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Bravo It's always quiet until you take the mickey out of our American friends. I just hope they don't class you as a galah or drongo :classic: Do any of our american friends think this of Bravo????:cheeky: I heard that they have banned sheepskin seat covers in NZ as there are not enough trimmers to keep up with business:tapemouth

Thought it had been peaceful around here The septics have been reserved and the kiwis are still confused because you cannot undertand their accent.:stupid: Good luck for the weekend

Down here in Oz, I don't think we got a choice. The early Zeds come with a mechanical pump only. My 73 certainly does not have an electrical pump, only the mechanical one on the engine driving the round tops:cry:

Stock Gap for the Zed according to the Haynes manual is 28-32thou but going by memory. Anyone know the answer about the Ohms or I am I in for a trip to my loxcal sparkie??

Yeah Thanks Brett for asking the question. I had the same problem as well wondering how to start a new thread. Tried my first one the other day and it is still in cyberspace though. Ended up asking a question by piggy backing on to someone else. BTW - great response Alpha - you warped bas***rd:D

My thoughts as well Mike in regard to the last photo posted. They said that as long as it is a smooth hard surface, making somehting is pretty simple :classic:

I have been speaking to a company called Dashboards Restoration here in Brisbane (see other threads) and they have mentioned that they are about to start making white faces for Zed gauges in the very near future. These will be a day-glo style They said they will keep me up to date on this and minimum quantities at this stage should not be a problem. :classic:

Last photo and a bit of difference. They also do these covering for other bits and pieces For interest only :classic:

This is another photo one from Dashboard restorations

This is another photo from Dashboard restorations

This is photo one from Dashboard restorations

Hey Guys I have just visited dashboard restorations and followed this up with a conversation with Jim Kirk, the owner. The story goes that they can turn around the dash in around six weeks. If you contact their Washington handler, he will arrange everything for the money you pay (customs, shipping, payment). If you contact them they will kindly return your call and explain everything they need. They do not need your gauges as they use their own to make sure that it is a true size. They would prefer that you leave in the vents. I cannot give you the cost as they can only quote me what it costs here which doesn't include shipping and customs. The company has been in the business for 16 years now and when they bring in a container load it consists of all kinds of dashes. They are shipping on a regular basis. I have taken a couple of photos of the Zed dash they have in the shop which is out of a 260Z. This is the website company in Australia. I www.dashboardrestorations.com.au This is Jim Kirks email address which he checks on a daily basis I believe. export@dashrestorations.com

I have just replaced my coil with a MSD Blaster2. I noticed performance was okay but was not as good as expected. The car also stumbled down low. When I removed the plugs, I noticed that it was sooting up so I increased the plug gap from .030 to .038. Performance is better. Any advice on optimum plug gap? When installing the MSD Coil the instructions talked about running a 0.8ohm ballast resistor. Stock standard on the Zed (which I think i have) is around 0.3ohm. Would this make much of a difference. Still running points in the dizzy. Help muchly appreciated. Biker:classic:

Those back seat aren't totally useless. You can use them to convince the missus that the car can seat a family of four - not that comfortable though.:classic: The only way that I could buy the Zed was to get rid of my bike and convince the missus that a bike has two seats and so does the Zed - equal equation BTW Mike Gholson - be careful:finger: not to anger the Nissan executives with a name like the Nissan Bob. Remember they did release a car called the Nissan Cedric:stupid:

Z Kid Team was partnered by a Z driver:cheeky:

Orange Zed No 505 is a friend of mine running in his 1st Targa. I also see that John Siddins won the 1st day's leg. Currently driving a Datto 510 in Targa but also owns a very quick Zed here in sunny Qld.

Where are the Zeds????????????????????????????? I know them are some entered:cry:

rubber seal - 40K on the engine - couple of years in the open air - reaction at first drop of oil on driveway Replace the seal. I don't think it is that hard to replace with the crank in but i have never done one on a Z. I leave instruction for the experts to follow. Biker

Shocks (not the whole strut just the insert) will affect everything to do with the wheels such as braking, handling, cornering. Get a second opinion but a bounce test should also show the obvious. If you think it is running rich, pull the sprk plugs out and have a look at them for colour after a good run in the car in normal conditions. If it is running rich the plugs should look sooty and black. You need to get them to a tan colour by adjusting the nut at the base of the carbs. Take a mental note where they were before turning the nut so you know where you started from. Turn the nut on both carbys inwards until it seats counting the number of turns on each. Turn it back out but stop at 1/4 turn less and take it for another run. Trial and error my boy:ermm: