I saw this 240Z on Facebook listed (quite reasonable). It was missing a "zero" in the subject line. Still a sweeet ride.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... =undefined

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1985 300ZX- GLL Dark Pewter Metallic - Survivor

Wow, he's got lots of time and money invested in this build.

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1970 240Z

That's for sure Frank! I've been told that dual side drafts are sometimes hard to balance/sync. I can't imagine what's involved with SIX of themZ.

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1985 300ZX- GLL Dark Pewter Metallic - Survivor

That's quite a build. Wild but clean.

I like the price on the ad better than the one in it though.

Nice looking 240Z. I was never a big fan of the bolt-on fender flares, and these also have the carbon fiber finish . The carbs appear to be three dual throat carbs so maybe not has hard to sync as Howie thinks. Still, the car looks like a steal at $5800 and to Frank's point, the guy must have put a lot more into this car than it's current market price. If I had the garage space, I would consider this one.

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John Kish
1971 240Z - original owner

John. Glasses. LOL. Ya need to add anudda Zero. UddawiZe I'd be making room in my garage.

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1985 300ZX- GLL Dark Pewter Metallic - Survivor

Yeah, that "$5800" is a bait-and-switch. The actual price is $58,000.
I've seen sellers do that before; add a 0 to the end of the price which caught your attention then blame the mistake on eBay or whoever is advertising it.

Webers are hard to keep tuned because they are altitude sensitive. As your ambient air pressure changes, the carbs work better with different tubes and jets. The Mikunis and Solex are less sensitive to altitude changes than Webers are. Still, all are noticeable improvements over the standard twin side-draft SU performance.

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1970 240Z

Say what you will about the old SU's but they are simple, easy to rebuild, tune, syncronize AND they automatically compensate for atmospheric changes. To me, their only drawback aside from limited sizing is the vulnerable rubber fuel tube connecting the float chamber and fuel nozzle.

I love mine and will never change them!

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John Kish
1971 240Z - original owner

Notice I said "performance". I have no complaints or criticisms about the Skinners. They were and still are an automotive marvel. Simple, reliable, dependable under most conditions (altho an actual strangler choke might improve cold starting) and cheap. Six throats beat two throats for performance (3 times the airflow) but there are inherent problems with the big-carb setups which you simply don't get with the Hitachi SUs. So again John we agree.

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1970 240Z