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Who needs a steering wheel?

Over the time working on the 240Z we had various problems getting the steering wheel mounted in the car properly. The steering column threads wouldn’t allow the Nut that I...

Project240Z Post Traumatic Stress Analysis

I went out to the garage tonight with the hopes of trying to figure out what went wrong on Sunday.

Bad things oil and antifreeze don't mix

So I’m in the garage working on the 1973 Datsun 240z.

Post Traumatic Stress Analysis

I took the car to it’s first autocross competition and only made it 3/4 of the first run before the motor seized up. This video is of me starting to...

240Z First Autocross Run, Last Autocross run of 2007

So I got up bright and early this morning, well it wasn’t bright, the sun wasn’t up yet. Headed out to Gateway Raceway in Madison Illinois for Event 7 of...

Bye bye motor, thanks for the memories

On the Project240z’s maiden autocross voyage today the motor decide to depart the living world. More to come, but it looks like another winter project may involve and LS1….

Starter update; rcompound tires.

I pulled the starter out of the car last night and will be putting a new one back in the car tonight. Dad and I will also be working on...

Project240Z Audio! New Exhaust

Tonight I told myself I wouldn’t start the car, I would get ready for my trip to Chicago tomorrow (going up there to give two days of DotNetNuke training classes)....

One week after ignition

So it’s been over a week now since I drove the 240Z for the first time. What have I gotten done in that timeframe? Not much!