Some Kiwi 240Z pictures

[olzed]

A few photos I took recently of my 1972 240, note the power steering that I added.

Sorry they are a bit on the large size, not too clued up on how to get this picture stuff right !!

Olzed.

Edited January 23, 2010 by olzed

[mlaw7]

That is a beauty!!

Reminds me of when I was in the U.K. back in '78 and fell in love with my drummer's 240Z. I'm still amazed at how he got his entire drum kit in that car.

How does she feel with power steering?

[olzed]

Thanks for that. The PS transforms the car.We have a mix of roads down here,from open freeways/ motorways,

to lots of nice twistie back roads which are now a breeze.

As you would know on twisty roads its a two arm job to steer .Now I can pretend to look cool and drive with an elbow out the window.

Do you own a 240.I would think some still available in US.Very few here!!!My 240 is not pristine as you can see by the engine shots,

but apart from the PS is very origional .Bare metal refurbish 10 years ago.

Edited January 23, 2010 by olzed

[mlaw7]

Don't own a 240Z - yet. I've got two '78 280Z coupes but if I get another Z car it will be a 240Z.

There are actually still quite a few 240Z's here in the States. Same with the 280Z series and I imagine the fewest number would be the 260Z series.

But good ones that aren't badly rusted, neglected and/or abused seem to be getting harder to find.

Never been to NZ but hope to make it there one day. I hear it's really nice.

[olzed]

Is the 78 coupe the same body shape as 240/260? We had a chap here with an American 280 coupe, same body shape. Converted to right hand drive.

Very nice ,not too sure of the year. The old rust is the big destroyer here

and a lot have been turned into race cars. Come on down if you can one day.We live in the North Island which is nice, but we were in the South Island

last autumn/fall and its awsome.Perhaps a bit like Canada I guess,or Switzerland.Roads to die for ,little traffic,and every where we went views of the Southern Alps. Unfortunately we were not driving our Z

.

Edited January 23, 2010 by olzed

[Nigel1943]

OLZED: So what car/model did the power steering come off?

[olzed]

Hi Nigel.I used a Subaru legacy rack,and the pump came from a Hyundai

Lantra.It might seem an odd mix but I chose that pump because its very compact and has the same V pulley as the Z, and has a remote resevoir

which I placed under the right side inspection lid.RHD car. The Sub rack I chose because they have been used successfully in the past over here

and are readily available from Pick a Part, same as the pump.I did the conversion a couple of years ago after a shoulder injury left me very week.

If you are

interested how I fitted everything up let me know.

[mlaw7]

Is the 78 coupe the same body shape as 240/260? We had a chap here with an American 280 coupe, same body shape. Converted to right hand drive.

Very nice ,not too sure of the year. The old rust is the big destroyer here

and a lot have been turned into race cars. Come on down if you can one day.We live in the North Island which is nice, but we were in the South Island

last autumn/fall and its awsome.Perhaps a bit like Canada I guess,or Switzerland.Roads to die for ,little traffic,and every where we went views of the Southern Alps. Unfortunately we were not driving our Z

.

Sounds awesome!

Yes, the '78 is the same body shape as the 240/260 series but like the '75-'77 280Z models has substantially larger front and rear bumpers.

[=Enigma=]

Absolutely beautiful car Brian. Thanks for sharing the pics. I was looking at it thinking that something just "look different". Then I realized that you shaved the side markers. Are you still happy with that decision?

[olzed]

Thanks for your feedback Adam .Yes ,my wife and I love our little Z too.Retired now and plenty of time to indulge in our passion. When you say side markers I think you mean the little orange lights on the front and

rear guards.The Zs that came to NZ were not fitted with these.

The NZ ones also had white turn signals on the front, while

US ones are orange.Very subtle differences. We didnt get the

low speed impact bumpers here either on the S30 ie 240 260Z.

Ive never seen a metalic brown Z .Looks very nice

Cheers, Brian

Edited January 24, 2010 by olzed

[olzed]

Sorry folks ,for my pictures blowing this too wide .

I hope to have that figured soon.I have only come into this

'new' technology late in life and are still getting my head

around it all with some help from my 40 yr son.

[Frankensteinz2]

Im beyond envious, nice ride