I dont know if you have them out west, but here on the East coast, we have "Taylors do-it Centers", a really good hardware store. They have a spring selection of about a hundred different springs. Ta
For all: Wanted to autocross at a new place with Old Dominion Region SCCA, out in Pungo. Went out to the garage very early Sunday to prep the car, and on startup had no electricity to the fuel, oil,
Interesting question. When my two roadsters were given to me (an early 67, and a 67.5, the 67 which is now many years and many thousands of dollars later the much enjoyed SAKE RKT), I noticed that t
This is IRT the paint the engine comp question: I left my engine in when I originally did my car, and you can remove just about everything except the engine. I cleaned all the inner fenders and firew
For all: I agree with Mike on all he says, here are a few additional points: -early 240 Z carbs are same diameter as U20, if you happen across a set. Only problem is the float bowl of the aft carb is
(This is IRT the guy with the stuck housing) For all with stuck anything, especially a stuck 2 bolt thermo housing, PB Blaster (3.79 a can at Walmart) is easily the best penetrating fluid out there.
This is IRT the crank grinding question Just like anything involved with horsepower, it depends on how much money you have. I know the 1600/2000 stroker will live quite happily with .040 overbore, I
Flat Top pistons are what my car has. I think the fork lift pistons might actually be dished. Happy to invite comments on this, I know for a fact that my car is .040 overbore, stroker, and flat pisto
In keeping with the basic troubleshooting principle of starting with easy stuff and working toward hard stuff, I would swap out the battery for one from one of your other cars, known to be good. If e
For all: Looks to me that the easiest way to pare weight is takeing out the spare, and running autocross with about 1/8 tank of gas. These two things should take off close to 100lbs, 5% of vehicle we
Heck, its way easier to take the spare tire out of the trunk than it is to take it off your waist! Seriously, with a car as small and light as the roadster, anything allowed by the rules you can tak
For all you armchair engineers: Recently in the office we were talking about the speed and power of chainsaw powered nitro fueled go-carts, and then were talking about fast cars. One of the guys is a
For all: My tire guy went on a rampage after I showed him the previous E-mails about people getting 2.25 center caps and located some for me. They were $10 each, plastic, and dont fit. I am going to
I bought a perfectly good 160 thermostat by asking the local advance auto parts guy for a 160 thermostat for a 240Z. It was a few more dollars than I thought it would be, l think 12 or something lik
Its been several years since I did mine, so I don't remember all the details. I do remember that I broke the glass trying to pry the frame pieces off. So....be very careful about this. There are the
Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosy! (the Navy taught me that in Machinist Mate "A" school about 22 years ago!) But remember your looking down on the carb, so its opposite. Tight means shutting off the gas, l
For all: Even if you get the offset correct to avoid hitting fender lips, that big a diameter is going to rub a lot on the inside of the rear wheel wells. Maybe a 205 will fit, but I would suggest a
For all: Got my car all dialed in, timeing, carbs, and all. Went for a drive in traffic just to see if it would keep its cool (about 95 here today in Tidewater Virginia). No problem! On the way home
For all: Auto crossed yesterday, wow perfect day, acres of flat concrete, and a well laid out course. This is my first time out since modifying the suspension (Falken 195X60X14 on 240Z Libra wheels,
My carbs are held on by 13mm nuts. I got irritated enough that I took my cutoff tool and made a shorty 13 mm open end wrench. This helped a lot! and I keep it in a safe place with all the other "spec