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Now your talking, heads that can squeaze the PULP or ULP P90 and P90A are the end play for the L series Six for smog environment, and they where designed to deal with these two types of fuel daily in an efficient. I have run one of these suckers on my Z since 1992 and I still have not used an addative, I suggest 'go hard' dont spare any Hondas or Comodores. If your P90 has the right gear attached it will scream. cheers Steve:classic:

PULP or ULP, well I run ULP 100% my engine, it was built to Live with Australian ULP, a wicked blend of product including some sordid tax dodging ingredients like ethenol and &^^$$#$% that some dead beats put in it. So the down side is hammered injectors and bad filter blockages. To a serious note PULP or ULP usage is about the conditions of your head, you need to be running hardened seats and good valve guide material, extending the life of your valve stem seals (your valve stem seals will always suffer as they age, a fact of life the age, they get brittle, they die). If you have not done the head, at its next rebuild it should be done, most rebuild shops no longer carry the old materials but que them anyway. If your Z is original and was a late build ie 73 or later (E88 head) it should be good to go. California smog laws drove world attitudes and changed the production product out of Japan. these are not nessasary the views of management. cheers Steve

speedblue, I have to agree many of the Z's I see are fast heading for the scrap heap, it is only the few that get saved by the dedicated Z nuts. I got your PM thanks. For anyone who is considering sharing information, this is what is needed. The production information. Body serial number, the data plate engine number the date of production,certification or first registration of your HS30 RS30 or GRS30. so it will look like HS30-102665 L24173562 06/73 compliance plate 5 speed Manual light blue exterior Off White interior enkie Mags 7 x 14 aircon, LSD Tockico gas suspension / King springs good overall condition Australia NSW SYD Palm Beach date 14/04/04. One variable is M for manufacture C for certification (ADR) R for first registration. please either reply by e-mail, to the thread or PM me the details. If you need my email address that can also be provided on request. Thanks for your input Steve. :classic:

I thought about your question Gav then I consulted the minister for Finance ( the WIFE), our considered responce to your question is probably around +600 and falling rapidly. I of course used age old Australian pluck theory. Hmmmmm!! cheers Steve :classic:

Gav240z, thanks Gav, yes willing to accept any info the guys want ot give, even any special information like sold buy or the first rego number. I must say I have recieved some excellent replies thru PM and e-mail on vehicle details from club members since this thread started. thanks to all for the information. can't wait. cheers Steve :classic:

Zedrally, yes you are right about responce rates, but I am always looking at the classifieds and I always scan on the roads so I usualy get about 3-4 a month. Any help is always appreciated. All rego stickers in Aus that I have seen carry a Vin number and age so I generally walk up memorise the vin and some of the trim detail bring it home and enter it. As for numbers in I have no firm delivery figures, for any year, but would accept any that are fourth comming. I am seeing delivery trends thow all points of the compasss for consecutive vins. cheers Steve :classic:

Zedrally, as you can imagine the numbers, I am seeing coming in for 260Z and 2+2 are a lot less than 240Z. I have grouped all production in under either RS30- or GRS30- to keep a reasonable number in each spread sheet. I am only to willing to enter more detail into the registers if our members would like to share the information on thier Zeds. cheers Steve:classic:

An update, not growing as quick as I would like. HS30- RS30- GRS30- 1970 33 1971 38 1972 12 1973 29 ALL YRS 16 ALL YRS 16 I will accept ay new information forwarded Cheers Steve:classic:

Hi Vin 00127, first of all I would like to say welcome to the site glad to here you are intending to save another one of the 69 build 240Z. As you are probably aware most questions can be answered by someone on the this forum, the knowledge level of the members is sometimes amazing. It will be fantastic to see your pictures, I am sure they will generate some discussion. Do you know much of the history of your Z, did you manage to save any of the documentation ( delivery information and such). Does your Z have the data plate / original engine fitted. I hope you have great success with your Restoration, good luck. cheers Steve :classic:

Hi All, I saw this add below when chasing vin numbers today. my question is for the guys in Melbourne Australia. Did any one see this Z, is it worth saving, can any one tell me any more about it. DATSUN 240Z 1971 White, 5sp manual, Stripped ready for restoration. Complete, original car, build no. 671. Usual rust. L24 028791 $2100ono (0403)343156 Williamstown. Private Classifieds (Melbourne Trading Post) cheers Steve :classic:

I got to agree with Zedrally. The only things electrical in that side of the engine bay washer motor, engine bay lamp and either a Hitachi or Mitsubishi voltage regulator. I went right through the electrical section of the AUS parts catalogue Zip for Bosch and no possibles, starting system relays are more the GM Ford thing me thinks. cheers Steve :classic:

This all sounds great. I wish you guys the best of luck running it up. If you need anything from me just let me know. If I end up posted to Melbourne at any time, I will be sticking my hand up to be a part of the group. cheers Steve :classic:

Hi Zaka, I know Erskin Park well, I used to live in penrith when Zeds where new. Hope you managed to talk the guy down. I got to agree with Mr Camouflage be very carefull about the rust. There are lots of Zeds around you, and they do come up for sale, so be sure it is good. Cant wit to see some photos when you get it home. good luck. Steve:classic:

zaka, hi, welcome to the site, people here will be able to help with virtually any questions you may have. Does the body number start off HS30- or S30- or even RS30-, hopefully it is the first one. telling you it is an export right hand drive 240z. do you have a compliance plate fitted. if so it was delivered at the date on it in AUS. If you can tell me things like body number and engine number on the manufacturers data plate I should be able to tell you the age. are you really in SYDNEY area or outside in the country, I am up near Newcastle and if your close enough maybe I could help you to check it over sometimes it may save you or at least let you know what you getting into. let us know cheers Steve

