Dazza

hehehehe owenk, you need to get out more often

Thanks for the the tips, much appreciated. I will probably go for the option of hiding some decent speakers and go for the amplifier as well. Just the same, the hidden type unit does look neat. Cheers :classic:

Hi Zvoiture, Just looked at your slideshow and Wow!!!! There is some absolutely fanstastic vehicles on show there. To get so many vehicles of this calibre in one place together is an event I would love to attend. :classic:

I would say you are right on the knocker there Halz. Looks like you may get the Kewpie doll prize from Zvoiture, possibly.

Hi Steve, Oops!!!! I was viewing the pic at the wrong angle, and thought it was part of a Landrover type dashboard with the i.d. plate attached to it, instead of the rear of the engine bay A definate case of tunnel vision on my part. Now if I could read Japanese, that may help... Any hints ?? :stupid:

Definately the top one, but then I am a bit biased as it similar to what I have fitted

Hmmmm.. some type of Japanese Jeep??

Within hours of getting my 1970 240Z the original radio decided to retire from operatrion. Thanks to information gathered from this site, I was able to remove it (darn heater/ventillation control cables). I manged to finally convince a local electronics repairman that I did not want a new radio but wanted my original one repaired. That should have been a sign to me that he was not really interested in the job. To cut a long story short, I have been driving around with this gaping hole in the dash where the radio used to reside for 2 months now. Well, the other day I managed to get another orignal replacement radio, just as my one put in for repair came back fixed. I tried both out on the bench prior to installation and found they both worked the same but the volume output was not as high as modern units, which is to be expected. I installed one of the radios and it works very well in the car and can be easily heard when the engine is idling. My problem is that after all this waiting for an original radio, the exhaust noise from the mufflers and headers, totally drowns out the radio, when driving. I just love the exhaust note from the car, but it would be also nice to listen to some road music as well. I do wish to keep the car in its original appearance. Can the output from the existing radio be further amplified by some discreetly hidden unit ? Can a modern Radio/cd/cassette and speakers be easily hidden from view in a 240z ? I am open to suggestions here ............... thanks :classic:

Hi ZcarsRock: Great set of wheels you have there. Looks like you scored a bargain at that price. Your story sounds a lot like mine. I always admired the 240Z, but after raising a family, spending quite some time in the navy and finally getting my finances in some sort of order...hmmm... maybe disorder, I also now have finally got the car I have been after for some time; and just love it. :classic:

Sadly only a few body parts, a dash and seats.

If there is anyone in the Brisbane (Australia) area with a 240Z, that is after a fibreglass "G" nose and also a whale tail; I have one of each for sale. Size and weight do not lend the items to being freighted easily.

You are right, it certainly is some story. So many "owners" and only one car. It is indeed interesting to read about long lost rare models that were purchased at the time for a song as no one appreciated them, then many years later they re-surface and sell at some unbelievable ammount. I read of a similar story where one of the original (six?) lightweight body factory racing E-type Jaguars ended up in the U.S. and was traded around different owners and eventually ended up in a used car lot (California?) and sold for $8,000 to a retired WW2 fighter pilot. He only drove it for a year or so then put it into storage. It was only several years ago when his heirs wondered just what the "old car" in the storage shed was worth, that it was found to be one of the lost lightweights. It went to auction and was purchased by English buyer for $5 million.

hehehehe well put

Hi Rick, Great looking car you have there. I also am in Brissie, and hope to catch you around the traps one day. Cheers

The same car was advertised recently in the Australian "Just Cars" magazine which also ran a two page feature spread on it. I cannot recall all the facts but it seems it is a bit of a rarity as not many were sold/made due to the complexity of the very high tech mechanicals and subsequent high cost. Just the same, the selling price does seem a bit ambitious.:

The get together is held at McLeans Bridge, on the way to Jimboomba, every Mother's Day. It is hosted by the Triumph Sports Car Club and regularly gets several hundred vehicles. It is well worth getting along to. cheers Dazza :classic:

Neat looking wheel there. Just love the "Z" on the cap. Cheers

Wow: I agree, really great info. I have decided to download it onto a floppy and use the printer at work

I have my 240Z insured through Shannons Classic Car Insurance on a special policy that limits use to 4,000 kilometers per year. The $15,000 cover costs around $260. An 8,000 klm limit is about $320. If you are not using it as daily driver, it is a consideration worth looking at. Shannons also allow you to keep the vehicle if it is written off (for a small extra fee). Cheers Dazza

Hi Nigel, Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope all is well with you as an accident involving a write-off can be traumatic at the least. I have sent a Private Message, regarding your radio and cassette Darryl

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Not a good "sign"

Hi Nigel, Sadly I cannot offer advice as to whether what you have mentioned is symptomatic of something more serious. What I would suggest, as you are probably aware, is to factor a possible repair into the purchase price and if nothing is too wrong, you are in front. At least this way, you are covered for any future cost outlay. I hope all goes well for you. Cheers Dazza

I hope this is of help Most production cars have a wet sump oil system. The article on car engines shows you where the sump is -- it's the area below the crank shaft. In a wet sump, the oil that you put into the engine is stored beneath the crankshaft in the oil pan. This pan has to be large and deep enough to hold four to six quarts (liters) of oil -- think about two 3-liter bottles of soda and you can see that this storage area is pretty big. In a wet sump, the oil pump sucks oil from the bottom of the oil pan through a tube, and then pumps it to the rest of the engine. In a dry sump, extra oil is stored in a tank outside the engine rather than in the oil pan. There are at least two oil pumps in a dry sump -- one pulls oil from the sump and sends it to the tank, and the other takes oil from the tank and sends it to lubricate the engine. The minimum amount of oil possible remains in the engine. Dry sump systems have several important advantages over wet sumps: Because a dry sump does not need to have an oil pan big enough to hold the oil under the engine, the main mass of the engine can be placed lower in the vehicle. This helps lower the center of gravity and can also help aerodynamics (by allowing a lower hoodline). The oil capacity of a dry sump can be as big as you want. The tank holding the oil can be placed anywhere on the vehicle. In a wet sump, turning, braking and acceleration can cause the oil to pool on one side of the engine. This sloshing can dip the crankshaft into the oil as it turns or uncover the pump's pick-up tube. Excess oil around the crankshaft in a wet sump can get on the shaft and cut horsepower. Some people claim horsepower improvements of as much as 15 HP by switching to a dry sump.