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hs30-h you have got one of the sweetest z's I've ever seen!! I would love to have g-nose. About those black flares....I have been toying with Japanese cars for some years now and I have been falling for most of the weird things that they have...But not to those mirrors in the front of the wings!! But I do like those plastic flares and matt black bonnets and in some cases even those black plain steel rims!! It is some kind of thing for japanese racing cars in 70's to have black bonnets? Anyway those flares certainly give the car racy look. If I could get a hold on g-nose parts I would do the modification. If and if...The money doesn't grow on trees. What if...? I dont have the heart to cut my wheelarches so does it mean that I cant have those flares? If I could get g-nose it would most certainly be the only one in this country!! It would be nice!!!!

I am pretty sure that there are already some cars in Europe. Might be personal imports? I have been told/lied that 350z is going to be launched in Finland during the fall 2003.

Was it on this or thoroughbred classics that had small piece about some backyard salvation of an old 240z? I think it was in Australia?? Sound familiar? The car was taken apart for parts... It did even have the name of the buyer of the car... There was some discussion here about one backyard car..Is this the same?

Has anyone made the front crossmember that holds the differential to the body instead of buying it?? It has that flexible joint/attaching. It seems to be quite hard to get new ones here in Finland.... Can I change the rubber part or is it glued so that it is not possible? Is there some alternatives to the factory mounting?? Do they use more durable parts on more powerfull cars?? You guys that have rb26dett?? Do you have original Nissan part on your differential mountings???

I did use very fine (1000??) wetsandpaper. It didn't scratch. Some water and that shoul do it pretty good. After that I polished it with some silver and metal polishing paste...The result was pretty good. I did remove the cover...But did not use torquewrench just ordinary tools...

Even here in Finland thanks to that litle poking mishap?! Biking can be very erotic in the woods=) My bike has been standing in the yard for last five to eight years... Not my favourite hobby....

I went to garage to find out more...No luck. Two of those wires are cut and sealed with tape. The switch is connected with same kind of plugs as all the electric equipment so it looks like original more than aftermarket item...There are plenty of other electrical stuff near that switch. Relays... There is also this palstic cover which has two wires under it making just a turn....I bet that those are ment to be quick switches too... Because the cover says ign and batt...So when you plug of these wires there wont be any power going thru.... Chiltons big book is not too specific... There is an emergency switch on wiring diagrams.. It is connected to ign, central lock and neutral switch...So is it in fact a emergency switch that goes off/locks if you turn ignition when car has a gear in!!? So you have to shift to neutral before you start the car? And maybe you even have to have your seatbelt on!!

Is that switch situated near the battery on right hand side of the engine bay? The car is 260 or 280z? I have a -74 260z and it is as original as it gets....The car has been stirpped of all smog etc, but otherwise it is original. Ihave been thinking about this switch too...Havent yet figured out what it does... Was it so that in some states the seatbelt had the safety system which did not allow the car to start if the driver didn't have seatbelt on... My car has just the warning lamp/sign on dash.

Have youvisited http://www.hlj.com HobbyLinkJapan. If you got a Visa or some other major creditcard you can order from there!! There are plenty of z cars available...

KOFF, LapinKulta, Karhu etc.

Got any better pics/close ups? Seems to be pretty simple? Could be done by self with welder, bender and grinder?

Gt 40 would be nice toy... I am a bit jealous to one pal that owns a gt 40 replica here in Joensuu. It was brought from ca. It ha s a tube chassic and ford v8. It is pretty need even if it is a replica... There was a article about auctions in latest classic and sport cars. They had sold a GT40P for "only" 325,786 £!! WOW... I think that even SantaCalus can not afford one!! Heh. This must have been some rare racing model.

I have have been told that 350z is going to be actually lauched in Finland in the fall 2003!! That sucks!! Well the market here is a bit smaller!! But it is sadistic that I have to wait until fall!!! Even if I am more into s30... Anyway it is going to be massive to cruise to the nissandealer to see 350z in my 260z!! I will probably be the only one to show up in s30. There are only couple of these here in Joensuu/NorthKarelia.

