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More good info. Cheers.

Really good info, cheers.

Oh yes, certainly. Just wondering if there were any significant disadvantages of a 240K L24

Do you mean a spare one? The only oil sump pickup I have is in the engine that is currently running in my car (Which is definitely not front, most likely rear, however it looks just a little forward of the rear).

I currently have an L20A in my Z, and I would like a good L24 setup. I'd rather the L24 and not 26 or 28 as I would prefer a true 240z block. I'm preferebly after something that has been recently rebuilt and runs really well (eg a rebuilt ported head, E88, N42 etc would be a bonus). Depending on the work that has been done to it, and how complete it is, I would be willing to spend up to $5k. Cheers!

I've been chasing a decent L24 to replace my JDM L20A. One has come up but it is an L24 form a 240K. Is there any disadvantage to not having one that came from a 240Z? I've read that the position of the bowl sump is different (K's have front bowl sumps, Z's rear). The set up I'm looking at also has an N42 head, which I don't think came stock with any 240K's. Cheers.

I love the trim on the door cards on pics 8 and 9 in the first post. How do I go about placing an order?

The interior and exterior just don't match.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm a complete unknown to you all and I've signed up and come in here asking for help on my first post. You owe me nothing, yet you freely share your knowledge and experience with me, and for that I'm very grateful. I am considering everyones' suggestions and opinions, hopefully I can come to a decision soon. Cheers. I have dealt with Lindsay before, and have been happy with his services thus far. He helped me get it to roadworthy last year. A few months ago I had to go in to get a tune because it was running like a dog. He tuned it up, and tried to check the timing and realised it wasn't possible with the current setup, so fixed it up so we could actually get the timing to read properly from the opposite side of the motor. Spent about 25 minutes total helping me out. Got it running great! When I pulled out my wallet to ask how much for the fix, he refused and just said don't worry about it. I kept insisting and eventually handed him $50.

Back in 2009 when I bought my Z, I didn't really know enough about them (only that they are the sexiest cars I had ever seen). What I thought was a 240Z turned out to be a JDM imported Fairlady Z with a L20 motor and a terrible carby setup. It's a single carby with a big ugly round airbox on top. A few months ago I bought a set of SU type carbies with airbox for $200, hoping they would help my performance. I took some photos and sent them to Lindsay at the Z shop here in melbourne. He said he could fit them. I then replied about a rough cost to fit them, and he replied with the total cost as $1,165. My first thought was that sounded very expensive (I was expecting less than half that, even though that expectation wasn't really based off anything). Below is the information and cost breakdown he sent to me in the email... Hi Martin, We charge $99 per hour + parts. To overhaul & bench set the carbies - remove your existing manifold & carbies - check/repair broken studs in head (maybe remove & refit exhaust manifold) - remove/refit centre console & fit the appropriate twin choke mechanism - reinstate rod linkage set up from gas pedal to carburetors - fit & route twin carburetor recirculating fuel system - fit, road test & tune carburetors ~ 8 hours = $792 Supply 2 carburetor overhaul kits $70 Supply 240Z fuel rail hoses & clamps $88 Supply 240Z twin choke cable assembly $88 (no choke knobs in stock) Supply 240Z gas pedal to carb linkage assembly $88 Supply new air cleaner element $19 Gaskets $20 Labour $792 Total $1,165 So considering the work that would be involved, does this actually sound reasonable? I understand all the extra parts that I will need to get this thing correctly fitted, but do you guys think there is really 8 hours of work/labour involved in installing these new carbies? Does the cost breakdown of everything sound correct? About a year ago he quoted me $3500 for 280ZX motor - fully installed, and this is about a third of that cost for what seems like a lot less than a third of the work and parts (I could be wrong). Anyway, I would love to hear what you guys think about this. Also, I am a new member (been lurking for a while) and hopefully I'll get around to introducing myself properly in the introductions thread in the next few days. I was just hoping to get some opinions about this since I need to make a decision about this very soon. Also, if anyone has any other suggestions on how to get these carbies fitted then I'm all ears! Here is my current Engline setup... Here are the new carbies... Thanks.