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Interesting to read some of your slang terms. One that infuriated me down here and even talkback radio hosts were doing it. In reply to someone they would say. Oh OK---OK---OK. Thank GOD it's died out. Just so bloody lame. Any way. Not sure if my 240 is SICK or what, but we had a young guy combing his hair in the shine of the hood while we were sitting in a cafe. These cars get more looks than a new Ferrari down here. Now thats SICK.

Power steering. But then I'm a lazy old bugger. Oh, and Toyota four pots and vented discs. Just remembered another. Daves headlight relays.

Thats nice and it is a credit to you . Brian

I had similar problems with the headlights. Turned out to be the headlight switch. They are repairable.

You are doing well. Take your time and think it through.

Five hundred. Sounds fair.

This could be something as simple as an air lock in the cooling system. Had this in my 240. Had to loosen the engine side hose and burp out the air.

Yep I now exactly what you mean. When I look at wiring issues a grey haze comes over me:ermm: One exception was Daves headlight relay harness . I found that a breeze. Brian.

YOU KNOW YOU HAVE AN OLD CAR WHEN.? just thought of another. You cant pull into that parking space without having a thirty yard gap. Thats why I fitted P.S.

When young guys and girls say. 'THATS A COOL OLD CAR.' When you can actually see the spark plugs withought taking off sheets of plastic. When you get ushered to the race car parking of a targa race when you are just a SPECTATOR. When a cop pull into a service station beside you saying, "wish I still had my old zed" When, on the car reaching 40 the annual licencing fee drops by over half. When most have rotted away. Brian.

Too far gone IMHO Brian

My guess would be rims no good or tyres out of round. Iv'e had the latter, and they can't be balanced properly.

That engine sounds quite healthy Steve. I agree with Mitchell. Times like this are the most important thing you can do with kids. It's been a long time since mine were that age, but I have fond memorys of working on dune buggys and motorbikes together. Good times for sure. Brian.

Yes. That would be a fun project for sure. I encountered the turning left and going right thing when I was searching for a suitable rack. There are not too many that mount to the front of the crossmember to give the correct steering. From memory MX5 Mazda and Subaru. There are probably others as well. I used Subaru as I could find info on what others had done on Hybridz. I suggest Zenermax go on Hybrid Z and search power steering.

That would take a bit of getting used to, having to turn the wheel left if you want to go right.:) Or am I confused here?

Hi . There is a lot of wear in my hood hinges. Has anyone replaced the pivot pins on these. How do you take the hinge apart, because the pins are riveted over at the ends. What would be the best method to attack this.?:stupid: Brian

I think I have discovered the problem. I removed both torsion rods, and have found there is a little wear in each of the pins that the hinge rotates on. The ends of the pins appears to be peened over, so I guess the way to remove them is to grind the end off. Has anyone done this repair /replaced the hinge pins?

The thing is I have done nothing that should affect the way the hood sits. I thought there may be slop in the hinge pivot pins, But they are, or appear to be all tight.I thought I might remove the torque rods to see if that has any effect on the way the hood sits. Are the rods easy enough to refit.? The hinges had not been cleaned or painted. I will also try lubing the hinges. and also try adjusting the position. I have seen other S30s with this problem as well. Is it a problem?

I have a 72. Just fitted the hood after some paint work. It went on in the same position that it was. The hood is sitting higher at the front than it did before, or it seems to be. Is there a way to lower it? I can push it lower, but the torque springs push it up again. It is sitting about half an inch too high. If I slot the bolt holes will I gain some adjustment? Thanks Brian.

Would SU carbs from a L24 be any good on a L20. How would they compare with a set of triples for performance, or would they be a waste of time. I have a 240 with SUs and it goes very well, so I assume they should flow enough air for an L20. Has anyone done this?

I stand corrected.:classic:

Not ironic at all. Nissan gave the North American Market what they thought they would want. Macho name and a soft ride. The sales in US proved them correct. My stratement of 'number one focus' was in the same paragraph as 'overseas exports' to US. Correct me if i'm wrong, but I have always believed that the US was the largest overseas market of the S30.

Jan, I used TURBO diesel engine oil in my normally aspirated tractor engines, and also in two cars. One a 1987 Corrolla, and the other a 98 Mitsi. No ill effects, and they both ran up high miles. Sarah is using Delo, high detergent oil, so I would assume her engine, if pulled down, would be clean internally. A clean engine must be good.

I'm with him. Straighten the thing. It's only metal. You should not even need to heat it. Put it on a flat surface and give it a few good whacks with a big hammer, or put it in a vice and hit it. You can't hurt it.

Fortunately Nissan saw the error of their ways and named the EXPORT S30 as they should be . ie 240Z etc. etc.:bulb: They realised FAIRLADY wasn't macho enough to sell in the very competitive overseas markets. Mainly USA which was their number one focus, with such a vast market. We have had private imports of all model year Zeds in NZ for a long time now, and these all seem to be badged fairlady. The latest we are seeing is the 350Z Fairlady.