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Hi Jesse- Nice plans, something a bit different. Black will definitely look great, it'll really show up all the chrome. Having guards flush with the bodywork is not to my tastes, but is not bad. I have attached a picture for you. In black you would hardly notice if they're bolt-on or not anyway, but the "smoothness" of the flares without pop-rivets might come out in the highlights much better.... Strangely, I dont have a picture of a black hardtop! ...Michael?

The Kyosho (1:18) comes in 240Z (LHD), Fairlady Z-L, 240ZG, Fairlady Z432-R, Monte Carlo rally car and Safari rally car variations. The Fairlady Z-L has correct hubcaps (no logo), the 240ZG has correct hubcaps (Z in the centre), and the Z432-R and rally cars don't have hubcaps. You probably have the 240Z which like you said has the Fairlady Z-L hubcaps without anything in the centre. Interesting...

I found Kyosho the best. Franklin Mint is way too expensive (and only 1:24!) and the others are crap. The "Road Signature" rally car has hubcaps!?!??! I have 3 Kyosho S30's, the Road Signature rally car and an AutoArt 350Z (AutoArt makes very good models also, but no S30).

A GTR grille for $30??? Where from?

Ahhh, perfectly simple! Thanks Alan, it's been something that has had me stumped for ages..

Thanks Inf.

Every now and then something odd really intrigues me. I'm sure you do the same.. Anyway here are my questions - does anyone know the answers, or willing to guess? 1. Why are the sidewalls on F1 cars and other race cars high-profiled? 2. Why do some Japanese numberplates have a big diagonal red line through them? Feel free to add your own questions if anything's been on your mind recently

Alan - I think I misunderstood when you said "finer mesh"! I was thinking the actual metal was thinner, not the holes between the metal smaller. :stupid: That makes more sense... I wonder if there was ever any problems with the race cars sucking up bugs/dirt/debri when racing... were most of the other racing cars of this era the same (without filters)?

Refer to the title of the topic!! This guy will go so far as to risk his own life (and his wife's?) to get a new engine. Phew!

Well done Rob! Yes, the C210 badges are very similar. I think perhaps only the export market "DATSUN" badges were all upper-case? Here is the C110 "Skyline" badge for comparison. What date was your car produced Tom? I was actually thinking of your car while posting that! Maybe yours was one of the "crossover" cars (Nissan has been known to produce a few of these in the transition between models to use up all inventory).

This is probably THE most useful resource for your Skyline - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=418&item=2284006749&rd=1 I am in no way part of this sale, just that I have one and it's fantastic.

I was going to post a new topic about this, but here seems good enough- from pictures I've found there were (at least) 3 different rear panel "SKYLINE" badges. Pictures tell a thousand words. The first is what appears to be the most common, in white text. The second seems to only appear on GT-R's from the pictures I've seen, so either it was GT-R specific or only for very early models - I do not know. It is a bit harder to read with the black text. Later (1975 seems to pop into my head for some reason) the next style came in. This style also appeared in Australia with late-model 240K's except reading "DATSUN" instead. Does anybody have comments, additional info, or corrections?

Yeah 2 1/2 turns isn't it? Make sure your tyre pressure is correct (when the tyres are cold) - makes a huge difference.

Welcome - but excuse me - please remove all that crap off your Roadster!!!!!

Ben - to avoid the petrol spilling anywhere you can also just put the filter inside a plastic bag before unplugging it - all petrol will just go BLERH into the bag. Make sure you check your lines too! The hoses on my Z were CLOGGED. Also, make sure to check the filter a week or two after you change it as if there's rust in the tank/lines you'll see it.