Gav240z

Ok if your getting an error in the link you will have to copy and paste it into the address bar in explorer. Also cause it's a free account there are certain limitations to it. If anyone can host this at their site let me know and I'll upload it there instead.

I had no problems with it on my PC might be 3d card configuration. I am also running windows XP.

Hi guys I finally got this working as I've been meaning to do for the last couple of weeks. It's a racing game with just Nissan cars you can have skylines, Z's and Silvia's. The 432r is a secret car as with the Skyline 2000GT. Have fun and enjoy. http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/datsun240z/install.zip http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/datsun240z/REALCAR.RAR http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/datsun240z/REALCAR.R00 http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/datsun240z/REALCAR.R01 instructions: Download all 4 files unzip install.zip and run the install.exe program. Keep all files together in same folder.

Well from reading the above and from reading the interesting write up at http://zhome.com/History/Myth/DesignEvoluB.htm . My opinion is that the Z was originally designed to be a Japanese car with the 4 cylinder option. After Mr K saw the prototype it was then changed to suit the US requirements. Since the first off the line Z's were right hand drive I believe that the car was later changed to accomodate the growing demand for the cars in the US. It's a complex history and I wish I knew a bit of Japanese or could speak with the original designers and engineers of the car as Kats was able to do. Either way I couldn't imagine driving my Z on the left side or any car for that matter. Living in Australia all my life has set my mind that way. Alan's right about the handbrake position it's perfect for right hand drive and the engine setup. Would you say the petrol cap position has any variance??? Look forward to more interesting facts guys.

I really prefer the mesh grille too but it's pretty damn expensive I hear???

Just adding a comment. The vertical defogger glass is hard to find and worth quite a bit too. I remember having a conversation with Lindsey Drife(forgive for incorrect spelling if it is). At the Zshop here in Melbourne and he was saying he has 1 and no it's not for sale I'll include an image in this post so u can see the vertical lines. PS: It's TOD Kaneko's 240z I love this Z. (Forgive spelling again if wrong).

Can I please have a set too :classic:

Now this is only a suggestion but I owned a 75 260z that had been fitted with an electrical fan and I believe the fan alone is a cause for electrical problems. The installation was not done by me but by the previous owner and the car gave me nothing but trouble. It fried 3 alternators and killed 1 battery. Turn signals are usually just the globes on one side they all need to be good. If not it's usually the flasher unit located under the dash. All old cars are going to have electrical problems as the electronics technology back then was not as accurate as todays. Also ageing parts doesn't help. My 240z has stock wiring but it has undergone some upgrages. The electronic iginition is a start. No ballast resistor. The H4 Hella headlights work nicely. The flasher unit is a more modern one works fine. The rest as far as I can tell is all stock and it's working fine. My suggestion give the electric fan the flick the HP is saves isn't worth it plus the clutch fan makes the car more reliable.

Datsun 76 I used to feel the same way about shelling out money for my Corolla and 75 260z 2+2 when it comes to my 240z I actually enjoy spending money on it. I also love working on it myself you can save money that way but I understand if u don't have the time either. By the way how did u go with the spray painter issue a while back????

Ok this is off topic. But where are the tie rod ends located. I just replaced the control arm bushes and ball joints on my syspension. I noticed an upper ball joint that makes up part of the steering system is that the tie rod end? Anyone got a picture of where it is on a car????? Also after replacing my ball joints should I notice anything different about the car????

