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Go here: http://www.flixvault.org/various.htm and download RWD v FWD v AWD.

Alan, Any chance of putting up the sports option list, perhaps in another thread? Then we can all drool, wish and dig deeper at those swap meets. Failing that is there anywhere else we can get our hands on the lists? Great thread..

There was also a BMC colour called Pale Primrose Yellow which is similar to the Roadster colour above. Something like that might be what you're looking for. My father's MGB GT was that colour. Sounded awful, looked great - especially against chrome.

I don't have an expansion tank and mine's a '73. Could explain why I always find the diagram rather confusing..

So what you guys are saying is that the vent hose runs off the back of the fuel tank, through behind the internal trim panel (behind the RHS strut) and then down behind the rear right wheel? At that point my hose just points down to the ground and doesn't connect to anything. Should it, after coming out from behind the trim panel and behind the wheel, reconnect to something? I've always wondered why it vented to the air...

Looks like Practical Classics has some articles on 240's + one on SU's coming up in the Sept 2004 issue. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72039&item=6922035912&rd=1

I've seen a z with a factory vinyl roof - it was an auto 260 2 seater living in Sydney. I thought about it, but it did look pretty horrible so I passed on the car. Other than looking awful, vinyl can be a trap for rust.. I'd say an FM pack is an FM radio. Mine was/is AM only.

It's probably like he says "it get lots of attention". Yeah, like standing, pointing AND laughing..

I'm a financial planner, working for a stockbroking firm.

Long-nosed 350z Opinions?

I'd be interested

There's a guy in the NDSOC with a silver 260 with a similar stripe down the side - he restored the car only recently. I'll see if I can find a photo..

I think the old-school black bonnet can look good. If you wanted a "new school" variation you could always go carbon-fibre - then you could take it back to stock when you want to sell the car. You'd have a lightweight bonnet and a spare in case of accident too!

..its a movie starring Wierd Al from the 80's, but also has heaps of other comedians in it that are now very famous - one of which is Kramer. Very funny and definately worth chasing down on video from the video shop. Supplies!!!!!

Ha! You Vidiot.

Where's Lachlan?

Depends how fussed about originality you are I guess. I've always wondered how easy it would be to take a period block (ie the correct casting) and just re-stamp the numbers. Of course no-one would do THAT

I'm SO jealous. Need to do my motor first though..

Nice one. wish I was at the car show in Rocky..

Great tip!! Photo?

Adjusted the tappets before you tuned the car? Could also be a fuel issue, do you have an itermittant blockage?

I think safety in modern cars has a lot to do with it. The fact that Toyota recently stopped airbags as an option on the Echo is clearly a backward step. Perhaps if the government grew some balls and said, "Right, by 2006 every new car in Australia has to have 2 airbags, by 2007 it has to have 4 and 2008 6 airbags", but we wouldn't want to offend companies that despite massive government funding and a bouyant economy still can't crack a profit in Australia would we? I always figured that we should let the "grey imports" flood in, a la New Zealand. Would you buy a sh*tbox 15 year old corolla (or whatever) for a few grand when you could buy one only a couple of years old with all the modern safety features for the same price? It'd get all the crap off the street in no time. Sure, we'd kill the local car industry, but at least there wouldn't be millions of dollars directed toward supporting an industry going bust. I hope there are no unionists on this website or I'm gonna be in the centre of a flame war!

That was only 1 of the points the "German dude" made. I believe he also called for better road conditions, more safety features on cars, better training and less shitboxes driving around. Australia must have one of the oldest / worst car populations in the world. Some of the rubbish I've seen driving around should be pulled over and forbidden from the road unless SIGNIFICANT work is done. This isn't a revenue raiser though, they'd prefer to chase speeders as it raises $$. I believe that P-Platers should be heavily restricted as to the choice of car. Power to weight is my main concern here, I've seen too many P platers driving Skylines, Supras, WRX's and V8 Aussie crap. Only last year a P Plate idiot near my folks place killed himself and his 4 passengers by driving a Lexus Coupe at 180kmh in a suburban street. By all accounts the road was clear (it was 4 in the morning) and the road conditions were good. It was purely driver error that resulted in 5 unnecessary fatalities. my 2c