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After thousands of aftershocks in the past months, a 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch again with reports of multiple deaths and injuries. Buildings down on buses and cars, and in the middle of a working day, multy story buildings full of people have collapsed. This was at 12-50 pm NZ time Tuesday. Our son, who is a civil engineer, is in the area at the moment helping with evaluating damage from the previous quake back in September 2010. He phoned to say he is OK thank God. The country is stunned. Hope Zed friends in Christchurch are OK. Brian.

Run a mile. Don't be swayed by the triple Webbers, and the wheels or the brakes etc. They add nothing to value, IMHO. The body looks like trouble. Dash is stuffed. Holes in door cards. All stuff that devalues. Brian.

Yes Jenny .Sarah and Garys posts. ------ If it aint broke, dont fix it.' Brian.

Wind up the windows when you stop. They all stink.

Remove the spark plugs and poor some penetrating type oil in each cylinder before trying too hard to turn the engine over. If the rings are rusted to the bores you could break the rings. Have a look into the oil filler hole to check for rust on the cam lobes that you can see there. A torch would help.If the cam is rusty, I would not turn it over. Engine work is the easy bit. Number one --Body rust. Good luck. Brian.

Definately ZX. In NZ that is. Check parts availability before buying this car. Brian.

I don't buy into the pulse thing. The Aussie Holden Torana GTRXUI of the early seventies was a giant killer at Bathurst and other races. All with factory fitted triple side draught Stromberg carbs. My brother in law had one. They were a rocket back then. Brian.

I believe this had been covered in detail over on HybridZ. Brian.

Shouldn't be too hard to remove the glass!!! I think the bits you found are not worth a great deal, but are of interest all the same. Brian

I was under my 72 240 today replacing a switch along the side of the gearbox that had been leaking oil through the centre mechanism, and weeping out beside the wires. It has been doing this for 11 years at one drop every one or two days This switch is for the reverse lights. There are two other switches which have no wire attached. I think this five speed tranny is from a S30 Japanese domestic 2000cc. Does anyone have a guess what the other two switches are for? My guess is a neutral safety starting switch for one of them. The other I don't have a clue. Just curious. Brian

Hey280 turbozx. Thats a great result. FWIW. Walaah??? Voila' is the correct spelling. A french word meaning-----see there, or there it is, or similar.

So I have a late 72. Would a tach from a 1974 260 be the same.? Sorry for the hijack Kurt.

Perhaps your choke cable is slipping in the clamp which holds the outer cable.

Bought and installed Daves headlight harness upgrade, along with halogen headlights six months ago. Definately plug n'play, and well worth the little effort I had to spend. Is the 240 PARKING light harness upgrade as easy to install? If so I will have one on the way to N.Z before too long. Any chance I get, I trumpet the benefit of these beneficial improvements to our great little cars. Great stuff to help those of us who are not too hot with electrical stuff. Brian

My question would be, what is the highest mileage from an L engine with NO major overhaul. That is, boring or crank grind, or valve grind. I would think a blown head gasket would be excused from this criteria.

Hi Christine. I would love to have all the mod cons like Daves. I have the luxury of power steering and 4 pot vented brakes on my 72, so I guess that makes me an old poofter, however I believe we all modify, or not, as we like, to personalise our cars the way we like them. Wouldnt it be boring if they were ALL the same. The power steering allows me to throw her along a mountain road for ever, withought wrenching a shoulder muscle, then cruise up and park on a dime in front of the local cafe, withought fighting to turn the steering. It's all about making our cars what WE want. Dave speeks of driving in the rain!! Our zed is a nice sunny day cruise, however some months back, wife and I did a weekend trip of some 1200 miles, and it bucketed down the whole time. We got home, I washed the car put her in the garage and gave it a blow DRY with my wifes dog blower. You would be surprised how much water comes from all the odd places that you can't dry with a towel. We have a 1300 Toyota Yaris as daily driver, but when there is a club run to do, we do it. These cars are for using, not garage queens. Wasn't Christine the Mustang in the movie 'Gone in 60 Seconds' I could be wrong. Brian.

www.ripsltd.com/products.html - These are the babys to put in a Zed, and Nissan as well. Also much more affordable. www.kiwithunder.com/ - The Falconer V12 is used in this application as well. Pretty impressive. Brian.

Ah Thanks guys. Excellent description Dave. www.falconerengines.com/ - That is what I was trying to do.:stupid: and this, www.zclub.org.nz/ - Thats great. Now all I have to do is remember it. 67 year old brain is somewhat slowing, and only found computers 18 months ago. Brian.

Can someone please explain in simple terms, for an oldy, and newish to computers, how do I post a link to another website, on this forum, or highlight a word that takes you to another site. Sounds like a dumb question and i'm sure it must be simple, but I have not been able to figure it out.:stupid:

When I was a young coachbuilder many years ago, I was building an ambulance from scratch on a new Landrover chassis. This was my first big job after serving a five year apprenticeship. Anyhow, I was overawed by the size of the task, and my old foreman said to me to not look at the whole job, but just concentrate on the part that you are doing at that time. Forget the rest for the moment. I have used this advice throughout my life, from building my own home many years ago, to rebuilding my 240 11 years ago. A bit at a time on a regular basis , and soon you will get there. Brian.

Yeah Chris I hope not. Parts for these cars are not easy to find here, and freight from your part of the planet is fairly expensive on a heavy item like a booster, and the exchange rate is of course NEVER in my favour.:classic: Brian

I didn't like to say as much, but seeing as how Carl has, it sounds as though boy friend is guessing . Can you be more specific with your description of your problems. Does the car make horrible noises? If not, your differential, or, as you put it, your rear end, is probably fine.

Thoughts on brake booster replacement. Iv'e owned my 72 240 for 11 years and havn't had a problem, nor have I ever replaced it. I don't know for sure, but I know the previous owner was not one for maintainenc, so I suspect ,as the booster is at least 20 years old, i'm going to have to do a replacement soon. I think I will leave it alone and see how long it does last. Brian.

When you stopped were the brakes smelling hot. What makes you think it is your differential that is causing concern. Is there grinding noises from the rear of the car.A bad diff. will make noises. More info is good. A collapsed hub bearing can also make some awful noises.