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I think this is by far the nicest 240 I've ever seen, I'm pretty sure its owner lives in Sydney, If I could track him down, I'd be interested to see if he'd consider selling (it's a V8 btw)

Thanks Graeme, I taking the easy option and looking to buy a 240 someone else has sunk a fortune in time and labour into, unfortunatley I dont have the space to undertake such a project myself... Obviously you would not be putting yourself through all this if you diddn't think it was worthwile.

Just curious, I'm at the point where I'm looking at spending some reasonable dollars on a good 240... have any of you invested over $10,000 US or $20,000 australian? There arent many cars that have kept my excitement like the 240z over the years, but, I sometimes wonder if I should spend the same amount of cash on a newer car, or even a z32... opinions?

Hey Guys, I'm after the advice of a Sydney based Z Guru... Took a look today at a Very nice looking 240 with a 302 Windsor V8, owner has all engineering certificates, more concerned about the body... looks clean, but want to make sure I've checked out all the problem areas (car was in this weeks Trading Post, here is the ad... DATSUN 240Z 5 litre V8 Windsor, forged high compression pistons, super flow heads, cam fully balanced, lightened flywheel, Centreforce clutch, 650cfm carby, Edelbrock performer manifold, Mallory ignition, Supra 5 speed, IRS 2 + 2 260Z back end with Ford 9in diff centre, custom extractors, 10 stack CD amplifier, Momo wheel, B45 polished Simmons, central locking, alarm, K-Mac suspension, fully engineered, 3 months rego, body excellent, $11000 or near offer, XQP-897 ) Any Tips on areas I should pay particular attention to? Any experts out there keen on meeting up and checking it out with me? Cheers.

Thanks for the tips guys... Cuong, you're absolutley right, I didnt know if I should post Ben's name or not, it's a pretty unique Zed, Ben will be away for a few weeks, so I'll have to wait till he gets back before I can have a look... That'd be great if you could dig up those issue numbers, i'd love to read the articles. Cheers, Doco.

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Hi Guys, I'm new... After a bit of advice, I've tracked down a fully restored and modified 240z, it has appeared in magazines over here in oz, and the owner will be selling in about a month... he's asking about $18,000 aud (about half in us dollars $9,000)... the following is a list of his modifcations (written by the owner) and a picture, just wondering if any of you have used a button clutch, if so, what are they like to drive?... "...I bought the car three years ago already restored for $12,000. The engine and gearbox had problems, however, so I decided to do an engine conversion. I had the 1JZ-GTE twin turbo engine fitted by Rocco's Performance. It has polished pipework, a large front-mount intercooler, Haltech E6K computer and 3-inch mandrel-bent exhaust system. It makes around 200kW at the wheels with 13.5psi boost and has run a 12.5 second pass on street tyres. The entire driveline has been replaced too. It has a button clutch, Supra 5-speed, custom tailshaft, 3.9:1 LSD (R200) and custom-made driveshafts with DR30 CV joints (these cost $1800). The brakes were another part of the project, now 330mm vented front and 310mm solid rear discs, with HSV 2-piston calipers on the front. The wheels are 17x7.5 and 17x8 Evolution Stich three-piece alloys, with the guards lipped to fit the rear tyres (235/40ZR17). The suspension is Whiteline springs, KYB shocks, Lovells swaybars etc, with modified rear arms to allow toe adjustment. Despite all this the body is completely standard, in metallic red. The interior has a fresh dashboard and trim, standard seats retrimmed in leather and velour, custom console, custom stereo installation and so on. It is virtually a show car, but set up to be driven daily if needed. It also has 12 months rego, all receipts for my work and full engineering certification..." so, what do you guys think? and what about that clutch? Cheers, Doco.