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and to think that us mere males have been accused by the fairer sex of having idle minds.........

My RHD Aussie delivered 240Z has 0903 and 0929. Any prize for getting the same month ?? Cheers Dazza

Hi Craig, Like you, I have spent many hours trying to come up with solutions to stopping the gas smell on my 1970 Zed. I have done just about everything possible, with some varying degrees of success. The last thing I tried was to replace the non original rear hatch rubber with a factory spare, which has improved the situation considerably. The original replacement rubber was not cheap, but the reduction in gas smell is worth it. Cheers Dazza

Something I came across years ago, is still very effective today. It is simple, cheap and it works. Instead of just putting in a hidden switch that opens the circuit to one of the coil leads, to stop the car from being started. A better idea is to take it one step further and use this switch to not only open circuit the coil wire first-off, but to also provide a new circuit to the coil via a low amperage slo-blo fuse. The theory here is that the car-jacker will be briefly able to start the car, then when the fuse blows and it will not re-start, he will think it is a problem with the car and not an anti theft device and hopefully give up.

Hi there Trex, It is great to hear from another 240Z fan here in Malaysia. For the 4 months I have been here (in KL and JB), I have been actively keeping a look out for a 240Z, but have yet to come across any. During my infrequent short trips home (Australia), I make it a point of spending at least a full day touring and enjoying the drive in my 240Z, before it goes back under wraps in the garage. I would be interested to hear from you about the "local" 240Z scene. Cheers 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

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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: