2eighTZ4me Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Rather than eat up precious HybridZ bandwidth, I have begun documenting the rebuilding of a 73 240 track car at my own hosting site. Updated almost daily as progress (and pictures) unfold. Mark it and check it often. I'm trying to make it "light" reading while I endure the nonstop financial, emotional, (and often) physical pain. Comments / suggestions welcomed! Enjoy! http://www.hangoverture.com/73240.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91_4x4runner Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Quite impressive. I like the dish on those rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Luigi Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Eric put the bar (not cage) in my car. I drove it when it had a stroker (I think) and a brace of webbers (mukunis?). Take a look under, if it has full length frame connectors, he finally got around to doing it. He saw the set I did and said "I gotta do that" Good to see that car around. Good to see it saved. Luigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eighTZ4me Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 No - Eric never got around to the rails. I "need" to do that. Do you have any pics of what you've done? Maybe some measurements or tips on what you did? John Williams suggested I do the same as you did, so I'd love to see your setup and know how you did it. Course, I told John - Eric drove the pizz out of that car with outrageous amounts of power and extreme braking capability, and never broke it. What harm could "I" possibly do to it? He agreed. BUT - I'd still like to take it to the next level as you did. OR - if you have a set you could fab up - I'd pay ya for them. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floorless240z Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 nice writeup, expensive writeup. keep it going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I'm with you, I'd rather do it right and do it myself than trust what any number of previous owners have done. Good work so far. Keep it up as long as you've still got some money left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eighTZ4me Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 I'm with you, I'd rather do it right and do it myself than trust what any number of previous owners have done. Good work so far. Keep it up as long as you've still got some money left. HA!! this car is putting me SERIOUSLY into debt! Although I do believe I have almost everything I need scattered about my spare bedroom to get her going. BUT - then again - there's "always" something.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Really Really, nice. That is exactly what I envision my next Z car project to be. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl260z Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Rather than eat up precious HybridZ bandwidth, I have begun documenting the rebuilding of a 73 240 track car at my own hosting site. Updated almost daily as progress (and pictures) unfold. Mark it and check it often. I'm trying to make it "light" reading while I endure the nonstop financial, emotional, (and often) physical pain. Comments / suggestions welcomed! Enjoy! http://www.hangoverture.com/73240.htm Nice job so far. Any idea what brand your wheels are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eighTZ4me Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 I have been told by John Williams that they are custom Chip Foose wheels. Ron Zappendorf has the exact same wheels on his car. Don't know if he trolls these forums, but he'd probably know. My car is basically the sister car to his Discovery Parts car - very similar setup - except his runs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragefear Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 fantastic job man! I just read over the entire thing, doin a bang up job. I am taking notes for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73DatsunZ Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 The car looks great, and will be fast indeed. The wheels look awesome on the car too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Yeah, those wheels are cool. Probably $$$ though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragefear Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 he said they are Foose wheels and they gotta be vintage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogriz91 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I know John Williams likes SU setups, think he'd do an SU to turbo conversion for me? I'm looking to get to between 250-300hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eighTZ4me Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 I know John Williams likes SU setups, think he'd do an SU to turbo conversion for me? I'm looking to get to between 250-300hp. John dislikes turbos. He's completely old-school. He can make a set of carbs run like the dickens, but he doesn't touch turbo stuff pretty much at all. I am going to be working with him to get my Mikuni 44's dialed in for this car, but when I asked him about the turbo motor I intend to put in later down the road, he said he wanted no part of it! His daily driver 240 with SU's puts down 190rwhp, so perhaps he could get you to your figure in NA mode. PM me if you need his contact info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eighTZ4me Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Bump... Lots of new updates and pictures on the thread. All rear suspension in, tongue-in-cheek humor, pics of port work etc...enjoy! Ran til' the money ran out.... Until next week.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogriz91 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I knew he preferred SUs and he's dialed mine in. I'm debating a set of ZTherapy SUs that I will ask John to bore out a little bit or spending the money on turbo stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eighTZ4me Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Bump! Loads of progress. Been laying low on updates until I had something worth putting online. 3 or 4 new pages added (depending on when you last checked). Motor is in now, time for wiring. Broke the whole writeup out into sections for easier digestion and less acid reflux... And BTW - all those asking about the wheels, I cleaned them up on the inside and they are Boyd's wheels. 17x9 front and 17x11 rear. Enjoy...I'm back in the poorhouse again...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 nice car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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