Enzo

At least the family of the deceased has closure now. As for the car. I don't think even Lurch or the Rev can bring this one back.

I'm glad that you got it Gav. Since I probably drove the price up and you are going to scan it for the community, I'll make a donation to the site when I get back home. I'm using the iPhone now. Regards David.

Hi Gav, I got outbid on the sports option catalogue. Thought that it might be nice to have but it got too expensive for me. I have that valve cover which I will use on my new engine when I find the time to finish it. David

Quick question. Are you setting the cam on the rock with the inlet and exhaust lobes for the valves you are adjusting pointing both up. When these are adjusted rotate the cam to adjust the next two in the sequence. Firing order 153624.

Hi, " I have unwound the adjustment nut as far down as possible yet the clearance is still not within spec." The adjuster needs to be wound up not down. Wind up to push the rocker arm closer to the camshaft. Use a feeler gauge between the rocker and the cam lobe. Hot adjustment inlet 0.25mm- exhaust 0.30mm. Cold adjustment inlet 0.20mm- exhaust 0.25mm.

Hi Guys, Looks like a replay of the Canadian F1 GP tonight on Channel one. Also if there are any James Bond style action fans out there. SBS has Hamilton on tonight. Swedish secret service. Makes bond look like a pussy. David

DeLorean. 88mph and he will be there before you can say "WTF"

Good luck to him if he got that sort of money. Photos must have been taken at different times or he has his 2 cars mixed up. Different seats, breathers on valve cover, linkage pivot on one engine upside down leaving the linkage away from the firewall. In fact one has a heat shield on the firewall. Oil caps, hose colours and the list goes on. Just goes to show that there are buyers out there for all configurations of the desirable Zed car. Back to working on mine so I can put it on the market later in the year. David.

Hi, Aggressive cams designed for normally aspirated engines don't work well with turbo's. Get a turbo grind if you want to go that way. Stock cams work fine with turbos and you don't have to rev the guts out of the engine to develop good power. A good system should give you good and smooth power from low revs. Back in the early 80's I was racing turbo cars with draw through carby's. Prior to going turbo I had a hot 2.0 litre escort engine bored oversize with machined 202 Holden pistons, hot cam ,headwork and twin 45mm Weber carbs. This got reved to 7300rpm and rebuilt every 6 months. After changing to a Garret turbo with a single draw through 45mm Weber carb and a stock camshaft, this engine put out twice the HP and only needed to be checked every 12 months. I had stripped it down after the first 6 months as usual and found that the wear and tear on the engine was nothing compared to the higher reving normally aspirated engine. With the turbo I didn't go over 6000rpm as max HP was in by 5500rpm. Double the power and less maintenance. David.

It's all good Boost. Get yourself a service manual off ebay. All the relevant info is there. If it has not been run for a while. Change the oil, replace the fuel and filters, flush the radiator. Top up the oil in the carb dampers. Don't worry about valve clearances and timing till you have done the other things and got it running. Keep it simple. If it still is running rough, just work through it one problem at a time. Have a good weekend. David.

Hey there Lurch, Great score on the guards. Fantastic photo as well. I like the ride height of the car just on the top of the tyres. The low down position the shot was taken from also makes the car look leaner. Sweet ride. David

Oh Lurch! I've got more hair than that. Thought that I would try one of your responses. I'm sitting in the office totally bored looking at Jenvey throttle bodies and trivia. Have a good weekend all. David.

Unscrew the drain plug underneath

Hi, Just a bit of info for newbys. If you are going to store a car long term, add some fuel stabiliser to the tank. Fuel goes off after a couple of months and the engine will run like shite. Putting stabiliser in will supposedly keep the fuel fresh for 12 months. Available through Supercheap, Auto-one etc. I recently drained a tank to a 280zx that had not been started for over a year, and the fuel stank like cat p#ss. Just a thought. David.

Just tried those two Lurch but have restrictions for my area. I have been on to the Sydney morning Herald live update and F1 can be followed but only with written coverage, but a lot of info. David

Interesting that the compliance plate has paint around the edges so it has been taped up when the engine bay was painted , but on the other side of the coin is that instead of rivets it is fastened with self tapping screws and has tears in the alloy behind the screws from where it had been removed at some time. Makes you think. (Conspiratory theorist). David.

Get it replaced under warranty

My rods are 139.5mm with the 29mm short skirt forged Pistons and using the std crank. About 2900cc with the 88mm pistons. Deck height is good. Block has been sonic checked, deburred and line bored with the ARP main bolts fitted and tensioned. All the good stuff. David

I have for my new engine 88mm forged Pistons from Eiji at datsun Spirit in the USA. Mine have a 29mm pin height to suit the longer rods, but they can be supplied to suit standard rods. Check his web site. David

Hi Gav, I have just received my carbs (240z) back from James Flett at MIA Engines in Dee Why. I haven't put the engine back in yet as I am painting the engine bay in Por15. The carbs look and feel better than when I sent them over. James went right through them and gave them a clean bill of health. He initially found problems with the needles and binding. David

Hi Guys, The pictured badge is available in America and if you use google for the part number you will find it's for a 1979-1983 280zx. I don't know about Japanese models. And yes Gav, I should have said Bonnet. David

Hi Guys, My mistake. Gilltech is right. I had ordered this new badge ten years ago when I was converting my 260z to the Ferrari body-kit and I wanted to match the hood with rear side badges with the Z on them. Must be getting old and forgetful. I checked the P/N and yes it is for a 280zx. Sorry David

Hi Allan, The bonnet/Hood badge doesn't have pins but has an adhesive back. Genuine Nissan P/N F5880-P7100 (ORNAM-HOOD TOP) Cheers David.

Come on Gav, admit it. This is just a scam to get the hottest topic on the forum and clock up the most responses. Just think. If you had a cat you wouldn't have been out walking with the dog and the car could have gone walkabout. Anyway, sounds like you dodged a bullet. Rip into the workshop owner. I hope the newspaper headlines don't read like this. STOLEN 240Z LOCATED. A Datsun 240z removed from a well known workshop was located in the underground car-park of the Sydney Google headquarters. The vehicle was covered with a car-cover and parked in a dark corner. A young Google employer was taken into custody claiming his innocence stating that the car was his. Hope your day gets better. David (Enzo)

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