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Ok I know there have been many threads about this but I just got 6 spoke 280zx wheels for my 72 240 they are 14x 6 and was considering 2 tire sizes 205/60hr 14 and 225/60hr14 , on my old 240 which was lowered like this one will be soon had 215/60-14 with no issues , unfortunately it seems I can only find these two sizes in the speed rating and tire style I desire , is a 225 too big ? I have read that 24.75in diameter is roughly the size to keep the speedo in sync , the 225 is very close in reguard to that but questioned the rubbing issues that might happen, any help with your expierences would be appreciated:geek:

Wow , thats all I can say

I picked up a zinc spray that supposed to keep the contacts on the back from corroding, I haven't used it yet , I was also considering the liquid electrical tape , anyone every used spray on zinc?

other than the rust which u have mentioned , I would chose a 72 or older 240 dues to carbs, if you can get round top or domed carbs as opposed to flat top units, other than that , if you like the car buy it and enjoy the ride and save plenty in the bank for the things you will change , good luck

never seen them before , seen some close but not exact , look on ebay there are 2-3 guys from japan selling jdm wheels yes you pay a ton but you get what you want if you find out they are ssr wheels I have the number for a stateside dealer, good luck

i just put my exhaust from them on , which did you get maybe I can help doubt it but willing to try

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=40017&item=2450990896 check here even if it doesn't all work it might not be a bad deal to piece you way to a working unit, I also recommend using msa compressor , its much nicer and easier to get to run colder, good luck

I recently saw a thread about spraying plastic kote spray or coating on a fuse box before installing to keep it from corroding , I am replacing my swiss cheese fuse box < accurate description due to the many fuse holes > with a very clean one from ebay , the short tail style , was hoping if someone knew the exact name and how much to spray on it , I am hoping to avoid redoing this job again, also any suggestions in area of contact cleaner , i have to clean all my contact I am sure I don't want a repeat with this box, thanks

I just put a new one on my 240 and its a bullet plug type , I would use the older sending unit and just attach a new splade style connector , good luck

yes nice new linkage thanks to z therapy , it helped alot to remove the smog stuff , not quite done still have a few hoses I am deciding what to do with but a great improvement

ok we got the su's on the car and we started it a few time and when it got fired up it finally it reved up like it was full throttle , but it wasn't , i checked the buttleflys and they are opening and closing without any probs, is theresomething i could have done when i rebuilt them that would cause this , the linkage I know incorrect but it still sems to operate the trottle correctly, any suggestions

hey all , crazy issue here, we are putting 4 screw su's on my brothers 260 , we are using the center linkage from my 240 with 3 screw carbs , it doesn't seem to fit , is the center linkage that goes between the two carbs diffrent?

who is tep , kinda researching for a flywheel was curious , thanks

might fly out from fla a bit too far to meet in my z

but as a positive when your friends come over you can hold atleast half a case of beer on the wing as you talk about cars

ahh did not know that , i saved the link to the wolfcreek website , gotta save my pennies for the mikuni's, is there any big diffrence in the mikuni weber solex or dollretos ?

i am very excited as well , but not sure thats my next step in my redoing , but I did find these online very reasonable from what i have seen , but i think I might go with mikunishttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34198&item=2448504765

I also have the tank vapor valve that is suppose to also run to the air cleaner off, I ended up with unexpected extra lines when I remove the smog pump and stuff that was rotted and locked up , I honestly think the fumes are from the valve but not sure where to run it to , I love Chinos Ideal but was thinking I could do that with an extra tank down on the firewall side, chino do you have any issue with the gas eating the plastic?

I have 3 screw su's with k&n filters so I don't have a spot to run my overflow hoses from my float chambers, I was thinking of runing them to a t and then running them to the fuel tank flow guide valve which has an open line where it went to the air filter to burn off the extra vapors, getting alot of gas smell in the garage since I got it running , any thoughts?

is the paint code the same for ausie and us cars?

get you some 3 or 4 screw round tops and rebuild them kits are like 25 bucks and try them before going and spending money on new carbs , my brother has twin webers with cannon downdrafts and he is going to the 4 screw su's now , hard to beat a well set pair of su's , I would check on ebay or zbarn or maybe midwest z , good luck

maybe a dumb question here but can you use mikuni solex and webers on the canon intake or must you get specific intake for each type of carbs for triples

he can also read up at some of the auction sites of fine cars , its been published as the 240z being one of the first collectable japanese cars , Barrett Jackson auction is coming up interested to see if any z's go through

Carl pm your address and Iwill ship a copy out

on the 16 inch size you are limited to a few makers , I know of a couple for 17 but they are not cheap , konig, panasport and ssr all make 16 as far as I know but ssr and wantanbe makes the 16 and 17 or a 15 old school look but are not cheap at all, and kinda hard to get them in the states , just depends on the model of wheels , again I have found them to be rather pricey ,http://www.rs-watanabe.co.jp/main.htm and for ssr is http://www.speedstar.co.jp/collection/ssr_mesh/index.html I have some info on dealers in the state but not much good luck