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Thanks for your feedback Adam .Yes ,my wife and I love our little Z too.Retired now and plenty of time to indulge in our passion. When you say side markers I think you mean the little orange lights on the front and rear guards.The Zs that came to NZ were not fitted with these. The NZ ones also had white turn signals on the front, while US ones are orange.Very subtle differences. We didnt get the low speed impact bumpers here either on the S30 ie 240 260Z. Ive never seen a metalic brown Z .Looks very nice Cheers, Brian

Hi Nigel.I used a Subaru legacy rack,and the pump came from a Hyundai Lantra.It might seem an odd mix but I chose that pump because its very compact and has the same V pulley as the Z, and has a remote resevoir which I placed under the right side inspection lid.RHD car. The Sub rack I chose because they have been used successfully in the past over here and are readily available from Pick a Part, same as the pump.I did the conversion a couple of years ago after a shoulder injury left me very week. If you are interested how I fitted everything up let me know.

Is the 78 coupe the same body shape as 240/260? We had a chap here with an American 280 coupe, same body shape. Converted to right hand drive. Very nice ,not too sure of the year. The old rust is the big destroyer here and a lot have been turned into race cars. Come on down if you can one day.We live in the North Island which is nice, but we were in the South Island last autumn/fall and its awsome.Perhaps a bit like Canada I guess,or Switzerland.Roads to die for ,little traffic,and every where we went views of the Southern Alps. Unfortunately we were not driving our Z .

Thanks for that. The PS transforms the car.We have a mix of roads down here,from open freeways/ motorways, to lots of nice twistie back roads which are now a breeze. As you would know on twisty roads its a two arm job to steer .Now I can pretend to look cool and drive with an elbow out the window. Do you own a 240.I would think some still available in US.Very few here!!!My 240 is not pristine as you can see by the engine shots, but apart from the PS is very origional .Bare metal refurbish 10 years ago.

A few photos I took recently of my 1972 240, note the power steering that I added. Sorry they are a bit on the large size, not too clued up on how to get this picture stuff right !! Olzed.

Hi there, Im an Aucklander and have a 72 240.had it for 10 years and love it although its a second car so spends most of its life under a cover in the garage.Weekend toy:love: our regular car lives in the rain on the driveway. Good 240s are pretty thin on the ground down here and owners tend to hang on to them . Good advice from 240znz to get on the zclub site in NZ.Dont worry too much about mechanical issues. Rust is the killer on these great little cars.Rust can be fixed of course,although its pricey Ask questions of other folk and you will get help.What price range are you in? Mine will be for sale in 2 or 3 years ,when I am too old to enjoy it anymore. At the moment its giving us too many good times. Such a buzz to drive.Had a cop do a u turn and followed us into a service station.Said he had a 240 when he was in Wellington. I thought I was getting done for something. After thought.Buy the most rust free example you can find, and also with a dash with no cracks.This might be hard to find. A 240 or 260 will cost the same if you are doing resto etc. but the 240 will have a greater end value Good luck:beer:

I would like to put in a plug for Motorsport Auto. I have had on three occasions ordered over the phone ,from NZ ,parts for my 240. After I got the time zone difference figured there was no problems. Speaking to the parts person was a breeze, after getting used to the different way of speach. The service was amazing with one item I ordered on Friday morning arriving following Monday Thumbs UP!!! :)

Hi Steve ,I have a 72 240.bought in 2000. Not many Zeds down here,but a keen group of owners.

Dampen the cardboard where its bent,then put some weight on it till it drys. The bend was probably caused by dampness at some time

Your rubber coated cloth type hoses could be the origional braided hose with the cloth braid peeled off. I have done this with some of mine which were unsightly.works well!!!

You must be gutted ,sincere sympathy!!!!

yeah, of course youre right ,the engine wont lock in park.Had a late night!!!

If the car is auto put it in park which will lock everything. If its manual, put it gear,third or fourth then apply hand brake This should lock the engine enough for you to undo the crank pully bolt. If that doesn't work,there is a tin plate which can be removed under the engine at the bottom of the bellhousing, giving access to the flywheel. Cut a suitable piece of wood and jamb between the teeth and the casing, which should stop it turning.

My tin hubcaps have a Z in the centre instead of a D which was standard on earlier models.

Being a 1972 Z my tin hubcaps have a Z in the centre as opposed to a D which was standard on earlier models.

I am a bit reluctant to use my steel wheels and hubcaps too often for fear of losing a hubcap,so have bought a set of traditional mags,which I use most of the time, apart from shows. Cheers,Brian.

Sorry for the random image just seeing if I can actually upload an image .... Z pictures to follow ..... hopefully.

Same stage as I was at nine years ago.Are you removing the motor and trans before painting ?It makes a much better job. A friend down here has a 260 2+2 ,280 motor and immaculate,goes well .I have a 1972 240 and love it.Very origional.They are getting hard to find in Zew Zealand.I would like to restore another one,but none for sale right now.When one is offered they sell quickly. There are only about a dozen or so nice S30 still on the road down here,and lot being raced. Good luck with the car. Cheers!

Hi Tom, do you own a z?.What sort.?

PS. I have the origional steel wheels ,and rare down here, tin hub caps which go on once a year for our club concourse.

Thanks for the welcome Carl, have read a lot of your posts.Yes there are still some nice s30s on the road down here,and more restos in the pipeline. It seems as their value goes up people are realising they have something worth saving. A number have been turned into race cars,which to me seems a shame,but of course each to his own, which is as it should be. I remember seeing my first 240z,in my area, in fact only ever two ,in the early 70s, and being blown away by the styling and performance,of these classy little Japanese cars. Both of these 240s belonged to rich familys ,funny enough they both owned service stations.At that time I had a young family and mortage,and starting a business ,so the 240 had to wait.In between I satisfied my need for speed with a succession of sports bikes.After a spill on the last one ,1100 Suzuki,and getting a little old to die on a bike, I came to my senses and decided it was time to try and find my dream 240.Not too many to choose from down here, but fortuately the one I found in our area had rust removed back in the eighties, and was full of a rust stop gunk everywhere.It had had four owners and 99,000 miles,and immaculate origional dash which is as you know rare.We gave it new seat covers and carpet, and full bare metal respray, with motor and gearbox out.As far as I can tell from speaking to previous owners,the motor is untouched, although I replaced valve stem seals nine years ago, as it was smoking a bit on the over run. Oh, one mod ,a shoulder injury left me very weak in both arms so I fitted power steering which makes it a breeze to drive and enjoy as we have lots of nice twisty roads down here. Yes I must post some photos when I get my head around how in hell one actually does that.They reckon you can't teach an old dog new tricks,but this old dog is trying::bulb: Cheers , Brian

Hi all,new to the forum from NZ ,have a 1972 240 for nearly ten years.Panel and respray back then.Still very stock ,loved weekend cruiser.: