Gav240z

I like em' but I do prefer the KPGC10 GTR

I like Escanlon's chrome ones gives it a Ferrari look I had tinted ones but I don't like them they are a hassle. Dirty get's in them and there hard to seal if some jackass already drilled holes in not a perfect spot. Good news is you can use a sticky tape to mount them if you don't wanna drill holes. At leas tthe ones I got from sydney had them anyway. Zg ones might be hard to find especially with the chrome on them.:classic:

Not sure why it would do that is your Flash plug in up to date? Could be Geocities being dodgy I would have paid for a site but it's only a sample sorta of what I'd like to do. If time permits I'll try and make a better page these holidays :classic: . Just keep trying at different intervals and hopefully it will work.

It should load but if your using a 56k connection may take a while if your on cable shouldn't be a problem. It's about 1.5mb because I didn't compress it as well as I should have. Also it may be possible the server exceeded it's limit.

I've noticed recently my car has a similar issue. When I reverse out of my driveway and turn the steering wheel all the way to one side when I get onto the street as the car moves I can feel a like skipping as if something was broken or worn out. I've replaced my tie rods, most front end bushes, and ball joints. I have no idea the wheels seem to be of good pressure and I had it balanced recently and there was no problem till about 2 weeks after. Can't work it out and am really unsure car drives fine at higher speeds other than manoeuvering speeds. I do have a rear tyre that get's flat because of a nail stuck in it which i'm gonna be taking care of but I'm pretty sure it still happens after I've just pumped it back up so don't think it's that. Also it's been like that for a while. I haven't been hitting into kerbs or doing anything silly to damage the rims either. Unless someone drove my car when I didn't know which really could not of happened to my knowledge.:sleepy:

Well guys this is my beginners Flash Website. It's not got alot of info on it, it's mainly just a page I constructed for school and didn't get to spend too much time on with all my other subject demanding time but I hope you like it. Any suggestion, comments plz I'd love to hear what you think and how it could be improved. Please be nice :classic: . Also it's a geocities site and I've put it under a free page so it might exceed bandwidth here and there as a flash page is about 1.5mb not exactly small due to the way I incorporated the imaging something to work on. :stupid: Anyway Enjoy! www.geocities.com/gavin_doolan/

See this is what Harry Frigg was talking about when he mentioned Z car value. 4k is extremely low for a car like this in Australia you could pay 12k for a good condition original 240z. I personally think these cars are worth much more. :classic:

Ok well I'm 21 now and I've been into Z cars for about 4 years.. I've owned 3 of them 2 240z's and 1 260z 2+2. Love the 240z's just so much more than the 260's. I'm currently studying at University doing a course in computer science I may or may not finish it this year and I'm not sure where I'll go from there either into a job or continue study. I've recently got myself a new higher paying job at an electronics store called Tandy or DickSmith it's the same company. I am obsessed with Z's I thrive on knowledge regarding them and especially the rare models like the ZG, 432's etc.. I don't know if I'll ever be into another make of car like I am Z's as long as I live. I'm a purist you could say so I don't like wild modified cars I love the feel of the L engine and the way the car drives stock but I do plan on upgrading things like drivetrain , suspension , engine internals etc.. The idea is to not loose what the car was meant to be or meant to look like. I enjoy posting on this site and learning about cars in general as well as helping others when I can. I don't know it all I hopefully don't pretend to. Anyway that's the most interesting part of me :classic: . for now

Alfa I understand the way your thinking now. I sold my 240z and wish I did not my current one is worth more but I paid almost 4k more for this one. I hope for your sake the value stays low for a little while so that you can buy another. For me I hope the price goes up not because I wanna sell it but I feel better about owning a sort after valuble car.:classic: People always look at my car wherever I go some well off other not so well off. So I think it will become a true classic and possibly something on the rich can afford in future years.

No sorry I kept the carbies as spare and they were rebuilt currenly my moronic step father did some sanding and now they have saw dust in them which will need to be cleaned up. There is a guy who has a couple of sets and is willing to ship them. http://www.classicZcars.com/forums/member.php?action=mailform&userid=2772 is his contact. Alfa I have 3 gearbox's one in the car = stuffed or appears that way. Synchro wear I believe. 1 that's the 240k box that i had rebuilt. 1 that's with the old engine out of my 240z which technically does not belong to me and I might try to buy back as it were.:classic:

Originally posted By MikeW And I do computer Science go figure

Zkid are you like me and have thousands of images of Z cars saved to your Hard Drive and Burnable CD'S? I have collections of images I've saved from all over the place probably over 600mb worth. I go nuts clickety click click click. By the way Zvoiture is your new Avatar from the Six Mix ALot song "I like bit buts?" you know the 80's one?:classic:

