Zedrally

Who's using what?????? I fear I don't have the best setup as I keep "stuffing" the front shocks. Once more on Saturday night, I collapsed both fronts. It was an easy night, no fast belting around in the bush either. For want of better words! Needless to say I'm starting to have grave reservations about the setup. I presently running Konis in each corner with a modified 2.5 inch spring on the front struts. What advice can I glean from the experts? TIA:(

Don't know where to start? L28's came off the same line, it's possible that they changed heads between the C & the Zed, but that would be more for emmision reasons. The only way to tell is to find a C and check the head. It would be a safe bet that it's all original, so it could give you a comparision. Maybe someone else can give us the US combination of the L28 as it was fitted to the 280Z Unless your L28 has been re-built, then I suspect that the redline would be the same, how long you would want to play at the speed is another matter.

All these 280 engines originated from the 280c salon. Most wrecking yards will have a couple of these beasts around. In most cases they will not have had a hard life as the 280c was an auto. The 280c is has other donor parts on it, so have a good look around. I remember seeing a 240z with 280 motor and the original [280C] downdraft carbie once. It was obvious the owner had NO idea! Personally, I wouldn't worry about diff's etc at this stage. Just get your motor strip & re-build or just and drop it in. It's a direct swap.

Sounds like the Zed Nationals. Qld next year, Vic the next & NSW the one after.

This would have to be the simplest repair/mod/update you can perform on your zed. Don't be deterred as it really is easy! Easiest way is to use steel wool and detergent [soapy water] to clean down the rim of the wheel. This will remove the years of dirt and grime. Any bumps or nicks can be filed down with file or sand down with fine emery. This smooth sanding will eventually bring the wheel looking similar to raw wood even though it's plastic. All that is required to complete the job is to mask off the spokes and apply as many thin coats of semi-gloss spray varnish as you desire. You can change colours if you desire by using wood stain before you varnish.

Gav, There is no way you can do it. Several years ago I went thru Vicroads with the aim of tracking down 240-260zeds in Victoria and setting up a register. I kept hitting my head against the wall they put up. I would think that the same would apply in the other states as well. Why not put an ad into the Trading Post. Wanted such & such as agent for Jap Buyer. If it still exists then it would certainly flush out the buyer!

This came from zhome. It's good to compare the original with whats on offer. Wonder what the side panel was for? South Sea's peso, huh, is that retribution for beating the pom's at cricket.

This came from zhome. It's good to compare the original with whats on offer. Wonder what the side panel was for? South Sea's peso, huh, is that retribution for beating the pom's at cricket.

Hi all, Alan T asked me a while back to be on the look out for original "works" rally parts that may have made there way here. How would I be able to identify these as original, if offered to me? TIA

Sure that isn't a typo? or a lost decimal point?

Triple Webber's, Miki's etc,etc. But are triple stock SU's a possible upgrade? Has anyone done it?:tapemouth

No, you all have it wrong [although, its been interesting to read what other's have interpreted Boobmeter as]! Short explaination is that Jodi [female and well endowed in the chest region] is the event secretary and is engaged to the Course Checker. Thus the inside information of what the event may run over. If you still don't get it, Boob's are the Aussie equivilent to Breast's and generally refer to the female of the species. Hence the term Boobmeter, this being the up & down movement of the Boob's measured as a function of road[track] roughness. I can only summise, knowing Jodi, that the're some pretty rough tracks out there that we might be visiting!

Someone asked about details in one of the other threads, couldn't trace the original question so... The other picture is B&W and doesn't do yours justice.

Popometer? Good God, what next!!!!!!

