HomeBuiltByJeff

In this episode I retrim the seats to match the rest of the trim in the 680g.

I already have that end done in the engine bay. The issue is more with the rewiring of the cluster in the cabin to be switched negative. I will have a bit more of a play around with it tomorrow and see what I can work out.

Good to know. At this stage it is just getting the cluster sorted. If I can sort that out, it will be all good.

That is definitely what is happening. I have relays and it is a switched earth. Do you by any chance have guide to rewiring for a switched earth? From looking at what I had, I couldn't work out what was happening. If I can make what I have work, that would be great.

The issues are that the wiring is completely different. I have struggled for days trying to make heads or tails of what does what. I have 2 sets fro a 260 and they both work the same. As it stands as soon as I connect the high and low beam wires from the 240 loom to the 260 cluster the lights are on. I can switch between high and low beam, but I can't switch them off. It is also interesting to note, that both 260 clusters have been modified to have separate high/low beam switch (although both have been done in a slightly different way) which makes me think this must be a common mod? Maybe I need to sit back and look at it again, but it appears to me that the switches don't even operate in the same way between the 2.

Ok, I have been pulling my hair out trying to sort out the nightmare that is the wiring on my car, and I have come to the conclusion that I need to get a 240z light/wiper/indicator cluster. I have been pulling my hair out trying to make one of the 2 260z ones I have here work, and it is not happening. Like every other thing on these cars, they are set up completely differently. If anyone has one or know where I could get one please let me know.

In this episode I make up a complete carpet kit for the 680g

You read my mind. I have already reached out to Leen at 123 and I have one on the way

I finally get it started!!! Wooo Hooo!. I had to cobble some bits together, but it starts and runs!

The wiring to the coil has been changed over in the engine bay, but the dash is more than likely from another car so it is still standard 240z. Does that mean that the tacho needs to be modified to work with the electronic dizzy?

I have changed all the wiring to suit the ZX dizzy. The issue now seems to be there is no output power from the tacho to the coil.

Ok. I have spent all afternoon chasing down some of my wiring gremlins. I have tracked back the lack of power to the + side of the coil to the tacho. I have continuity from the coil to the tacho, and I have power when the ignition is on to the tacho, but the output connection from the the tacho is not giving me any power? Does that mean that the tacho is fried? Another strange one that I traced, was there are 2 black white wires in the main harness coming through the fire wall. One of them being the wire from the coil to the tach. I thought I had found my issue initially where I found one of them had been cut with 2 unplugged connectors on them which I assumed was from an old immobiliser. But after tracing it I found that it is the wire from the ignition to the voltage regulator? Would that work as an immobiliser? Or is it more likely that someone stuffed up and tried to immobilise the wrong Black/white wire? I hope this makes sense. Any help is appreciated.

'There's always time for lubricant!'

In this episode I finish off painting the last of the bits of the 680g.

Sounds like you have a fun night ahead of you

Mine is completely perished. The whole thing is crumbling. I would love to take you up on that.

This week I top up all of the fluids and finally try to start the 680g.

This week I try to burn the whole car to the ground...

In this episode I finally do something about the suspension and ride height of the 680.

Thanks for the offer mate, but Zac will have one. He has a few rusted out 260's sitting outside. I will just have to watch for snakes and jack one up to get the bar off it

Looks like I need to track one down then

I have no idea, I believe my car never had one, but I am happy to be corrected.

I have new bushes, etc, to fit up the front, but the 240z's don't have rears from the factory. I may look at adding one later if it needs it.

Not always, and that is the problem

In this episode Benny gives me a hand to bleed the brakes and I finish off the exhaust tips.