warrenz

I got one of the J rods from AllZparts in Sydney about 2 months ago, give them a try It was from a 2+2 but since I was cutting a rewelding it fitted my 240 ok. Warren

Hey Scootag, Go and see Hemco in Ballarat, they do an inertia reel just make sure you get the right angle fitting on the stalk and a 200mm drop link should be right Part Nos S1790006 and S1800074 Warren

For those that have lent me various jets here is were I am at. Started with 145 Mains, 7772.10 emulsion tubes, 55 idles, 35 pumps, 240 air correctors and 0.8 reduced air bleeds. Air bleeds courtesy of Michael in Sydney, thanks for that. This set up was strong from 3000-5000 revs with a big flat spot down low but rich. Sulio's 130 mains improved it down low but still big flat spot under 2800 revs. Purchased 125 mains and was better again but still that flat spot. My Coloutune spark plug was said a slightly lean mixture readings above 3000 revs and as you got higher it leaned out more (due to oversized air correctors). Swapped to Sulio's 7772.6 emulsion tubes and mixture was good. Next was Scootag's 52 idles and again it was better but still flat spot and Colourtune plug said idle was still too rich. Purchased 46 idles and was better but still a flat spot. Idle mixture was now good and plug colour was brownish, so looking good except for flat spot. After pulling all plugs to check colour I found the front 2 were very black. I suspect this is my flatspot with too much fuel into no 1 & 2 cylinders. This was not visible until I got correct mains and idles into the car. So this is the task for this weekend, I have a couple of theories to try. Thanks to Sulio, Scootag and Mick and a great example of pooled components that help me confirm I was on the right track before laying out money for jets. Warren

Looks great, nice colour. That spray booth looks familiar Warren

In my opinion you do not need to connect the choke. I can get mine to idle after about 30 secs of coaching with the acc pedal and then you can drive off. Warren

Hi I fitted a Pertronix ignition and coil late last year. I bought the 3.0 ohm coil, Part number PRX 40501. The 1.5 ohm coil for racing can withstand higher vibration as they use a differnet oil or insulating electrolyte to hold it all together. I think you need the ballast resistor for the tacho, although you need to modify the wiring otherwise the tacho drops to 0 as soon as you hit 5000 revs. Hope you did not pay Australian prices. Electronic Ignition, Chrome coil and chrome bracket, $160 AUD delivered to my door from US. Warren

Hi I have bought them from AllZParts in Sydney (02 9476 0966), I have always had a good response and fast delivery. Warren

Not sure why the link did not give you access but photo is similar to the one you posted in the first post. The wheel I used had black spokes.

Hi I have just put an Autotechnica wood rim wheel on (fairly thick rim) that I got off a parts car plus I have an Autotechnica wood gear shift knob the same style as your picture. The boss is readily available. Not quite the same colour wood, but my wheel is fairly old. The new ones look very similar to the gear shift knobs. You should take a look. Here is a link to the style of mine. https://www.americanautos.com.au/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=aap.control&session=1482074297111085&formname=prices&newform=product&option=22-211C Warren

I'll be there with the 240 now running on the triple Dellorto's. Warren

Hi Don't overlook the thermostat, maybe it does not open fully ? Warren

Hi I had similar problems getting my triples to run properly. Even though I overhauled the carbies before I put them on the car the pump jets still blocked up, Take the air cleaners off and get a mirror and a light and then move the butterflies by hand and you can easily check if they are squirting fuel into the chokes. If you pull the jets the top part will come off, which is OK then you need to squirt some WD40 into the bottom half to free it up. Don't twist just pull with a set of pointy nose pliers. You will probably find the O ring perished and corrosion residue. A good clean should do it. Good luck Warren

Fixed, thanks for the tips All is not what it seems when you are looking through the chokes with a mirror. Scoota's suggestion to slacken the butterfly shaft nuts did the trick. It was actually the centre carby that was the culprit, amazing what a very small gap can do as far as airflow goes. OK now to get flanges welded to the extractors and exhaust and the linkage set up correctly to do some drive testing and final jet sizing Thanks again Warren

Not sure what you mean here, the linkage is such that the butterflies are fully closed. I am not able to check the fuel pressure, but I only have the standard 240 mechanical fuel pump. I am using the standard 240 fuel rail and 5/16" fuel hose I checked the height of the fuel in the float chamber and they were all 30mm below the top and when we checked Sulio's his was 25mm from the top, so I assumed it is not getting too much fuel. Warren

Hi Finally got the Dellorto's and the extractors bolted on. Initially it would not start, but 4 of the 6 pump jets where blocked, that solved still no go. Sulio finally convinced me to change the plugs, even though they had only done about 500km's and now it starts. But it idles at 4000rpm, with the idle mixture screws fully in. Butterflies are fully closed, fuel level in the float chamber is OK. Cannot figure where it is getting all the fuel from. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Warren

Hi When you guys fitted the triples what did you do about the crankcase ventilation? Currently a hose runs up to a PVC valve that connects into the intake manifold which is not possible with the triples. Warren

Hello to all you people running triple Dellorto carbies. Getting close to putting the triples on the 240, linkage kit and trumpets arrived today and part way through putting a rebuild kit through all 3 carbies. I am confused with how to connect the vacuum advance from the distributor. Des Hammill's book does not mention it. The Dellorto has a vacuum port on it, but from what I have read with 1 choke per cylinder this vacuum pulses, I assume it is used to tune the carby with a vacuum gauge. But if the vacuum line is connected to the manifold then the vacuum is constant so not good at idle. My Cannon manifold does not have a port for the distributor vacuum line so would have to be drilled and tapped. I am running the standard distributor with a Pertronix electronic ignition. What do you guys do, a picture would be nice. Cheers Warren

I don't think I need to add to that Warren

Hi Had the same problem after my car had been off the road for a long time. See this thread for the discussion http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,1848.0.html Warren

Hi Guys, Sorry I had to bail out after leaving Warrugal, my lack of power and flat exhaust note that started about half way to Warrugal just did not allow me to keep up on the twisty bits. Plus I did not want to drive it any further than needed. Something is sticking as the idle was 1500 and needed a blip to get it down to 750, pretty sure it was not the linkages. This was the cars first serious drive since getting it back on the road, so some more work to do. Anyway off to Adelaide on Sunday so will look at it next weekend. It was great to see so many Zed's out together, thanks to the organisers. Warren

Its catching on, an electric Z's on Classic Z Cars http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=27911 http://ampeater.wordpress.com/page/2/ Warren

Hi Where ever the leak is, the core or the hose or the valve you do not need to take the dash out. I recently had to get my heater core repaired as it was leaking inside the heater box itself and then running out the on the drivers side where the vent pipe connects to. Warren

Hi, Can only make Saturday, as need to go to Adelaide on Sunday for a few days. Warren

Hi Very sorry I could not get there, left the office at 5:15 in the rain and wind to catch the early train home. At 6:20 walked back to the office as it had stopped raining and blowing, got on my bicycle and rode home, still had a stiff head wind. Got home at 7:00. What a day!! Warren

I believe this was SteveGee a sometime member of this club. He had a LHD 280Z and he is down in Hamilton. He is listed in the members pages. Warren