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now all i need is a bumper and ill be set god i cant believe how a fresh paint job really brought my car back to life. it looked pretty decent before but now it just looks fantastic:classic: heh i even find myself looking out the window at night no this isnt some kinda sickness then again it probably is. i told my girl look honey look outside. she snoops out the window and says what:stupid: i say look dont you see it. she gives me a confused look as she peers out the window and says what am i supposed to see. hehe i say you mean to tell me you cant see that beautiful car staring back at you god i love my car.

im up for it anytime anyone else is james

two people in pa that are close to me with 240's :stupid: wow i never knew and they frequent this board too hey if you guys ever care to meet up sometime i think that would be great. here i am thinking that im the only one in southwestern pa with 240 or a Z for that matter:classic: btw im in uniontown

its been raining. oh well he was sorry but the paint didnt come till that evening but ill have it by tuesday he promised. on another note. what i thought was a really good panel from msa seems not to be so great. its great that there making them again. the one in question is the center valance for the rear of the car. where it has the cut out for your muffler and the bumpers. problem is, if you get one have it rolled so it will match the curve of the rear of your car. my body man had welded it to the car, then did one side. as he pressed the other side in he found the the curve was not enough. he said it was basically maybe a small curve at best and now there is a little bulge in that area. he asked and siad he might be able to fix it but didnt want me to hold him responsible since he wouldnt know the outcome with that panel. im going to have a talk with msa about this i think i need to get a discount. on the good side the frame shop did one helluva job. you wouldnt ever know there was a dent or anything there. looks really great hehe you know its sad when you look at your car and say damn that looks great and its still in primer

but your best bet for this subject is to check out www.Z31.com

finally after about 3 weeks of being Z less the shop says they will have my car finished this weekend woo hoo cartwheels jumping up and down doing flips i really miss my Z

no worries it will work

the only way id put the monza system on my car is if i was going to sell it id never spend money on that ever msa's turbo exhause system is good. the pacesetter system is just what it is cheap

1971 240Z with a 3.1 stroker tripple carbed engine. thats whats laying waste to the vette

dattozg posted pics over at www.zcar.com it was an ubelievalbe and humbling car to say the least. ill do a search and see if i can find the pics

about a set of tripple webers but the dual downdrafts just dont have it. i know this from experience. and not the dribble of most that are afraid to use anything but su's. i actually like them. but for high rpm apps the dual downdrafts just dont cut it.

a good friend who i know and is well knowledged with Z's has had nothing but heart ache from them they will also not gaurentee what they build for you. that doesnt say much about a company that wont stand behind there own product:finger:

dont get them. there a good carb but if you ever plan to build your engine you wont be happy. they tend to float out a lot at 5500 rpms and leave your engine starving for fuel also the duals are a downdraft design. not side draft as was made for the car if your going to build an engine i wouldnt go with dual webers either su's or trips if your staying carbed

fi engines are able to put out more then a carbed engine any day. also i had a 240 that was well built and dual webers couldnt deliver the fuel i needed above 5000 to 5500 rpms. if you have the 81 block i do believe it has flat tops in it. i would lose the head on it and get a good N42 head. port and polish new seats and valves, 460 lift 270/280 duration cam, keep the fi, with a rrfpr, balance and lighten your fly wheel, have the crank balanced. id suggest for your bearings rod and crank only use nissan bearings. new rings, you might want to go up to 87mm pistons. you should be putting out some good power then have the intake port matched, port out the tb and use a 60mm from a stanza, the list just goes on and on. trust me on this cancel that dual weber carb deal. you wont be happy. keep the fi and build up on your engine

dont waste money on a cheap gasket. it will only cause you headaches. also to add a little. once you put your new gasket on, after few days of driving, retorque your nuts once again. when i put my new gasket on, just out of curiosity, i had checked and mine had loosened up.. james

a good place to go is www.courtesynissan.com they have all the parts you will need and also all nissan if you wish to go that route. tell them you belong to a Z club and get a 10% i believe discount or 25% not sure. worse thing is i just called them about wheel bearings :stupid:

www.majesticturbo.com or turbos cant remember it exactly. rebuilds your core turbo for about 300 dollars with warranty. i would chance a junkyard turbo just for the fact that it might do the same thing. depending on what caused the engine to sieze is what you need. you will definetly need complete gasket set. new bearings i recomend nissan only for this. might as well do the timing chain while your there. new rings. you just have to pull it apart and see what damage is there. if all goes well once the motor is out of the car total tear down should take more then 2 hours with the right tools. good luck. james

hey good to hear from you . well if your gonna sell the ninja though im sure it hurts you a little. :stupid: look at it this way thats just that little extra you need to go to california and get a nice one:love: and well if you need a traveling companion ill go:D i love road trips, and it will only take us just over 2.5 days :devious: hehe if you were driving like i was anyway here on my road trip i thought i was making good time driving at about 80 to 85 on average.. and getting 25mpg no less who knew that actually i was going 95 to 100:surprised well the cop that told me that didnt look to surprised:finger: it was a great trip for the exception that when its lonely and your out in the middle of nowhere and the tape deck doesnt work. all you get to hear....( i dont care for country that much) is country music stations. well good luck with the new wife and at least you have her broke in already with your first little road trip:ermm: well that one to pa have a good one james

over at www.zhome.com apparently it doesnt work to well

same manufacture date 5/71 with 4 screw su's

ive been have this problem with my right front wheel. when i turn left or depress the brake pedal i get this howling noise like a bad wheel bearing. put the car up today. inspected the bearings they look well repacked and tried it again. its not as bad now. but still making the same noise. i have new bearings and seals on order from courtesy nissan, but i was wondering could it be anything else?? the wheel is nice and tight i dont feel any play in it at all. anyone have a clue. thanks james

jeffp over at www.zcar.com has a great example of a stroked turbo. ive personally rode in his car and even at only 18#'s of boost i was incredible his is the fastest Z or ZX for that matter that i have ever been in. it is one incredible car. his website is www.anglefire.com/extreme/280zxt his email is there i believe too. he will help if you ask in anyway and is very knowledgeable with the turbo cars.

there was supposed to be one in pittsburgh but i called the guy left him a message about his Z club and well never got a phone call back. if your in southwestern pa forget it. i was thinking of joining the one in maryland

but 2 many has already covered all the bases.:tapemouth pay attention to the master young grasshopper:finger:

if there that bad you would have to buy to new lines going from the mc to the valve but there only maybe a 18 inches long and would cost a measely 5 dollars just cut as close to the nut as you can but the mc and the proportioning valve. then use a 6 point socket to remove the nuts. this way you can also sit the mc in a vice, if you dont have a set already i would suggest gettng a good set of line wrenches. kobalt makes a quality set and are of better quality and price to me then craftsman me personally i never liked wd-40. if you can find it in your neighborhood see if you have pb blaster. its the best