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Nothing new to us we have had those as police cars for a while now. :-) I would be more impressed with a R34 GTR police car

stop babling and post ya pic ;-) I even posted two mugshots in the gallery :classic: . You've probably replied to this thread more than anyone else yet no photo . However if you are too shy I won't give you too much of a hard time about it ;-)

What about wheels that suit a S13 Silvia? I know a friend of mines brother had a TA22 Celica with Silvia Rims and they fit ok on his car. But he wasn't always doing things the way I would consider properly not that he was an idiot the car looked nice just not the kind of things I'd do. I would have thought the S13 and 180sx were not very different but.

Sahunt those 240k's also known as Skylines were imported to NZ & AUS back when they were released like many other Datsun/Nissan products. The were powered by the L-engine found in the Z and in a rare case the Skyline C110 GTR it was powered by a S20 engine found in the 432 & 432R Fairlady Z. The C110 didn't have a big racing history due to the oil crisis of the time to my understanding and due to their larger size and weight I'd say they were not as good handling as the Z In Australia we had some of our own V8's like the Americans did. V8's have always been a big thing for Australians, some legendary cars such as the GT40 Ford I think XC Cobra , Holden Monaro etc were all V8 grunt powered.

Hey Craig post more photos of that ride Looks like a real beast.

C'mon lachlan post ya pic dude we need another young looking fellow i feel like a fish outta water

Hey 2manyZ's your photo isn't so bad It's better I have an image of you like that rather than your dog. I had always pictured you as your dog . This thread is interesting don't know why so many people are affraid of their own image though.:cheeky:

I had neglected to read the previous post before the pics and the details you mentioned. The gbox sounds like a second gear synchro to me very common as second get's the biggest workout. You could use GM Lube sold by holden for the box apparently it's good for the synchro's but to rebuild your looking at $600 - $2000 depending on how much detail you'd like to go into. The steering is very heavy in these cars but if it seems excessive I think replacing the ball joints and tie rod ends could help immensely. It could also be a stuffed steering rack ~$400 to replace that if you do it yourself. Those carbs will probably be the main reason for the car taking a while to warm up and run decently. At your age you do not wanna be fixing it every 10 mins especially if you are still studying or planning to. While the owner has a good set of parts to accompany the car you should be looking at the car more than it's sum of parts. Another thing I have to ask is do you really want a 2+2? Have you seen a 2 seater in person? I only ask because until I'd seen a 2 seater I had wanted a 2+2 I bought a 240z originally that required a bit of rust repair and while I regret selling it the reason for me doing so was $$$ I was trying to study and restore a car on a shoe string budget. Now I could have given it a half arse job on the paint but if your anything like I am and I believe do it once do it properly then your gonna spend big $$$ on fixing things. Anyway i have another 240z which i paid a decent amount of money for but I'd rather not disclose because I feel the car is worth alot more than I paid for it. This one however was a 2 owner car and I am the 3rd. It's been very well maintained and I can tell you it's a blast to drive. I have enjoyed it more than any other car I have owned to date. So my round about point is get something that costs a bit more but is in very good condition. For 6K you should be able to find a 2+2 that is in absolutely immaculate condition with no rust you will end up saving alot of money that way. As one of the others mentioned engines and gbox's go fairly cheap so mechanical things are cheap and easy. :classic:

IMHO if he wants more than $2000 don't even bother. The rust is fairly good considering what I've seen but honestly it's just another 2+2 not like there's a shortage of them going around. good ones yes but pay around $6k and you have yourself a great car. Depends if ur gonna race the car or not I guess. If so then it's not bad but if u want a clean street machine you'll be spending a bit of money tidying her up. The bog in the rear 1/4's is scary and you'd probably need to weld in new 1/4 panels as it's most like the result of an accident rather than rust. How is under the car the end of the chassis rails? infront of the rear wheels at the sill area have a poke around there they all get it there. The spare tyre area is another good 1 for rust causing fumes to get in. THe motor has the $^!# carbs but they there stock on a L26 in a 2+2 so can't really cry about that. At least it's fairly original that's a good thing you won't be hunting for too many spares. The bonnet don't look so bad so if you buy it and you want the vented bonnet maybe we can make a deal ;-).

In the forum where we have been posting pictures of ourselves I think someone commented that I either need an art consultant or am an art consultant. If the later I'd like to consult these ladies on the color scheme they've used and how I might improve it . Can't wait to see it at home the PC at Uni here is too dark

Jeff if your seriously that disappointed with the L-Engine could you at least do yourself a favour and try a set of side draft carbs first. I know you like the idea of a V8 and the whole downdraft carb business but you owe it to yourself to get a decent set of early SU's(Hitachi ones). Slap them back on get it professionally tuned at a Dyno(Rolling Road) and then make up your mind. :classic: Its just a suggestion anyway.

Hey Zpoint I love your Datsun shirt .

At first I thought I'd post a serious pic then I had a look through the collection of photo's I had and thought well nobody else has so I posted this 1. It was about 4:30 in the morning I had been up doing study for exams coming up and my friends 1 2 and 3 jimmy cans were on the table to help make study more fun hence the funny colored tongue and the wacked out look . I've also got another photo of me in the gallery i've had it there a while it's a bit more serious ;-).

I'm looking into a FI kit using a webber manifold that way I get six throttle boddies the mods will be very similar to your motor and I will be using a 76 degree camshaft. I am hoping to extract 180 rwhp or 130rwkw. Either that or stick with the SU's and see what comes of that.:classic:

I swear it could have been B just watched that movie recently. :classic:

Couldn't help myself.

You should be able to locate software to set up a forum for your club guys. Shouldn't be too difficult I'm coming up to Holidays as of Monday I may be able to help you out and maybe we can make it a sister club of the Classic Z forums. All you need to do is really pay for a domain name.

Any idea if non vented bonnets are the same price as the vented ones new?

I would also like to know this, I love simmons rims in both FR17's and B45's. I think the best place to find second hand ones is ozdat.com from time to time you see them for sale in their. At the moment I'm happy with the Superlites i got though. If I find a set of Simmons and I have the money I'll consider changing then.:classic: