Sean Dezart

Thanks Rainer I'm gonna order 'em tomorrow! I didn't see your "pic" though ? Sean

Hey Rolf, I tried to email you but wasn't allowed - hope you get this. I've got the info from Thomas Hanna, the German agent and I'm nearly convinced. How do you fit these things on, are holes into the car necessary ? Thomas said they can be dismounted in 5 minutes - true ? Are you satisfied with the protection they offer and can you confirm they don't interfere with larger brakes (Wilwood) and lowered suspension with 15x8 minilite wheels ? Big questions but you're the man !

Can anyone help me findan outlet perhaps via Interent and the old world side of the Atlantic for some Hellas. None of my search engines can come up with an address ? I have followed your lighting discussions and will uprate the wires and fit more powerful bulbs but first, the lights. Thanks

Hey Zfly Me - I hope your second car is a Z cos if you don't have her any more you are going to be sick if you ever cross a Z again in the street! I echo Mikes' thoughts that it's just the onset of winter, dark nights and bad weather Or else you're being sneaky and testing the water to see if you can realise enough dough for the next 'go-faster' project! I haven't driven a Zed (how it should be driven) for nearly six years and it's been eating away at me all that time. Girlfriends have come and gone, I ve moved countries twice but once you're bitten.... My Z project is nearing it's completion and although I shall be running the bebette in all Spring, even at 40 mph there is NOTHING like driving a Zed! Keep it, selling it will only hurt more!

At the risk of upsetting everyone, especially the adinistrators, I want to ask for your advice on behalf of a French Z owner who has a 1980 1.8l injection Silvia as well. His fuel consumption has gone up and the amount of CO has risen from 2 to 4. The motor runs cool (oil at 70 degrees instead of 110 and he therefore thinks that the injection unti believes the engine is always running from cold and gives the engine more fuel just as if the choke/starter is engaged. He has tried fitting an adjustable thermostat which has helped a bit but still the engine needs some insitance before starting. Before the engine fired up first time! There seems to be a loss of power on the road also. He believes that perhaps there is some air in the fuel system ? He's currently stuck with this problem which is a shame since it is a car in superb condition, especially for someone who lives in Brittany where it rains 1 day in 3 !

Thanks Rolf - I've emailed him so we'll see how commercial he is!

Engine - the weak spot ? I had a Renault 30 with that engine and albeit a heavy car with auto transmission - it was a stonker with never a problem! They did the same crown wheel job to fit the engine in a Lambo Muira kit in the '80s!

Thanks Ivan, One of the best I've seen - did GTOs really have those odd three dashboard airvents ? And it's a shame they've gone the sure way to get the HP by slipping a (nicely done) V8 in. Even if it was the same price as a Zed, I still wouldn't swap it - it's still a wanabee and I prefer to be!

Someone here just asked me if one can use the Alfa GTV 2.5 V6 webers that were on the early pre-injection model ? Thumbs up or down Hey Guus, do you have pictures also of the Zs up there that run a diesel and the other on GPL ?

Alan, your photos beat the hell outa pornography anyday! I really want to fondle those air filters!!! Jeez, if I could just spend an hour in your photo library...

The bionic woman is a new one for me but difficult to get repeats in France! Capricorn 1 has to be the best for a Z shot! I've seen more than enough Cobra kits in my lifetime - some even running on Rover (ex-Buick) 3.5 V8s or even Ford Cortina 2ltr engines! The best ones are of aluminium not steel though. And didn't the Delorean run on the Renault/Peugeot/Volvo (PRV)engine of 2.7 ltr V6 ?

Anyone notice the black GTO kit at the beginning of the Tom Cruise film - Vanilla Sky ? Made me think that I have forgotten how many films, TV shows and other celluloid excerpts contain Zs or ZXs. Does anyone have a running count? A good one was Top Gun when she drove her 356 and caused a 260? to brake hard. Does Tom Cruise have a fetish for Zs? Sean

I would never want to change a Z into a Ferrari kit - I don(t like many of 'em, Porches even less - I like being different and Zeds over here are rarer than either of these two makes! For the same reasons I don't like most British sports - cars, Alfas, Godinis... I can respect them though. But as Fred said, it's all about being different and a 275 looks like a better road car. All the books talk about Datsun looking at Porsches and E-types when trying out designs, don't you think the 240 came out more like the 275? Hey, my all time favourite is a Muira 400S and I even started checking out the kit for it but in the end even if it is an A1 replica, you know yourself that it doesn't have the soul of the original. It's still true that the only way to tell a real Stratos from a replica is to see how well the body fits together - if it's good - it's a fake! Anyone notice the black GTO kit at the beginning of the Tom Cruise film - Vanilla Sky ? Sean

Ok we've all seen various 250GTO kits in various degrees of good/bad taste, some still running on 260Z alloys etc. Can anyone tell me if there was ever a 275GTB kit? This seems to be much more like a Z and I would imagine it would be a heck of a lot easier to convert - the car even has the fared-in lights like a G-nose! Anyone? ps I wouldn't change my impending 240 for one - honest! Sean

Bearing in mind that most if not all Le Mans circuit campsites are fully booked and generally a premium will be charged for those spaces still available; a good campsite that I've already stayed on right close to the circuit is Camping Le Houssay tel 33 2 43 21 16 58 / 33 2 43 39 27 44 fax 33 2 43 39 27 59 Just 5kms from Arnage

STOP PRESS Brittany dates have changed!!! Due to overwhelming pressure from interested parties, we have put back the Golf of Morbihan (Brittany) weekend which will now be held on June 6/7/8th. Why, because the Le mans 24 hour race is the weekend after - 14/15 and plenty of people want to combine both to warrant the trip. The programme will start the same with a beach party the Friday 6th, and planned over the weekend, an island boat trip, a visit to the Dukes of Brittanys' summer chateau, the medieaval city of Vannes, scenic routes around the Golf and more besides fine food and great company. We will endeavour to keep you amused during the week until Le Mans - don't forget that race qualifying starts the Wednesday evening - really not to be missed! IMPORTANT Your accommodation for Le Mans needs to be booked NOW. Email Sean at seanz@wanadoo.fr or call 0033 6 10 82 72 21 We look forward to welcoming you Sean et Cathy

Alan, Don't you sleep? I need mine to dream of zeds and recuperate at the same time. I'm going to think about this a while - organising it doesn't frighten me - I started it all off with Peter Traffords' help in '92 at Goodwood - where you there - I seem to remember one or two like yours? Yeah, I'm damned proud - I even have a video of it knocking around somewhere! You know, usually at shows, as you wrote, the cars park as they arrive or by club and not by series - I saw it done once in Switzerland in '91 and it looks great - why not? I 'll need some help to put on one over here but the aim is that each country hosts one each year. GUUS - WHEN IS HOLLAND PUTTING ON ANOTHER - 2005? But I don't want it to be just cars and just parked up. Let's get out there and drive and see things, visits etc. Sean