I'm finally a professional Z car nut

Ok this was a pain in the bum of a job so here's how I went about it in order to help others who might get stuck or need help in future. First issue for me was undoing the bolt that connects the control arm bush to the crossmember. It was really tight on both sides so tight I rounded one side of the bolt. Solution to use vice grips and pry it off. I also use a long pipe over my rachet to give me extra torque when turning it as it was very tight. with that done I removed the other side from the strut where the ball joints are. I replaced the ball joints on both sides while I was at it. That's fairly straight forward I can elaborate for some who might need help but for now it's the bushes. Ok so I got the control arm out. The old bush? Well this is what I did, and I emphasise to be carefull. I soaked the bush in fuel for a while and placed a brick and cement sheeting under it because there both non flamable. I poured some fuel into the top part of the brick where there's a gap and sat the control arm ontop of it The cement sheeting went underneath. I stood back and lit a match and woof it lit up. I grabbed a pair of gloves and when it finished burning I took it to my vice and slapped it out with a big hammer. No problems came out nicely . Note I could have used a propane torche but the fuel ran out so this was the next best thing. After I got those out I tried to see how the hell I'd fit the new bushings and thought not gonna happen so I took them down to be pressed in by driveshaft shop. With those done I had to put it back in the car??? How??? there way too bit and trying to hammer it back in wasn't working and I didn't wanna beat up the control arm. So I used a piece of wood and the car jack and applied grease to the crossmember and bushes to help it slide in. Still no go they were way too big. and it was just lifting the car aswell as damaging the urethane bushing. Solution? I have a grinder that's the same as using a file and I filed it down a bit on each side so that it was a tiny bit thinner keeping it consistant and even on both sides aswell as trying not to ruin the urethane. I used the jack the piece of wood as protection for the control arm and jacked it up into the crossmember. It wasn't an easy fit still but it finally slapped into place. The rest was just reassembly if anyone has any questions or suggestions let me know I'd usually not file the bush down but it was really a tight fit.

Looks like the Camera is already paying itself off. I've been thinking about getting 1 too and now i think it's a very good idea. Afterall a picture is a 1000 words. If you don't mind me asking how much did you get it for? and what brand is it seeing as were both in AUS might give me a good idea as to what to pay for a camera of that quality.

I need help as I'm a bit stuck with replacing my front control arm bushes. Ok so I've managed to get the old one out by burning it out so that's fine. The problem is the new ones I've got. The package says front lower control arm bushes. I suspect however there the rear ones. One has a label saying front the other rear but I believe the rear control arm has two bushes on it. So I think they've given me the wrong ones. As I understand the front has only one main bush that connects to the cross member. I need the rear ones anyway so that's not a problem. I have included a picture of what I'm trying to replace so you know what I'm doing. Picture is thanks to EricB's picture gallery.

Hi guys I recently aquired a nice 240z but I didn't notice that until after I bought it that there were one or two small things in the paint work that frustrate me. It's typical until you own it you don't notice the small things. Anyway the problem is the bonnet mainly. It has faded a bit in the sun as Red Paint will. It's nothing big but the rest of the car is really quite red even the roof. I polished it recently and it made it less noticeable (not noticable to the untrained eye). I was considering a cut n' polish but it strips a layer of paint and I feel that it will just start to fade again later. (I've had 3 red cars before). There's also some water marks(little white marks) in the paint in odd spots the bonnet and roof mainly. I wanna know how I should deal with these aswell polishing didn't get them out. I was thinking of just getting the bonnet a light respray as the rest of the car is still very red and I don't think it would look uneven. Anyway ideas guys please :classic: I will provide pics soon in the day light for now check my gallery I think it has a pic of my car.

Thanks for the info I don't think I'll ever use Armour All again after reading your informative response. I'd heard others mention it's unhealthy for your dash and I thought it was just skeptical nonsense (excuse my spelling). It does make your dash wet and look healthy but your right it requires constant reapplication. I'll invest my money in a good sunshade for now. Anyway that aside I'll go for the other products your recommend.

I'm 20 and I've owned 4 cars already. 3 of which were Zeds, I was tempted to own a Celica a Commodore and heaps of other cheap crappy cars due to friends putting pressure on you and having a car written off and thinking I'd get something cheaper I bought a Toyota Corolla SX so I could save money on fuel but it balanced out on expenses like CV's, Exhaust system, brakes etc. list goes on. The newer cars are built cheaply as you can imagine if they save just $10 on 1 car and make a 3000 cars they save $30,000 Dollars so cutting costs is a big thing for car companies. It's tempting to get into nice new cars with bolt on mods fuel injection and all the other candy but it's also expensive and I don't know about you guys but when I fix a problem on my car I'm very proud and since these cars are so easy to work on it's even better. Everywhere I drive my Z I get people staring at it. Just last night I had 3 people in a Taxi ask me a million questions and tell me they really like it. Then I had another clown in the city trying to lure me into his game and run his car not that I did I know I would spank a 4 cylinder 2.0L engine with my cammed 6 that sounds like sex at 5,500rpm. Besides my girlfriend wouldn't let me . I suggest you drive one of these cars you would like to own take a few for a test drive you'll get back in your Z and go what was I thinking???? I know cause I've done it. Gav