Alfa the gearbox in my 240z is very rough synchro wise and I'm coming up to holidays in the next few days which I plan on doing alot of work on my car and spending the $$$ on it. As you know I have a spare 240k box which I'm glad I didn't sell just yet I really wanna sort out this GBox in my Z in the next 2 weeks and I have a spare 240z box aswell that isn't exactly mine you see I sold my old 240z and the guy a friend of mine who bought it didn't take the engine and gbox yet. His plans were to turbo the car so I'm not sure if he's even interested in those bits and pieces. My point is I'll try fix the problems with my car over the next 2 weeks and I'll let you know then If I can part with it. It was rebuilt but it's the ratio's that arn't the best for Z's. I'll keep ya posted.:classic: PS: If it turns out I can part it out for you I'll take it down to Alan in Dandenong :classic:

I've always done mine after the car is hot as that's how the car will be running most of the time and I suspect the engine internals stay warmish enough for a long enough period of time to complete the job. Yes you should be relatively quick but don't forget as soon as you tighten the bolts I've noticed that the gap becomes smaller and therefore you want the feel guage to slip in nicely when you haven't tightened so that when you tighten them you get that nice bit of resistance. It should be just a tad of pull on the feeler guage. IMHO. Mines due for this soon as I said in another post there's a few things I would like to do to get my baby running A1 or A+ as it were. Arn't you glad you don't have a twin cam engine now?:classic:

I'm sure my car is burning oil through the valve stem seals and I would like to replace them because replacing the oil at regular intervals might be good for the car but I'd rather have as much oil in their as possible. Just my 2 cents.

http://www.turbomagazine.com/features/tur0801a01_free/ I like the idea of an E88 engine head producing so much power makes me wanna leave the p90 at home :classic: .

Hi guys recently I've noticed a strange noise coming from the left hand rear of the car. (Passenger side on a HS30). It happens when I'm slowing down especially if I have to stop quickly. It's like a grinding noise and I suspect it's either the Universal joint(s) or the brake drum is so worn down it's now just grinding metal and therefore when i hit the brakes hard it uses the drum more and causes this sound. I have not had time to check it out because I've been having my exams at Uni and just driving the car. I will get holidays in about 4 days so I plan on fixing alot of problems with the car in that time. Just wanting to know your opinions on what could be making that sound. If it is the brake drum this would mean machining obviously. Incidentally I've read about stub axels breaking on some early 240z's. I do not want this obviously could this be one of those wearing thin? Cheers, Slightly Concerned .

The thing about Gold Rings as stated by Z kid is that Gold has a high conductivity rating higher than most other metals this is great for circuits but it can't be used because it's so damn expensive. Just thought I should mention that.:classic:

Ok but what does IMHO mean then? What I've extracted from the above conversation is that the 240z was designed for the US requirements. The Fairlady 240z or Fairlady Z was designed for the japanese home market with the smaller capacity L20 it would suit the tax laws on the motor vehicle wouldn't it? The 432 and 432R were for the people who wanted the extra bit of performance and a high end model. The fact that so many HLS30 models were produced suggests that the 240z was designed for the US market. It was the biggest market after all and from bits and pieces I've read the Z concept was originally gonna be a 4cylinder Roadster but to sell a roadster US laws were changing and making it difficult and the US buyers liked larger capacity engines like V8's. Anyway that's what I make of it for now I'm glad I'm one of the Lucky 300 in Aus that own a HS30 prefix car. To add to what you guys were saying before I find that the Z has so much unknown or difficult to obtain information about it's history or model differences and activities that it does make me more interested. I don't think I know of any other cars that could possibly keep me this glued to a post :classic: . Do other enthusiasts have this problem ie: Ford followers? I suppose the unexpected success of the Z made all of the smaller details easier to loose and focus was put on the more important things. Japan had just started to get there industrial industry underway and lots of documentation and quality procedures etc.. were not implemented that's my guess anyway. I think I'll leave it there I'm very tired now and probably not making proper sense.

I understand what 1Bravo6 is saying but I think Zkid did the right thing with warning us about the use of language. Let's face it there's far worse things on the internet to be worried about. The joke uses alot of profound language to make it's point but I guess it came down to the Author's lack of vocabulary to describe his emotions . Anyway all that said both of you have a point and it is a bit of senseless fun. I remember people complaing about the boobs post now that was fun :classic: .

I think whoever wrote these had alot of anger but there still good.:classic:

George think of Current as water, If you have a big diameter pipe water can flow easily make it smaller and it is difficult to get good flow. Resistance can be caused by dirty connections and possibly cut or poor condition wiring. BTW I'm still learning when it comes to electronics.:classic: