Mr Camouflage

The VB catalogue nubers are for LHD HLS30 cars. The compliance plate is a more accurate measure of when your car was build. It was fitted when the car arrived in Austraila. So your car would probably be a 1976, or very late 1975, depending on how quickly they were loaded onto a ship and sent down under. If i had a dollar for everytime someone with a RHD HS30 240z looked up the numbers and claimed they had a 1969 240z....

I wish they were cheap in Australia too.

Can we get this moved out of the 240K section and into the Z section. Someone other than Alfa will have to do it, because he's on holidays.

I get to work on my z about half a day a month. It's been a bare shell for almost 2 years, but no way would I sell it. I'll get it finished eventually. Just de-register it and stick it in a shed in the back yard. That way its not costing you anything. One day all your kids will move out, you'll retire, then you'll have plenty of time to bring it back to life.

Not a z story, but my dad had an old beige Mitsubishi L300 van (dunno if you aussies got them, square box looking van forn the 80's) Anyway he was out driving, not too far from home and pulled up to a mini roundabout (the ones the councils stick in a perfectly good T junction in the middle of the suburbs to try and slow traffic flow) and pulling up to the other two entries were 2 other beige Mitsubishi L300's. They all stopped and looked at each other, and couldn't quite believe it.

Hey Bill, who's Evan and does or doesn't he like G-Noses? . Inner skin, outer skin? The floors made of 1 sheet of metal. there is not inner and outer. Z floors seem to rust from the inside out anyway.

Nope thats not a UK spec front spolier at all. Its a BRE type spoiler that lots of aussie 240z's had. If you cant tell the difference theres a thread about the uk front spoiler, just have a search for it. And the number plate is a skinny aussie one. Ok to mix it up a bit theres a 1973 240Z over here in Perth, original condition, never restored (Halz its your car i'm talking about your car) that has the thick chunkier door mirror that the some UK cars had. Heres a pic. On later 240z (my 72) the mirrors were fitted in Japan, as there a punched holes in the metal of the door, not drilled, as they would have to be, if fitted in Australia.

Nice.

I wouldnt worry about it. At least it will keep the exhaust fumes out of the car. Did you notice the big dent in the drivers door?

Thats a Toyota S600. If you want to see one, visit the Fremantle Motor Museam.

If you read the previous post the he says the halfshafts are the same length on the r180 as the r200. That would mke the answer to your question: false. Or Yes its true, the common rumor is (and i have read it myself somewhere) that they are different lengths, aparently due to the extra width of the r200 compared to the r180. So you can either believe what jmortensen says, from personal experiance, or keep believing the rumor. Its up to you. Seiouly what the point in asking questions if you arent going to read the answers? :stupid: *rant mode off* Welcome to the club. Seek any you shall find (ie use the search feature. its all been asked before).

You've tried lossening the hinges and pusing them down as far as they go, but have you tried loosening where the bonnet bolts to the hinges and seeing if they is any adjustmet to be had there?

I think theres some sort of saftey circuit that wont let the electric pump run when the car is cranking, or not running. I remember reading that in some other thread, but someone else that knows would have to confirm or deny that.. maybe a search might find it.

I got a spare 2+2 tank if you are after one.....

It rather own a 240K coupe anyway. or a C10.

and another from the front Doesn't look too bad. I wonder how much he wants for it.

Was hacking around on his website, and found a pic of the interior

Yeah thats the one. Aparently he's got 2 of them, this is the spare one that he is selling. I guess his reasoning it that for a museam you only need one of each type. But all those cortinas look the same to me. Parts hard to find, yeah I get that with the Silvia, not that I had to look for much, but lots of roadster parts fit, which is good. If anyone wants a look: http://www.aussiemusclecarmuseum.com.au/

Just watching the new tonight and saw in the last shot of a news report a picture of the front of a smashed up 260z (could have been a 240, but it had the side indicators of a 260). Was dark metallic blue by the looks of it. In Melbourne. Dont know if it was the car being chased by the police, or it it was one of the parked cars.

I was doing some googleing the other day and found a Prince Skyline for sale in Australia. Heres the ad: 1966 Prince Skyline GTB - Mandarin with bone trim, original car with 2 litre 127hp OHC 6, triple Webers, air box, 5 speed box, LSD, wood wheel, full instruments, 99 litre tank, a factory race car in very original, untampered condition, needs paint/body, only 30 of these left, very sought after car, only sell to a good home, bargain hunters need not apply. Anybody Interested?

Driven lots of wallowing pigs?

Try putting an ad on ozdat.com and on the ozdat forum and also www.thezgarage.com (aussie z site) too, if you havent already.

yeah it normal, no you dont need to replace it, just take it out and service it. search the forums for instructions how to do this.