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No, not at all. I did it so shining them up would be easier. If they do leak there's a way to swap that rubber piece around. I'd have to skim through the DVD to remember how.

There's tons of stuff on youtube.com about SUs. They really are simple. Take the 8 nuts off the intake studs, 4 per carb, and the whole assembly will slide right off. The only connections are the fuel lines and the vacuum advance tube on the front carb. Take a bunch of pictures as you disassemble them. Two separate piles, they are the same but opposite like looking in a mirror.

My inspiration...

I've seen, on this forum, cars start off as pile of junk and turn out really nice. You can fix it. Editited part: but you'll like working on cars a lot more by getting a better starting point. That one would take too long and cost more than finding better.

I felt you weren't too happy with your Z when you mentioned selling it. Reading your thread about the motor swap and all is when I first started reading this forum daily and is what put two 240s in my garage. The wooden crate you gave us dimensions to build one was when I knew I had found the right group of people on a forum, sharers not just takers. I never really saw any special differences between the 240s and the 280s until I kept up with your build. You changed my mind, thank you for that.

That should be watched by anyone considering buying a 240 that's not familiar with these little cars. Check under the bonnet, there may be hair under there.

I think taking them apart helped more than anything for me. Bag and tag everything then go back and clean it all up. Take pictures and let us get first chance then craigslist. The carbs and cylinder head will get your money back.

Exactly. We won't know what fits your covers. If you bought them off ebay, there's no way to know without going and trying different sizes.

Maybe a company that sells screws could help, hence we can't help you.

Congratulations! You're a third of the way to finding out.

Smiles for miles! Fantastic picture.

Yes, clear enough for me. That's what is sorta goofy, it's got the narrow bumper and the the early mounting brackets but they left those big 2.5 MPH brackets on the car. I think if he took those off and put the early brackets all the way back it would look like a '72. The early brackets are in the front mounting hole only, I guess so it would clear the older brackets? How's that for clear? I'm on my first cup of coffee and my medication hasn't started working yet.

I got a phone call from a friend who had a friend that had a friend, blah blah blah. I go look at this 10/'72 240 with Webers and some funny looking bumpers. It looks like there has been earlier bumpers put on because the brackets are attached to the backside landing of the bumper. The big brackets aren't touching. I told him he could take those big brackets off and put the bumper back against the car. Did I tell a lie?

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Thanks for that Dave. I have my carbs and intake screwed to the wall above my work bench. I am going to set the levels the best I can before putting them on the car. I need all the information I can get.

Absolutely! The Just SUs DVD came with my rebuild kits, $180 I believe. Well worth it, new nozzles and hoses are hard to find. The DVD talks about Grose Valves with a ball instead of the pins but they no longer make those so you get the valves with pins. It's kind of funny hearing him talk about how much better the Grose Valves are compared to the pins. No big deal though.

There's a car that is disappearing!

One tip, make 2 piles. One for the front carb, the second for the back carb. Make sure to keep those parts separate.

I know a turbo needs a turbo ECU from reading hybridz.org. If there's a substitute I'd think it would be something aftermarket, like Megasquirt?

Where did you put the sensor? Any pictures would be appreciated. I'm dying to do this to mine! I love gauges.

You did the right thing. Red bird, the 240, will live on instead of wasting away and your the coolest chick in town, sporting around in a 280Z. Life is good!

He's turning something other than the mixture knobs. I bet he's trying to raise the rpms. FWIW

For the tenth time, turn the adjustment knobs all the way clockwise. That will bring the nozzles all the way up. THEN!!! turn them COUNTER CLOCKWISE 2.5 turns, lowering them which adds fuel. You're welcome for the choke light help, Napoleon.

I can't remember how to set the needle right off my head this morning, it's a little fuzzy. I'll scan through the DVD today and see how, it's something simple. Maybe someone else will remember for me. That DVD is a treasure at the bottom of the sea, but watching it is like the boat ride to the treasure. It's a little rough and makes me motion sick.

Did you get the Zoeller Turd Turbo? Mine shoots up to my neighbor's basin.