Gav240z

I was reading your website but I feel compelled to tell you that Albert Goertz did not design the 240z. Just ask Alan HS30-H is his user name on these forums we just recently had a discussion about this.

I own a 73 240z which was not an imported car as far as I know. The speedo is in yes MPH not KP/H. The change came with the 74 260z which was all in Km/pH. This applies to AUS only I believe. Gav,

I enjoyed those video's thanks alot.

Hi Guys I was on Kazaa and I'm downloading Z car video's. I'm wondering if anyone has video's of Z's in action. Weather it be there own or others. Links to websites anything with Z's in it would be great. PS: I have the whole collection of Darius video's. If anyone wants to know where to get the darius video's try the site below. www.taner.net/movies/darius

Alan I would really like to join the club. If you like I can deposit money online to an account but I don't have a credit card. Is it around $70 per annum? Thanks. I also posted under the NSDOC forum.

Hi guys I really wanna join the car club in Melbourne. I missed last wednesday's meeting at the whitehorse inn or hotel. I just need the form and I'm signed up and ready to go. Any information would be great as I can't find the website anymore.

Hey Alan do you have any pictures of your 432 Replica or any other pictures of 432's? I only have one or 2 pictures of these cars and would like to see more of them. I can't believe I'd be looking at $90,000 Aus for one of these cars. I spose I'll be sticking to my $3000 240z.

I Agree but I also feel the Gnose on a 240z will make it even more modern I have a mate with one. www.geocities.com/spized1969/ I just fell in love with the gnose after seeing this car. He's done the black trimmings but I love polished chrome I don't feel u need black to modernise the Z besides the reason I've deferred the idea is because if you look at cars done up in the 80's you see a very awfull trend from that era. I believe it would be the same to make a Z look like a today car in a few years it will look a bit dated where as keep it modern with say rims and clean paint and interior and u never have this problem. I'm probably not making sense but hey it's late. Point is I like to keep it orig because it doesn't date then and if you ever see a Red car with chrome polished to the max on a sunny day you'll know what i'm talking about. Just think of all those Mustangs you see.

I was always gonna do red on my Z it is the best color for a sports car after all and best of all it's timeless like the Z's shape. The black around the windows and wipers etc. Is good but fully polished chrome is 10x better in my opinion. On a red car anyway I think on a yellow car like a mate of mine has it's good to have the black.

Halz I agree with you on the V8 Z It would go nice but I wouldn't want it as I said I love the L Series engine with a cam tripple carbs and extractors for extra performance. I would like the #91 or whatever it is even if it may have a few bugs. I just like an early build number but is it #91 out of factory or #91 shipped to AUS. HS30-H or ALan would be able to shed more light on this. He seems to know a thing or 2 about build #'s etc. I personally own a 73 but want a 69 -70 240z with the vents in the hatch not the C Pillar. It's a 240z thing.

I believe the owners name is Alex although I've never had the chance to meet him his number place says AC I think and I have an article on a blue Z like this that was owned by a mate of his and they both worked on to make as stunning as this. Only diff was that Alex's car was a Bent 8 his mates forgot the name is a RB30 Turbo which he has now sold. Is Alex out there anywhere????? Gav

In this kind of situation would the car be worth more with a L24 in it than an L26 even if it wasn't the same L24 it originally had in it??? The car seems like it would be fairly good but it's not restored just looked after I spose I'd have to see the car first There's also a 240z with a 350 Chev in it in there for 10k I wouldn't mind seeing how that went but I prefer the L series to a Bent Eight.

Yeah it's the same number plate in the picture as the one I had with Lindsay. I think I looked at this car myself it was so beautiful the pictures just didn't do it justice. In the pictures the paint doesn't look great and the car looks very plain but in person the car is great. I can't work out how to upload pictures I tried clicking on the IMG button and directing the link to my hard drive is there another way because it asks for an internet address and I can't see a attachment command Never mind I just worked it out. Gav, Must have been me stressing over a c++ assignment I had last night. I swear I could be blind .......

