Zedrally

Sounds a bit like big brother to me. I can't say that there has been any post, thread, joke [apart from the kitty handle] that has offended me. We're all responsible Z owners and to say otherwise would be demeaning of what the list and the club stands for. After all you can already add your postscript so why not change you moniker! Mike the philoZopher:finger:

Now I feel guilty.:disappoin Having brought this to Moderator Mike's attention all that I have managed to suceed in is to remove Senior Member and possibly other monikers that haven't been noticed.:tapemouth How about enabling the option and hopefully restore the status quo? [Actually interested in what mind bending monikers all will endeavour to come up with]. Bags philoZopher hehe

Ah, you made the point that they only did this on some LHD Rally cars. Which ones where entered into the Monte? Was this one of them? My guess would be that they all had this conversion or none of them did as the Scrut's would DEFINATELY smell a rat with both types being present. Mike

My 240 hasn't got one, but not being sure of it's providence I can't discount it not being taken off.[can't prove it either]! on the other hand my 260 has. I suspect the ones that didn't may have been the shipment that was meant to go to the UK.

Actually, I think its more than interesting, who's noticed the console. Have a look at the way it's moulded around the brake! Maybe the LHD version with brake on the LH side of the tunnel with matching console was an option after all?

It seems no-one out in cyber Z space has the answer. Is moderator Mike lurking in the background and able to answer this question? Please Mike, come out of cyberspace and put us all out of our misery! :sleepy:

2Many, we have a saying down here, no doubt you may have a similar. You're like a father to me, the farther away the better! ROFL ROFL

Just to add, they where designed[?] and built locally [sA, definate]. Don't think they have been commissioned as yet due to noise problems. Another case of trying to re-invent the wheel down under. :tapemouth

Alpha, I guessed you new, but there would be many readers to this thread who wouldn't have the foggiest. Anyway wasn't The Simpsons unleashed on us before the Wiggles attacked the US? As for Big Kev, well I'm speechless, I had no idea......[Now you'll have to explain this to them]!

Ok Mike, I'm I the first to notice this. How many post do we need to qualify or can we choose our own designators? MN

Wasn't that Keatings secret weapon, [the Collins Class] before he got thrown out of government? FYI, Keating was á previous Prime Minister, who prior to being elected to parlement was a band promotor. Rumour has it that he now promotes the Wiggles!

No problems here either!

My sentiments exactly!

Oh you stirrer you, You may have more luck starting an argument about cricket being superior to baseball! Reminds me of a Volvo I once owned [although I might regret owning up to it]. The indicators where on the "wrong"side. After a while you get used to it and think it normal, hence the lack of response on the handbrake question.

There is a thread on this subject. I swapped mine [73] out and replaced with one out of a 260..

What's this, Alan T starting a thread! Yes, I like many others have puzzled about the placement of the handbrake in LHD zeds. What is more puzzling is that it would have only been a minor change to place it in the correct position.

Sounds OK to me, can't help you with the radiator.

10.5k may have been closer to new price. 12.5k came with factory air, rear hatch insert, [i've never seen another one, it was bluish and inserted into the hatch from inside], and other options which escape me after all those years, it was put together for the managing director of the Datsun dealership that I brought it from. Just delivered when I walked in as fell in love with it. Traded my V6 Capri in! I have always regretted selling it [both, as the Capri has rapidly apprechiated], but those are the things you need to do when you start families! I picked up the replacement about 10years ago for 3.5k, swapped a spare car i had to a friend who was a panel beater and stripped and re-built it. Now you now why I was curious as very few excellent specimens come up for sale. Good luck with the new beast, may a Zed fall in your path once more. Mike PS Has anyone ever seen one these inserts? They were a blue type of perspex, impregnated with glitter to reflect the sun. From memory they were held in by clips from the inside of the hatch.

Congratulations, At least I can sleep tonight knowing the price of these is now on the rise. FYI, I brought one of these new in 77 and paid 12.5k for it.

Oh come on RhondaZ, Don't keep us all guessing, how much did you get for it. My 260 is in a similar condition and have always wondered what the market would pay. PM me if you don't want to go public with this.

Mudge, You don't shim cam towers just to take the slack out of the chain. Cam geometry is very important and shimmimg back to factory height restores valve events back to where they should be. Otherwise you will have valves opening & closing before they where meant to, duration may also be affected. If you go down this road you may as well throw all the factory specs out the window as no measurements will apply. Take some advice and shim the towers. If you can't do it yourself then send it to a head shop, who will mill and shim for you.

Mudge, I doubt that a new chain would need to have link taken out. I've never heard of anyone needing to do this on an L series engine, but I could be mistaken? Anyone else with an opinion on this? Mike

Sold in Australia as a ZX series car. To me there the Zed series Ãœgly Duckling

If you need to remove a link, then may I suggest that you REALLY need a new chain! I mean that's a huge amount of stretch. It wouldn't be possible to mill that amount off the head and have it remain servicable either.

Do what mine did. Got a cushion, now when we take the zed out we fight over who drives!