Dazza

"Ouch !!!" Cheers Dazza

Currently on Aussie Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2409541237&category=31252

Well, here I was thinking that my 240Z had a fairly unique nick; and then I read Leeroy's post, where his car has the same name as mine. Maybe us Zed people have more in common than we think MY car was named Zelda from the 60's TV show "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" in which one of the main characters was called Zelda. This name was also selected because of the few female names starting with "Z". http://www.tvparty.com/recdobie.html The above site has a pic of "Zelda". Cheers Dazza :classic:

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I am not overly positive, but do original Minilites have 10 "spokes" ? I have the same wheels on my car, which are a copy. 15x7 "Performance" Superlites http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=247&papass=&sort=1 Either way though, what you have, would definately be either Minilites or Minilite style wheels. Cheers Dazza

Changing out the old style bi-metal (thermal) indicator can; found near the steering column; with an electronic one, will solve the problem. Cost from Supercheap is around $A30.

For Sale in Brisbane: (Taken from latest TradingPost newspaper) DATSUN 240Z RWD 1973 Red coupe 5900cc 5sp manual 8000 kms 458FTH 240Z professionally modified. Fitted with fresh 300kw Chev V8. 18inch simmons mags/falken GRB tyres 255/35 rears, 225/40 fronts. Full recaro interior/seats. EC ONO -$23000 The Gap (07) 3300 2187 :beard:

"Z" Zebra (not Zeebra) crossing: Broad-striped pedestrian roadway crossing. Zed: Australian and British pronunciation of "Z" (Zed) Zeds: Pertaining to sleep (zzz). Zed Zed Top: Very popular U.S. musicians. http://raysfreeware.virtualave.net/zztop/zztop.html Zed (Mr.): Popular tv series from the 50's starring a talking horse. http://www.travel-library.com/pacific/australia/stybr-language.html :classic:

Imagine being able to find a Zed in this condition http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/humour/picfiles/carsale.htm

Jay and his blonde wife live in Milwaukee, WI. One winter morning while listening to the radio, they hear the announcer say, "We are going to have 6 to 8 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even numbered side of the street, so the snowplow can get through." The blonde goes out and moves her car. A week later while they are eating breakfast, the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 4 to 5 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the odd numbered side of the street, so the snowplow can get through." The blonde goes out and moves her car again. The next week they are having breakfast again, when the radio announcer says "We are expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today.You must park...", then the electric power goes out. The blonde says, "Honey, I don't know what to do."Jay says, "Why don't you just leave it in the garage this time?" :stupid:

Hi there Nigel, If you manage to survive informing the better half of your new aquisition, it would indeed be great to see some pics posted of your progress. Cheers Dazza :beard: PS: Why is it that the female gender try to constrain our creative instincts with matters automotive ??

Hi Alfadog, I hope this answers your question as to what a "chip" is

Hi John, Yes, the sticker on the body near the radiator does indeed list the colour as built. Sadly, as yours is un-readable, I am unsure myself of what advice I can offer. Tracking the colour code back by using the VIN may indeed be difficult at best. Maybe others here can be of more assistance. How many whites were there? Over to the experts, in this area. ............................... Also, as an after-thought, the paint chips here are of Australian manufacture and resultingly the paint code number should be the same for all export cars. What may differ though is name of the colour, so that it would be "more suitable?" for the target country. My cars' colour code is 918 which in the U.S. is "Orange" but here in Australia the same colour was marketed as "Kalahari Tan" (code 918). Cheers Dazza :beard:

1972 Datsun (Imported) Dulon/Dulux/Duco Colour Chips. If anyone is interested, I can privately email a more high res. pic. Cheers Dazza :beard:

1971 Datsun (Imported) Dulon/Dulux/Duco Colour Chips. If anyone is interested, I can privately email a more high res. pic. Cheers Dazza :beard:

