MicksZ

Hey Steve, i have given you my info for the database - when will it be available for viewing? Just interested in the numbers etc....

Cheers Gav - Sorry to miss the cruise the other weekend, i was in no state to drive that day after my brothers 21st.....

Hey Gav - I got a quick qn. Who owns the blue Z last in you row of four pics? My bro races Formula Vee's and at all the Vic State Race meets i always see this car - I wanna know where he got the spoiler from. Cheers dude. Oh, On the colour thing i love the orange/red colour of my zed, and i have s soft spot for the silver colour, but i reckon Gav's red rocket looks awesome.....

congrats on the new purchase dude - boy wouldnt we all like to purchase a bare shell in undercoat Good luck with it all! I am also in Melbourne and 4 days from finishing my degree so look forward spare time - gimme a yell if you need a hand with anything - gav knows my details.

Guys and Girls, I am in a spot of bother with the new onset of rain and cold weather - my heater fan died last week with a spray of plastic bits out of the fan vents thus I have no demisting powers! Driving Melbourne peak hour traffic with fogged up windows isnt pleasant at all!!! So, is there anyone in melbourne who could help me out with a fan assembly? Soon would be awesome! Cheers Mick.

As far as i know they came out standard with the diamond-vinyl on the tunnel. My car definantely has it still on the tunnel, and I am sure it is factory. Can anyone correct me if i am wrong? I am 99% sure they DIDNT come out with carpeted tunnels. Cheers MP

That is one heck of a problem!

Good to hear you got the car back Victor - at least it is in a state of repair! Made me smile when i heard the news :classic: After reading this thread it makes me realise that there is some common-sense decent people in the world - all with the best car oin the planet! Cheers dudes.... MP

Taking Sundays off! That is cutting a great night out of the week! Sundays is awesome for drinking, i tend to take Wednesday night off myself... My body enforces at least one night off...

Hey Gav, Who builds the engines you know..?

Import beers are way better than the Aussie stuff - except for Boags and Cascade...

I didnt see ya Gav! Must have been driving with my head in the clouds as usual....:classic: We must definantly get together for a cruise! Good to hear u finally got the clutch done! Talk to ya soon! MP

Well lads i better post a pic of me i guess... took it just 2 minutes ago! I have just knocked off work and enjoying oine of life's finer passtimes... Catchya's around! Gav - gimme a call to organise this cruise!!!

Typical of a Mustang owner to mock the 240Z. (See comments at top of page) Bloody cubic capacity and 1000lb too much steel aint everything....

so what if we have some pictures of ladies..? really.... I think if it is tasteful (Which it all has been so far) then it should be OK!

I think its all about the resources you have/want to purchase. Lucky for me my father does race-application head work here in AUS, but he doesnt do big valve conversions. He gets them done off-site, but he does have all the usual die-grinders etc for port n' polish jobs. I own a 1200 coupe which was my first car, and I attacked (yes, the better word being attacked) the head on it to match port the extractors and weber manifold. It was a hard slog, but with the right advice and good tools, i didnt find it a hugely hard task - a steady hand is the key and take your time. Of course having dad's tools was an advantage, but i think if you can't afford a $500 port n' polish job, and you are after a little bit of performance - get your hands on an old cyl. head, (and if you have a compressor) buy a grinding-tool, some good end pieces, and have a go!

I had a similar problem with water leaking in the bottom corners of the hatch window, but then remembered that when I bought the car it had a new seal but they hadnt put the chrome strip in the seal which apparently pushes the seal inwards and 'seats' it properly... Went out and bought some of the chrome stuff by-the-metre with 4 corner bits and its all fine now.. and amazingly looks better!

The best thing i reckon about owning a car like that is the head turns and wierd looks... I personally wouldnt do it myself, but whatever 'bake's ya cake' i suppose... I would put the time and dosh into an RB26dett 240Z... heheh :classic:

Good to hear the American's like our series! I thought you guys mighten know anything outside of Winston Cup! (J/K) The V8's here are truly awesome - I am a Craig Lowndes Fan myself having followed him from HRT to FPV. Murphy will win the chamionship i think with Eastern Creek being a Holden curcuit (and i think Skaife will steal a lot of points off Ambrose). But, no one likes a whinger and Murphy does a lot of that... my opinion... Anyways, good to hear about the interest - my uncle works for Team Valvoline Cummins (GRM) on Tander's car and I hear they have just got an ex-Jordan F1 shock engineer on the team, so we must have a series that is doin ok! Cheers lads.

I would seriously worry about the fuel issue first -If you ahve fuel pouring everywhere i wouldnt crank it up or you will all go up in flames with it.

Better add my bit here after I saw everyone else has said hello.. My name is Mick Partridge and I live in Melb, AUS. I am going into the final year (5th) of my Mech. Eng Degree. I come from a Datto family and my first car was a purple 1200 coupe with all the hot bits. It has been taken off the road and is raced by my brother after I bought my '73 240Z. Just not enough power in the hotted-up 1200 to satisfy..... Still learning more about the Z's everyday - and I would like to thank Mike and guys like Gav240Z, BambiKiller240 and a lot of others for helping out when people like me ask stupid questions... :classic: This site is awesome, keep up the good work Admins... Cheers MP

Hope you have a nice fat wallet if you are after that many good quality parts.... I have been looking for a choke handle for the choke lever in my 240Z.. some of the prices were quite horrific... oh well, gotta love the Z....

oh, and its Thursday 30th OCT. Hope your tomorrow is better than my today! hehehe..

I am at home studying for an exam tomorrow :mad: It is 3.25PM here in Melbourne, AUS.