Justin, good to hear you got some action from the base police. Did they give you a name (first name, surname)as if so you can send your own email and save time. cheers Steve

Hi Justin, well like I said it is a derelict, all doors are unlocked the bonnet was on the latch tree matter is settling in bad places it has a flat off side rear tyre and a major ding in the off side front guard. the ignition loom is hanging from the column. Some interior is hanging or detached. Upside major chrome and badges, all there including both bumper bars and overiders. 5 Speed factory mags White external, black interior. no aircon did not look for rust as such looked minimal, few dings in the rails. has towbar. 12/75 compliance. rego plate 387 BPC. compliance numbers and engine match manufacturers plate and body. as far as ownership The onlyway is to ask the airforce police to contact the owner as he should be on base, or make an offer to remove the wreck free of charge. If you can tell me any production details on the cars you have mentioned that would be great, I suggest send me a private message. I will send you a private message on this Z to give you an idea. cheers Steve :classic:

Hi Alan, You got me, I am with 77. This is my second year with them as a blackhander," what could possibly go wrong". cheers Steve :classic:

Hi all, just got home from sunny Townsville FNQ Australia what a place pristine beaches great facilities and plenty of cold bear. My Sqn has been doing a bombing camp from the Townsville Airforce Base for the last three weeks, FA18 Hornets everywhere. To the important stuff, I found another two Zeds for the register both 1975 build 260Z's a two seater rally car and a 2+2 complete but derelict. Amazing found them in one day in what is called a Z desert. The rally car ( Seam Welded + Cage) was in great condition and used regularly for local events, including the Mount Stewart hill climb event last weekend appears to be using the L26 engine for performance work. The 2+2 was a derelict on the airforce base in one of the domestic area car parks, very sad complete with minor damage sitting under a tree ( matching numbers). I have entered all of the details for both of these Zed's into the register so the pool of information is still growing. If you have any information on RH Drive S30 Zed's for the register please PM me with the details and I will enter them. cheers Steve :classic:

hey guys not all those old flap type units are analogue compatible, if it is +85 production it would be digital compatable so happy hunting. Note the digital VAF has less pins in the loom connector and can configure to your needs. good luck Steve:classic:

As you can see in the parts manual extract these items are optional to any given market. What intrigues me is the fact that on the ground here AUS and obviously NZ as well we have all of the diffrent variations delivered and visible. I agree with the theory that HS30- Zeds with front position repeaters here are most probably from diverted shipments. cheers Steve:classic:

NTH EASTERN VICTORIA Ovens valley, in thru Wang is, highly recommended if you are touring in a Zed the roads will invigerate under the correct operating regime, especialy up around Bright and Mount Beauty as you elevate up on to the northen side of the main range Via the OMEO Road, the scenery all around is spectacular at any time of the year. Zeds thrive under these conditions. YACKANDANDA, BEACHWORTH MYRTLEFORD and THE KYWA VALLEY HYDRO, and along list of snow peaks are a bonus. WARNING some roads do not suit show paint jobs and Town suspension. Some vehicle handling annomillies may appear on the secondary roads "apply more power and grab another good handfull opposite lock" My2c Steve:classic:

260freak, Welcome to the site, I think you should be able get answers to any questions you may have, everyone here is always very helpfull. To your resto sounds like you have set yourself a good taskand I wish you the best of luck. Is there any chance you could help me please. I am after the production data for the 260z's you have, such as the body serial number, the data plate engine number the date of production, certification or first registration of your 260z even the compliance plate data if you have one. I am in the process of trying to build a register for all the right hand drive export Z's. So I ask the same question to a lot of people. I have about 200 serials in the register so far. As an idea this is one of my Zed's below; HS30 export 240Z RH Australian delivered CAPITOL MOTORS PARRAMATTA RD SYDNEY NSW. HS30-102660 L24173261 RED/ Bone Interior Manual 06/73 M Australia NSW SYD One variable is M for manufacture C for certification (ADR) R for first registration. At this stage I am not sure how this will go so please either reply to the thread or PM me the details. If you need my email address that can also be provided on request. Thanks for your input cheers Steve:classic:

dogma420 Now thats inpressive, no way you can call that Z anything but 110 Red, the new AVTAR is a great promotion of the colour code. cheers Steve:classic:

It appears that both front and rear side marker and flasher repeaters are options to the base model export HS30-, and they run from the first Zed to the last with production changes Jun/Jul 72 for a bulb intensity from 8W to 10W. So if a batch was optioned up on the production line at any time they would have been dispersed all over. It also appears that Zeds bound for Europe had flasher lamp repeaters on the front guard available right through, but I would question it for the late 73 with bumper mounted indicators. as for marker lamps for Europe they where also optional front and back through the whole of production. In Australia I must say after seeing Shane's cars here at Newcastle 10+ he has Australian delivered early zeds that confirm not all changes to front guards where retro, The option thing and the Europe build spec explains also why we have a large number of 71 build zeds with front flashers. Think about this how many times have you seen a zed with side flashers on the guard and the comment always was "oh its had a shunt and he got 260 guards" maybe not. We got lucky and have captured all the production info for these Zeds in NZ and it is in the register, with many thanks to kyteler still no joy chasing the exact colour for the air filter housing on my part Nick. cheers Steve:classic:

As far as front guard lights go I think what you see in the picture, is probably the most common. I have a late 71 with C pillar vents and even it was delivered with front Guard Lights. The rare one are the front and rear guard lights on an export right hand drive, not sure when they dropped guard indicator lights for Australia delivery I will check( probably 72). Cheers Steve:classic: