Derek

Geez Paul you haven't posted since 2015 and this is all we get:)

I think the throttle bodies with the built in bungs are the way to go if you already have a DCOE manifold. For me at the time the kit was appealing because I knew I wouldn't be constrained design wise. Now if I was going to do it all over again....Heritage Throttle Body all the way. That is as long as they get around to doing it in 48mm like they said.

When you add up all of the stuff in the kit purchasing them piecemeal the price goes up quite a bit. Now if you are going to discard some of the parts like linkage then it makes better sense to buy individual. Also the ones you linked to have a built in injector bung. Which is a plus if you want it. The kit I got requires bungs in the manifold which is what I wanted.

I'm happy with mine for sure. One of the butterflies is slightly off center and it has a little stick-age problem if you run closed blade idle bypass but if you crack the blades for your idle it's not a problem. The outer edges of the bodies were sharp but that was fine as I just hit them with a deburing tool. The kit had everything I needed to get it working. I did manage to knock one of the velocity stacks off of its base but it snapped right back on and never was a problem again. I had about 6000 miles on them before my head $hit the bed. I think for the money they are the best deal out there.

I'm running the Melling M111. I did some volume tests and was pretty satisfied with it's output. No hard numbers just testing when I was initially setting up my DOHC head. Derek

Hey those look familiar.

You can post the pics directly here if you want. That way you don't have to go through this dance every time a hosting service decides to cash in.

Do you know if these have metal outer rings? It seems like some that I have seen are chromed plastic.

Putting the finishing touches on V3. I decided to put the head back in the mill to do more work to the face. This is no easy task because I have to hang the head off of the table and rack the mill over. Originally I was going to put the sealing o-rings in the sub plates. I realized that this would make it really difficult for someone with a manual mill to make new plates. I also determined that the idler sub plate was going to be around 6mm thick. This wasn't going to be enough meat for the bolt so I made a pocket in the head so that the plate could be thicker in that spot. The oval holes are oil scuppers. Oh look a pile of speaker panels on the floor:) I had to offset the bolt holes on the idler to miss an oil passage. I'm so happy with the sub plates that V2 will be going back in the mill for a modification. Thanks Derek

Since I get a ton of traffic on this thread I'm reaching out to HybridZ members. Dan is having trouble funding the site due to diminishing ad revenue. There is a funding drive going on here: http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/127731-hybridz-may-be-shutting-down/ I have donated 5 sets of speaker panels with 100% of the sales going to HybridZ. Two sets are gone so you better hurry:) No need to comment here just follow the link and donate. Thanks Derek

Putting the finishing touches on V3 before it heads out to Rebellos. Decided since there isn't a head on my car now would be a good time the check the hood clearance with the higher valve cover. And....It fits Running a tall deck will probably require a low profile oil cap. Sniff sniff....I wish it was mine:) Kind of looks like it belongs in there. Derek

Yea that is on my list for sure.

It's worth watching just to see the rotisserie. That thing is amazing.

Agreed. I actually ended up watching episode 1 again when I posted it. Any idea when episode 16 will be dropping?

So I posted this in another thread but figured I should put it here. They are doing a AWD conversion on a Mini Cooper. The fab work is really amazing. The video series is entertaining and really filled with a ton of great ideas. Derek

Here is the link to episode one of project binkey. I highly recommend everyone that is into this stuff watches the series as it's incredibly entertaining and very informative.

Well what we usually say to this is "good luck and take lots of pics" Good luck and take lots of pics. Derek

Their other rack units on Amazon seem to get good reviews. One thing I would be concerned about is the ratio. Is it the same or did they use something that is close. Just because it fits in the car does not mean it's the same.

Hi Trevor Not to poop on your idea but that kind of undertaking is daunting for an experienced fabricator let alone someone of your age. I'm 58 and have a full fabrication shop, and I mean full, and I would think twice about this job even if I was getting paid. Search out "Project Binky" on youtube. They are doing a AWD conversion on a Mini Cooper. After watching all 15 episodes you will have a better idea of what's involved in this type of conversion. It will give you an idea of the tools and skill sets required. You most likely won't get much of a response here because this is a project that really isn't feasible for most people. Derek

I'm runing a Vintage Air system in my 73. Couldn't be happier here in Florida. Do some searches for Vintage Air and 240Z here and on classic Z and you will find a few people who have done the conversions. Derek

Making some progress. Got the cams back from Crane. No major issues. They turn nicely by hand so that's a good thing. This is the only issue. I'm not sure if they screwed up or me but the rear bearing is not wide enough. I'll machine more off of the thrust area on the tower and dial it in. Not a big deal. Getting to the end of it. Hope to be shipping towards the end of next week.

I'm here:) HybridZ has always frowned on asking before searching. That is a double edged sword though since it can have a tendency stifle new discussions or approaches. Plus it drives new people away. I see stuff on reddit that can easily be answered by a quick search here. And the answers that are thrown around are sooooo wrong half the time. But if you use the correct reddit speak your totally incorrect answer gets voted to the top and my completely boring but correct answer gets voted into oblivion. I don't facebook so I don't know what goes on there. Times they are a changing:)

Just thought I'd update this post to let you know that as of july 16th when I pulled the car off the road the dash was still exactly in the same shape. No de-lamination at all. Absoloutly happy with the results.

Well the hammer came down last night. Got the email from photofuckit that I needed to upgrade. I decided to host the pics myself since I have web space. I downloaded the photofuckit album then re-uploaded it to my gallery page. The editing is pretty straight forward. When I go into edit mode on the post, I double click on the image. The insert image box pops up. I then do a search on my new gallery for the image name or number. It was the same since I was working with the same image from photobucket. I then copied the new image address into the edit box on the post and I was good to go. Now I have to do it about 300 times to update things:)

Maybe the site owners could pressure ipboard to create a script button so that when you edit your post you can click on an image and it will automatically re-host it at the site and change the HTML to direct it to the new copy. Probably a pie in the sky dream but I figured I'd throw it out there. Derek