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Did you all notice how much wax 2ManyZ's had in his tash.......a whole hive full.....gezzzzzzzzzzzz What about the Mad Texan???? Huh Huh Huh

I ordered my new plate for my Xmas pressie/birthday/ next Xmas/next birthday.....somehow I htink I have spent quota for some time.....here it is

Z Kid....you have no idea what I have had to endure. Not only did you lot beat us in the semi's but my wife is now over the moon as she is a POM. A double dose of torment for me....more time in the garage working on the Zed (not a bad thing). And try and think of soem Kiwi jokes that aren't related to sheep. I wouldn't go down that path too much cause if you would care to note that you have a fair amount more than we do. Would you like me to say Fosh und Chops or pin:finger: Keep it coming.....keep it coming...... :stupid:

As a New Zealander, I feel that we have the same love-hate relationship with the Aussies as like USA/Canada or England/Wales. Aussie likes to take the wizz out of us Kiwi's but in reality we are very similar. Population of NZ is just 4 million. No too sure what the population of Aussie is but there are a far few Kiwi's living over there much to the Aussie's delight. The trans-tasman (The Tasman sea seperating the two counties) rivalry goes back to the start of time. Even our governments are not imune to the odd snipe. An old NZ Prime Minister once said "New Zealanders leaving to live in Australia increase the intelligence of both countries" That kicked up the usual spat of abuse from our neighbours. But really they can't help it as they are a nation full of criminals anyway. In an America's Cup yacht race, the Kiwi yacht watched as the Aussie yacht broke in half and sank off the coast of San Diego. The next day in a Aussie news paper a full page ad read...What goes down faster that a Aussie yacht.......Steinlager ( a NZ beer). Very apt but a taking things a little to far (we laughed like hell). So it is time to dish out some giggles at our loving mates across the ditch. Why do Aussies drink beer out of saucers? Cause they don't have any cups! (England just beat them for the Rugby World Cup and we have the Bletislow and Tri-Nations Rugby Cups) What is long and hard and is challenging to Aussies........ Primary School. After having lived in England for 8 years, I've found that Kiwis and Aussies enjoy a great relationship, you just have to get away from the countries to notice it. So to all you Aussies.....hard luck about the game. As Greegan said, they only won it by 1 minute. But they have it and are a very well deserved World No. 1 (even if they play boring Rugby) I shall now run for cover as I can here the bombs coming.......arghhhhhROFL :cross-eye

You can take off all the linkages and get them re-pasivated at a metal platers. All the catches and linkages under my bonnet were done by the PO and they look new. Get a few quotes to see how much maybe?

I have found that CRC Carb-o-clean works well. As Chino 240Z says, use a toothbrush as well to get into those OMFG places. Sorry if I am being ignorant but I'm not sure if you get CRC products in the US.

Is it black with gold trim??????????

LOTUS = Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious. BBC's "Top Gear" tv program did a segment on the Track Elise. Looks like a bundle of fun. I'm not going to retype what others have said above but you might be better off getting a car that YOU can work on. YOUR time is free to a point and starting out with a older car might be the better way to go. Plenty of good basic cars around for you to choose. Nothing wrong with basic cars, they let you make plenty of mistakes and the don't end up costing you too much as most of the parts are available in junk yards. Heh...most people here have what you have.....a need to buy the car you one day previously dreamed about. It took me 2 years to find my Zed so just take your time when selecting you fist car. My 1st was a 1972 Datsun 1200 Coupe. It was real easy to work on (as is the Zed and really any car from that period) and parts are everywhere...not so much now though. Good luck looking and DON'T RUSH.

Hard like Ivan, I did a similar thing with my mini cooper when in Auckland years ago. Took the battery out of the car and charged it. Put it back in and hooked it up wrong. Woof when the diodes in the generator...smoked it good. I hope it's just the ECU.

Forgot to add that the roller is in it's carrier. It looks almost new.

Cheers Steve, I'll check it out tomorrow. I remember seeing a clip still on the weather strip (almost clamped on the door skin...maybe this has something to do with it. Digital camera time. What's the best thing to de-gunging the door lock mechanism? This is the reason the handle broke in the first place. I'm thinking of drowning it in CRC overnight then let it dry before pouring in some liquid lithium grease. The grease should get to most places in there.

Whilst removing the RHS door panel to get at the broken( :tapemouth :mad: ) door handle (my fault..arrrrggghhhh), I noticed that in the bottom of the cavity, a rubber roller was sitting there loose. It must go somewhere, but I don't fancy pulling the window completely out just to find out that I could have put it back without going to all that trouble. Any ideas of where it is soposed to go???? Can I get it back without removing the entire mechanisium? Cheers

Finally got around to doing a compression test tonight. The results were 1-6: 130;125;130;125;120;125. I thought this was OK but I was expecting a little higher in the 170's-80's. Then I read the manual and it says that I should have done this with the engine hot. DOH! Engine cranker has gone to bed so it'll have to wait until tomorrow. But the readings are 95% of each other so it can't be all that bad. It does suggest that the PO did do a rebuild. So I'm hoping that the readings will come up tomorrow or I will have other things to consider, like did the PO really rebuild this engine? If he did then why does it have a low compression with new rings??? It does have a chunky ground cam in there though...maybe that has something to do with it. It is a L24 block running a E88 head. The PO told me that the head had been shaved but I don't recall by how much, so I am thinking that the combo of the two might result in a lower compression. Still no more leaks. Rad level remains unchanged. Oil levels also remain unchanged. Any ideas? Should I be checking else where?

