Z Kid

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 always wanted to try this at an RBT, but being on my P plates in a slightly dodgy car I never had the guts, and now I have my full licence, I never get done by an RBT: Cop: Sir could you just blow into this mouthpiece till I tell you to stop. Chris: Can't do that officer, I am a terrible asthmatic, and making me do this could cause me to have a terrible and life threatening asthma attack. Cop: Well we'll just take a sample of your blood then. Chris: I am a diagnosed haemopheliac, and any puncture wounds could cause extensive blood loss and bruising, sounds like a police brutality claim to me. Cop: Well just get out of the car and walk along the white line. Chris: Can't do that officer. Cop: Why not? Chris: I'm too plastered to walk home, thats why I got in my car. (then prove myself to be totally sober) Ahh maybe one day Rusty one, if you are ever in the area on the first sunday of a month, you will have to come on one of the car runs. I dont have a running datto yet, so I just tag along with dad, but there usually an XKE, lotus, heap of mini coopers and other rubbish and a few road bikes. Its an absolute blast up throught the hills out the back of Gawler where I live stop have breakfast and a chat and head back. Nice fast trips (unless the local policeman is along in his cooper S, in which case its controlled till the second or third corner when he gets left for dead)

I'm not as think as you drunk I am sir. Take me Drunk I'm Home (personal favourite, lookout for us on the water in SA 697 "Take me Drunk I'm home")

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 .

I dont suppose you have any pictures of it that you can upload?

Well, you dont have too much invested in it, but I think a few of your prices are a tad high. I think you would be lucky to get anything for the auto slushbox, you may get something but not 300, the motor may be about right, give or take a couple of hundred, and speak to cuong about selling your cv halfshafts.

Know anyone who can weld well? If that bit is solid on your car, it may be ok.

Looks like it would be fun getting it onto a trailer. Hope the price is right, it would be a shame if you paid more for that than you did for your complete one

While on the topic of bumper stickers: "My other ride is your mum" "Take me drunk I'm Home" (on the back of a cap) Nice billboards

I was waiting for Alan to jump on the ZG bandwagon. Its still a nice looking Z though, and I am sure that with a bit of work someone could once again turn it into a smashing looker. I really like the G nose on 2 seaters, but there is just something about the 2+2 which makes it look not quite right. Oh well horses for courses.

You can go look, tell us all how terrible it is then pick it up for a steal.