Bambikiller240

A guy sitting at an airport bar noticed a beautiful woman sitting next to him. He thought to himself, "Wow, she's so gorgeous she must be a flight attendant; but which airline does she work for?" Hoping to pick her up, he leaned towards her and whispered the Delta slogan: "Love to fly and it shows?" She gave him a blank, confused stare and he immediately thought to himself, ooh $^!#, she doesn't work for Delta. A few seconds later, the AA slogan popped into his head. He leaned towards her again, "Something special in the air?" She gave him the same confused look. He mentally kicked himself, and scratched American Airlines off the list. Next he tried United: "I would really love to fly your friendly skies?" This time the woman turned and barked back at him "What the f*%$# hell do you want?" The man smiled, then slumped back in his chair, "aha, British Airways".

Chum is gone. If it was a shark, he's well fed and moved on.

My statement isn't based on what I've heard, but what I've experienced (just like you). I owned a 73 240Z with them, and drove it for several years. Had them tuned by several different Z Specialty shops (including FAR Performance, one of the leading Z Shops on the West Coast, back in the Day) in that time as well, When I switched to 3-Screw Round-Tops I noticed considerable difference in performance. I would be very surprised if OZ or other markets received carbs designed to meet US Federal (or CA) Emission standards.

Thanks for the great link, Mike. Interesting (if long) read. Worth bookmarking for future reference, and I've done so. Seems to indicate that the salesperson is but a small cog in a large machine that can be very predatory from top to bottom. "Caveat Emptor" is still the best advice for a customer shopping for a car.

Some folks tried to clear up if the origninal poster really understood what he was talking about. He may have just said it funny, but you do use the block to secure the tensioner, if you are going to remove the cam sprocket to move from one index hole to another to in order to adjust for chain stretch (or advance cam timing for another reason). Some things become obvious when a person delves into actually doing the job. We're answering a question about the tool, not giving a step by step How To lesson. He didin't ask for that One drawing from a Nissan publication, one from a Racers book, one from an Internet Parts seller. The fact that there are several different designed tools that will work shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. It's a common tool for working on OHC engines, some are more elaborate than others.

E: Mike moved the thread w/ poll to the Body and Paint Section. Sale price is obscene.

FWIW, the "Flat-Top's received on Z's in the USA are FAR DIFFERENT than the Flat-Top's received elsewhere. We call them "Boat Anchors" for a reason.

Email/PM beandip. He has a .pdf file that he can send.

I knew it! You ARE a dentist (or married to one). Make a few extra sets of bushings. Lots of people on eBay are waiting for this upgrade.

Well, it's obvious that the auction is run by a Auto Reseller (Dealer, Broker, Agent, whatever) When was the last time you believed anything that one of them told you without verifying it yourself? They always act indignant when you catch them in the lie. Hope no one gets burned on this one. (Notice that the license plate has only a 2002 registration sticker on it!)

What you see as mere lights is an artifact of their propulsion system :rambo:

factory sealed boxes include wheels and center caps. You have to find and buy lug nuts.

Well of course it doesn't touch the tensioner. It presses on the chain which in turn touches the tensioner. The fact remains that the purpose of the tool is to retain the tensioner.

If it doesn't specify a primer I'd just paint it. That's what I've done with my engine painting. (I don't remember the paint brands I've used) Just make sure your block is free of grease/oil and is clean and dry before you start.

I agee. One thing that I think is beneficial is that there be a slight taper so that it's slightly narrower at the bottom and widens out higher up so that it "wedges" the tensioner tightly.

The quoted text is EXACTLY (word for word) what you said. The fact that you prefaced that statement by indicating that you finally figured out where Aussie260 "might" be located is irrelevant. You still had the gall to make the quoted statement. Here's a suggestion for you. READ THE WHOLE POST, USE SOME COMMON SENSE (you can borrow some if you're short on it) BEFORE YOU START INTIMATING THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS AT FAULT FOR YOUR MYOPIA.

Sorry if the dimensions are hard to read, I had to shrink the image to get the website to accept it. If you copy the image to your computer, you can then enlarge the pic in MS Paint or another program to see them better This diagram is from the bible. "How to Modify Datsun Engines and Chassis" book published by H.P. Books in 1973 EDIT: I see someone else posted while I was creating this. Oh, well.

Will it be held in a swamp?

Keith: Actually it IS the "whole" Ignition "Switch". what it is connected to, is the Ignition "Lock" (the tumblers, that you mentioned) This part (the electrical switch for the ignition system) can also be purchased from some local auto parts stores. I believe that AutoZone and Poop Boys have been mentioned as sources. IIRC, prices were slightly cheaper than $20 (though not by much).

That certainly could be the case. Even if not, I've noticed what I believe to be provisions in my 72 HLS driver door (itself) for a handle to be installed. All that would be needed (it appears) would be to poke holes in the upholstered door panel. Could it be possible that the doors for HS and HLS models are the same, thus a provison for the handle to be on either door depending on vehicle configuration? I'm not sure that I agree with Will's valuation of the car, but IMO the opening bid amount is very close to the absolute top value it would draw in my area. Wee will all know what it was worth to one person in a few days.

No bids yet, that is just the opening bid amount that the seller is demanding. Let's see if he gets any bids! That ISN'T a BRE front spoiler

This guy's history lesson appears to be Waaaay Out of Whack (Goertz again!). Of course the Buy It Now of $23.5K should have told me to not be surprised by anything he put in the auction. This is NOT meant to be a comprehensive list of oddities found in the auction Air Cleaner is a weird color Rear Suspension is McPherson Struts??? :stupid: Driver Door is interesting. I've thought about putting a "Jesus" handle on it like the passenger door (in fact, I bought an extra for that purpose) Cargo Straps are missing for rear deck area I wonder, in what language the book was written where he quoted that "Gret Britan" received 549 240Z's mfg'd in 1972

You can ship anything at FedEx-Kinko's. It may cost a bit more than at a FedEx only location, but it won't be much. You'd probably spend more in gas running around town to another location.

Yeah, KYB struts are Ok for a street car that doesn't need the highest performance, but Tokico Illuminas are a better choice for a track / high performance application.

Rob: If you are using Windows XP, You can also get a Image Resizer Tool from Microsoft at : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx about 2/3 of the way down the page. It allows you to rersize mutiple images all at once. You can also use MS Paint "Stretch / Skew" function to resize the complete image.