So you want him to be a full fledged race mechanic by the age of 10. :rofl2:

:iagree::tup:

Cousin helpers
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Do you still have the stock carbs? If so, they can be tweaked to run extremely well if you have the older carbs. The new Datsun carbs sucked. That is what I had on my 1974 1/2 260z. I would suggest to stick with the stock L24 engine and build it properly while using the stock carbs. Guy in Atlanta could make those things run awesome.

Engine close to this. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...15fd7a8a87.jpg

Surfdog’s 71 240
 

I’m actually considering doing a mild refresh on the (non matching) 2.4 and building my 2.8 donor engine for racing.

The 2.4 could be my sons “learner motor”. A bit less power for a teenager and then we can have fun as another project down the road swapping in his “racer” 3 liter build. (It’s a bit easier on cash flow this way as well, as I’m planning for about a 50% possible “bloat” on my 25k ish build budget)

The old adage “twice as long and twice the price” sadly is very true.

Found some guests under the windshield

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“It’s driving me crazy. What is that buzzing sound up under the dash??”

Be glad you found them now and not later when the weather gets warmer, and they're more active.

I was scrolling down to see the freeloaders and thought it was going to be rats.

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Tear down progress!

Looking good and it awesome to see the boys involved and having a good time.

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:iagree:

This week we’re working on discussing the basic configuration.

I have:
71 240 body (in tear down)
2.8 L28 block
Diesel maxima crank for 3.0l stroker setup
Webber side draft intake manifold with throttle linkage

Planning
Full blast/prime/paint
Rebuild motor 3.0 triple Webber setup
123 ignition
Electric fuel pump
5 speed 280z tranny
Maxima diff with Quaife LSD
Full SCCA roll cage/body stiffener
Koni coil overs
17x245 wheels
18 gallon fuel cell
Racing seats and 5 point harnesses
Stock (collapsible) steering
Custom dash with speedhut gauges.
Roll up side windows
Rear OEM defrost glass
Heat (and yes...) A/C
Custom wiring harness
Stripped interior.
Fire bottle for carbs and driver footbox

This is still our engine template:
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Shop fan up today to help bring some of that nice expensive heat down out of my rafters. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7a92d56766.jpg

Been wondering how you was doing. :tup: