v12horse

I must say that this has been an interesting thread to read. It makes this forum have that much more of a family/friends feeling. I love it. Okay, I think the look of the clear headlight covers are awesome on Z's. The covers that I am interested are the ones with the chrome ring. Z-point, you mentioned that they look good on dark colored cars. Does anyone think they would look out of place on my car since it is a light colored car? Thanks a lot. Regards, Ben:classic: http://www.classicZcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=6303&password=&sort=7&thecat=500

The more I am looking at this car Mr. Camouflage, the more I think it is a UK Z because of the turn signals the way they are. It does however have works options. Here is a picture of what looks to be the same car in the 1973 RAC. Regards, Ben

I have heard that using a 280et engine and taking the turbo off is not good for performance. The pistons are also not flat on the 280et engine. Is this because of compression? Thanks, Ben

Mr. Camouflage, That is a nice pic. Is that a works car or a 240 with works options? It has the light bar and the factory works wheels. Beautiful either way. I like to see them in action. Hehehehe. Any info would be great. -Ben

Thanks. He is the one that told me to ask you. Hahaha. It is a very interesting car. Were there many private entrants that were competitive at the same time the works cars were rallying? -Ben

That is one nice Z. Out here in the states I have never seen a conversion like that. I am sure they exist though. Many of the Z's that have rb's that I have read about are usually in Australia. Does anyone know why this is? Are there that many Skylines there to support these engines. Anyways, beautiful car. I too would love to see it while I am in my 260. Hehehehe. -Ben

i have a early 260z. I am thinking about swapping the bumpers for some early 240z bumpers. Has anyone done this conversion before? How much work would it be? Would it look good? I want to do this because my bumpers are small, but not as small as the 70-72 240's and I want to put the Nismo mesh grill off a fairlady Z on my car. Is there another way to be able to put that grill on without changing the bumpers? I would have to remove the bumper shock absorbers for sure. Any info would be great. Thanks so much, Ben

To say that the g-nose was on an s30 is a little incorrect because the s30's came with a 2 ltr engine. As far as body style, yes it is a S30. This whole site is about the s30, which includes all first generation Zcars. To be a little more correct it could be considered to be on a HS30, which has a 2.4ltr, but the 240zg is the name of the so-called HS30 with the g-nose and was an actual model offered by Nissan. To be exact, the chassis type for the 240ZG is HS30-H, but the vin# will say HS30-, not HS30-H-. The 240zg was built from October 1971 to September 1973. But it was considered a 1972-1973. I believe that Nissan did offer the g-nose as a sports option though, but I am not 100% on that one. To really get more information about this I would talk to Alan(HS30-H), since he owns one and is a Z afficionado(I cannot spell). The figures came from "Fairlady to 280z", by Brian Long. I hope I helped. The 240ZG is a very beautiful piece of Nissan history. I do not know of an original 240ZG in the states, but hopefully I will bring one back someday. Hehehehehe. I am such a dreamer. FYI the Mr. K Z has a genuine g-nose, but it is not a 240zg. -Ben

I found this on ebay and I don't really think the person selling this photo knows what they are talking about because they do not mention that it is a Z. I was just wondering if anyone knew what rally this was and if there was any history on this car. Great looking rally Z though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3241160502&category=14893&rd=1 Regards, Ben

Hello everyone, We should turn this into the Fairlady Z grill thread. Hehehehhe. 2manyzs, did you order that grill from the nismo website? Are the holes for mounting the same as the US spec grill? Thank you. It is really a beautiful grill.

Hello everyone, Hey 2manyzs. You were saying how non-rare and non-expensive the mesh grills are. I would love to find one for my car. I would be willing to pay 100-175USD if you knew where I could get one or if you could point me in the right direction. Thank you. p.s. I don't think the wheels look that bad either, but I think they might look a little better without the caps, no white lettering on the tires, and a little lower stance. Just my opinion. -Ben

Well, I have always been curious to see how the rewinds would look on a Z. I am not too impressed. I thought they would look better. They still look good, but not as good as panasport or watanabe in my opinion. This is an awesome car from what it sounds like though. Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2430765724&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting It is also a 260. Yeah. I would like to put those bumpers and that grill on my car. Hehehehe. Enjoy. -Ben

Derk, I am in an opposite situation. I bought my car in the Indiana and brought it here to California. There is still some rust that needs to be controlled, but overall it is not too bad since it sat in a garage for so many years. Thus, I bought it with only 62,000 original miles. I am no expert at restorations because I have not done one yet, but I plan to in the future. My friend is restoring a 61' Fiat and he started removing everything from the car and then he sent the rolling shell to the autobody shop while he rebuilt the motor. When the car got back from the shop he dropped in his motor, rewired the car and drove it around the block with a bucket as a chair. The rest of the project for him was to rechrome, find parts that needed replaced, and find more parts. If I were to restore a car that is how I would do it. But what do I know. good luck on your project. Have fun with it. -Ben