SteveJ

Okay, not the parts I need then. Thanks for letting me know.

I left a comment on the thread asking him where the junkyard was.

I saw this at The Truth About Cars: Junkyard Find: 1973 Datsun 240Z | The Truth About Cars. Does anybody know what junkyards Murilee Martin visits? If it hasn't already been picked clean, there are a lot of good parts to be had.

Are you sure you bought an internally regulated alternator?

The last time I tried (many, many years ago) they said no extra discounts on sale items.

I didn't see the wiring harness. Is it all of the wiring harness? Engine harness? Dash harness? Body harness? Also are those S30 eschuteons? If so, I'm interested.

Now you have me looking for 12VDC clockworks that I could put into my old clock.

So are you staying in Georgia, or are you moving elsewhere?

Was the conversion done like on this page? http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/alternatorswap/index.html

3-in-1 is also available in places like Wal-Mart and Ace Hardware. It's easy to get, and it works just fine.

Color? Can you tell us where you see it going to on either end?

Okay, now I remember your car. It's hard to recognize from the avatar. We met when you were fueling up your Z a Krogers at Freedom Plaza. Glad to see you made it to this forum, too.

Don't forget about the drain hole for the antenna. When the drain tube rots away, it no longer seals the hole in the body where the water drains out. It's hidden behind the trim panel, so not too many people think to look for it.

So, Mr. Jones, are you going to try to join us some time at C & O?

I have 215/60 R14s on my 260Z. That's only a little bigger than the 195/65 R14. It looks fine to me.

It's my pleasure. Caffeine and Octane is my (almost) monthly indulgence. It's difficult to keep me away from it. It's quite amazing considering it's a free car show. Usually the parking lot is full by about 7:30.

Despite the freezing temperatures, wind, and occasional flurries, I made it out to Caffeine and Octane. The 260Z was a little grumpy starting out since it had not been driven in about two months. However, once it got warm, it purred. I bought a better camera and went wild with the pictures. One of my fellow Georgia Z Club members gave me a set of flat-top carbs & air cleaner that he had left over from scavenging parts. I think he said they came with an N36. Here's the link to the blog post: Caffeine and Octane March 2013 | Fiddling With Z Cars I've also attached a picture of the cars of the die-hard S30 gang.

Meh, the time machine should have been made out of the Z, even if it was a 2+2.

Or you can shell out the money to get a new one from Banzai Motorworks. On my budget, I'll try the bleaching.

How about Z Specialties?

Try here: Classic Datsun Motorsports

Actually, this thread has been focusing on getting the wipers to work with a "Painless" wiring kit. It really doesn't apply much to the Honda motor conversion.

Jon, I still think a used harness will be the most cost effective solution, even if you get Dave's help. He can also work with you to figure out the best course of action.

Are you planning on using the stock amplifier for the windshield wipers? If not, you can't. If you know how to read wiring diagrams, it's all laid out in the FSM how to make it work. If you haven't already, download the manual from XenonS30 (URL below). In the 1977 FSM, it starts on page BE-60, and that is page 556 of the PDF file. I think there is also a color version of the 1977 wiring diagram at Blue's site, and there may be a color wiring diagram floating around on this site somewhere. I'm not saying it's easy to read the windshield wiper circuits, though. The thing is that the "Painless" kit is probably designed to work for American cars from the 60s. Since intermittent wipers were not in production cars at that time, the painless kit isn't really designed to work with something so "exotic". You might be able to brute force the Honda wiper motor because it doesn't have an intermittent function. If you're not good with reading wiring diagrams, you could contact Dave Irwin, aka Zs-ondabrain, about doing the wiring, trailer your car to Marysville (if he agrees) and be prepared to spend a few hundred for him to make it work like the factory. Of course, there is a good chance he has more practice at automotive wiring than you, so he could probably make it look very nice and hold up for a long time. Probably the best solution is to consider the money spent on the painless harness as money flushed down the toilet and contact Oliver at Z Specialties about getting a used wiring harness. I think Z Car Source might have them, too.

The hot values you listed are correct.