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never saw that, but I dont doubt it, yeah great place for that.

Yesterday the prop shaft went to a specialist and then immediately got put in the bin! Its out by quite a bit.... so a new one is being made up now, hopefully by the end of the week Will be ordering up some inline fuse kits to remove the fuse box altogether. Then we move onto the suspension...

pics from SRR and from Caffeine & Machine

So - update time..... The car made 183bhp at Surrey Rolling Road! Which I am very happy with.... Made it to Caffeine & Machine with no new issues, however the return trip highlighted an issue with the old fuse box (quite common) so will be switching to inline fuses. We also discovered a...

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Well, she officially lives and sounds pretty damn good on throttlebodies! Ok, the engine cover needs painting and the front fenders need their badges (had MEXICO badges, but removed them - have a set of ST170 badges to go on). Couple more things to do, mount ECU, hide some wires, make some...

Except on idle, but the engine mounts aren’t bolted up, so will do that today. Engine has also been dry for 5 months. Nonetheless, I’m happy with it.... so far

Will get more, better pics next time I at the car.

Engine in.... tinfoil hat

ZETEC engine and 5 speed type 9 gearbox are now in the car! Waiting for some more parts to finish off the fuel system, induction and electronics. Hopefully in the next few months.

Hoping for summer this year, but COVID has limited the amount of work we can do on the car (car is at friends place, he had additional space)

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Update:- Well I broke it :( driving it back from Caffeine & Machine had some issues. Post failure, found low compression on cylinder 4, so took the decision that the pinto engine just wasnt up to the task. Queue the music ;) Decide ZETEC 2l was a much better option, so a friend and I started...

Update time..... she is road legal and is running The day started quite badly, wouldnt idle and lost all power to start. But after a fuse replacement and fixing a lose connection, the beast runs..... and she runs well! Still need to sort the fuel gauge (doesnt read anything) and the speedo...

Thats a chunk of weight...... no damage I am guessing?

Now that looks brilliant!! And all good? No damage etc? I am guessing you wouldnt want to put too much weight up there

Ok, interesting.... I would prefer not to go that method!

Looks like answer is yes, there was a factory option https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/default-1973-datsun-240z/ Hmmmm, now to find a more modern version

Just a quick question, are there roof/boot racks available for a Z car that do not require any holes being drilled?