Jonas240z

Hi everyone, as the title says i'm looking to buy a set of 280z stub axles. I'm upgrading my drivetrain and differential and need a good set for CV conversion. Thanks, just PM me if you got a spare set. -Jonathan

A couple of days ago some drunk idiot crashed into my car (acura)! So basically i got no car and no way to get around to got to work. I don't want a crappy rental and go thru the hassle of getting my money back from the idiot's insurance. So instead i was thinking of swaping my LS1-t56 to my 240z since it's sitting in the garage and i got some money saved up. What i need to know is how long does it usually take to do the swap including wiring and how much should i espect to spend on it. The car needs some bodywork and frame rust fixing. I initially wanted to do the bodywork first and then the swap! So can anyone located in South Cali (orange county) help me do the swap and fix some of the rust to get it going? I got a welder and no experience at welding so i need help! Thanks for the suggestions and help! Here's the pic of my daily driver:

olderthanme...you're right it looks pretty busy specially since it has no color on it so the lines brake up the side of the car pretty bad...i'll work on it a little more! thanks for the props! I agree i love the fender mirrors..it just looks better i think

Here's another drawing i did on the computer with MS paint program...just so i could play around with the colors and some mods! What do u guys think?

HERE'S A PRTOTYPE OF MY CAR THAT I PLAN TO BUILD....HOPE U LIKE IT

Yes, you could be right. This is what i think happened and created all this set of problems. My voltage regulator was not working right so it let a high voltage current to reach the coil and electronic ignition module (An old *** XR700 unit made by Alison... before crane made them), and since i took the ballast off i made things worse cousing the module to malfunction. So my question is, should i replace the XR700 for a Pertronix unit since I'm gonna get a rebuilt dizzy anyways? And also replace the Alt with a 280zx to get rid of the stupid voltage reg. ? Thanks for all the help!

Dumb question but...have you cheked the oil level, if there's no oil pressure the computer won't let you start the car up (At least that's what my dad's car did one day). Also double check the wire placement and plug gaps. Check for spark at the plugs and fuel pressure. Good luck!

Well i checked everything else electrical, such as te spark plugs and wires. Wires are in perfect condition, the plugs looked pretty darn good for the SU carbs that power my L28, they were light brown with a bit of grayish, and the electrode was pretty clean. I'll just go ahead and change the battery and upgrade to the 280zx alt. But my original question was: What can cause my car to just stall all of the sudden for no apperant reason? I haven't driven the car since the battery blew up on me so i have no idea if i fixed the stalling problem. Can it be the fact that i was running without the ballast? Or something else?

This is what i found out today. First i did some voltage test: Battery charge was 13.01 V w/the engine off and it was charging at 16.4 or so at idle and 17.88-18.00 at speed. That's not normal right? And so i tested the Alternator and it was putting out almost 19V at speed (1100 RPM)...WTF??? Also i noticed that the drive belt was a little loose (almost nothing). So i fixed that and i also connected the ballast back on. I test drove the car at slow speed for 1 min. and then i speed up and i hear a noise kinda like a backfire....but then all was good so i drove it for 2 miles and pulled over to check my adjustments. I saw that one of the battery caps that covers the battery cells was missing. So that' what made the noise earlier. The car didn't stall after driving it back home, but now i'm missing the cap and i don't know why it blew off. Do i change my alt? Should i replace it with a 280zx one that's internally reg.?? Thanks

The ballast is external (stock) but i removed it not to long ago and it ran for a while without a problem. The plug wires are almost new, like 3 months old. By the way my car is powered by an L28 not a V8 (which i would love to get one day). I'll check the plugs, wires, coil to see what's wrong.

I don't know if it's the coil...since it's pretty new (crane's PS60) and i removed the ballast not to long ago because i have an electronic ign. conversion. Can it be the fact that i removed the ballast? Also my alt makes a high pittched whinning noise, so i think it's not working right. All connections are tight so...i'm clue less! How do i check ifto see it's the coil? Thanks

Here's the problem: my 240z stalls after 5-10mins of use...i'm no mechanic but i'm pretty sure it's electrical ( using common sense ). The thing is that the day before this started happening i drove it about 35 mi. to LA and 35 mi. back home with no problems at all. I tryed to look to see if something got disconnected or if something is shorting out, but no luck. Everything looks ok. What happens is that i start the car....no problem, runs fine, idles, revs up perfectly but after a few mins. of driving it just suddenly stalls. Actually sometimes it stalls and then it comes back to life and then stalls again....as if i was switching the car on and off. Also after it stalls, it's hard to start it back up but if i wait like 30 sec or a min. it starts fine and then after another min it stalls. Is it the battery, the alternator or volt reg. Please help!!

Thanks guys, tomorrow i'll try and see if any of the methods mentioned work for me.. but today i ran out of time. Thanks again!

Hey fellow Z Freaks! I got i quick question. I just purchased a set of the Speedhut EL gauges for my '73 240z and i need to remove the needle from the Tach and Speedometer. HOW DO YOU REMOVE THEM? I'm stuck and i have no idea on how to do this . So any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks

So do i just connect the two ends that go to the ballast together and take the ballast off right? If you're right this little mod should make the most out off the PS60, megnacor wires, and the NGK plugs.The crane PS60 coil should be good enough correct? Thanks for all the help!!

Hello guys; I have an electronic ignition (XR700) setup on my '73 240z and i was wondering if i need to take the ballast resistor off or do i leave it as is. The car came with this ignition when i bought it so i don't know if this is correct. Thanks for the help!

Synlubes, Thanks for the offer but i need six of them. Actually i have two of the same kind as yours but shorter...like 1 1/2" long of the part that comes of the carb. Do you know what brand they are? If i don't find anything else i'll make them out of fiberglass, hehehe! Thanks for all the help....anyone else has a suggestion.

Hey guys! I got a quick question for ya all. Ok, i need to get my hands on some affordable velocity stacks for the triple DCOE 45 webers i'm going to install but i can't find a place that has some. Most of the places have stacks for other model of webers. Oh but i found some from TWM and they are WAY expensive, $50 ea.!!! that's $300 hard earned dollars outta my pocket. Is there any other suppliers out there? If not i'll just build some outta cardboard, haha!! Oh and one last thing, do i really need the stacks or can i just buy the K&N filters? Thanks for all the help! Jonathan