Gav240z

I think you can get away with it as and still have it look classic. check out my gallery http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1316 Look for George's 240z Red color with the chev V8. his name on this forum is that ozzy guy. http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=4024&sort=1&cat=500&page=11 http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=4019&sort=1&cat=500&page=11 sorry i haven't got any more rear shots of the car but look in george's gallery. It's probably the best smoothing job I've seen

Haha yeah I appreciate them for what they are and would never hate them. I was going against an RX7 series 3 believe last night and I let him get the good take off first time around I managed to catch up get ahead but I couldn't really break away from him just a bit with each gear change. Next set of lights I showed him what L series torque was all about . He gave up shortly after but I was suprised he kept up the first time, however my motor hasn't all that much done to it I guess but still a testiment to the rotor :classic: . For the record I was almost going to get an RX4 over a Z.

Hello everyone, if your located in Victoria Australia your more than welcome to attend the upcomming cruise on Sunday the 31st of this Month. For details see the page below: http://www.viczcar.com/Events/2004/Cruise4/Cruise4.html Discussions can be viewed here: http://viczcar.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=UpcomingCruises Hope to see some of you Vic guys there! :cheeky:

Generally this is a good rule but the second rule isn't always a bad idea. Sometimes you know the history of the car well and it can work out for both parties if the car is a lemon it can strain a relationship just a bit . In terms of this car as I want to be useful and not just adding 2 cents of nothing relating to your original question. I honestly think you should stay away from this car. I haven't read the description often the photos speak enough for me and if the photos are good i read the description then. It appears to be in primer still and if that's the case you'll need to strip that off before applying paint anyway(more work). As was said i think you need to do a good job when it comes to shaving the bumpers and this car appears although i could be wrong to have been filled with bondo in that area. It is my understanding that 280z's are not uncommon in the states and that a L28 turbo can be picked up quite easily. This might not apply to your area however i can tell you that it's not worth buying a cheaply done car. I'll give a brief example a guy i know has bought a 240z that was converted to L28 with the injection set up etc. The wiring was not done properly and recently while a mate of mine was working on it the car caught fire just because the wiring wasn't done properly. I guess where I'm doing and you'll have probably read it 100 times over is buy something good to begin with that hasn't been botched together and sold half way buy a clean relatively stock car that you can modify as you please. I can almost guarantee it will save you loads more $$$ and you will have a better car in the end. :cheeky: .

Nathan I like what everyone here has said so far I think everyone has this dilemna . As you know I had the 73 240z that was shell wise a great car(except the battery tray). However it just sat there and became nothing good looking back I could really have done a good job welding it and had I known my mate Costa then it would have been completed more or less by now. Not to mention she had nearly all the original bits infact I will be trying to buy her back soon enough . I think you should go with what your budget permits. I bought my current 72 because in order for me to get a $2000 pile of junk into the state mine is in already i would have been at alot more money than I am now. Having said that I'll still be pulling it down and spraying it and cleaning and polishing and replacing and etc. etc. etc. However I plan to have a full time job and I think my future budget will support it much easier. I think if you could find a Z similar to mine you would do the same am I right? The thing is your not going to buy a turn key car and not have to do anything to it for under 12k maybe even higher. There is always something, and just tonight I took great satisfaction in blowing away an Rx7 series 3 pretty sure it was turbo . The best part was knowing I had got her to run that well and hard myself . The hardest part of a project is getting started and staying motivated along the way. If you can get into it you'll have it done quickly otherwise it could take years!

I have a friend who has recently restored his Z he has a half cage in the back and he does drive it rather friendly however it's a fairly common thing with Z's. I wouldn't worry about it. As Chris said maybe check the area if possible.

I've seen alot of adds for this motor recently well probably 2 but yeah would be a good idea but I like my L-Series motor . I have heard of a couple of people tell me that they had friends who put a Nissan V8 in their Z years ago. I hear the Rover V8 is ideal because it's lightweight probably lighter than the Z motor . 440Z if you haven't already you should become a member at VicZcar and come on a cruise you'd be our first V8 Z member .

Don't worry James I'll probably make mine into a Turbo Stroker

If your going to that effort I would consider smoothing off the rear of the car. I'm in Australia so I can't help with that part sorry. Just thought it was something to consider.

I couldn't keep reading I just got frustrated!

I had a good laugh at this one

Ok I don't understand why your jumping on the brakes the car in gear should be enough handbrake on if you like. Get a socket I think size 22 mm from memory a rachet and as Carl said a breaker bar or cheater bar I like to call it. Slip it over the rachet and turn in a I believe anti clockwise direction(looking at the car from the front) to undo it. You shouldn't have to remove the radiator definately the fan can come off. However if your going to play under the timing cover then take the radiator out anyway. After the bolt is loose get a rubber mallet and tap each side of the pulley towards the front of the car it should wriggle off. Any more problems and I'll see what I can do to explain it more clearly. Gav

I don't get it Stephen it is relatively stock? I think he's saying it wouldn't take much to make it stock again but there lies the problem one persons definition of a stock car is different to another. See what Chris (26th Z ) is doing with his car is taking it to an extreme that I would consider "museum stock" as in it's correct enough to be in a museum. I would consider my Z relatively stock although I know it's not 100% stock esp with an L28 in it currently but to return to stock wouldn't be a huge hassle for me. Anyway maybe I'm going into too much detail here .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2494795233&category=6187 Looks like a good car. Very similar to number 26 & 27 :cheeky:

I think SteveGee from Viczcar has some not 100% sure. You can try ozdat.com as usual I'm sure I've seen a few. Also ebay in Australia has had some. Give those a shot otherwise it's Warren at Zworx 9587 5500

if you don't mind your girls with a little extra weight that is .