I hope this can be of help http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/vehicleentry?vehicleid=4 http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/modeloverview?modelid=4005 Note: US $0.55 = Aust. $1.00 Cheers Dazza :beard:

Hi Alan, Thanks for the info on the footrests. You answered all my questions and then some Cheers Dazza :beard:

Is the passenger side footrest (item No. 40) shown on the scanned parts pic., standard on any or all 240z's ? Cheers Dazza :beard:

Hi Rick, Our age goup (according to the latest stats. on the poll) account for 18% of the respondents. Looks like there is a lot of us 50 year olds around, driving a chick-magnet....hehehe. It would be great, if we could indeed meet some time and swap some Zed notes. Cheers Darryl :beard:

Hey DAZZA, You and I seem to think alike. I wonder if we look alike. Are you built like Big Arnie Schwartzenpepper and as good looking as Mel Gibson????????????? Me neither. Rick Hi there Rick, Yes, we do seem to think along some similar lines. As for appearance, I would say I have more common with Danny De Vito than Big Arnie or Mel Gibson. Cheers Darryl

1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer 2. Sorry, I didn't realize that my radar detector wasn't on. 3. Aren't you the guy from the village people? 4. Hey you must have been going 125mph just to keep up with me. 5. I thought you had to be in good physical condition to be a cop 6. Bad cop! No donut! 7. You're gonna check the trunk, aren't you? 8. I was going to be a cop, really, but I decided to finish high school. 9. I pay your salary. 10. That's terrific, the last guy only gave me a warning also. 11. Is that a 9mm? It's nothing compared to this .44 magnum! 12. What do you mean, have I been drinking? You're a trained specialist. 13. Do you know why you pulled me over? Good, at least one of us does. 14. That gut doesn't inspire too much confidence, bet I can outrun you. 15. Didn't I see you get your butt kicked on Cops? 16. Is it true people become cops because they are too dumb to work at McDonalds? 17. I was trying to keep up with traffic. 18. Yes, I know there are no other cars around-that's how they are far ahead of me. 19. Well, when I reached down to pick up my bag of crack, my gun fell off my lap and got lodged between the brake pedal and gas pedal, forcing me to speed out of control. 20. When an officer says, "Gee, your eyes look red. Have you been drinking?" Reply, "Gee, your eyes look glazed, officer. Have you been eating donuts?" Cheers Darryl

I agree with what you said about the Haines cct. diagram and needing an electron microscope. I cannot answer what your problem may be, but I managed to overcome a similar situation with trying to read the tiny cct. diagram supplied. I solved it by getting hold of a photocopier that prints out A3 sheets and magnified it to that size from A4. Worked out well. Just for good measure I had the sheet laminated and now keep it in my garage as a handy reference. Easy to read and should last for ages. Cheers Darryl :beard:

I agree with 1 Bravo 6: Age and wisdom tends to slow exhuberence. Reminds me of the story: A young bull and and old bull look down from a hill at a group of cows. The young bull say "let's race down there and do one". The old bull says "let's take our time and do the lot" ... Cheers Darryl

Hi Driftmonkey, This may be a good topic for another poll ???? "Who has or had a Fume Problem". Heaps has been written on this topic and a search will find a mine of information on it. When I got my 240z, the fumes were bloody bad with the windows down. Since then I have been whittling away at it, and things are getting better bit by bit. To date I have: Extended the exhaust tail pipe tip so that it is no longer short of the rear bumper but level with it. Replaced the tail pipe that came straight out, with one that is angled down at the end. Removed, re-sealed and tightened the rear tail light assemblies so that nothing would get past the rubber seals. I found the units to be not tightened very well. Have fiddled with the rear hatch adjustment... not seating as good as I would like yet. Have just purchased a genuine Nissan replacement main rear hatch rubber (not very cheap...A$265 about US$135), but yet to be fitted. My experience, is that there is probably more than one problem, so its a case of working through all the possible areas where the exhaust emissions can be sucked in through. Good luck with your endeavours. Cheers Darryl :beard: