alcohol and slosh that around. It will evaporate all the moisture from the tank and hit it with a leaf blower and then Red Kote. Get a throw away funnel and cut most of the stem off, it'll come in handy when pouring the stuff in the tank. If your smart enough to keep your pool up with acid and baking soda this will be easy. There's just a lot of steps to get it right.

I used red kote because of the price difference, $20 qt. at O'Reilly's or off ebay, I've put about 1,000 miles on mine since doing all the work and the glass filter I have right before the fuel rail has never had the slightest bit of color as in pink or reddish looking fuel in it and I check it every time I drive the car. I'm happy with what I did and I'd never done anything like that before. Get some 5 gallon buckets for the acid/water mixing and go ahead and mix the soda/water for neutralizing the acid once you empty it out. I hung my tank from a tree limb with nylon straps for draining and drying. Drain the acid in another bucket and pour it on any ant beds in your yard, it kills the sh*t out of them. It will take about 2 hours if you take your time. Plan everything out ahead of time and wear rubber gloves and something over your mouth and eyes because of the fumes from the acid. A leaf blower works good in the fill hole for drying. Red Kote has directions you could read online before deciding what you want to use. I took pictures through the fill hole and the sending unit hole with a flashlight in one hole and camera in the other. I over thought it when I did mine, don't make that mistake, it's not hard you just need everything ready before you start. And like Bonzi Lon says the longer you can let it cure the better, mine wasn't needed for a month so it sat with all the holes open for air flow. Read all you can before you do it. Motorcycle people use muratic acid all the time. Thumper Talk has lot's of info.

Try it yourself first. Muratic acid then baking soda works great. $20

That's Flex Fuel!

Y'all remember the Mako Shark Corvette from '61? Saw one of those at a World of Wheels when I was a youngster in the early '70's. " The concept inspired the 1963 Corvette Sting-Ray", from Wikipedia.

Bare of paint or dull from lack of clear? You could get a cover that's weather proof then drive it to the paint shop.

They're all over e-bay, if I'm reading right or left to right.

That's a great looking car, automatic and all. Neighbors with benefits.

I was noticing how bad those trees look too.

That looks great!

I've got 700 miles on my fresh motor and decided it was going to stay together after all, my first build on L motor. The sun shined down and a 928 with a younger guy with blue sunglasses was looking over at a stop light. After shifting to 3rd he had enough and backed off. Big ole smile on my face and my dog, Jelly, seemed to like it too. Gotta figure out a seat belt for her. Anybody know of something?