Thanks one and all. I'm really happy with my purchase although one thing is bothering me. It's got some strass fractures in the paint around the ends of the pillars. Is this anything to worry about? The engine is solidly mounted which I'll be changing soon. Did this play a part in cracking the paint?

Steve, you should never bet against your wife:finger: Not sure if I'll be driving up to Newcastle anytime soon but if I do I'll definately give you a yell. Besides, I owe you a beer or two for all the advice you've given me over the last few months.

Carl, you would not believe how much HP tax I've paid in the last couple of years. Well, it's not from repeated offences but rather from one week of hell. Anyway, that's another story for another day.

Geoff, the stock Z still has a special place in my heart and if my wallet was fatter I'd never let go of the other car. The wheels are 18's and I will bring the car to the next meeting providing it is registered. You just never know what can happen when trying to engineer a car. My other car went interstate unfortunately. It'll be driven to Melbourne by the new owner sometime next week I believe.

Say hi to Ben for me please. We don't get to see each other often enough other than on the Skyline boards.

327zztopless. Welcome to the boards Ian. I'm sure you'll find this place is one of the most friendliest on the net. To answer some of your questions, the wheels are Simmons, the engine is a 350 chev, carb is a double pumper 650(? i foget exactly), and I don't have qtr times yet. The car is really set up for track so there is no use trying to get qtr mile times. It'll be an ugly result with those low profiles. The rear brakes are SAAB and fronts are Volvo. I'll have more detail when the previous owner mails out all the stuff to me.

Keith, we must have the same taste because I really do hate those mirrors and it'll be one of the first things to go.

Gavin, maybe you should come up to Sydney then. :devious: Basically the only original thing in the car is the shell and chassis so to avoid putting anyone to sleep I'll only give you a quick summary. Custom 70L fuel tank fitted where the spare tyre goes, Koni adjustable coil overs, 255 rubber on the back and 225 on the front with some neg camber, custom mounts and crossmembers, R200 diff, supra 5 speed, mildly worked 350 chev 50thou overbore running 10.8 compression so it's thirsty for octane booster. Compression test was done a couple of weeks ago and all cylinders came up 195-200. Maybe not practical for the street but onc drive or two a week is ok I think.

Aaargh, sorry to rant on like that guys but...

...you know how it is. Kid in a candy store and all that.

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Maybe not practical for the street but onc drive or two a week is ok I think.

So, what's your daily driver?

Mate, if I had a car like that I would be ranting too. Damn impressive.

What has it got in the way of brakes?

hey george im running my zed at the eastern creek drags this coming wednesday, if you get it rego'd ill give you a run! somehow i think you'll just beat me though!

oh yeah the stress fractures? are they at the top of the c pillars? if they are then most zed's have em.

Lachlan, I've got a Toyota Camry '91 as daily. Inexpensive to run and gets me around. I was going to drive that to QLD the other week but found out that water was mixing with the oil so I had to borrow my fathers car and he was nice enough to lend it to me.

Chris, the rear brakes are SAAB and fronts are off a Volvo. Just returned from the mechanics and he doesn't think the rears are SAAB but rather from a Ford. *shrugs* I'll have a chat to the previous owner to clear things up I guess.

Brett, I won't have it registered by then but I might come along to cheer you on. I'm on holidays all next week so I'm 90% there.

cool, now that ive got an LSD you can watch me break my gearbox!

I'll be your photographer. I'll bring my camera and post some pics of the flying bits and pieces.

ROFL sounds good im still deciding wether or not to do the pre drag burnout, somethin your car will be able to do nicely by the looks of it!

Congrats George, I was wondering who bought it, brilliant car.

I'm pretty sure that the rear brake calipers are ex Falcon, EB I think. The rotors could be ex SAAB though.

The cracks sound like they are in the hidden joint in that part of the body. Quite common, a well designed roll cage will stop the body flex there.

So glad you got what you wanted...hope that you have lots of fun with it and it fills that little place in your heart that has 'Z' inscribed on it!!!

Still, bout the old Z...NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Could you possibly tell me the name of the new owner? Might know him, thats all...

Cheers ppl! And cheers to you George, have fun!

Hey Brett where did u get that LSD from? Just wondering cause I have no idea what Nissan's in aus I could pull one out of and install there's plenty of info for the US spec vehicles.

THanks.

BTW speaking of Gbox's mine feels awful at the moment not sure wheather to blame it on low oil or worn synchro's. I have a spare at least :classic: .

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Still, bout the old Z...NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Could you possibly tell me the name of the new owner? Might know him, thats all...

His name is Ian Munro. He's been looking for a Z for a short while I believe.