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We had a guy on a motorcycle following us through half of Grenoble, to then pull next to the car and give us a thumbs up Then in monaco an older bloke in a bentley "something" convertible waved us and held his thumb up as well. In general people upwards of 40 and children showed interest in the car. Some of them had a short chat with us at the fuel stations.

Hey guys! Sorry for letting you wait a bit. Here are the pictures of our 2000km trip all across France! We had a truely amazing time there and we both fell in love with France and it's people. The car held up well. During the ride on 'Route Napoléon' and on our way back over the Swiss alps, we found some of the most beautiful driving roads Enough said:

Carl, you do have a point there. There isn't much information available on EU spec models, so I just assumed that EFI belongs in there. I had a quick look this morning before work, but couldn't see very much in the dark underground parking. What I identified was an E88 Cylinder head - which I think belongs to a L26 engine. I couldn't spot the block number & serial. The AFM is from an L28 I guess, though I couldn't find any more infos on the net. I will have a proper look tomorrow.

Thanks for all the kind words guys! I'll definitely go and post more pictures after the trip. Getting back to your requests: - I think we won't go to Paris. We'll focus on the coast line, small villages and the backlands. Carl, that's some amazing eagle-eyed skills! Yes it's an EFI motor. The displacement is still 2.6l. The 280z was only introduced to the American market. Europe stayed with the 260z until 1979. Did the American 260Z also have EFI? On the other hand we didn't get the big "crash resistant" bumpers like you did. Oh and there's also no catalyc converter in 78 Z-cars here. Here's a closeup of the engine bay, maybe you spot some more details And these numbers make no sense to me at all... I will post of course also some pics of Jess. Along with the car and countryside of France And I'll make them a bit bigger for you. I do live in Switzerland since, well ever. With 23 I spent half a year working in Manchester UK, and a bit later, i spent half a year in Frankfurt Germany. Doug, I put some facts in the answer above. If you are interessted, I can try to find out a bit more about the differences between our model years. Yup, I'll do my best :-) So here's another one of jess, me and the car, the other will follow in about 3 weeks. Cheers basil

Us & France For me owning a car, means also using, driving and maintaing it. So my friend Jess and I soon came up with the idea of a 10 days road trip all across France. With a set of bathing trousers, a digital camera, a tent and a road map thrown into the car, we'll start off to meet France this Sunday. We have no route planned, nor have we booked any hotels. Our knowledge of French is - well, let's call it less than perfect. So this should be quite fun In case you wondered, this is us before a noble night out. Being us (and a bit drunk), we even made some t-shirs for the tour: I'm sure we'll do hundrets of pics during the adventure and if you're interessted, I'll post a few here online after the trip. Oh and excuse my English, it's not my natvie language. Best regards Basil

Hello fellow Z owners! Introduction After spending a year, just reading the forums and owning a Z car, I thought it's time to introduce myself. I'm 29, living in Switzerland and am owner of a 1978 260Z. I am a big fan of japanese culture and technology. When I had my Subaru, I began to study japanese car history on the web. And soon I fell in love with old Z cars. In fact I did fell in love again, as I already did, when I was a kid and had a 240z iron cast model. I was lucky and found the car for sale about a year back. The previous owner overhauled the chasis and kept the motor in good nick, while the electronics were not all that great at the time. So it was the ideal car for me I can do lots of mechanical work myself, but I just do not have the time (nor knowledge) to build up and fix a rusty car from scratch. So here she is: And a last one with me and the car: After fixing the electronics, lighting, replacing the motorized antenna and integrating a new, yet subtle stereo, I was ready to go. During the year, lots of other datsun pieces and fixes to restore the car came in. Here's the car stereo bracket I had to build myself: And here's the radio built in: On the to do list, I still have the wiper motor conversion and a headlight upgrade, maybe combined with a alternator change. This will make the car a bit better for night and rainy conditions. Which is not when the car is usually driven, but still I think it's good to be perpared and able also to drive in less than splendid weather.