Longest 240z restoration ever?

Paul Henley

Club Member
Yes mate really happy with the ZTherapy carbs, I'v e since run the engine in the car and they fired up immediately (still to post the update) . I used MSA's chrome engine bolt set on the engine rebuild, nice bit of bling :D
 

uk66fastback

Club Member
Engine bay is looking great, those carbs look the dogs. I had the rebuild kit and new jets from ZT. Did you get the whole thing done - it the butterfly mechanism replaced with their ball-bearing set up? The cause of my leaks I think ...
 

Paul Henley

Club Member
Yes mate, I shipped them over as they were in the pics, they did everything, full scope and sent me the setup in the pics.
 

Paul Henley

Club Member
Hi All
I've just heard that my original steel wheels are ready for picking up following their refurb. I'm wanting to fit the standard size tyres to them. The fsm that I have says they were 175x14 but doesn't give the ratio. Can anyone advise what the original size tyres were?
Thanks Paul
 

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Rob Gaskin

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Hi, as a matter of interest what width are the wheels - it should be stamped on them?

4.5 or 5.0?
 

uk66fastback

Club Member
I have 195s on mine - US slots, and they look as thin as anything. And we all thought 195s were fat tyres years ago ... (well, I did)
 

Paul Henley

Club Member
Front Brakes/Suspension restoration

Thought I'd post up some pics of the front brakes and suspension. Basically I stripped everything, power coated the hardware, renewed all nuts n bolts and overhauled/renewed anything that would have had wear.
 

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Paul Henley

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Rear Brakes Update

Hi All, thought I'd update with some pics of the rear brakes, all standard parts.
 

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Paul Henley

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Thanks for the comments all, it's one thing getting good feedback from fellow petrolheads, but it's so much better getting it from people who know the marque. The car has progressed a lot further but I'm slow at posting progress reports.

Paul
 

Rob Gaskin

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I've posted on here before but I'll do it again - I'm absolutely amazed by your dedication and attention to detail. You are doing a fantastic job BUT are you sure you'll want to drive it when it's finished.

I think this one must be a show piece in a museum (or Nissan Dealer) and you need another that's not so perfect for driving and risking.
 

Paul Henley

Club Member
Thanks guys, your right Rob I will be nervous driving it, I've never restored a car before and wanted to keep it as close to original as it was when I got it. I've loved doing the car and spent a lot of time with my sons doing it. I have had other sports cars (my current daily driver is a Porsche 996) but never felt the affection that I have with the Z, I've never been afraid of bending or selling the others but would hate to do either with the Z, I'll never sell it and I've already started collecting panels should the unthinkable happen....
Paul
 

Paul Henley

Club Member
Hi all, making a bit of time for an update concerning fitting the engine. Finally got it in but ended up putting it in twice :banghead: The first time we fitted it (my sons and I) I couldn't get the gearbox to engage, after much deliberation I convinced myself that the problem had to be clutch related and therefore the engine/gearbox would need to come back out so that I could split them and check the clutch fitment. Having done that and finding nothing wrong I refitted the engine/gearbox only to find the problem still there - very frustrating. A bit of further investigation on the net through forums such as this one pointed me to the new clutch master cylinder that I'd fitted. It turns out that although described as fitting the 240z (the cylinder size is correct) the piston rod that comes fitted is actually shorter than the original and so the clutch isn't engaged fully when operated.So after exchanging the original longer Piston Rod into the new master cylinder it operated perfectly, I was both relieved that it worked but annoyed that the part supplied was wrong in the first place causing a lot of rework. Another mistake I made was forgetting that the engine mounts are left and right handed, so although bolting in with a lot of difficulty I found I couldn't fit the air filter box because the gap between the engine and inner wing was to small (the engine was leaning to the passenger side rather than drivers side (as shown in one of the pics). Before refitting the engine for the second time I took the opportunity to send the gearbox away locally to have it aqa-blasted, as I was never happy with my attempts to clean the gearbox. I made the right decision as when it came back it looked new, really happy with the finish. With everything finally correctly fitted including my rebuilt carbs from ZTherapy we fired the engine up. It was perfect and I couldn't have hoped for a better result. So after some frustration (most of it my own making) I'm happy with the engine/gearbox fitting but hope someone learns from the two basic mistakes that I made. Here is a link to the engine running (if it works)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ElS1P34PG8

Paul
 

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