Mike, Surf to vicrally.com.au. This lists all rally in Victoria in the calender. I'm already competeing in the JMMET & the Longest Night rally. These 2 events are HRA organised and may attract more than my 240(hope). They are truly navigational style rallies ie no forest racing. The Rally of Mt Gambier is a forest race in Pine Plantations. Saxon Safari is in Tasmania. If yuor still around on the 17th August the Mt Alexandra Trial might be a possibility. Cheers

Hi all, I can only echo these sentiments exactly. In our events the co-driver is more commonly known as the Navigator. Essentially needed as the following will give you some of the conditions that we encounter in Aussie Events. This excerpt from the up and coming JMMET. [Jim Maude Memorial Experts Trial], thanks to Jodi for the descriptions:..... ""After spending all day in the car on Saturday, I now have the new and improved definitions for roads according to "expert's", they are: Road Fairly distinguishable, tracks can been seen, expect quite a few potholes! Track Barely distinguishable, tracks can hardly been seen - expect holes, the odd stump or two and lots of close growing shrubs Grotty What track???? Looks like a goat track, complete with holes, trees, stumps and the odd rock or two!! What tha? You want me to go there??????????? All I can say is that the "boobmeter" (my expert and fairly accurate device for measuring the severity of a "road") was well and truly put to the test, I'll leave the rest up to you imagination....."" Needless to say but you can't do these events by yourself, teamwork is essential as is a crystal ball!

Hope this helps with the missing pieces. Datsun 240z's in the Marathon. 4th OR #54 Simon LIngford/David Mair 11thOR #47 Michael Cotter/Warren Ridge 16thOR #50 Robin Stainer/Mike Burleigh 19thOR #19 Stewart Wilkins/David LOwe 20thOR #89 Andrew Pidden/NickFennell 28thOR #42 Phil Hooper/LIna Hooper 29thOR #14 Gary Fitzgerald/Tony Kitamura Have located 1 photo (rear only) of one zed, MC240Z not able to distinguish what number, but could hazard a guess that it might be Michael Cotter? Only 17 cars out of 95 starters failed to make it to the OPera House. The only serious injury of the event was a broken arm for one of the Dutch competitors after a fall from the back of the baggage truch in Turkey!

Wow, You Guys are un-believable. Homlogation papers as well! Alan, I'.m unable to enlarge them [make readable] from the thread. Any chance of you sending me a copy direct? Guus, I'm still interested in your mount and the method of manufacture. What elde can you pull out of the hat!

Guus, I couldn't help but notice the neatness of the Driving Light mount on your car. Much improved to the version that I'm using! The photo in the Rallaye Video Thread looks great, could I ask you for some close ups of the mount and possibly a explaination as to how it's made? I've started a thread for this so any info on the subject remains together. TIA:cheeky:

Hi all, Loving all this detail but I'm afraid that 9 pages is getting a bit big when you're trying to sort out details. I would rather mention this now, because at this rate we could be up to 100pages and utterly lost! Could I suggest that we start a new thread for either each year or each rally. At least in this fashion information will be easier to obtain, verify or add to.

Mike, This is part of a Tarmac Rally or as they are called in Aus, Touring Road Events. Generally, it follows the concept of a dirt rally, but run over bituman roads and timed to the minute [not seconds]. It can have stages of Transport, Navigation Touring, Motorkhana, Hill Climb [now that's another area of interest] and up to last year closed road sections. The small cars really kill the larger one in the Motorkhana [just picture a Mini and a Mustang going thr the same test]!

The tank, good question? But I have to ask why? Does it have a larger capacity or has the one you have rusted out? Oh, there were differnt versions [not model]of the ZX so I suspect that like 240-280 there will be many interchangable parts but not panels. Question for our Euro friends, did the 280ZX appear in Europe?

Good news! amsag is up again, for those that are interested amsag run the Southern Cross rally series (yes, it still exists]. Cruise over and check it out. www.amsag.com.au Mike

Silence from the US? Does this mean there are no 240's rallying? Does rally exist there?

Dan, that would depend on the state of your shocks. In my case, they where pretty well shot, so I decided that I might as well go the whole hog. That's pretty much the way it is with rally car prep. It really becomes infectious as your always looking to upgrade something. My advice is to get out there with what you've got and add, modify as you go. Oh, I should add, if your in the dirt expect a few "offs". Hopefully, you won't suffer any damage but you have to be realistic and be prepared for some panel beating. Even know there are many things I would like to add/modify, but I ask myself will they make me drive any better or win events. I doubt it, I'm no youngster, so I know fear and my limits. At the end of the day its the camarardrie that I enjoy. Ah....4am wet..cold..windy..cars limping home, beer in hand and stories to tell.....there's nothing like it. Go forth. Mike