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I see the problem, can you? No factory undertray on that car. Ouch, in Australia we actually have a good scheme going in Victoria.. You can have 45 or 90 days permit which is really cheap. Like $100 p/year. No recurring road worthy checks and no emissions tests. Once the car is over 25 years of age (classic status). Only requirement is you join a local car club that is part of the scheme. You will then be issued with a CH plate (Classic Historic). Which is a bit of a bummer because I lost the original plates from new (LCU540). But I still have them in storage. Original Victoria Plates from 1972 Historic plates (burgundy background). Each time you use the car though you have to write it down in a log book (on paper) - which is annoying but it's kind of interesting to keep track of what dates you used the car and what you did in it. My 1995 FD RX-7 will be eligible in a couple of years which is great because right now it costs me $2000 in registration, insurance and tax each year. Once they hit 25 years of age however all costs drop significantly as vintage cars are considered "low risk". I think I could live anywhere in the world, so long as I owned at least 1 S30Z. :) Here is an Australian brochure photo. PS: Kats thanks for sending me that HS30 data via PM. I can't recall if I replied thank you yet or not?

But I still love Z and live in Japan . Kats

You are right! My eyes have been looking at the boobie page and seeing twos of everything.

Thats the 75-77 one.

That sucks Bob. 8^( You would make a great fuel rail too. When I can do something with decent results someone like you could make a show piece.

I agree with @psdenno. Unless you're going for a pure restore I'd skip the AM radio. I've gone with the RetroSound radio with Bluetooth that looks as close to stock as it gets, no more CD's or cassettes to clutter up the car. I have ~1,200 albums on my phone to choose from.

If it were my car and it had a 5 speed later model transmission, I wouldn't worry about an AM radio for originality unless I was going to bring all aspects of the car back to 1971 showroom standards. Other opinions may vary. Dennis

Hi Gavin, I am glad that you have got it, I hope it will assist your study a little bit . Let's talk about it in sometime. We still find new hidden ZGs and 432s today . Kats

Thanks, I was a little concerned with the stretch but watched a video on how to address. The other side of the car in the exact same spot is damaged as well but not as bad. That’s why I think it was a parking block...

That blue car is likely a European market HLS30 with the amber rear turn signals and clear front parkers. I've seen them referred to as "export" market parkers on Yahoo! Auctions Japan. You can also tell it's European (likely) because AU market cars didn't have a turn signal in the front fender (note it's smooth in that photo?). We didn't get them in that position until 1974+. Early AU market cars did indeed have fender mirrors. From 70-71. (2 styles, a flat mirror and a later bullet mirror like the Japanese Market cars). However from 72-73 they got a single side mirror (like North American cars) on the driver side only. The passenger side had no mirrors fitted. Unlike North American market cars it was uncommon to see dealer fitted mirrors on AU market 240z's. We did get a lot of aftermarket wheels in place of the steel topy wheels though, which makes them very hard to find over here. Both my 70's had aftermarket wheels fitted from new. #51 had peanut / kidney bean style alloys and #150 had Aunger Hotwires (even as a spare). Lots of people fitted later mirrors or mirrors off other cars later on (since many didn't like fender mirrors) or didn't like the single door mirror on the driver side. Hence you see a lot of Ford Falcon XA mirrors fitted to these cars. Side note: The data I've collected on AU market HS30s (and HS30's in general) indicates that 903 Blue is quite a rare factory colour (3% of total cars).. I love the colour, hopefully I can find a 903 Blue car at some point!

@Gav240z, one of the earliest export Z's had same tail lights & front turn indicators for the Aus. market... apart from the LHD it is a car for you! Plus as rear spoiler. The red car in the brochure above does not seem to have any external mirrors? Usually there were wing mirrors in your market.

Well you don't have school shootings and Islamic terrorism, I'd rather pay high taxes than have to deal with those... Not that I think higher taxes help, Japan just has different morals Sorry for the politics idk if that's taboo here [emoji56] Sent from my OP 3T using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Worst case scenario is that I'll be staying across the street from the Sonesta if you want to work on the headlights.

Thank you everyone , this is very interesting ! Pennsylvania requires manythings like Japan , Taxas does not so much ! siteunseen , your Alabama plate has "72" , very cool ! If I have a chance to be born again , I wish in other country , not in Japan ! People have been paying too much tax, but we are all worried about our life , crazy. Kats

A cartoon from back in the day. Watch an episode and you'll see what I mean. You're not that young that you don't know who the Flintstones are, are you?

Its a 1975 efi 280z. The filter is 100 micron recommend by deachwerks before the pump. I'm going to instal itb's with megasquirt over the winter with larger injectors and aftermarket fuel pressure regulator. I'm not concerned about noise due to the car being strait piped. The last pump burned up due to having corroded terminals so I put new ones on. the old pump would come on and run for a few seconds and them shut off. It could be the fuel pump/injector relay but I don't think that would be the issue.

Storage time closing in. New cam, probobly also a new head, a new transmission and new clutch going in to.

Finally got the Professional Products dampener so I should have the trigger wheel mounted and put that on the car next week. Not sure if I'll run a stock fan or go with electric pullers as I did before.... i got back these from the rebuilder. TWM throttle bodies. I have two. I'll sell one and use one. They're both in great shape. I just wanted to have all the hardware replated and have the bushings checked for good seal on the shafts...

Funny guy. I found out Monday that I have a bad camshaft in my Z with less than 500 miles on the engine. I'm not certain what to do about this trip now.

Right. When you mentioned your "receipt" I figured it was in reference to your 77, not his 78. Sure would like to do the fuel rail update but can't. I would fail the "visual" part of the emission inspection here.