Alfadog

"I saw a Datsun 120Y today. That's like your old car, right?"

Hey, better he's just a kidnapper and not a cold-blooded killer! Someone please pay the ransom, let the child liiiiive!!!

Bill! The ones next to the bonnet are vents- half correct! They're more than that... but anyway, I'm asking what the little compartments behind the front wheeeeels are for! And does any other car have them?

Next time, if you just link to the files instead of posting the actual pictures, then it's probably more efficient. But damn, dont take it like we're all complaining - thanks for posting them up

Oh Rick mate, I know what they're for!! A very knowledgeable member here mentioned it a long time ago (thats a clue ) Here's a picture showing the little inspection flap/panels... I wonder if they have a PROPER name? http://earth.endless.ne.jp/users/a_yacchi/collection/limited/tolimi21-2000gt.jpg

Looks perfect! Now, howsabouts some nice, thin bumpers? Remind me, is the 810 the same shape as the 200B in Australia?

I'm not being too serious there, Alan.. I just like to ponder about these things.. it's good fun imagining the history of something - accurate or not! I was under the impression new Watanabes were always pretty expensive, but if they were used as pot-plant holders..... well I stand corrected! Thanks for your input

I'd have no idea what a "K car" is, so I guess it's to do with local car culture as much as anything else...... D, E and M work for me! Here's one: The Z is known for having neat (and finicky) little inspection flaps just next to the bonnet for the battery and brake fluid. The Toyota 2000GT had similar flaps, and also had little compartments behind the front wheels. What are these compartments for, and are there any other cars with a similar feature?

That's very neat! When I went over mine, I used a silver pen and that worked a treat - but your method would get the *correct* look!!

ALL OF THEM!! They are all "D" cars or so I've heard... a bit like our "Z" cars are 240Z, 260Z, 280Z....... and NOTHING ELSE! Also, I've known people to refer to their M3's, M5's, Z3 M Roadsters etc. as "M" cars!

I don't think it's to do with the paint- but strangely the weight difference seems to be quite a lot larger on the 14x7.5's and 14x6.5's than the 14x7's. Now that's odd. My rear wheels look very old... I've got no idea how old though, and wouldn't want to guess! Does anyone know exactly how to measure offset with a ruler? This could be useful... Looking at the poor paint job and massive amounts of curb-rash on my rear ones, I'd say they were on some crazy AE86 drifter or something. They are definitely not pristine. My front ones look relatively clean, and only have a few minor scratches and of course one huge dent that has been banged out. The polished lip was dull, I polished them and they came out very shiney. That indicates to me the wheels were probably on a car who's owner wasn't too finicky, and certainly wasn't too careful when driving, but could afford nice looking wheels. I wonder what they were on... Yours, Ben, on the other hand, look like they've just come out of a box!

In 14x7.5, type A is half a kg heavier than B. That's curious...

Awesome, I can't wait for pics. This is interesting about the sizes and offsets. Is the offset always more negative for Type A than Type B in all sizes? Perhaps we've had it around the wrong way all the time? Surely 14x7.5" Type-A Watanabes come in more than one offset though?? Could you give a link to the page you're referring to? (I want to find out the offsets of my wheels!)

Those look great, except too big IMO. What are they, 16"?? How wide are they F and R?

Well, Rick did guess the E-type! They're commonly referred to as an "E"... How about the Citroen "D"?

Love the shape. If that other dark blue one was closer, I'd seriously consider it. This one looks like it needs way too much work though... imagine the headaches finding parts for it would cause!

How do they look without the centrecaps? :devious:

Have you checked out www.hybridz.org yet?

ENRIQUE IS RIGHT! I'm still wiping the windows down every couple of weeks trying to get the crap off.

I dont mean to hassle, please dont take it the wrong way, it's just that it's spelt Zagato.

SHHHHHHH its MINE!!! Get off! Get off!

If you can afford a Z, you can afford a Defensive Driving course! They're a couple of hundred bucks.. come on. If you feel you don't want to part with that much - simple! Just tell your parents what you'd like for your birthday. I bet they'll LOVE to buy you it.

I would like to see anyone disagree with this point. It's very valid - I'd like to see statistics as to the average number of passengers in car crashes where the driver is a P-plater. Another reason why Z's are awesome ONE PASSENGER ONLY!! (most of the time :cheeky:)

I don't think a list of Black Pearl Edition cars exists. And even if it did - where would the data be collected from? If you mean you could find out what VIN prefix the Black Pearl Edition cars had, and simply compare VIN's, unfortunately the Black Pearl Edition cars carried the SAME prefix. That's why it's so hard to be sure.

How else do you suggest he proves it?