mrk3cobra

New front speaker.. Installed 2 speakers in the rear. Waiting on interior carpet.

I have been working on the wiring behind the dash, removing unused wires and adding relays. Finally completed the restoration of the dash. My dash had many wide crakes. The results are great looks just like new. Will have to see how it holds up in the weather. If it does not hold up I have a full cover that I have fitted on the dash and it fits great. Waiting on my custom made 4 1/2" GPS speedometer. The gauge will have a high beam light, and I will use the blinker lights as the emergency brake light (they will make the gauge with red lights). It will have a remote jack button since I will install in the factory gauge bracket. They also made the brake light and high beam light work on a ground signal instead of a 12 volt signal. They also shorten the GPS wire from 15' to 5'. Great customer service. I also wired the ECU engine light to the volt meter 12 volt red light.

The kit is made to repair small breaks in the defrost lines, mine are all bad I would need to replace all the defrost lines. I tried replacing 1 complete defrost line with the kit but the resistance was way to high. I think it was 90 Ohms.

How are people restoring 240Z's repairing a non working defroster? My rear hatch glass is in great condition, but almost all the defrost lines are bad probably caused by window tint. What are the options to get a working defroster? I know I could by a used rear glass on ebay, but the odds are the defroster will be bad. I do not think the glass is available new. Any advice would be great.

Hi Richard is the compressor R12 or R134A? Is the compressor a Sanden compressor? Pete

What are my options to install after market AC compressor in my 240Z LS2? I now about JCI but on the web site it says you cannot purchase unless you buy his engine mounts. I have installed the Hoke performance kit. Pete

I received the custom passenger header from Sanderson, that works with the Hoke performance kit. Next I will finish the suspension and brakes.

Installed Vintage air mini Gen 2. Will add AC in the future after car is up and running.

I have a new set of urethane bushings for a 280Z steering rack. Brand new never installed. Local pick up in the bay area, will not ship. Pete

The bottom hose Dayco #C7039 The top hose is made up of two hoses Dayco #D72039 is connected to the engine. Dayco D70704 is connected to the radiator. Bought hoses at Autozone.

I bought the radiator from Ledfoot Racing, the radiator is a 3 core Champion, and the shroud is made by Ledfoot racing.

I finished the intake. I just need to determine how to connect the valve cover vent for the PCV system.

I made some progress on the coolant system. Found some nice coolant hoses that fit almost perfect.

Problem solved. I ordered a set of steering rack urethane bushings from the Z store. The paper work says G machine, these are 1 piece with a slit cut for installation. These hold the steering rack firm in the cross member. The first two sets were energy suspension and these did not clamp tight on the rack.

Trackzpeed, was there a reason you did not go with the Futofab front control arms? I have been looking at there control arms. Pete

I need to replace my 240Z front control arms, anyone out there that is using Techno toys front control arms have any feedback. Pete

I have a 1971 series 1 240Z, that has a 280Z front cross member installed. The problem I have is the 240Z steering rack is loose at the steering clamps. I have ordered two sets of urethane steering rack bushings but the rack is still loose. I was told the front cross members are the same between the 240Z and 280Z. does anyone have a suggestion to fix the problem. The urethane bushings I have tried are for a 240Z steering rack. You can see in the picture the clamps are touching the rack before I even install the bolts. Pete

Driver side Sanderson header modified to clear steering shaft and #5 spark plug. I will start building the driver side exhaust. Sanderson is building me a custom header for the passenger side to clear the Hoke motor mount. Should be done in a week.

Has anyone had problems with the steering rack being loose after installing new urethane steering rack bushings. You can see in the picture with the clamp on and no bolts the clamp is almost touching the rack. After I install bolts the rack is still loose. I have tried two sets of energy suspension bushings.

I ran a #2 from the battery to the starter, and ran the same oem #4 wire from the alternator to the starter. I did add a 100 amp fuse inline with the cable between the alternator and starter. The oem wire had no fuse or fusible link.

I raised the engine 3/16" and made a small dent in the header to give 1/4" clearance at the steering shaft. I also dented the header at the #5 spark plug and installed 135 degree ceramic spark plug wires that are good to 2000 degrees. I was told by Zcardepot that with the Sanderson headers you will need to change the #5 wire every 1000-5000 miles without modifying the headers. I now have clearance so I do not see any issues with the boot.

Finished installing PSI stand alone wire harness. Just need to clean up some of the wires. Harness was very complete and fit perfect in the 240Z.

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I did remove enough of the boss so the headers do not touch the boss.

I am installing a LS2 with the Hoke performance kit. So far the quality is top notch. I would say more expense then the other kits but you get what you pay for. I will post as many pictures as possible and post any issues I run into. The customer service from Austin is the best. Pete