That Ozzy Guy

Damn! That is over the top. Wouldn't it be cheaper to just order it direct from Nissan? (rhetorical ?)

I see. Thanks Rob.:classic:

Finally, I have a question. What is this lever type thing? Thanks

The Pipercross breather I just fitted. Threw out the hose and plugged the adaptor on the airbox.

Under my battery. I think I'm going to treat this before it gets worse. There isn't any rust but surface rust is evident. I've also got some surface rust under the spare tyre so I'll get them in one go one of these weekends.

It's Sunday and that usually means play with the car day. Today I took the rocker cover off to inspect the gasket as it was leaking some oil in a couple of corners. First thing I noticed was the bolts were loose (the handiwork of the gasket over time) and thought 'ok, the oil leak could be due to the loose bolts'. Having a look at the gasket reinforced my initial thoughts about the bolts as it was still rubbery and not really worn out besides one corner where there was no leak anyway. After having a good look around and taking some pics I put the rocker back and tightened them a little. I guess I'll know next week (I only drive my car on weekends) if the leak is actually due to loose bolts.

Umm, dad, leave my carbs alone! I'd change the fuel filter. If that doesn't work take it back to the mechanic as he did play around with the fuel system. Goodluck.

He might be just going for insanity but I can't see how that's going to help him if he's getting charged for insider trading.

Hey Lachlan, what was the mechanic doing to your car exactly? If it was there getting a service among other things and he missed the fuel filter then I'd start looking for another mechanic. Most good mechanics would do a quick check of general servicable condition, some out of good nature while others trying to charge you more. Last time someone fixed my car (tuning my computer in my previous car) it ran ok for a day and then I got stuck with a further $1000 bill getting their work fixed. I fought it, lost and in the process made myself heard in the Skylines community. What they lost in potential customers after that incident was more than $1000. Should have just paid my bill in the first place. edit: point is, don't take s**t if you know you got ripped off

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/wwn/20030319/104808600007.html interesting What I find baffling is how would he have insider trading information for 126 companies?

Alfadog, if I own the car long enough I'd change my fuel filter with every second service so for me that ends up being 10,000 miles (16,000km) Just on the topic, my friend who has a worked Torana has been having fuel starvation problems recently and he has checked everything and I mean everything to do with the fuel. After it all his mechanic found that his new fuel filter (?) had some rubber ring lodged somewhere preventing propper flow. Bummer about your car but at least it's not a major problem.

Speaking of Onion drinks, I was at the Food Fair here in Sydney about a year ago and there was a Japanese stand that had Onion Juice. I tested some and it was actually nice. I bought a 1L bottle only and have never seen a distributor since. btw, I'm a big big fan of the onion family.

Welcome to the club:classic: Nice Z you have there. Is that a cowl induction I see?

Joseph, and all, I like to sit on the fence with this one. I think that buying a half decent car is the way to go. With these old cars there's always something to be improved so no matter how much you spend you can spend a bit more. I don't think you could buy a car that you are completely 100% happy with (even if it's just rolled off the showroom floor) so no matter how much you spend, be it a heap of s**t or a nice example, you will always have the pleasure of tweaking it. cheers

Make that Aussie race the Targa:classic:

WOW! Very nice site. Good work.

Congratulations Hawkwind. Hope your new car is what you were after. I'm interested to hear where this guy that loves his Z's is with 4 for sale and 30 wrecks? It wouldn't be Sportsclassic would it? Cheers

Thanks Brett, and thanks guys.:classic:

Ha ha, no offence taken mate. I'm just mucking around. I'm in a weird mood for some reason. Honestly though if I did have the money I doubt I'll spend it on this. More likely buy a nice '67 Fastback. Roadsters aren't my thing.

Some crazy Japanese tune houses ay. Have you heard of Mario GTR from Sydney Ivan. http://exvitermini.com/ He was going for the world record 4wd qtr mile for a while there but he's gone quiet of late. How about taking on the HKS team at their own game. Crazy. Good luck to him either way.

Yeah you got it spot on there... 2.5L straight 6 with a turbo

Anyone have coilovers? What's the widest tyres you can fit? cheers

Well I like it. Stuff you guys:disappoin I'm taking my ball and going home...

I've noticed that Z's don't have much clearance in the rear for wide tyres. Maximum looks like 215's. Does this sound right? How do people overcome traction problems with high power Z's without chopping the chassis? Cheers