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It looks like you did a nice job polishing your wheels. I am curious how you polished them because in two weeks a will be off for spring break and I was planning to polish my wheels during that time. Any help would be great. Thanks, Ben

I totally agree with what these guys said about your car. It looks great!!! I am not for many mods on Z's, but you executed everything very nicely. The paint looks as smooth as glass. I think your car should be the next month's Z of the month. Take care and enjoy your Z. Maybe sometime we will have that drive. Just pm me. Take care, Ben

I have looked at a lot of pictures of Fairlady Z's and many of them have datsun emblems. In my opinion Dr. Suzuki's Z is one of the nicest. I would love to see more pictures of his car. -Ben

Thanks:classic: . I shall add these photos to my hard drive. hehehehe

"Your side of the pond" is just a term meaning the part of the world you live in. Take care kats. Ben:classic:

I second what you said Alfa. If only my Z could look that good someday... -Ben

This looks like a nice set, but with the shipping cost it seems like it would be too much unless they are in really good shape. Good luck on finding a set. http://www.zparts.com/ads/wheels/ads/wfs-08.html P.S. You should post some pics of your 260 bobbovine. I would love to see how other peoples 260's look as only 14 percent of classiczcar members own one. That is great that you are making it stock. I am trying to keep mine as original as possible. :classic: -Ben

Hello kats, the style of these hubcaps look like the very early style for Fairlady Z and later style for the 2/2 Z-L, but not HS30 because they got the hubcap that the US 240z got in 1971. I am not sure on this, but correct me if I am wrong. I always want to learn more. Nice photo, I have never seen a pic of set of these in so much detail. -Ben

That sounds good. Keep us posted. Ben

These are beautiful. I am not in the market for them, but if someone wants the best wheel trims for z 71-76 here they are. 2manyZs, I know you want these. The seller is probably asking an arm and a leg. They are well worth it. Enjoy!!! Ben http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33744&item=2462834459&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT

I think you are asking how can one tell if it was a factory 240zg or a Z with a g-nose. 1st giveaway if it is a 240zg is that it MUST be RHD. 2nd is that all 240zg's were painted either GP red, GP maroon, or GP white. 3rd the vin # must start with HS30-. Even with all of this it does not insure that one has found a true 240ZG from the factory, but if any of these are not there than you know it is not a Fairlady 240zg. If you ever do get to see a g-nose in person, look at the nose, is it one piece? Or does it look like it is made of separate headlight buckets, top panel, bumper, and under front thingie. I don't know the lingo. Anyways, back to 240zg. The 240zg had a 5-piece nose, oh and don't forget the dark grey bolt on fender flares. If you are more interested I could send you some pictures and tell you everything I know about the 240zg. I do not know a whole lot, but I am trying to learn. Member HS30-H has an exceptional example of a factory 240ZG. Just type HS30-H in the search bar for gallery and you will see what one looks like. I hope I helped to answer your question. -Ben:classic:

Does it have to be a GTR to be a skyline? My bad, I don't know a whole lot about skylines. I am learning. Hehehehe. Thanks for the correction Kyteler.

I have seen this car in person. It is not a 240zg, it is a fairlady z(s30) either Z or Z-L. The g-nose itself is actually a very nice one. I am not sure if it was a factory g-nose, but it was a 5-piece with the very hard to find headlight covers with chrome trim. This car is not my cup of tea and for that price one could find a very nice original 240ZG in Japan. -Ben

That is some awesome dish Greenmonster!!! A Z would need some nice flares for those. I love your 1st gen skyline by the way.

You can get spacers to put on a z to install these wheels, but I am not fond of this watanabe style. I believe these are called th F-8. I think these were made when Watanabe was owned by another company, but I am not sure on that. Yeah, I think you should go with a 0 to +12 14 by 6.5J. These are way to negative. The single piece wheels look better on a Z in my opinion. Take care, Ben

You never sieze to amaze me with your knowledge on vintage Japanese cars Alan. That goes for you too kats. -Ben

Thanks Kats for the great information. Was the 2300cc engine a toyota or yamaha design? Was the 2300 only made for export? Thanks again, Ben

I am with you Alfa, the car definately looks better with that sleek roof. Alan, I assume that they made it in LHD also for export. Were these cars ever exported? Take care everyone, Ben

That is a pretty good book. Actually a great book. It is very imformative and I love the section on the Rally cars. Ben

here it is...