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Where ever you can offer advice or a point of view just jump in and if your wrong, well someone will point that out too R.

Man, you must have had Great self control not to do any damage to him! As stupid as it is it retrospect your first though must have been to crack him one! Good luck with the repairs though, we're all feeling for you as it is our worst nightmare too..... R.

I have to atest to the reliablity of the L-series motor. It's been called the cockroach of the Car world in Wheels Mag (Prominent Australian Car Mag) and made the top 10 engines of all time in 1999. Basically you can't kill it. Do the oil, coolant, points (even better if their electronic) plugs and leads and she'll last for ever... I've heard stories of these engines continuing to run for a good few km's (or miles even ) in the dirt with no oil pan! I've heard storys of people using the smaller L series engined cars to do jumps and bush bashing and even with no air filter they've kept going! As for my own experiences, I have managed to kill an L26 engine once ( sucked a stone or two into the back combustion chambers, but we won't go there now :tapemouth ) Other than that the only problem in two years has been two dead batteries and the Zed can hardly be blamed for cheap local batteries They are a great engine, nice and straight forward to work on too. Even if I had probs with my Zed, the parts are soooooo cheap from the Junk Yard that i really wouldn't worry.... Cheers, Ross

/rant OMG! I would have loved to get my hands on that shell! Compared to the parts car I've got that coupe was rust free! I'll be posting pic on here when I dismantle and cut up a 260Z 2+2 but it has som much rust in the roof/sills that given a good down poor I'll be in a convertable! Why not use one like that? Couldn't they have used a rust bucket? Or something that isn't a classic? Man, what a waste or a reasonable shell, and after giving in the once over they could have at least shown some remorse! Instead of ending the page with, ' that was a bit of fun' /end rant Anyway, *deep breath* I fine, really.... R.

That kit looks lit it's a custom job... You'd be lucky to find anything like it on the open market. Good luck though! R.

Hey PaveRoad, Welcome to the Internet Z Club! I hope you've enjoyed the site so far and visit us again! As for the seat covers we'd love to help you out but first we need to know where in the world you are? Cheers, R.

As far as I know all of the early gas tanks are the same? I've never seen anything that says they vary in dimensions or capacity for that matter so I recon' your safe.... I'm not 100% sure though. R.

Yeah, it's like that, eh? I even get the guys behind the counter at service stations asking me if I race it, and if I don't well there's a race meet next week end and it would be great to have a Z out there and...... I even get people at the carpark at work commenting on it, and seeing as I'm in IT and 'most' of the guys here consider cars just something to get from a to b, thats an acheivement! I love it , Long Live The ZED!

Hey XYZ, First question to ask if you want any advice for this style of conversion is which engine do you currently have? If you're already EFI then the ZX turbo is the easiest and best route to power. If However you're not EFI then we need to know what you do have? 240, 260 or 280?? Cheers, R.

I think someone is using this as there sig on here, but I still think "It's a Zed thing, you woudn't understand" has a certain ring to it :classic: You could put on the back of a shirt, "If I was in my Zed this is all you'd see" and have Zed tail lights below that?? Just a though anyway R.

Congratulations Man! You'll have to keep us posted on what changes you make to the Zed.... Have a great graduation party (if you haven't already ) R.

No Problem Royce. I'll grab the digital camera and head to the wreckers sometime this week (if not the w/end) and take some pix for you all. Did anyone else get the '70's skylines? two and four door versions? I'll definately take one of the 240C,260C 240K (there was a GT version of this with the Z engine that is pretty lethal, a GT I think) and anything else that catches my eye. Any special requests Cheers, R.

I'll add to the chorus, that is a really nice ride HS30-H! No matter what people say I recon' it looks pretty cool with the bolt on flares and G nose.... Well Done! As an aside one of Australia's most popular muscle cars from the '70's has the bolt on flare look, the A9X Torana. It has a cult following so I must say, the idea of bolt on flares does incite the feeling of power and makes almost any '70's sports/muslce car look mean. It gives you something that 99% of modern cars just can't muster. Road presence. R.

AlphaD, It's is very worthwhile looking into these ugly beasties as they can have some wonderful parts if you know what to look for. I've managed to find an N42 head (bigger valve and with grooves for injectors) from an old skyline (C110 I think) for only $50. Adelaide Z Cars quoted me $350 for the same head! Also on the 260C's, if you check the head designation (ie E88) you will find that a lot of them seem to run the same head as my new 260Z parts car. The reason that they are less powerful is that the carby they run is a piece of sh*t, and they are heavier. As for the drive train, I think the trannies are the same, but do they run IRS? I seem to remember a mates was leaf sprung, but I'd have to visit the boneyard to be sure.... If they are IRS I'm out looking for an R200 straight away if only I knew what to look for! Hope that helps a little, Cheers, R.

Well Done Alpha! That is a sweet looking ride though, very clean and straight! Cheers, R.

Hey Alan, You know we wouldn't dare say it looked anything other than good Seriously though it does actually look quite good. Its funky in a retro kind of way, not what you want to see every day but it makes the car.... Cheers, Ross

Hey Alpha, That's pretty cool considering the size of the game and the age! Can you get it in the shops at all? I don't think I've ever seen it out there... Cheers, Ross.

Hey Gav, Do you know where or how to get a Gnose from in Australia? This goes for the flares as well? The only place I can find in Adelaide that has anything to do with Z cars is "Adelaide Z Cars" and I know more about the carbs and other bits than them! Cheers, R.

That site is wild! Great way to releive the boredom

Hey Doug, The best place in Australia i've found for plastic models (and quite a few die cast ones) is Sherriffs Mini-Cars Pty Ltd in Baulkham Hills NSW. The guy who runs the show is Geoff Sherriff and you can call him on 0417 647 649. He does mail stuff out but I haven't tried that yet. Last time he had a stall in Adelaide (at the Royal Show) he had a couple of Fairlady Z models, I just couldn't afford them at the time. Pity now I look back... Anyway, give him a shot. Cheers, Ross.

If you could post a screen shot Alpha, that would be great! On the subject of thrashing Nissan's/Datsuns in an electronic sense check this game out; http://www.racer.nl/ It is completely free and has the option of a couple of the old BRE racing team cars. The handling is a little funny but as close as you could get to a Zed on a PC If you've got spare time and bandwidth give it a shot! The Mini that you can d/load is also a bit of fun, not to mention the Ferrari that someone has created Cheers, R.

Thanks for that Alan, it's all very interesting the bits and pieces you see around on the roads and the history behind it! Cheers, R.

Thanks for that HS30-H! That explains why one of my 260Z's shows "2 + 2 GRS Sports Auto" on the compliance plate. Do you know what options where possible on Australia/UK delivered vehicles? (Trim, Carbies etc) The two 260Z's, although they look the same have all manner of differences between them. Everything from fairly major reworking of back interior panels to electircal changes and extra lights! .... All very interesting Cheers! Ross.

"These other versions include the PS30, PS30-SB, S30-S, S30 base model, HS30 and HS30-H etc etc. " Further to the above quote, was the GRS30 merely the Australian version of all of this? and is this code usually displayed before the build number ie GRS00004564 (or something similar)?? Thanks, Ross.

If you need a shed do what I'm doing (if you've got the space of course), build one yourself. I needed a shed when I moved in to our new house. Only problem is I needed to pull the old one down (before it fell on my Zed) and build the new one too.... I think next time I'll leave it to the professionals, I still don't know how to complete the massive hole in the ground that will become my pit! I started 6 months ago and just don't have the time, but 20ftx30ft should be enough room for me... May be a little small though R.