Recent content by Carl Beck

I had a Pop-Up Tent that mounted to the drip rails on a 240Z - same as the roof rack. Worked great.. I also have a NIB Amco Roof Rack.

Hi hatari: Great Story - thanks for sharing it with us. I hope it is captured with the pictures in some future issue of the club magazine. For that matter, it should be submitted to other publications so the general public can enjoy it. Like everyone else - I applaud the fact that you had...

Hi Nigel: It looks like they used a 1/4" bar stock - then bent it to match the curve cut out. Then they welded it in place and worked the sheetmetal to roll over it. The hood has quick release pins as pivot points - pull them out and hood lifts off. They used Super Oscars - as CIBIE was a...

Hi Nigel: BRE started building the car at the end of 1972. The body is a 1973 Model Year. It is restored to its "as raced" condition. The Super Oscars are mounted to a light bar, that is part of the front skid plate. The hood cut out allows the hood to open over them. Here is a picture of the...

Hello Steve (everyone): Roger pointed me to this thread - has it really been a couple years!! Yeiks!! The older you get the faster time flies by... The last couple years I have been tied up trying to get the BRE Baja Z completed. Most people in the Sports Car community are not fully aware of...

Hi grolls (everyone) Eiji is Japanese and presently living in the US. His "blog" will make an attempt to form at least a small bridge in the language barrier between the guys in Japan and the English Speaking Z owners. Maybe we could get him to Post E.T's and Speed's, supported by either video's...

Hi Steve (everyone): To compare apples to apples - Would that mean that two people would both build the exact same specification engine, using the exact same parts supplied - then run them off to see who did the best assembly job? Or would the rule be that two people spend the exact same amount...

Hi Rob: Try this one - a little more information here. "times" - time and mph are show in the video, on the display at the end of the run. "runs" - for all I know that is the only run he made before the Winter.. http://rudel87-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/indexe.html Yes, I understood that. I'm...

" Project-X Datsun Fairlady Z" It is the story of the development of the Datsun 240-Z told in a "Manga". Manga is a Japanese publishing/writing art form - wherein a true story is told using what we American's would call a Comic Book Form... the Manga is also read back to front - and in Right...

Hi Guys: You might enjoy this. 12.49 @ 115.66 http://www.datsunspirit.com/MIR10.wmv This is Eiji Hosomi's 73 240-Z http://www.datsunspirit.com/240z.html He thinks it will do a bit better when he gets more runs in - and cuts his reaction time down. FWIW, Carl B. Carl Beck Clearwater, FL...

What is the new record time/speed?

Hi johnymd: Be sure to read this, if your not sure how you have to wire up that new alternator... also be sure to read the "Notes" that follow the article. See: http://zhome.com/ZCMnL/tech/280Alt.html good luck Carl Carl Beck Clearwater, FL USA http://ZHome.com #260

How much you can mill the head depends on a couple factors. If you plan to run the car on the street, on pump gas... HIGH TEST 92+ octane (combined R&M).. then you really don't want to get the compression much above 9.0 or 9.5:1 (leaves a little margin for error or future milling if needed)...

Hi Guys: Here in the US "the History Channel" did a show on the history of the Z Car a few years ago. It started with Nissan Motors right after WW II... covered how Nissan grew it's production facilities. Mentioned the fact that the US Government helped support it by awarding contracts for...

Hi johnymd Another alternative: Almost any good automotive electrical shop, that rebuilds starters and alternators is capable of rebuilding your stock 35/45 amp alternator, to put out 60/70 amp's. If you want to get rid of the external regulator, just get a used internally regulated L series...