Mr Camouflage

Funny that, since they were realy just ford lasers with different pannels, and they seem to have a good reputation. apart form weak gearboxes, especially the 4WD turbo laser. I completely destroyed my gearbox and center Differential. I always thought the 90's crappy were (still are) ugly.

Just looking at what options are available. If I go for more horsepower, i'll store the original engine so I can return the car to stock. I plan on frightening the paint off with a can of paint stripper and a brush.

Ok. I know we didn't get 280Z turbos in Australia. What about 280ZX turbos? Did we get any of them? Were they even made? If they were available in Japan, I guess there may be a 3 or 4 somewhere in Perth due to the secondhand imports we got. How different are the engines or are they the same? Could I use a turbo diesel block from a patrol and a petrol head? Did they make turbo diesel patrols? Or should I just put a RB series motor in?

A friend of mine (who's currently working in Japan, has been for a few years now) owns a capri. I looked them up on a capri website recently and something i didn't know was that they were built in australia as well. Only the 3 liter V6 though. Not sure exactly what they meant by built. Probably just assembled. Did the UK get the V6 in the 1st gen capri. I Guess Ford Australia wanted a bit more horsepower to compete with other early 70's 6 cyl cars such as the 240z, torana and charger. For the uninitiated: LJ GTR Torana, Triple Carbies, 3.3 litre (202ci) straight 6. bad points: OHV pushrod valve train, live axle, 4 speed. A 240z would have a hard time keeping up with a GTR torana in the straights.

Nice Avatar Rviper! I used to own a RA28 celica myself. I knew someone with a sss 200b and that was a four door i believe.

Yeah as long as the car was sold with them (or without them, the seat belts in the morris), you can pretty much get away with it. Thats why you can stuff 327 chevs in monaros. But the 240z wasn't sold with fender mirrors, the mirror was on the door, so they can ping you for it.

About the same as you. I've been pulling out the interior so i can take a look at the floor, inside the doors, and inside the back pannels. and fixing little things, like headlight switch, indicator switch. I put a battery hold down strap on it. I plan to strip the paint completely off, and see what lies underneath, but the garage is full of furniture, so I guess it will have to wait. Engine needs new rings.

What year was stamped on the compliance plate? When it comes to non-us cars zhome aint got a clue.

Your wing/guard/fender mounted rear view mirrors aren't legal in WA. Got something to do with being a danger to pedestrians if you run them over. All the second hand jap imports that came over in the 80's had fender mounted mirrors, and they all had to be removed and mounted futher back on the doors before they could be registered.

I posted a direct link to the run promo quicktime movie file so it can be downloaded and saved to you pc. Do a search for "Prague" to find the previous thread, "350Z on car and driver" and you'll find the link. Its about 40meg file i believe. Ah what the hell. I did it myself, heres the link to the file. Use a download manager. http://a400.g.akamai.net/7/400/8182/3de3f3cf/nissannort1.download.akamai.com/8182/nissan/m/v/zdvd/HR_QT.mov

WA Zed. When are you gonna post some pictures of your car? It that it in your avatar? If it is i've some bad news for you.

I heard the aussie 350Z is rated at 217Kw instead of 206Kw.

Old Datsun Advertisments printed on T-shirts. http://search.stores.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&sid=3644782&store=West+Coast+Vintage&colorid=12&fp=0&query=datsun&srchdesc=y

I think the Australian 260z didnt have all the pollution controll gear that the american cars did, as our emission laws weren't as tough. Can anyone with a aussie 260z confirm this. Up to 1972 to only emission requirements were that the engine not be too noisy and not smoke.

Whats the Barney comparison? Or do you mean Chief Wiggam? I dont mind cops, but then i'm (generally) a law abiding citizan. One of my friends is a cop, so i get to hear all the stories. Another friend of mine got pulled over on the freeway doing 140k in a 100k zone and he was let off with a warning. Anyway if the cops in new rome suck so much, dont drive through the town.

If Mike is the Yellow Jedi, does that make Alan T........Yoda?

Datsun 240Z, Build number 38, 5spd manual, 8000kms since rebuild, extractors into 2.5 inch exhaust, Simmins 3piece rims, rebuilt original SU's, race prepared suspension, CD Player, always serviced, gd cond, $4900 ono, Carine 0403 610 420 .

Ah, in the classic & vintage section. only place i didn't look. Yeah I wouldnt mind having a look either. I live near carine also. WA Zed want some company? I'm not doing much tomorrow. Cant afford to buy it, but would like to see how it compares to mine. Anyway PM me and I'll give you my moblie number if you want. Craig.

Found it: http://stream.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/movies/midnight/wangan.mpg 11.9 Mb Worth saving. Catchy song.

Yeah thats the one i was talking about. Doesn't seem to be at the Genki website anymore (they made the game). http://www.genki.co.jp/games/midnight/index.html I cant read Japanese. Alan! see if theres a link to the trailer. Maybe we could get permission to put it up here for download.

Yeah I love 1200 coupes as well. There was one sitting in someones front yard, hadn't moved for ages, 2 foot of grass growing around it. I was tempted to knock on the door and ask them to sell it to me so many times. Drove past after i got my Zed and it was gone, and the lawn had been mowed.

I've been driving behind people that flash there brake lights by tapping the pedal a few times before applying the brake, especially when aproaching red traffic lights. It really gets your attention.

I had a look in daylight, and it looks like it has been removed. The mounting brackets are still there at the rear of the floorpan.

Mostly you may find that the engine number on the engine wont match the id tags, usually because the engine had been exchanged. Some exgine reconditioners just have engines built up ready to swap, for a quick changover. So you take in your car and they take out the engine, put in one they already done, and keep you engine, then someone else get your engine later. Mostly with common cars like commodores or falcons. I'd rater wait a week while they rebuild my engine.