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sounds like you done great just take it slow and work out your budget buy what you need and youll have a great ride so wish id bought a car with good body instead of one that needed full body work and mechanicals Mick

ok guys just reading auto action this weeks edtion page 37 and theres a photo of a 260z 6.6 lt 4wd raced by kevin Mackrell at vitorian hillclimb any one know this car or more details would luv to hear the inside story on this beast Mick

better to get wheels to suit the datsun stud pattern than muck around with adaptors You do know that mitsubi toyota 4 stud mags fit datsun and later mazda re 82 onwards so you dont have to limit it your self to second hand datsun mags Must sy i had the opposite problem with my rx4 couldnt get any 15" rims cheap to rally so we drilled the back axles to datsun stud pattern and put datsun hubs on the front Thats probaly the best and cheapest way to change stud pattern drill and stud rear stub axles and fit front hubs to datsun hubs from car that suits the wheels but it is a lot of mucking around Mick

i have a holley blue pump which i find good but anoying when you turn the key on and its buzzing away had a carter before that which did the same but once the motors running i dont hear it so it suits me Mick

yeah i know its a dream but it would be good Mick

on rhd cars the gearbox is the b example Now what i really want is sequntial (yeah i know its spelt wrong but you know what i mean)or better still an affordable paddle style change gearbox with paddles on the steering wheel Mick

some scratches are ok but none is a lot better filler will fill them baut you some times end up with it shrinking when you paint it and the cracks just come through again which means more sanding may get away with primer filler using a spray putty gun that works well Mick

To me the best way to remove paint is first paint stripper chemical then was that off and use 3m clean and strip wheels they fit on to a drill and strip paint off but only polish metal so there great Mick

yeah thats what the auto electricain said mines in the engine well actually the panel infront of the radiator got a volt meter inside lets know every things working fine Mick

Hi back in 1993 Ben Millspaugh came to the 93 z nationals in sydney Australia he had written one book zeds and had one coming out soon after Which i bought a copy of He was videoing at the nationals and said he was going to be putting a video out on zeds some time Just wondering if anyone knows if he did or have seen a copy Thanks Mick

I fitted a int reg alternator off a ford to my v8 dont know how it works but the auto electrician put a small pilot globe into circuit so as to excite alternator and charge all the time its just a normal globe (like small dash light) Might be worth asking a auto electricain let me know if you need i can ask the guy who did my conversion Mick

Had my 240 number 650 since 1986 bought it as a run down heap daily driver for two years as well as weekend racer 1987 two and half year rebuild back on road 1990 done lots of shows and club racing just a weekend toy now been with me so long it would be like losing one of my nuts to part with it now Mick

yeah a 20b turbo would be sweet big hp light weight what more could you want Mick

im with everyone else on this one dont believe nissan ever built a rotary zed But one that most people dont know about is that mazda took holden kingswood sedans to japan and fitted rotarys to them and sold them as road pacers Mick

dont believe any datsuns ever had rotarys as an option It was a common modification to put a rotary in the 510 datsun but they ended up banning this in rally 's as they where too good Have raced a rx4 mazda with 13b rotary for the last 4 years and i luv the power of the rotary mine has been rebuilt as a j port with 48 mm weber good around 300 hp at the flywheel They really are cheap hp but what i luv is the rx4 bodies are cheap bend anything and you can fix it cheap My zed is a bit to close to heart to race 10/10 while the mazda i dont care about so i can go 10/10 My motor with the j port dosent make much hp below 3500 rpm but the screams to 8800 rpm Cant say id think it was a great idea to put a rotary in a zed though Mick

hi cant say ive seen that one in australia most common i know of is the one on my car now or the earlier version that apears in my gallery in primer Biscuit balls in brisbane has a newer looking one might interest you Mick

polished a lot of alloy and stainless have found the best approach is to clean it then hit it with a polish wheel on drill or bench grinder can be purchased from hardware stores the first one to use is a compact cotton with a polishing compound comes in a block once you start to get a shine then move to a loose cotton polishing wheel comes up great Though i now perfer stainless steel for all new fittings as it holds its polish so much longer Mick

Just to ask i know no factory whale tails or wings were produced for 240z but i was lead to believe the whale tail i have on my (though it is reduced in size) is a copy of the jim cook racing whale tail can anybody tell me if this is correct or not Must say i am enjoying this discussion just luv it wheres the line in the sand guys when a zed becomes not a zed Mick

hi i think they can look bloody good have seen a pic of a yellow zed from melbourne with zg nose and wing 17" wheels it looks trick I tried putting a gt falcon wing on the backof my zed years ago but it just didnt look right ended up going with the jim cook racing wing cut down 4" to suit my car not having any rear bumper But must say i think i would go with one of the newer wings now Have just got a zg nose looking for another hatch to put a wing on go back to std bonnet dont know if the 15' wheels will look right but worth a try but getting shed sorted out for now so its while away Mick

wrx in std trim are not that scary i mean they are fast but i have beat many of them in speed events with my rx4 and would be happy to give my zed a run against one (i not as keen to try and beat one in the wet even though i have beat them in the wet its just a lot harder than the dry) I say give them a run for there money wrx r quick cars but nothing a well sorted zed couldnt keep up with or beat Mick

you wont get 8" wheels under the back of a 240z made the standard way by simmons i ordered mine v4 15x7 front and 15x8 back but the backs would not fit had to change them abck to 15x7 later on i changed the rear spring perches ( jag that run style) and got new inners made up to get 15x8 on the back which fitted perfect until the 245 tyres wore out them found out you cant get 245 50 series tyres anymore so changed back to 15x7 have been told 15x8 fit under 260z back Simmons are dear those two inners cost me $550 5 years ago and they are the unpolished side Mick