Heh, Doggystyle. Dogs and Z's are both part of my life. This is my Alaskan Husky "Mira". Mira's mom was from NewYork can you believe!!? The genes play big part in breeding animals. Mira did the funniest/sadest thing few years back. She hunted and killed a cat....Which happenend to belong to my mother in law. Not too good first impression?? Well it was actually not the first meeting between Mira and my mother in law...

I've got aluminium Lokaris as well. I bet that they have installed them when my car was shipped to Finland in 80's. These are the best way to protect your cars front end, especially those shelfs (airtunnels)that gather all the mud and crap inside front fenders. Once upon time I had this saab minicar with same engine as many lawnmovers have!! This car was made by Lokari(my dad used to be SAABIST!! We have this saying about saabs and their owners Saabism is sicknes!! Litlebit off topic sorry?!?

The new 350z is quite nice but I find it a bit too dull on the front end. I think that the gtr proto was much meanier. And I would have liked more if the production model would have looked more like the first published proto...It had more lines, looks and details to remind of the roots ie. 240z s30. In general I have been delighted to see some of the nostalgia in some car manufacturers new models.... I love the Ford forty-nine and gt40. Chrysler pt-cruiser and BMW Z8, thats some package!! Well I dont like the new beetle, because it has not the same ideology that the old beetle....It is unpractical and fwd disguished polo or whatever...

Luckily I dont like 300zx too much......But even though that is sicksicksick!!

It is a give and take kinda thing.... In my case it goes like this I have got to put on draips and help her with some furniture restorations that she likes so much but cant allways manage to do... The downside is that my time goes to help her out... Well not all the time. The other things that are worth mentioning are house improvments that do not seem to end:) Okay offcourse my wife likes to get around in the z on summer and perhaps drive herself (She is a bit afraid to drive because she doesnt want anything to happen to "Nelly") Good luck!!

Actually I am only interested to buy another z as a donator and as a project which I could modify. The car should be 2 seater offcourse and driveable(registered). I would pick it up and drive back home:) small adventure...It depends on timing ie wether or not I have the money at the time that suitable car comes around?! Itäs all about the money..damdida .... I know that these cars are somewhat cheap in the states and on ebay...But it is the Finnish tax laws and customs. I have to pay vat twice when I bring a used car to country. I have to pay 30% tax of the full purchasing price and wreight added together for over 25 yeras old cars. So if a car costs about 800€ in L.A (where my cousin lives and works with classics) It would cost over1000€ to ship it to Finland. With customs, tax and vats the total would be around 5000€!! I is a bit difficult to explain!! I made a calculator to exel one day...Then I decided that the timing was not right! Well there are some cases in EU-court about Finnish taxation on cars both used and new.

I dont understand all of the cars description..Even though there is not so much of it. Can you tell if it is registered and in driving condition? Doehring: What is the average price for solid runnig z that needs some work there?

I spotted this car from mobile.de price 800€ By my standards that is a bargain... I dont know what the price range in deutchland is. In Finland you would be lucky to get engine with that money!! If it just would be situated in northern deutchland....Kiel or Wismar would be nice...

They seem to be worthless time to time here too. Some good examples can cost over 2000€ which is aprox the same in usd. About Mazda then. I have this 1200 -69 deluxe. 4-door saloon. I have a dream to build it as the r100 familia. Which was the same as r100 coupe but just like mine 4-door saloon. These cars had rotary engines a bit different grille, round tail lamps and some differencies in dash /interior. My project has some major difficulties. First: We dont have any such ratary cars here. Some never models of course but not this 69-77. Familia/Presto. second: There are only few examples in europe. Maybe I could get all parts from australia? I will be needing grille,badging,centreconsole and dashboard, tailgate with lamps and offcourse engine, tranny and such.

Yeha baby!! I was about to buy this car as my daiky driver!! I need a bigger winter car. My Z is sleeping every winter. It could have also donate some parts..I am pretty sure that all of those in Finland have 5 speed transmission. In a twisted way I do like the funny muscle lookalikeness that it has got!