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Hey guys, Its been a while since my last post, but I am now on the hunt for another Z since my last 260 I am looking for a Car that is mostly complete, as I don't want to have to go looking for nuts an bolts. Also I am looking for something that does not have any body damage. I do not care if the car doesnt run, as I have an engine to put in it. Please let me know ASAP if anyone has anything to offer. Thanks! Sincerely, Benjamin M

:)Hey guys, I was planning on dropping my carbed engine into a 77 shell. The thing is is that the 77 has a different ignition controll module and is missing the type of plug that is present on the distributor of my carbed engine. Should I A. get another dizzy or B. Extract the ignition and wiring from the old car. Are there any other options? Is the ICM the same on both cars? Thy both look different. I'll maybe post pictures later. Thanks for any advise.

Thanks for all of the posts. I think the trauma of loosing my baby is starting to kick in. I wasn't injured from the crash thankfully. Tube framed front end would be sick but im really low on cash. Im thinking of getting another Z thats missing an engine and just swapping it. This car has got some pretty sweet goodies to go on the next on. Ben

Rear tires are worn bald and shouldnt have been driven on. Lets put it that way. Also poor driving. -Ben

Another one bites the dust I loved that Z a lot. On to another one I guess. Ben

Duowing. Yes, You need the brackets that azcarbum makes in order to mount the 240z bumper to your 280, or late 260. I have done the valance conversion on my car using the Xenon Air dam. I also made a thread showing folks how they can extend the slats on your grille to cover the old turn signal boxes. Ben

So I was at a furniture store getting a new bed frame and a fella who worked there said he was getting into photography and asked if he could take some pictures of my car. Heres the results

Thanks a lot guys. Ill be sure to change those bushings once I do my diff swap soon. Until then I will try to tighten it down a little and see if it clears anything up. Ben

I hear a clunking noise when my rear end exits a steep driveway or goes over a speed bump. Should the mustache bar mounting points be tightened up against the chassis? here is a photo of its current position. Also I just replaced the shocks and springs. Thanks for any advise! Ben

Not to thread jack, but here is one of my idiot manager scinarios. I go into the bathroom 30 minutes after my shift starts. I come out of the bathroom to see that someone has clocked me out. I walk over to this idiot manager and say. "Why did you clock me out of my phone" he says "because you were trying to use personal time at the beginning of your shift.. If you want to use time at the beginning of your shift you need to do that stuff before you come into work..". I then say "Excuse me sir but I wasnt just doing "stuff", I was taking a Sh!T" Idiot manager "Go home, you are not allowed to curse at a supervisor"

Would the tranny mount from my auto 260 work with the 5 speed I am about to swap in? Or do I need to source out another tranny mount. Thanks Ben

I installed a set of SU's on my L28E from an 82' Check it out runs great after their warm! (which takes a good 5 minutes from completely cold)

I was also concerned about this with my tokico install. After installing them twice with no problems using the biggest crescent wrench I could find at the harbor freight It was apparent that the wrench is not absolutely required. Also a sweet tip I found when installing the fronts: If you remove whole strut assembly and need to loosen or torque a gland nut down real good. With the rotor and hub on, Lay a wheel flat on the ground/upside down and insert the lug studs into the back of the wheel. This gives you great leverage and keeps the strut from flopping around while your working on it. Ben

I drive my 74 every day

Loook At Those Floor Pans !

Ill try to impact it after work. John, thanks for the awesome service on those parts and your ideas on fixing this problem.

Thanks for the advise DCZ. Although its going to be hard to to slip anything in between those coils . Keep those comments coming though, I need as many suggestions as I can get. Thanks

Hey guys I have been working on my rear suspension replacing shocks and springs and have run into an issue. I forgot to use the new nut that threads onto the top of the strut tube. Instead I accidentally picked up the old nut. The old nut threaded on pretty well at first, but the nylon locking threads became a lot more difficult to thread. It got to the point where it broke the inner strut tube free and stripped the flat side of the hat that keeps the inner tube from turning.. once I noticed all of this was happening I no longer had the option of loosening the nut because it would just spin the inner tube freely. When assembling the other side I did not have this problem of course because I used the non nylon threaded nuts. Here Is a picture to describe what happened a little better. PS In this illustration it doesn't show that I have a spring installed Thanks for any ideas Ben

Fixed that here in this thread http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=137003

240z airdam

I used the circle end a wrench in the 4 slots around the (open) meeting points of the rotor and the hub. Pry at one point, then move to the point directly across in an x pattern. By the way NICE looking paint job on those hubs. What brand did you use? Ben Ps cute dog

One word... Vomit. That guy must be trying to win the lottery with this one. Must be an older guy that doesn't know the street value of these cars at all.

I also thought I was going to see Z's being constructed in his basement. . Great work though! looks like the perfect place to kick back, drink a beer and talk cars

Monkey, where did you get those strut spacers? Also nice work on your project. Ben

I have never rebuilt a motor, but the way I look at it is, When you start to run the motor if anything runs fine for a few weeks or months you can assume the engine is in working order and keep driving on it. If you start the engine and you hear loud noises you might want to start a rebuild