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The adapters do not attach to the strut since they must rotate or drive the wheel. They bolt on to the brake rotor hub in the front and brake drum in the rear. They do not change the spacing. The guy that makes the valve covers has been out of business for many years. However, send 250gto a PM and ask him because I think he found a few extra pairs.

Parr Automotive http://www.parrautomotive.com/ sells a universal one for a 3/8" hose.

I have Dayton knock-off wire wheels on my car http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=236622 and http://www.hybridz.org/Review/0002/Ferrari_GTO.htm And yes, the hubs shown above are for Dayton wheels. BTW Tomohawk, that's a protective plastic mesh on the threads to prevent damage in shipping. Anyway, the Dayton wheels use a spline on the outside of the hub where as Borrani and most other wire wheels have the spline on the shaft like this. http://www.steutel.nl/garage.html A set of four Borrani wires for your car will probably cost you about $1,400 or more .............. each!!!! I haven't seen any adapter hubs for the Z car so you would probably have to have them custom made as well. $$$ The Borrani wire wheels on the original Ferrari 250 GTO were not chrome. They were nickel plated and had to be polished.

Yup.

Don't know what multi-carb setup you have but MSD makes a great little electronic billet distributor model 8570 http://www.msdignition.com/ I use it on my car with the Tri-power setup and it works great. http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=236622

Pace has a brand new GM factory crate motor with a factory warranty for $1,189.00 (plus $100 if you don't have a core) http://www.paceparts.com/product.asp?3=3169 so $1,200 sounds to high to me unless it's got some goodies.

Here we go again with the "all things being equal." Yes, if "all things are exactly the same" the iron head will help to generate a little (and it's very little) more power because of reduced heat transfer. However, aluminum heads enable a higher compression ratio and therefore, will generate more power.

Autobahn in Australia? I think I missed something. Bugatti is owned by Volkswagen and they definitely have Autobahn's to drive the Veyron on. Same reason they build McLaren F1 and Ferrari Enzo supercars - because they project an image AND people will buy them.

Cool! She might like a Classic Roadsters Saxon, Sebring or Sebring MX. They are all variations of an old 60's Austin Healey. We have about eight of them in our club (GTSCA) http://www.usol.com/~hutch/ and they are really nice kit cars. BTW, Bob has used the red one in the picture as his daily driver for about six years now. They are kinda the poor man's (women's, person's? ) Cobra. The kit uses a custom frame set up for a small block Chevy or Ford. You can even get the body in various colors of gel-coat so you don't have to paint it. Here's another example http://www.cars-on-line.com/62healey5501.html

For used parts you might want to try the Z Barn http://www.zbarn.com

A Carbon Fiber intake can easily handle the heat. Quite a few race cars have been using them for years. If you have a late model Vette you can even buy a plastic one http://shop.store.yahoo.com/corvetteforum/zip-pm-393-gp.html

I had one of those once - it had a body kit on it and was painted white with red and blue stripes like the IMSA racer. However, it had a wimpy 140 HP 305 SBC in it. So, not to worry! BTW, you had to loosen the bolts on the drivers side motor mount and jack up the engine to change the spark plugs.

Remove the old linkage and hook it up to the accelerator pedal through the firewall. http://www.hybridz.org/Review/0002/GTO_27.jpg

Pace sells it for $1189 but you have to have a core. http://www.paceparts.com/product.asp?3=3169

Yes, the cast iron manifolds will help with the noise a little but they are very heavy and will not help with the heat compared to ceramic coated headers. You should really consider using a set of block hugger headers.

Thanks jgkurz because that's an excellent article. I will also add that the internal regulator in the Delco is identical except, as noted, it is excited "turned on" internally instead of externally through a wire from the battery. Usually fast idle from a freshly started engine is enough to turn it on. You will however, need a second wire if you want a warning light. Fortunately the statement “The 1-wire sounds easy, but I hear the original 3-wire may provide better voltage regulation†isn’t true.

I have found that the small 240Z vacuum booster is a bit marginal. You can upgrade to the slightly larger 2+2 version however, installing a vacuum canister certainly won't hurt anything.

I agree with Tim240Z - at Pace Performance you can get a brand new GM 350 crate motor with a factory 12,000/12 month warranty for as little as $2299.97. You can get a complete 330 HP 350 SBC (including carb and dist) for $3449.97 http://www.paceparts.com/product.asp?0=239&1=241&3=940 If it was my car I would buy the ZZ4 http://www.paceparts.com/product.asp?0=239&1=241&3=1212

Projected tip spark plugs reach farther into the cylinder and are exposed to more of the incoming charge (air & fuel). It is also a longer path for heat to travel through the electrode, into the ceramic insulator, through to the spark plug housing and finally into the head finally the water jacket. This means that a projected tip plug will not only spark farther out into the incoming mixture for a better burn but, more importantly, it will have a much larger heat range. This is very important to help reduce the possibility of spark knock and, at the same time, help prevent spark plug fouling.

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I wanted to change my 327 to a 302 but the crank is nodular iron and the best deal I could find on the crankshaft was $1,200 .......... USED!!!!

Close at Pace $1195 but they add on $100 core charge. http://www.paceparts.com/product.asp?3=3169 Nic-Rebel450CA - Is your engine brand new (not rebuilt) and have a 12 month, 12,000 mile GM factory warranty?

Sorry Scott - I have two guys near me building GTO's and I got confused. Your car is looking great and if you decide to go with the Weber's you HAVE to call Mickey at Inglese http://www.inglese.com/ Four DCNF Weber carbs lined up down the middle looks awesome!! It is not the normal setup Weber IDA or IDF that you see. They are the very carbs that Ferrari uses and they line up back to back right down the center of the manifold (which will also fit under the bump in the hood). You will need a front drive or angle drive distributor since there is no room with all those carbs. With the Kirkco vavle covers, add a remote oil filter and you will fake out many, many people.

Wow - 180 RWHP seems way to low for a 327 to me. But, it's hard to tell without seeing the specs. on the engine. I'd try heads (Trickflow http://www.trickflow.com/ aren't to expensive for good aluminum heads - $969.95 @ Summit http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=search.asp&type=bykeyword&searchtype=both&part=Trickflow+heads&x=12&y=12) and definitely a cam. Might need a carb. and/or intake to match but that depends on what you have now.

John, I have been trading e-mail with Scott (AKA 250gto) for some time now. Although I haven't seen his car, he lives about 20 miles from me here in Michigan. This will get some people excited - in his last email he advised me that he was able to find the guy who made my valve covers. Supposedly the guy had five pair left so he picked up a set! It's a great looking car but it is getting better. He has bought Scorpion Z's trunk kit and lots of other parts. It's my understanding he intends to re-paint it as well. Also, although it's not shown on his web site, the last time I talked to Mickey over at Inglese http://www.inglese.com/ he had 24 un-machined SBC manifolds that had four DCNF (yes, that's the same carbs the the real Ferrari used) running right down the middle of the manifold. No room for the distributor so you have to use a front or angle drive.