Gav240z

I know it's as rough as hell but it is the first 1 to be made number 1. The fact that it was designed to win at Daytona and did just that. The fact that it is and always will be a racing legend. The fact that there were only 6 ever made and all the rest are replicas. That's what makes it so valuble and I'm sure it's never going to come down in price either. :cheeky: Love the car but personally I'd go for a replica myself.

You can see where i was getting the side stripe idea for the Z can't you Alfa? The racing stripes are back in recently

http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=4157&sort=1&cat=500&page=5 Here it is but looks like it says DATSUN not 240z . Probably because it's a 260z and I don't know if you can get the 260z ones anymore. MSA said something about not being able to get them in a specific color.

I know of the car your talking about he's a member at the NDSOC and he lives in victoria. We need to get him to join in at VicZcar aswell. That's a truly awesome looking Z. The engine bay is also a work of art and judging from the photos I'd say it really moves. .

That's cool no harm done. I just haven't seen any around Victoria or most of Australia with it anyway. The best part is how cheap MSA are selling them I am definately considering it even just to get an idea of how it would look up close.

Why not try the 280zzapp look ? Not specifically like that but along those lines just the Black Pearl has around the hump in the bonnet. You can define it with pin striping. I think it's not fast n furious and not over the top. Suits the car well in my opinion. BTW what's the color of the car?

Here is the original I had the mirror the photoshop version so the sticker would read correctly. :lick:

I stole the sticker from Kats car It's not perfect but it gives an idea i kinda like it but I think it's something that would look better in person.

For anyone else on looking http://www.zcarparts.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=7BSS they certainly look the part

Just get Beandip to post some , personally with my car I didn't need a spindle puller it came out rather easily on 1 side at least the other was a different story. Strange but when I went to take another out from a wrecker I didn't have much luck on the 4 i tried. Only 1 of them came out as easily as the one on my car.

Cool yeah it's a simple design just need the dimensions really and the font style as you say. Did you get one made or do you have other stuff made up for different purposes when you say they should have been able to help you out? It's not something I'll be doing just yet the bottom of the doors have some rust spots that would need to be taken care of first no use putting them over rusted doors. Just wondering if anyone had a link with pics and a price really. Thanks again.

http://zdriver.com/gallery/data/500/51improved__exploded_view-med.jpg

1 of the members at Zdriver had 1 and he posted pics there. He was a member here too and from memory had a bronze 280zx. Can't think fo the name though. Try searching both here and Zdriver.com

I'm probably gonna take a few photos of my Z then photo shop the sticker kit on and see how it looks

Thanks Carl for where to look and thanks Alfa for the encouragment I've seen alot of classic cars with classic paint schemes and I think the 240z would look great with a periodic look. I was also inspired by a few cars like a HQ GTS with the GTS paint scheme. A VH SS in red with the black SS paint scheme. I also got inspired by the mustangs that had the same thing especially the GT350 and GT500's.

Yeah what Phred said. The motor i am building will be at the 11:1 comp ratio and should be good for bottom end as well as good at top end. My mechanic friend is getting my cam made up for me with the same specs as his. I will try find out what the exact specs are. He was telling me it's a good balanced camshaft profile.

I think the best suggestion so far is to limit your passenger to 1 person. That way you don't have 3 people or 4 people encouraging you to do something silly. How much easier is it to say no to 1 mate than 3 or 4? I know it's much easier without the pressure of more than 1 person. I think defensive driving should be part of the plan and you might pass your road test and your written tests but 1 day at driver ed would be of benefit to everyone. Surely with the revenue generated by speeding cameras the government could implement this after all isn't the revenue from this meant to go towards road safety anyway. For the record I'm not on my P's either but I do recall having a 2+2 and 3 mates in the car and since i was the first with my licence I was always under pressure to do silly things here and there. A limit on a P - Plate drivers car is also a good idea and we have this rule in Victoria. However how many cops know what cars out there have what power? I know alot of police are ignorant when it comes to cars sometimes this works in our favour but they should also be educated to know what to look for. -Gav

I am wondering if I can still get my hands on one of these kits. http://zhome.com/Classic/Refresh/ORGRSIDE.JPG http://zhome.com/Classic/Refresh/ORGLSIDE.JPG I think a white color kit would look great on a red 240z. It's also something I've never seen anyone in Australia with a Z have. I am looking to be different and I think this is the ticket.

Guess what guys, Just yesterday I did an advanced driving course at Calder Park. I had so much fun I would recommend it hands down Datto Zed. You will not regret it i learnt so much I didn't know about how to brake correctly and best seating position. We did all sorts of stuff from braking in wet conditions at 65 - 75 -85 and 100km/h then we did stuff like chicanes which i had a ball in the Z. We also did some courses mapped out with cones slalom? We had an egg and spoon race where we had a small tub with a tennis ball and had to complete the course as quick as possible without the ball falling out. I won that one in our group . I won a couple of events in our group and the Z impressed a few of the guys there. Even with the antique Z brakes I won the even where we had to pass through some chicanes quickly then speed up along a straight and brake again into a set of cones they called the garage. It all comes into how you brake at the end so lower performance cars had the same advantage. I've told my mum I want my sister and younger brother to do it also. As it really means the difference between life and death and can really help.

You can get an electric fuel pump out of a Nissan Bluebird older model fitted with the L20 I believe. This is good for a carb'd Z. WHat are you running tripples? or SU's? Also how high is the compression? (Compression for torque related issues ).

Hi everyone I've just uploaded an article based on the restoration of one of our members at VicZcar for those interested the link is http://www.viczcar.com/Featured/Featured.htm Photos can be accessed at the bottom.

Hey Victor I'm surpised they actually work quite well maybe it was the red centre's I didn't like on the photoshop examples. They are still not what I'd like on my Z but they do look good. BTW Ben I like your quote from Mr Morita

Vicky I'm not that fussed over it being tame for the streets the way I see it the Z was never a great car for traffic even when it was brand new. I'm sure your Nissan restored Z still has it's quirks in traffic . Therefore I may as well make it a race car that can be driven on the street ehehe