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Oh boy... If you unscrew the cables there will be NO movement.. you have to make sure that the chokes bottom out (NO shoke) then put the choke knob in the almost close position (Like 3-4 mm off the closed position..) them screw the cables tight and if you then pull the choke they will come ON.. (enough) (You must be a theoretical physicist hihi... 🙊)

I'm sorry but i don't know what you mean here.. That's normal! If i pull my choke all the way on my 240z it's at 2500 rpm easely.. just don't! 🙂 The choke is there to get it started when cold (weather) After start push the choke back to about 1200/1500 rpm depending on the cold.. (Not very cold overthere i guess Panama?) As i said, a little slack should be in both cables but there should be some reaction f you pull the lever halfway or even on half an inch..

Wow... that's too much slack.. let's say a few mm. or as the americans say: 1/4 inch on the lever.. You can wiggle the lever in the beginning without reaction near the carbs.. then it's okay, when you pull the lever half an inch then you must see a reaction.

Indeed, that looks perfect.. Does it stick really well? i mean is it very sticky and does it get off very difficult when you found it was not good enough? Does it have the exact width or did you have to cut it in size? It will have to prove itself if it stands time.. but for now it's looking good.

Thanks to a good capacitor i did 20000km on one set of points and they looked still good but i changed them anyway..

Ask yourself the question, where for is a airfilter.. to block air? No.. just to keep dust (and all other debre) out of the engines cylinders.. If you drive the car on a "clean"day without a sandstorm.. it will be no problem.. When engineers fidle on engines half of the time the filter is not in place.. Just remember that it's there for protection of the cylinderwalls and stuff. If the air around the car was always clean you wouldn't need a airfilter. Hey Gundee, i get that you want a faster car (By removing the airfilter) but in a autocross (With lots of dust!) I especially would use the filter as the cars in front of you make a lot of dust... or.. do you always drive at the front? 👍

Just remember.. always take some pictures BEFORE taking it/something apart and yes.. everybody thinks i remember how it was... most don't haha.. so take pics from every angle. Better to many pics then to few! As to answer your question: Opening the screw on the inner cable should be enough to feel if the choke bottoms out.

If the inside is going from 1.25 going to 2.5 inch.. the cross section will be even 400% according to my calculations.. (CS= (Pi) 3,14159265 x diameter squared.)

Congrats Steve, Nice car with a special color these days.. i would have gone for the blue one.. but they are no longer available overhere!! A 240z was in the us a 3500 dollar car overhere they were 21000 guilders about 7000 US$ ! a 300zxtt was about 35000$ in it's time? Over here... pfff... i got a bill of 173300 guilders with my 300zxtt.. about 75000US$ ? A 370Z was at the end over 100000 € .. now a Nissan Z would cost easely over 120000 € So.. be aware your very priveliged to have such a beauty! Hope you have a LOT of fun with it! 👍

Mustache bar .. i don't know but the diff mount you can order a new one at nissan for as far i know.. (For a 240z i don't know if the 280z is the same.) I do have a new diff mount rubber for my car laying around. could look for a number on it if you need it. (Personally i HATE poly in places where rubbers where.. especially a diff can give strange noises through the mount to the body..) Maybe untightening the diff mount just for a test is a easy thing to test.. don't forget to tighten it up again!

If the rubber lines are in good condition, no problem, if they are damaged by the plyers they were already not save to use anyway.. Maybe use a bit of cardboard between the line and the clamping plyers. (Also attach those plyers on a rope or something that they not interfere with driving and if they fall off you wont have to go look for them or buy new ones!) And as you said you will always have the front brakes.. and the front is used for braking about 60-80%! you barely notice the difference!

So you only hear it while braking light? It must be IN the brake drums.. Maybe you didn't install the springs the right way in them? check the service manual! Is the noise always there and not loud or only louder while braking? If not found put some locking pliers on the rubber brakelines and test again.. watch OUT !! test on a save road as your rear brakes are not working now.. but if the sound is still there you KNOW that it's not the brakes!

I don't know if the black stuff is hard enough for it but have you tried a "caramel"- disk? These things i used once to remove striping on a perfect painted car, went very well! Here a example if you don't know what a caramel disk is.. is a dutch firm.. doubtless these are also available in florida! CROP | Dé beste Paint & NonPaint Store van Europa

I really hate firms like Amazon! They abuse workers and kill the market for small firms.. so don't buy it there if you can.. Amazon= abuse!

2 Oz Eclectic Products 380100 Seal-All All Purpose Contact Adhesive | Adhesives, Hobby & Repair, Specialty | Paint Supply (I can't see the price at amazon as it can't get shipped to my location, is the mentioned price in my link sheaper?) And that was 2 months? 😉

True, unless he painted it or oiled it up..

I wondered why the "cut outs"on that battery frame are where they are as it looks like they did it for the poles not to come to close to the frame? Then it looks like it's made for a 6V battery instead of the 12V battery! As the 12V has the poles both on the same side of the battery.. (a 6V batery has them, as there are only 3 cells in a 6V. opposite, one front one in the back!) Are they all the same i think they should have the cut outs both in the front (or rear depending on how you install them.) Am i the only one that sees this?

Hihi.. sorry.. but i would have used a standard Nissan bulb.. The original bulb lasted 45+ years in my car! (Get a original one!!!) New things like those LED-Lamps are not always a improvement! (As are LOTS of modern things these days, it's made to brake down!)

BTW,, never seen/had a AB Valve.. they are typical a USA delivered 240z part.. It's not on my euro engined 240z.

But you CAN make them invisable, there is a button somwhere to make them invisable.

I know that you can take the overspray glue out of carpets and stuff with a light oil like sawingmachine oil, take a rag with some oil and you can rub it out.. no.. not rub one out, i said rub IT out! 🙊 BTW, nice job! Looks very good. Are those towercovers 2 pieces? So one piece is front wheelwell and the other the rest like the tower and the smaller rear wheelwell? (I believe i have the tower and rear wheelwell parts in my parts cellar.. i sure hope never to do that job though!)

@kats Maybe in the Japanese version but not in a euro version.. The hole has to be bigger when you install a gearbox in place of the auto gearbox. As Edd said in the video Nissan has made a indentation or line in the tunnel where to cut.

I know that "wheeler dealers" made theire 240z (also a yellow one!) a manual car instead of the automatic! I remember that Edd specificly said that nissan had made an intentation in the tunnel where to cut for the manual gearbox! I made it easy for Yah!! 😉

Hihi.. Few years ago i bought a Kranzle! It was a "last years" model and 15% reduced price, they are a (old) German family business if i'm not mistaken.. it works very good! They are small but heavy pumps! Are you sure about that Rpm's? as it is also the VA (115V x 15A = 1725VA)

175 on a 5 inch wheel fits perfect. btw i drive vredestein and at first i was not a fan of vredestein but they make good tires.. (i could get a set for little money new and they drive very well) Pirelli... pff.. i would never fit a Pirelli to any of my cars, Italian hey.. it looks cool but drives like sh*t in a few years as they harden fast.. I drove Bridgestones of 15+ years old and they also got hard and slippery but after 15 years.. As i'm driving about 2000 km a year i don't wear 'em out.. they need to be replaced because the rubber gets hard .. It is FUN though.. making powerslides all the time Haha.. but it's not very safe.. 🙂