Ben

Kinda looks like a carbon canister to me. It would be connected to the top of the fuel tank, ported vacuum & the inlet manifold.

Alan, you have my sympathy. Several years ago I was assaulted while driving in my 2nd Z. It turns out that the driver of the other car was looking for a fight & I got in the wrong place at the wrong time. I got the rego & reported it to the police, but nothing ever came of it.... A quiet word with some of the lads at your local pub might be able to sort things out.... The rear-quarter damage isn't bad, but you'll probably need a new bumper.

Many a smaller less-powered car can outdo a WRX in the twisites, and many a larger car can out do one on the straights. It's all relative really. But they've certainly made their mark in this country over the last 10 years. They're like arseholes - everyone's got one! I see dozens every day.

I hope that they've removed the OEM 180km/h speed limiter...... Or maybe not! :classic:

The only other R30 powerplant that had an oil cooler was the FJ20E. Can you post a shot of the cooler attachments? That way we can see if it's OEM or aftermarket.

Alan's point is that the chassis numbers are 6 digits long. They have leading zero's where required, so you're description of HS30-1342 isn't a complete number. Now you may have omitted the leading digits deliberately, but can you confirm?

I've been following this thread, but couldn't reply in the week due to PC problems.... I too don't think that it's worth the $$$ that are being asked. However an 'honest' complete car does have value. I see that it still has the original fusible-link covers in the engine bay....

Slightly OT - Nissan Australia used to only sell GT-R parts to the original owners of the Aussie-delivered cars (200 of them). Holden get very funny about selling parts that belong on older HDT vehicles without proof of ownership & verifying if the car is genuine. Fraud is a problem, there are lots of fake Falcon GT's & Brock Commodores around.

The 180SX is an S13.... Both the Silvia & 180SX use the same shell & drivetrain. The S14 is 5-stud & the S12 is our Gazelle.

The offset oil filter mount can be retro fitted to any engine. The N42 head is definately L28E. It sounds like you have an L24E with an L28E head fitted. No big deal, possibly done when someone cooked the L24 head :/ Are there any thermal tell-tales stuck to any of the heads welsch plugs? FWIW Rob Ward is a close friend of mine, his LPG 2.7L R30 Turbo is producing 170kW at the wheels - with a leaking head gasket & NO ignition control (locked dizzy). This summer we're going to fit a Haltech E6A to it for ignition purposes only & try to produce the same power at lower boost & get more economy out of the powerplant. He's also got an external gate & bigger turbo to fit. The current wastegate is permanently open & it will still boost to 20psi.... Here's a photo of the car that I took at last years SESM show at Mt. Gambier: http://www.versadev.com/ben/sesm%202002/DSC00639.JPG

The L28ET & L20AET use 360-deg with a seperate home trigger. Not sure how much a new dizzy is, but the rotor button was only $14 when I picked one up last month.

All the C110's sold in Australia were GL's or GT's hence the IRS on all models. The C210 mentioned above is fitted with a 'Creations' aftermarket manifold. Somehow I think that it would perform better with the OEM L20AET gear fitted....

Yes it needs work, but don't be too concerned. My 240Z has got replacement doglegs on both sides, and when we removed all the paint it was discovered that it's had a new RH read guard fitted (incorrectly) and the LH rear guard was rippled to hell. I still classify it as a good shell! Sills rails & floors are the easiest parts to fix - it's panels like the roof that are difficult. But I second the call - investigate now, prevent it from getting worse.

Fair call.... I'd expect that between the dry joints & a leaky capacitor or two, it was stuffed! Below are images of the internals of an early 260Z (inductive loop) tachometer:

Turbo pump has 15% more volume. Competition pump runs 90psi+. Both can be fitted with an external pickup to avoid the internal feed gallery restrictions. The next step from there is a dry-sump.... Fit a turbo pump if you have a turbo (no kidding...) or an external cooler. I've got both & pressure is around 50psi, hot (80 deg C after the cooler), 3000rpm, measured at the stock location on a mechanical gauge.

Part number 25545-N3600 Still on the master parts file, ex Japan $61AUD. Beware the description is 'screw' Joseph, many thanks for the part number - I owe you one!

No sorry.... But here's the photos of the trial fit that I did tonight... http://www.versadev.com/ben/hs30/

Took delivery of my new OEM vented bonnet yesterday - AUD$680 ex Japan, about 2 weeks wait. Vents were ~AUD$80 each ex Melbourne. I'm dropping it into the painters tomorrow morning - it's getting the satin-black treatment. It's as close at getting a Z432 that I'm likely to get!