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Sure you removed all clips?:stupid: This happened to me once, I thought I had; and banged and banged and banged. In fustration I took them to my local zed shop who then promptly removed the clips I had left in and belted them out with one hit! Moral to story, don't get distracted when you do a job!

Can't help you Brisbane, but Scotts Old Auto Rubbers in Oakleigh Vic sell these by the meter.

Pushing It....Gear Change 5/6K Normal Driving 3/4K

Can't help myself here! z_boi, you have a vehicle that has a high revving engine. It's not a Ford or GM. You will have to get used to it and once you do you'll never regret it.:stupid: As much as you might hate the thought, L series engines purr between 3 & 5K Just try shifting through the gears at those rpms and enjoy!!!!!!! LOL

Excuse my ignorance, but what does it do?

Thanks for all your help alfa, The badge appears to square to be a 2+2 badge, but maybe it was prototype badge for the g-nose 2+2. Possibly a combination of model designation and 2+2? Surprised no one has chimed in with the protype model designation [ZGRS 30] or if it was shown elsewhere in the world. Many questions, does it still exist in the Nissan museum? Kats, anyone? Maybe Alan T can throw some light on this? [hopefully].

Thanks for the info alfa, still can't quite make out what the top badges where, maybe Alan T? [Wonder if it may have been a NissanMatic badge]? edit Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to whether it was auto or manual?

If anyone is going over to check it out, can you please look up its serial number.

Thanks, send to incrap@universal.alphalink.com.au After seeing this I pretty sure I can come up with something totally different thsn the normal g-nose!

Actually I was just wondering about the hat! Any idea what the badges are alfa? appears to be one on top of another on where the normal datsun badge would be? Damn shame they didn't use the aussie mags either!

Brilliant, I had been wondering if I needed to take an oxy torch to this. I believe that the lead solder you are refering to is actually called wiping metal. This has a much lower melting point than lead solder and is generally used on high quality resto's.

Now I know what to do with the G-Nose. A replica 2+2 of that one that was unveiled at Toyko. Already have right colour, any idea what the interior was? [hope it's Tan]!

Ignore all I written! Cannot help you.

Hi Mr C, You mat like to looke at the response in the early 2+2 thread. It should answer your questions.

Looking at it now it doesn't really seem to be that interesting, although I'll hold out on the crusher for a little while yet. I guess one need to do a little bit more digging to get the correct answer. The compliance plate was a 1976 plate, the rereg refered to occured sometime in 91/92. Whats confusing as to the whereabouts of the car in between production [73/74] to compliance [76]. If it was a '73-build it would have to have been in the last days of late December, I reckon. And its definitely an Export model GRS30 isn't it? Not a 2-litre Japanese-market model with an L26 installed later on in its life? Model is a GRS 30 so it definately was export, i expect domestic models would have been RS30 [am I right there]. As you've previously said, strange things happened on the production line this would hav eto be one of the strangest! [wonder if it spent 2 years in a crate being shipped around awaiting a home]?

To change the distributor is a bit of an overkill at this point. Depending on model the capacitor maybe on the outside of the disrtibutor. Look for a half thumb size thing with 1 wire attached or lift off the distributor cap, the capacitor is opposite the points. Change either one and cross fingers.

I should have added, any other 73 HS30's around on this board? Just reply to this with your details.

Just for info. GRS 30 - 016122 L26 168542 Reg as a 77 260z 2+2

Hi Ben, These are mine HS30-103305 [pretty close to yours] L24 083870 same colour originally, manual.

HI, as some you may be aware i was given a 260Z 2+2 as a parts car last week. After we picked it up we discovered it was a 1973 260Z 2+2. Now, it's generally thought that this can't be as production wasn't started on 2+2's until later. Having asked around I have now been forwarded this answer.

Gee & Ben, I also have a 73 240 [not this thing we're discussing], I'll post the numbers tomorrow and I'll split the thread as I didn't mean to contaminate your original.

Alfa, as I wrote in the earlier post, I have requested more info. I'm really kicking myself now for not taking more notice yesterday, but after moving it and all the other bit's that came with it it was the last thing on my mind. I know what I saw and this was witnessed by another knowledgable zed head. In fact I kept saying to him, this can't be, but it is. I have asked him to scan the reg paper and send down. Don't know when he'll get the message, so we need be patiant. Certainly will open up a can of worms won't it!

Hows this for a can of worms. I think I'll rename it to a 1973 2+2 with a 260 engine!! I'll await the info from the farm. [have sent carrier pigeon]!

We had a few ales over this late yesterday. It is a 73 and the numbers do match. I've asked Jim to take a walk down to the bottom paddock and double check just in case! Like you I'm baffled as to how or why this occured, one possible scerario is that they ran one assemby line for 2+2's and stopped when they had enough. [thats a 3 year supply, if one accepts this argument, the other may be colour, who knows]? This would explain why it sat in Japan for 3 years before being sold. Any one for any more?

Just remembered that the Numbers did match.