clutch-monkey

nope- they have helped me a great deal have not had any interaction on this board unfortunately (though i recognise some usernames) but of course am negotiable for the right buyer, would like to see it go to a good home. Z car board would have higher chance of that than most!

cheers lurch, found my login details. PM or email at clutchmonkey911@gmail.com

haha well it's not the lenses i need gav, can re-use the current ones- the plastic housing is what i need to replace, so koito lettering doesn't bother me at all haha

240z! should have mentioned, sorry. will amend title

hey guys, previous owner fudgeed the tail light frames (the plastic surrounding bit, not the lenses i mean) with wood screws and assorted other jackassery. wondering if anyone local has a pair of tail lights in good nick they would like to offload before i wander ebay etc. cheers! edit: my lenses are fine, so if someone has tail lights but the lenses are smashed that's fine!

hi peter i'm bayside ordered the seals and plugs etc. doing it in stages to see what makes the biggest difference! i'm after a z432 style vertical stack muffler, as that's the only thing that will extend the exhaust tips out without looking shite on the shaved rear end, but the only way to get it is in the fujitsubo legalis R system.. can't get it separately

could work well. PCQ would do this with the HSV club. only a tiny fraction of the HSV club was interested in circuit work (compared to the drag days..) so they were quite readily 'adopted' into the PCQ days. quite a sight seeing a VY V8 supercar go toe to toe with cupcars etc. though PCQ has doubled the price for their trackdays this year so don't take too much inspiration from them..

cheers mossy, will double check the firewall and try the paper trick on the rear hatch. as below, the chunky seal on there feels like it's making the hatch fit weird. big fan of your car.. thanks again, yeah there is no heatshield on there now. at the moment i'd rather bolt stuff on than take it apart (would like to avoid another long term project). will likely revise the exhaust and have it coated, make up a heatshield, and insulate the fuel lines. triples might be on the cards as the SU's on there now are likely on their limits? no run on issues or dieseling, as below i think it's tuned to about as best it can be as it sits now. yeah i believe so, i got them mostly tuned, neighbour did the rest (triumph mechanic of 30 years; was trained on these carbs). they work well enough, but runs quite rich, and idle wanders a bit and for how angry the cam sounds doesn't seem to make much power. that definitely describes what is wrong with the hatch, will fiddle with it further (it also feels very flimsy ) random question, our gear knob thread is 8mmx1.25 yeah? thanks all for the info, looks like all fairly straight forward stuff i can try.

cheers gav, it was originally a replica of the rally car livery and stickers and all but the previous owner removed them all prior to sale . i think you're right about removing the black off the top of the fenders, and leaving the rear panel black. one thing i'm not sure is related to the cam, is that the car has left me stranded twice- usually on hot days, coolant temps are fine but the exhaust starts popping and then the car dies and will not start for several hours. potentially fuel being boiled out of the carbs? gets very hot under the bonnet, and there is no heatshield at present.

bit lengthy for my first post i know.. had this 240ztucked away in a corner for the past year or so.. it's pretty immaculate as far as these things go, but just haven't been driving it for months at a time so thought it was time i signed up to see what can be done and what can't. any contacts or pointers welcome! 1) looks - fairly straight forward, i should be okay here- i put koni yellows in and will follow up with lowered springs, watanabes. i dislike the front lip so will change that, and add a rear lip spoiler on the hatch. all good! no problems there. debating whether to remove the black from the bonnet. also the rear tail light panel- mine is black, i've noticed a lot of Z's have them in a grey colour. is that the correct colour for it? 2) fumes! no. 1 reason i don't drive it much, 15min and i'm getting a sore throat and a headache. i've done some googling, re-sealed the seams at the back. apparently the spoiler may help. next to do is tail light gaskets. however, some people suggest a longer exhaust tip "1-2 inches past the rear bumper", not quite sure how to pull that off as i have no rear bumper, so might look terrible. ideas? also, hatch does not seem to align properly- does it look normal to you folk? 3) engine/chassis- the engine looks fairly bog standard, twin SU's, generic exhaust. but a previous owner appears to have shoved a pretty hefty cam in there with no other supporting mods. it's been a bitch to get it running right with the SU's, and even then idle will wander about. feels like it would be lucky to make 100hp or so. anyone in bris know these engines well, or can do some of the work to bring the engine up to spec with the cam? chassis- aforementioned koni's in and new bushings, plus weld in rear cage- suggestions for strut braces and sway bars? need to make it feel a bit less 'rickety'. cheers chaps!