My advise would to take a terminal screwdriver or something with a fine pointed tip and start poking around the places that 2manyz's has stated above. It is amazing how much rust can be hiding behind a postage stamp size bubble of rust. After you have identified all the rust locations, make a list and price the parts, add labour and then reach for the phone to book your heart bypass. No one wants to see a Zed on the junkyard but sometimes the cost of removing all the rust is more than the cost of a rust free one to start with. I don't want to kill any ideas that you may have of rebuilding your Zed but maybe do the sums before you start. If you did decide that the car was too far gone to restore, then you will have a parts car for that rust free Zed you'll be getting next. I have a 71 series 1 Zed and it minimal rust in all the hard to find/get places. I am commited to removing ALL of it and ready for the cost. I am also trying to keep it on the road as much as possible while I restore it...this is the hard bit.

I have a hand throttle in my Zed. It was imported to NZ from Aussie. It is not connected and by no means will I re-connect it. It must the the single most dangerous device ever put in the Zed (except for the wife after she finds out much this thing has cost me...er...us). MDBrandy - your avatar shows some nice wheels...what are they?

Iy will fit but I'm unsure that the compression ratio will be what you are after. There is a link to a compression program somewhere on this site. Try doing a search function above....or maybe someone could place the link on a reply. For memory the P90a was used on turbo L28 ZX's of 83. So it is my guess that the compression ratio will be low.

Welcome to the world of Zed. You are in very small group of yonger drivers whom have seen the light and purchased an early series Zed. Most front panels are available, however parts of the "rear end" of the Zed's are not...only a few rust prone areas like rear deck lid. I live in NZ and I don't know of any Aus suppliers that can help. This site has many Aus Zed owners so I'm sure that they can help you. I do know that a company in the US called Victoria British may have what you need. You'll find them at www.victoriabritish.com The site it not all that but order a free catalog and you will see that they do have lower rear quarter panels and inner rear wheel arch panels to. Good luck and try to stop smiling when your in 3rd at 3500 RPM...go-on...just try.

Cheers 240Z in OZ... It WAS the airgrill drain hose. After I took off the LHS guard, I noticed that the drain hose was split. No a silly question....can you get new hoses from somwhere? Cheers and remember.......

Spotted a small bubble in the underseal on the LHS chassis under the wheel arch. Just behind the TC rod connection. Poked at it with a screwdriver with a nervous push and horror....through it went....into stale air. So after removing the guard it gain real access, I poked some more. There is what seems to be a factory strenghting plate there (maybe there to strenghten the TC rod mount??). The reason I say factory is that the whole area shows no signs of damage, the paint is matched and the underseal has not been touched. It was spot welded on and then underseal sprayed over it, got out the wire wheel to clean it up and IT turned up just fine, but it had holes in it. Anyway, I have removed all the plate as under it the metal was micro thin. I now will have a easy patch to put back in there but I put a double plate back in to be double sure. Looking down the exposed inside of the chassis rail, I see fisholine everywhere with great looking metal. I also see a opaque (probably clear when new) plastic bung on the pasenger fire wall. Pulling up the carpet I see it there and wonder if it is also a factory standard item to inspect the chassis rail internals or a PO add on? Any ideas. The whole area would have been rust free if at the factory they had not rushed to spot this plate in. There was a slight ripple in the front of the plate that water entered, and tracked down the panel to eat away merrily. So....check your Zed to see if you have the same little problem. So I'm going to POR the entire internal rail before and after the plates are back in. The resto remains.

Pulling my Zed to bits and finding hidden places where the rust monster is hiding. Impossible to spot when I first looked at the car as you will read. Took off the airgrill panel and found some surface rust in only two spots. While there are lavish amounts of Fisholine used, it appears that it is not enough....or is the rust caused by a PO additon. Did the factory install some white (off white now) foam cushioning to the underside of the airgrill, directly in front of the drivers wiper pivot? (Sorry, but my digital camera is out again.*&^"£$^%!) I have killed it but just wondering if this foam is standard. BTW, I have cleaned all the fisholine off and wow....as good as new, I'll be re-applying that good old fish oil again...unless someone can suggest a better solution. Cheers

Lightest cars made were the first 12000 out of the factory. Hard to find one but they do come up from time to time if you look hard. They also were the best at rusting (I know, I have one). I think weight was around 2000lbs. US laws just kept adding weight and thus slowed them down...until the turbos thurned up, however they did get kinda ugly there for a while to. Can't beat the classic lines of the 240Z's. If all out speed is you thing then either put in V8 or a Nissan GTR- RB26DETT engine. The RB26DETT is a 2.6litre twin turbo injected straight 6. Might be a little hard to find one in the states though. There are a few members here who have converter the L series to the RB. Just type in RB into the search function.

I think 280ZX fever was referring to the title o fthe post. "Question about my rear end" In Aus/NZ we call your "rear end" an "arse" So...a question about your arse eh? I see 280ZX fevers point...maybe better in the funnybone section. HEHEHEHEHEHE So sorry, I don't have any knowledge about the diff area in the 240 so I'll leave that to someone who does. But a good question is at what speed do you hear the whine....70mph?