Mr Camouflage

Pictures continued Orange Z432 is a Kyosho , and so is the Maron ZG.

Yep. Yatming (Road Signature) - when you open the doors, the window frame is attached to the body, not the door. (See picture). Sunstar, the frame is on the door, but looks like painted plastic (whereas the yatming looks like metal plated plastic). Door frame looks to thick when compared with the scale of the car. Both of the above dont have much detail in the engine bay - neither have plug leads (cant remember if sun star does, but think it doesn't). They are not too bad, but the better ones cost more. Kyosho are more detailed. Here is pics some of mine that I had handy: Red one is a Yatming/Road Signature. Black one is a SunStar 240z (Nissan didnt even make a black 240z :disappoin )

Hey dont knock the flux capacitor. The time circuit is useless without it. Can someone explain what whats in the movie for the bandwidth challenged such as myself. Is it one of those electric turbos? or a fuel polarising magnet?, or one of those vortex induction systems? or one of those whistles that goes in your exhauste pipe that reduces air flow, but make the car sound like a turbo, so you think you can go faster. - Maybe its just a can of red paint.

grinding in the driver side rear...theres a joke in there somewhere. What you need to do is locate the souce of the sound. I'd get the back end up on stands (on the rear body subframe) so the wheels are off the ground. Check the tyres for signs of rubbing on body parts Then use a jack to lift the rear A link thing so the wheel is at normal ride height. start it up, put it in 1st and let it idle and see if you can locate the source of the sound. Just be carefull. Could be some part rubbing on another, could be your diif has no oil in it. could be a worn out uni joint.

And now for something completely different http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Datsun-1600-2-door-w-roll-cage-Great-for-parts-or-fixup_W0QQitemZ4622503293QQcategoryZ102220QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

heres the ad. Nixcars is a member here. L28 TURBO ENGINE 4 SALE This engine was built by SWR & runs a P90 turbo head, T3 turbo, EFI manifold with 300ZX 55mm T/B, Wolf 3D ECU, FJ20 turbo injectors, electronic ignition, on 8psi boost & has only travelled 15,000 kms. Engine is still in the car (260Z), can hear it run & test drive. Price: $4500ono Location: Wollongong NSW Contact: Nick Email: nixcars@aapt.net.au Phone: 0416 283 194 (hours: 9am-9pm) Or you could get some L20 turbo parts and bolt them on the L28 if you want to do it cheaper Heres a L20ET advert: L20 6CYL TURBO factory turbo eng and stumpy 5speed gearbox . will split motor from box Price: $950 Location: logan QLD Contact: bevan Phone: 0412 578 474 (hours: 7am- 8pm)

Hey Dave. Dont place too much stock in those values. Some people registering dont know what month in 1970 thier car is so they choose Jan. I'll have to do something about that. All the ones that say 1/1970 will be wrong.

That because the didnt start making export RHD cars till early 1970. Cars that early never got the aussie compliance plate, so maybe he's guessing a bit. I think from memory that the 240z was available from March or April 1970 in Australia, so that probably where he got the date from. HS30-00306 has a date of 9/1970 (on the compliance plate, when the car arrived in Australia) and has an engine number of L24-021698 so this #60 is probably a bit earlier than September.

Try posting in the 240z forums for a start. This is the 240K Body and paint section maybe try asking here: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=66

No offence intended eric Sounds like a datsun newbie question, not a question a classic car guy would ask. I agree there look simalar, but not identical, as they pretty much would do if they were the same chassis. The differences I noticed, such as the front window pillars look different - the front window looks like its on more of an angle than a 510, and all the panels look different (rear quarter panels),the firewall, the bits of sheet metal that make up the chassis, then theres the chassis code, all of which would make me think that its a completely different car. Only really looks like a 510 to me from the rear. I've never seen one either. I dont believe we got them here. Thats probably why he playing the rare factor to try and bump up the price. Might just be that I'm good at seeing different shapes (I usually do pretty well on those types of tests). Some people cant tell the difference between a 2 seater and a 2+2 S30 just by looking at it. They have to ask, or look for the back seat before they know what it is. And if the back seat is folded down - that really confuses them.

Welcome back Steve. I havent seen any posts from you in ages. datto_240z bought some of those ac delco shocks from ebay and has them in his 260z. I bought some to replace my mine in my 240z, as i have know idea how old they are, and they looked pretty bad. Will be a few years before i get the car back in one piece.

Umm yeah, and the 240z is just a fairlady roadster with a roof and a bigger engine.:disappoin They are different cars with different chassis, different steering, different engines. The chassis code for the laurel is C30 the 1600 is 510. That should be your first clue.

Datsun Laurel on Ebay Australia. From Ratdat history page: C30 - April 1968 The C30 was the first Datsun Laurel and filled a gap in the model line up between the 510 and 130 models and does bear a strong family resemblance to a 510 although marginally longer and wider. The C30 was a very sophisticated car for 1968 and featured an 1800cc OHC crossflow 108hp engine (type G18) of Prince design. There was also independant suspension all round with the classic semi trailing arm rear end of the 510 along with strut front suspension the same as a 240Z along with rack and pinion steering ...unusual in a Nissan sedan. The car was a medium sized executive car and as such was quite luxurious and smooth riding while still retaining a sporting feel. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4623642005

260z shocks wont fit in 240z tubes, but 240z shocks will fit n 260z tubes as long as you use the correct gland nut for the strut/shock. If you are after a cheap set the ac delco ones that sell on ebay for around $60 to $80 will fit either, as they come with gland nuts to fit 240z struts and 260z struts.

more info needed. Shock inserts (catrtidges)? whole struts assemblies? Front/Rear?

theres lots of empty space up under the dashboard. hard to get to though. edit: unless of course you have your car dissasembled. Yeah the problem with internal antenna's is that the signal gets shielded a bit by the metal chassis. so somewhere close to a glass window would be good.

Z therapy USA perhaps

Edit: Yeah alfa, I didnt read it propperly I did start a thread for pictures links, a while back. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18786 I posted a bunch of links somewere too, cant remember where though.

Adding the link to the drive.com.au that alfa posted previously for anybody that missed it the first time (including me). Different car to the one thats in the magazine i posted above though. Is this the one alfa? http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/article.aspx?id=11211&vf=1

Had a look at the website. Yeah its the 2006 Year book. I recognise the cover: <img src="http://www.ccar.com.au/html/images/magazine_images/YBFCOZ06.jpg"/> ^ | thats the Prince GT right there

I think it was written by someone in the Sydney Z car club. Maybe try asking them.

Nope I dont think so. your reffering to the japan times one are you, that was a general article about the history of skylines? This was in a print magazine published in Australia. Its Called "Australian Classic Car" The article is about a guy (think his name was John), that had a Prince GT when he was a young fella, but sold it. Then he bought one a couple of years ago and had it restored.

Was looking at Australian Classic Car magazine in the news agent today. Theres and article about a Prince Skyline GT that someone has had restored. I had a quick read, but didnt buy it.

And what has this got to do with cricket?

Ah, now you're just causin' trouble. While were on the subject, How about Datsun. Australians say Dat-sun (Dat rhymes with at, sun - the yellow thing in the sky ). I think American say something more like "dautson". What about the english. (on a side track, i noticed New Zealanders say Sue-baru, where as Aussies say something more like Subar-roo)