Well I have no doubt I'll be able to flog off my Z as it's pretty rust free in many ways and I don't think there's an bog waiting for me when I strip back the paint maybe a little on the rear left quarter. The rest of the car is pretty good. This other car I'm looking at will need a bit of tidying up body wise with a couple of small rust spots. I'm the kind of person however who would probably drive this car for a few years buy something as an everyday car and pull it down and respray it like I am with the one I got already. It's just a case of money at the moment and not having fun driving a toyota corolla which is getting high in mileage and I feel will start costing me money. The gearbox is feeling a little rough and the engine will want a rebuild in a few years as 4 bangers need a rebuild around 200 k's and it's done about 100k's. I wanna drive a car that's fun but i don't wanna rush my project that's all. If you like you can view pictures of her at www.project240z.0catch.com under body work there's pictures of the car. Thanks Fellas I appreciate the wisdom. :classic:

YO I'm from Melbourne Fellas. Is this the same Z as pictured below and does Lindsay from the Z Shop know this person. He tells me they have the earliest know of 240z in the world but as Alan tells me this may be incorrect.

Well guys I forgot to mention I enrolled into a welding course at the Uni I'm attending it runs on a monday night but after school and part time employment plus a welding course I feel my grades may suffer even if the course is only over 7 weeks. It's an introductory course so I plan on going further to get better skills. I would honestly love to restore the car myself and know that everything was done properly nothing would bring me more satisfaction but due to time restrictions I don't know if I can make it happen the way I would like. I've been into Z's for around 4 years now since I was 16 I'm now 20 and have owned a 260z previously but never been able to drive my 240z around. My mum would like me to wait till I have finished studying to restore this car. Problem is I feel bad about leaving a shell in the garage taking up space and the fact that I really wanna do this project means I have to wait so long. I guess I don't wanna look back and say I wish I had done that and never got around to it and just bought a newer car instead. Anyway I'm still looking at gettting that 240z and still trying to sell my everyday car. Thanks for the advice guys.

I have a mate who loves honda's. I can't say I love them I don't mind some there well built in alot of ways but I do hate Toyota's I own one and it's a heap of **** compared with my Z. Why doesn't anyone hate Toyota's??? jUst honda's?

Well I'm studying Physics at the moment and torque = force X distance. Now to my knowledge torque will affect how fast a car accelerates. I really don't understand myself how the power and torque affect the car's performance so maybe I'll leave this to someone else as it's 11:00 at night and I'm tired. I thought I knew the answer now I've lost it sorry.

Almost forgot. If I could find an E31 I would use that cause that's what they used for racing early in the seventies as it didn't have emission controls. Gav,

I'd get a P90A if it weren't for the hydraulic lifters that can't be replaced easily or without lots of money. I read somewhere there's 2 versions of the E88 head also. I am interested in this because I wanna know which one is better as I'm looking to purchase a 240z which has the F54 block 280zx valves E88 Head, with cam and some porting etc.... The car goes like Hell and sounds like a mini V8 it has the twin exhaust pipes like the works rally car and it makes an unbelievable note... I have a F54 Block and P90 head that I used to have on my 260z until it was smashed. Worked fine but the compression ratio wasn't good for a N/A car. When I turbo it look out however. By the way I believe that Tom Kaneiko I think that's his name with the orange 240z Turbo and nitros injection. It puts out about 500hp and he's running an E88 head. Square ports rule. Gav,

Hi guys I'm writing becuase I have a 240z in the garage which has been stripped to a bare shell and I planned on sand blasting the rust out and rebuilding the car ground up brand new paint etc. Now the other day I found a car advertised a 240z 72 mdl a year earlier than mine which has been well restored with the same color I was gonna do ferrari red and rebuilt L28. The car is almost perfect new bolts etc and windows + rims and full exhaust system. It's been maticulously cared for and the only fault in the car is a little rust has come back up from the 8 year old job in the doors and a small amount in the rear hatch. The car is straight as an arrow chassis wise and looks amazing. So my only concern is the rust because it's come back. Is this a bad thing does it mean the car wasn't properly sprayed and I'm better off restoring mine and doing it all myself or is it acceptable and good enough to just repair the troubled zone. Oh and by the way the boot area was left original color and wasn't repainted I looked in the spare tyre well to find minor surface rust which would be a good indicator as to how bad the rest of the car could be underneath it's near perfect exterior. My 73 has holes in lots of places like that and especially under the battery area. Any tips suggestions. I'm currently a student and have a low budget for restoring cars. This car is priced cheap at around 8k and would mean I have to sell the Shell in the garage and run about car (Corolla). Is it worth while Please help urgent. Gav,