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Has anyone interchanged the venturis,jets etc? are they the same part numbers?

There are two different types of headers or flanges, we've just gone through this dilema on my brothers 260z.:stupid: In the end the best option turned out to be a 280zx manifold, its got bigger bores, heavier flange and the studs are twice as thick as the old 260 We all know the joys of a snapped stud :tapemouth :stupid: :tapemouth :stupid: You will also need the inlet pipe from the 280zx, we reckon the exhaust sounds deeper and flows better

did you get my emails and ebay pic of a similar turbo? may need to empty your box http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2419780918&category=43808&rd=1

Look good but remember you would have too cut your window glass to make them fit:ermm: I used sports mirrors similar to a ducati ss, painted them the same colour as the car, really common mirrors (K mart I think) but sporty and suit the car. If you get rid of your side repeater replace it with a clear VS holden one, perhaps before the wheel arch just a thought steve

I was thinking about $250 for the manifold and turbo, I'd cut the dump pipe off the exhaust as well. It's a nissan manifold and nissan turbo by garret airesearch, I will sep if wanted. The previous owner had it on a L24 and reckoned it pissed all over the triple weber L28 that was in this 240z race car before. I'm looking restore the car for historic racing so I'd swap, buy any twin or triple setups or extractors. I'm about 1 & 1/2 hpurs out of melb but have family in east melb Steve

Your diagnostic of "vapour lock" sounds right, but I think it's happening in the fuel lines around the hot engine and lines to the carbs. Have you got a heat sheild under the carbs? Put "heat wrap" around all fuel lines and exhaust manifold. I'm guessing you've got those 260z carbs, if so block off the extra water hoses that heat the carb bases (their only needed for snow areas ect) :classic: Steve

Drunkenmaster I've got a turbo manifold for a L series for sale, in fact I've still got the turbo and "turbo" rocker cover parts if interested. Steve

Curious too know a bit more about Dellorto carbs? I'm trying to put together a triple weber set up for a 240 (still one carb and a manifold short ) and wonder how good these 45 dellorto carbs are. What I have found is they bolt up the same but do the chokes, venturis, jets and idles interchange with the weber parts? cheers Steve

You need a screw in plug compression tester and just turn the crank nut over with a wrench till it fills. But a compression test on a cold/not run motor is going to be a lot lower than a hot or regularly driven motor so I don't think you will get an accurate idea of cond, other than a dead cyl or something. If your engine bay is sitting empty then drop in the motor with the carbs and take a chance :cheeky: steve

It sounds like his vavles are playing "Chopsticks" on top of his pistons, hopefully its just a slipped cam belt, which might also explain why it dosen't fire imediately

George do you have Repco in nsw? I just bought a Securon 3inch 5 way harness with the much better rotary button release. A 50% off sale I got it for $179 + $55 for the crutch belt required for Cams fia approval and dated to the end of 2007.Sale ends 22.6.02. A good buy when I paid $500 last year for a Sabelt with the same date. Also selling 4Point 2inch cams fia belts for $99. www.repcoshop.com.au ?????

Three prostitutes walk into a bar. The first one says to the barman "I've serviced two men tonight and I feel like a bottle of beer". The second one says "I've serviced ten men tonight and I feel like a bottle of whiskey". Finally the last prostitute walks up to the barmen and says "I've serviced twenty five men tonight and I feel like a bottle of clag".

It has been done. I remember the 2001 nationals in Shepparton the guy next to me had a red 260z 2+2 convertable 302 v8 with pwer steering, remember him saying the rack was from a subaru and had it done in Sydney but can't remember where?:stupid:

Btw, I installed electric windows, power steering and it was hooked up to the alarm on my old Z. To tell you the truth seeing as the car was all original it felt wrong after I put all those things on. Besides, it's just more electrical stuff that can and will go wrong at some stage. George did you have power steering on an early Z? I know the 280zx pumps and tensioners fit but what rack or mods did you use?

My guess is that this front rail has been replaced, judging by the drilled out spot welds on the rail. Have you got a compressor? if so buy a cheap sand blaster gun ($30au) and go to work on it. Solder any holes with an oxy then treat it with 'Exit Rust' and an oxide primer. Any gaps along the rail and body need to be filled with a gap sealant. Steve

Have you tried 'Wheels' in Howitt st Ballarat, buy, sell and do excellant repairs/restos.

300z tt of course. I've owned my z32 two seater for the last 3 years with relativly trouble free motoring, however it took two years to find it and there are alot of dungas out there if your looking in that sub $15k bracket. Still these are cars that that go better than they look and I constantly get people thinking its a Ferrari! but probably more amusing is the number of people on the highway that see me in their rear veiw mirror and pull off the road:D Steve

Its a strange one alright.But not the first time I've come across a L20 6cyl, the first 260z I owned had one, the sneaky owner had put a slash above the 0 in the L20 block number making it look like a L26 only when taking the head off and finding coke can size pistons did I know what I had:sick: That head was an e30 but this 05L head has a filled in chamber like the p90 so I wonder whether it would benefit from porting and 280zx valves. steve

Can I throw a curve ball. The 240z I have came with a 05L head.:surprised It runs a garrett turbo charger and su carbie.I'm thinking it may have come off a L20. The combustn chamber is filled in but it only has the small 38mm valves and judging by the extra bolt holes around the manifold it may have been fuel injectd(haven't pulled the manifold off yet).I'm building a hot l24 with triples for historic racing and wonder is it worth spending the money on this head? Can anybody shed more light on the 05L?

Check the dizzy shaft, excessive play won't open your points properly

Definately time for a change.Only just replaced mine last week with a seal from a bearing shop- $12.00au compared to $60.00au from nissan. A couple of tips though -take note of how deep the old seal sits in the block -pluck the old seal out with a screwdriver but don't scratch metal -lightly polish the crank end with 800wet&dry -smear rubber grease behind and inside the seal -evenly tap the new seal on with a similar size drift, the old seal can be handy for this if all else fails:D

The way I guessimate a ratio for an open diff is jack one wheel up, mark the tyre to a point on the guard, then mark the diff tailshaft flange to the diff at 6 o'clock posi. Turn the wheel twice and count how many time the flange turns -3.9 4.1 etc .I love doing this, particularly when I once bought an old car and told it was an open and finding out I had a nismo LSD:D