Z Kid

Hi Kats and all. I have saved away your photos for when one day hopefully my car gets to that stage. In regards to the coating, I noticed that too, and it seemed to be almost as if it was dipped in a mixture or left over underseal and turps (or something similar) You could have a play round, but do you really want to make something so nice as your new jute all sticky and discoloured? Its amazing the attention to detail on your car Kats, I love it. Cheers Chris

And I will be paying 90, ahh the benefits of having a car inspector not interested in japanese cars in the car club, but then again thats only for 90 days a year, but who would want to get their Z wet anyhow?

Hmm good point, he also has one photo of a 240 Dash and one phot of a later dash. I wonder if he is legit?

Hey guys, nothing to do with me, but this looks like it could be good for one of you. Cheers Chris http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2442635607&category=42612

I am willing to donate my space to your cause. I must admit, I never expected to see that many G nosed cars in one place. I still love the white, but two white G noses in SA may be just a tad much, might have to think some more. Thanks again for the pics Chris

Wow, I hope you got some nice shots (who am I kidding, I am yet to see a bad Alan photo) of that particularly nice looking white G nose car I can see. I always look forward to your contributions on the site. Cheers Chris

Whats this pints business, drink it by the jug at least, keg if there's a couple of you. Heres a few choice terms to get you going when you arrive: Av-a-go-yer-mug -Encouragement, [meaning] put more effort into it. B & S - Ball Bachelor's & Spinster's Ball [Night out] (you have not lived till you have spent a night trying to drink the cost of your ticket surrounded by ute driving gun toting country folk ) Bastard - A term of endearment [You Bastard] an illigatimate son of a bitch Blotto Drunk - full - pissed or tanked. Boomerang- Aboriginal weapon, curved piece of wood Bull Bar- Bar, fixed at the front of your vehicle to protect it against [impact] hitting kangaroos (thank god you dont see these on Z's too often) B.Y.O. - Polite way of saying - Bring Your Own - drinks/food. Cactus -Finished - dead, not working or functioning properly. Gutful of wizz- Drunk, pissed, a snoot full. Hair of the Dog -Alcoholic drink taken to relieve a hangover. In the $^!# -Serious trouble/fallen down the long drop Piece of wizz- Easy, no worries Pom- Englishman or a pommy bastard. Septics Tanks- Yanks - people from the USA Sheila- A woman Slab -24 bottles or cans of beer [a carton] Ute -Utility vehicle with tray, commonly know as a pick-up truck. VB Victoria Bitter-, a beer, and a bad bad one at that XXXX Four X -Queensland brand of beer, only because the queenslanders couldnt spell beer. Your Shout- It's your turn to buy [usually] a beer.

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Not sure what else it would come off, I know its on the later 260's (well the block in the front yard anyhow), and hence I would assume the ZX's and skylines have it as well?

Thats what I understood it as being, but OEM, I thought could be second hand stuff as well. That said, a couple of NOS stock listings lately have been for used parts .:disappoin

White grease is the go, not sure about what its technical name is (may even be white grease) but its meant to be better lubing and attract less dust etc.

If you want to do it all properly, you should be able to get a blanking plate off an L26 engine, and if you cant find one, I am sure I could dig one up from a scrap motor lying round here. Cheers Chris

Proxlamus, thats not totally true for the L series engines in mild tune its probably correct, but for high performance L series and definitely the bigger bore straight 6's ie jag XKE motors its quite a benefit to have the twin pipes from the donk back.

Just a note, that little datto fuel tank made of light pressed steel weighs a bloody ton when its full of fuel and you drop it on you, the closer to empty the better in my opinion. Cheers Chris

Hmm, Hobart, last time I checked, I wasnt even considering Tasmania as part of Australia, hell they give you enough $^!# about coming from the mainland etc etc. If you are in SA and get bored, drop in, but I'm a bit out in the sticks and I dont have a running Z, so its probably not worth it .

I've already PM'ed Daniel its a real problem getting 240Z parts in SA, the going rate seems to be at least an arm a leg, possibly even a left testicle, and your firstborn child. If any fellow South Aussies find a good cheap source of 240 parts let me know . Hows the car going Daniel, still under the influence of a canary? All the best Chris

Alfa fiberglass 03 5678 8874 Melbourne I think this is their current contact details?

Maybe in a moment of total boredom we should all post pictures of our oil caps, its too cold and dark to do it now, but I will try and do it during daylight

My Australian Spec 73 240 has the elephant oil cap, and looking at the car, it doesnt look like it would have had someone who loved it make it "cool" by putting an elephant oil cap on it.

If you are talking about the panel just in front of the windscreen, mine was mounted with foam, and had two large areas of rust exactly where the foamy stuff was. I think that might have been one of those good idea (at the time) bad idea many years later things.

Halz, please dont tell me your car is called wasabi now?

Just advertise on Ozdat and see what kind of nibbles you can get. If you find out who paid that much for a 240Z Slushbox, let me know, I had mine advertised for a while at 100 and got no bites .