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Status of things, still waiting for the filters to show up. Chris

Here is another alternative http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/categorySearch.do?catPath=All%2BProducts%252F%252F%252F%252FUserSearch%253Dlift&currentPage=1&lastPage=6&isNext=&isPrevious=&category=Home%2C+Shop+and+Safety&attributeValue=&attributeName=&requestedPage=1&resultsPerPage=10&resultsPerPageBottom=

Yeah, same cup of soup just one trying to make some bucks, i reckon. If a Australian company can make a bumper and pay Aus labor, then sell it for $399, then i would say this is over priced, considering the Vietnamese labor. Chris

Well, you didn't actually post anything, no link, i just assumed it would be the Harrington group and they have them made in Vietnamhttp://www.groupharrington.com/bumper/ Chris

PM send Chris

Yes the bracket's should be welded on before chroming it, i know about those Vietnam made stainless ones, so noone have ever tried the ebay bumper. Chris

Hmmm spending $40 on nothing, he is stating that he will soon offering the rear bumper aswell. 85 looks and only 1 reply, isn't there anyone else here who have tried it, there must be some, can't be the same bumper he keeps re listing. Chris

Anyone here ever tried this http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DATSUN-NISSAN-240Z-260Z-FRONT-METAL-CHROME-BUMPER-BAR_W0QQitemZ140397584754QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item20b0592172 interested in knowing the quality and fitment. Chris

Okay, i just got the Del's on, still need some return springs to arrive, so i can have it fine tuned and also need to find some air filters. Ill get back to you. Chris

Mate, do you still have some jets ? Chris

Yeah, i understand, had to try, anyone ? Chris

Do you have a ZX dizzy base Chris

Here is a little update, bungs have been milled, drilled and tapped, sorry for the crappy phone pics. Chris

I assume it's a 3 wire tach, pull it out, or use your old one, connect it to the battery + /- the third wire (yellow IIRC) should then be connected to the - (minus) side of your coil, a bench test in your engine bay , it worked for me, my tach is okay, but a PO had cut the tach wire, while installing a Pertronix Chris

Oh yea, just so everybody know, you don't need LS1 coils, the stock Ford have plenty of spark, just don't have the look as COP

The fun thing about my deal, was that it was listed at BIN of €49, the seller didn't have a clue of what car it was for, so i took a chance and asked if they would take a offer and got this reply "We wont sell it for less than €35) yeah, why not i also thought about using it without the module to trigger my Crane unit, but wont, so the Crane will come up for sale soon. Lot's of EDIS on the net, we dont have pick'n pull here and used auto parts prices are to high compared to other contrys, so i got a set from a US, ebay seller, for US$ 60. Are you going to run MegaJolt to control it, or another EMS ? Chris

Hmmm, i now consider my self to be lucky, i just got a NOS ZX dizzy with module, cap and rotor for the price of €35 sorry i had to tell. Have any of you ever been looking in to Ford EDIS i believe that this is the future for L6 engines. Chris

The idea is good Gav, i have been thinking about it my self, most regarding roadster parts, there is also a company selling bumpers on ebay, they are hand made out of stainless steel on a English wheel, can't remember if it is in Thailand or where it is, there is also India as a option, there is a huge portal on the web for China suppliers, Gasgoo is one for an example, they do most in car stuff, my biggest consern will be quality, you really have to be carefull here, regarding the bullet mirrors, there is a fabricator in UK who still makes them and they also make a mirror looking close to the 240Z mirror, why not contact them and ask if they could make a copy, the company is TEX http://www.texautomotive.com/ Chris

Nope, they are not upside down, the aluminium bar below is the fuel rail, the pipes you see sticking out on the upper side is for a stepper motor to control idle, throttle bore size is 43 millimeter and they have a center to center distance of 89 millimeter, so i'm planning on making a adaptor plate so i can bolt them on to my "exclusive" Lynx manifold Chris

Oh, did i mention ITB in post #14, this is what i'm going to use

Thanks for the pics Now let me update, i went to my car today and pulled the carbs, on my way back home, i went to a shop where i know the owner, (he makes dental equipment) we cut of 3 pieces of 3/4 inch aluminium for the towers, they need to milled a bit but no more time today, we had a look at the manifold and came up with a plan, the stock bungs will be used to attach a hollow aluminium bar, it will be attached with banjo bolts, so it will work as a balance bar, i might get the best out of it. About the fire wall linkage issue, i think the dog bone linkage should sit below the bell crank that goes to the manifold, that will make it more straight, the tower that is welded on to the fire wall, can not be swapped around, it's not similar to the photo posted above, the one above is actually from a later model, look at the attached photos, 74 - 78 US model. Chris

RB30x that manifold is not similar to mine, with those threated holes you have at the left, nearest to your RB throttle bodies, it will line up fine, i don't have those, mine is located as the other set of holes you have. Zedman, yes i'm avare of that and have a spare rod just for the same, 5/16 or 3/8 it is very close to 10 milimeter, maybe i can drill and tab it to 10 millimeter. NZeder, i will try to move the fire wall linkage a bit around and see how it lines up. After a bit of consideration, i have decided that i'm going to have welded 3 aluminimun towers on for the rose joints, that will solve my problem, would it be an idea to use the six threated holes for a balance tube ?, i think it is doable, using a hollow aluminimum bar and banjo bolts. Chris

Nice looking engine bay, that's for sure. First thing first, those pipes are US smog pipes, they are going to come off, but i forgot the plugs i have at home. I can clearly see your point, sharp eye, but the rod aligns up with the SU's, if you take a closer look, you will see that on the right side of that dog bone, mine looks different than the one in the photo you posted, it came like this, my car is a -73 240Z US model, can the earlier models be different or can this intake be from a Skyline model ? I'm not in to getting another intake, so please no more comments like that, i like to get this running with what i have and yes i will swap those crappy rose joints, found some with bronze liner in UK, less than 5£ each, just need to know what thread size and pitch there is in the manifold, this is a retro mod, to my matching numbers engine, when i get to build my L28, it will be with ITB, crank triggered ignition and Megasquirt, but that's a whole other story. NZeder, thasnks so far. Chris

Okay, here is some photos, as you can see the manifold linkage sits way lower and towards the valve cover, about 50 millimeter to low and 30 millimeter toward valvecover. Lurch, in the manifold is cast Lynx and D240-260. Chris