240ZX

Mike, upon further inspection for intake air......if you enlarge the photo enough you can see the screen type covers over the intakes (red things at the front of the engines). Just my quess at it! You have to admitt, the guy either has big balls or lacks in brain matter to get out on the salt flats and actually drive...rather ride this machine. Hey, if we didn't have these kind of people around in the world, we would still be riding horses!

OK, but that still doesn't answer your question about where the intakes are! Still gotta draw air from somewhere. Regarding jet engine design, impulse type jet engines and turbo shaft type jet engines are basically the same, with the exception of the turbine section design. Impulse types make power via blowing stuff out the tail pipe......turbo shaft types make power by turning a turbine wheel with the blow power, turning it into axlial power to drive a gear box, prop rotor blades, or what ever! I'm still looking for some clue to where the intake is too! Good eye for detail Mike.

Put a sign in the window that reads....."I'm an EOD specialist and my Z is equipped with a remote delayed detonation security system!!! You have been officially warned! Are you feeling lucky today?"

Don't forget to apply a thin film of grease on bore the bearing race presses into....it will reduce the insertion friction as well as prevent any moisture getting trapped between the race and the bore it gets pressed into. Sometimes getting the race perfectly square to the bore, prior to pressing it in, is a real chore without a nice press. Also, be certain the race is completely seated without any metal particals under it.

And people wonder why we do the rear disc conversion!!!

Carl got layed and is still in bed smoking a cigarette!!! Can't wait to hear his comments when he reads this thread. Carl.....it's called male affection! :sick:

Have you checked with Victoria British or Motorsport Auto?

Well put Rob! On my way to work, I remind myself there is no big hurry and keep an eye out for the usual bone heads (way too many)! People pay good money to see comedians.........crap, you get all the free entertainment you can handle just driving to work!!!

Yah, I hate those little walks.....they're always walking around feet when it hot and muggy out!!!

Keith, I also had the same problem installing PU bushings on my 240Z TC rods. What I used to compress the PU bushing assembly was a large pair of channel lock pliers. Placed on both of the exterior washers, I was able to compress them enough to get the nut started. As Steve said, its just a matter of brute force! I suppose one could use a come-along to apply a load. If you attached it to the LCA (where the TC rod attaches) and to a point rearward on the chassis. This would certainly compress the front PUs. Just a thought!

This is interesting! My 240Z HLS3002126 has a manufacted date of 3/70 and is registered as a 1970 model...in California. So I guess that equates to approximately 1300 to 1400 cars produced over a one month period or roughly 45 cars a day! Hmmmmmm, something smells fishy here regarding your registered model year.

Well, you certainly missed seeing a real MORON. As much as I dislike media news (Tabloid News) channels like FOX, I have to side with the broadcaters' disbelief on how scrambled this guys brain is.......no logic to his opinions! What a cry baby whimp this guy is. I hope he is not an indication of are youth today! Maybe if people did a little research about history, they would discover that not much has really changed in the overall sceme of things. I'm always surprised at people who comment about all the lives being lost in this middle east war......crap, you could take a body count of all the soilders lost in the current war and it woudn't even come close to the lives lost during only one day of WWII!

I tend to think that the entire "one set of tires rule" per race is pretty lame! Come on, this is supposed to be the top of the heap racing! Another point I've thought about is.....every time the FIA attempts to slow the cars down, the teams find a way to keep their speeds up (thanks to $$$ and technology) so, the way I see it, the only weak link in the chain are the old, too slow race tracks! How about building some tracks that can handle the latest and future speeds and technology. I'm quessing the fans would love to see, if only for a fraction of a second, cars whizzing by at 250mph +!!!

Well, I'm guessing that every F1 fan is as pissed off as I am at MICHELIN's big tire F-up on Sunday's race (Ferrarri practice)! Six friggin car!!! Now thats a race.......right! Anyone care to share their thoughts on Sunday's big race???

Tomohawk, How about giving Victoria British or Motorsport Auto a call. They have this sort of stuff and its worth your while to get their cataloges. The cataloges provide you with pretty good visual references too.

First, you may consider purchasing a shop manual on your Z. If you plan to exicute the entire job yourself, you will be buying some tools. If you've never done this before, employ the services of a friend who has...or just take it to someone who is in the business of doing so.

You may consider searching the archives. There have been many posts on this subject.

So, one would assume you are still running the original tires...right! I think not. Like I said...each to his own!

One more pass and I think the Cops would have shown up! Thanks for sharing.

Hey Vicky, I'm glad someone appreciates my humor! As I said previously, the quality and exicution of Mr. Sangalang's Z is outstanding...but as you put it, the styling is a bit extreme.......a tadpole! Isn't that what makes the world go around?

I say, screw the old time correct blue and yellow plates....purchase a nice new white one! They certainly have much better eye appeal on the Z. But thats just my opinion!

Yah, I saw the car at the MSA (wet) 05 show. It certainly turned some heads! Sorry I can't provide you with a POC. IMO, this is one of those cars that the exicution of the work done goes unquestioned, but the flavor or outward looks of this car are a bit different....weak! If the guy had just left the original lines of the car alone, it would have turned out much much better. But, each to his own I suppose!!! Looks to me like a series one Z with a strange deformity (350Z influenced). Maybe in a few years it will actually turn completely into a TOAD!!?

Well, I guess I'll have to add my two cents worth, as this appears to be a life changing situation for Room4/2! Brother, and I use that term loosely, every so often in life certain unique things occur or come our way. Now, its my point of view that the early (original) Z cars fit into that catagory. So, just do it, you won't regret it!!! Back in 1970 when I first was the 240...it was love at first sight and I knew that one day I'd have one of my own. Thirteen years later (1983), I made good on my promise to myself and purchased my 1970 240Z. In the year 2000, I breathed new life into the old girl and turned her back into a....shall we say, a 18 year old hardbody . Members here know what I'm talking about! So, at this point there should be no more question about the choice you make.......RIGHT???