I am having some work done on my old 240Z a car I restored about a decade ago virtually everything on this car has been rebuilt or replaced With one exception the carbs.  The reason that the carbs were not done is that they are dual side draft twin SU carbs, it takes a combination of artist/heart surgeon to set them up properly and almost no mechanic wants to take on the job of rebuilding them.  They are simply a complex pain in the ass!

So my 240 starts running very rough and as everything else is new or rebuilt it comes down to the carbs. The first quote on the carb rebuild is $1500, that is a fair chunk of $$ for a car that when brand new sold for only slightly more that and being rebuilt by a mechanic that has not done one in years.  So I do an bit of home work and find

http://www.ztherapy.com/

This company only does carbs like these on obscure old sports cars and does an exceptional job! (for about  1/2 the money!)

What I love about this business is that they have carved out a niche…a valuable niche, they know exactly who their avatar is and they provide a solution that frankly is cheap!! Particularly is you have ever had an incompetent mechanic “set up” the carbs.  In general you pay 3 hours for them to be set up and then 4 hours for them to be fixed by someone who knows.  The bill usually about $700, the same amount as they charge for new carbs and a guarantee that it will take no longer than an hour or so to set the carbs up properly!!

It is a great example of knowing your market, delivering great value and I for one cannot wait to get the new carbs installed and the car running like it did when it left the factory.

I will keep you posted.