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I am really loving the Nissan cube lights! Now Im thinking about a project that is completely unnecessary... Thanks ALOT!

Amber - in honor of the original orange color. I am also fitting it with amber colored buttons and interior accents, for a black and orange scheme.

The reason that I want to do all this work is that the wires around the steering column and also in the engine bay are a mess of spliced, and bare wires. Some of the insulation has actually melted off, so something is not right. The ignition switch gets so hot that you cannot touch it after about 30 minutes. Also, since I removed the wipers, blower motor, and a bunch of other useless things, I would just like to simplify everything. .. oh.. .and my turn signals and brake lights don't work, so it would make driving a lot easier... haha.

thanks for the tips everyone. I will take a look at the bushings... Not really interested in gong too fast.. its just a daily driver, but i might look into stiffening it a bit.

Here is the way I have it. I just tightened up the spring, as well as the transmission cable, and its working fine for the time being. I prefer that the spring not be so tight, because when I let off the gas, the RPMs drop too sharply, but its not a big deal.

Here is one of the circuit breakers I was planning to use: http://www.optifuse.com/circuit-breaker-thermal-cbw57.php The one I bought, says it is 12A 12V DC Will this work? has anyone else done this?

n this looks great. I wonder if the dimensions would actually work...

How much do other 240z's creak and groan when you turn up or down a driveway or incline into a parking lot? I feel like the chassis is twisting a lot, and it seems to be worse when the gas tank is full. I can't tell if its the gas tank, springs, or body... but It sounds like an old battleship.

My car seems like it flexes A LOT when I turn up onto driveways. Is there any danger of making the car too stiff in one area? Can it have a negative effect (i.e. something might bend or snap) in another area?

thanks for the advice. Do you recommend TXL or GXL wires? I want to keep it simple, so instead of a bunch of different gauges, i want to stick to 2 gauges (plus battery cable of course)... like a 12ga for most things and 16ga for the small stuff like turn signal switches, etc.. Do you think that should be able to cover everything? FYI - 72 240z , 350 chevy engine, carb, no AC, no wipers, no heater, no blower motor, no stereo.

Its not my daily-driver - Its my ONLY-driver. I average about 8-10 mpg - thank god for the company gas card! Its a 72 240z with a Chevy 350 from a 72 Camaro.

If you wanted to fabricate your own tow hook, where is the best place to attach it? (front and rear) Where and how does the zccjdm attach?

Before rewiring basically everything, I am making a switch panel to control all of my circuits. I am also making a panel of circuit breakers in the glove box with maybe a battery shut off switch also. Here is the plan so far: Top buttons - Headlights, tail lights, Interior lights (if I ever get one) Middle area - push button start, ignition power Lower area - Fuel pump, Radiator fan, not sure what else I will post the final results soon. Any suggestions on how to divide my lighting circuits? or for the panel? I was going to do the left separate from the right side, same as the stock fusebox. FYI - Its for a 71 240z with a 350 chevy. I have no wipers, heater, or AC

I just welded the louvers onto the rear hatch, and added a little piece for the bottom fasteners. I just need to grind the welds smooth and do some touch-up painting. There was a lot of body-filler, from some bodywork 10 years ago.

I also traced my doorpanels and will will use a large format scanner to import them into AutoCAD .. then I will clean up the lines and post the results in case anyone wants them.

great link - thanks!

Thanks everyone for the help - and wow - nice engine bay SpeedRacer! I routed the throttle cable way - and just took some length off the spring and it seems to be ok now.

My throttle had been sticking at about 1500 rpm until i press the gas pedal sharply, then it goes back down to normal idle rpms. I recently replaced the throttle cable and made it run directly from the firewall to the carb, instead of in a loop as it was before, and the problem was much worse, until I adjusted the part where the cable cover mounts on the carb in order to make the curves less drastic. It seems to be a bit better now, but still sticks sometimes until I blip the throttle. If I open the throttle manually on the carb, it goes back to idle no problem.. so its not the springs, or the carb in any way. The spring on the gas pedal feels a bit weak, but I'm not sure if that could make this happen. I am thinking that the cable must be sticking inside the cable cover somehow, but I have lubricated it with LDL dry lube spray very well. Should I use a different lube? Has anyone else had this problem? PS. I have an auto trans, and the cable from the trans to the carb is engaged anytime the throttle is opened. I know it should slide and only engage when the throttle is wide open, but I did not have a problem with it before. Could the tension from this cable help the throttle close?

I also have a 71 240z with a SMC and Holley 4 barrel card... and also a NOOB! lol. Mine has a wire that ties the choke [open?] permanently. I will get a pic of it asap to show you. Seems to work for me. I have to give it a little gas to start sometimes.

I am planning on connecting the rear strut towers in my 71 240z. Is it better to bolt it to the top of the struts? or can I just weld bars between the diagonal braces between the towers? If a bolt connection is better, I will place one bar between the tops of the towers, and build a simple truss in between the towers. One issue is - If I use the bolt connection at the top, is there any use of it being removable, since the rest would be welded? FYI,I would use 1/2" x 1" steel bars. Im not overly concerned about weight.

I will check if mine is 2 or 3 row... but it has worked very well so far. The only time the temp has gone past the half way mark is when i drove for 3 hours straight in stop and go traffic in warm weather .. and it was still touching the half way mark. FYI, I have a Chevy small block, use a 50/50 mix of cool and and water, and there is some kind of sand or "leak stop" in the system since I bought it 3 months ago. I need to flush the system to find out what the situation is.