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Gareth, for interests sake the KPGC110 actually came with bucket seats stock(probably different to Z Works seats but still), looks very cool!

looks like someone found their old school excercise book sketches... just lacks any real character to me

Firstly, THANKS ROB for identifying my question That seems like the best answer we can find Carl, believe it or not car companies use ergonomics quite extensively these days. That's why a lot of things are placed where they are. The norm regarding the handbrake is to have it on the side of the driver - to be easy to access. Nothing about short arms or long arms. Just convenience. I don't see what's so 'ridicules' about designing something for the largest common factor... cars are designed to fit tall people in them, why not fat people? Since it's only "a few cm" I'm sure the thinner people wouldn't mind. Seems perfectly logical to me... of course that's just one possibility - I never said it was the answer. I am not expecting an answer, I am not so naive. I just thought perhaps someone more knowledgeable than me may be able to bring up something I hadn't thought of. You've told me before you see in black and white, and certainly have shown it here. Grey upsets you for some reason... is it so wrong for me to ask a question without expecting an answer? Excuse me for being so curious/pointless... I am surprised the "it's off-topic!!!" remark took this long actually.

www.hybridz.org is a good site for that, if you don't know about it already.

But I see no reason as to why the handbrake would be there. That's why I started the thread, because I'm curious as to why a car that was only LHD would have the handbrake in a unconventional position. Perhaps Alan's "bashing" wasn't so silly... perhaps Pontiac's anthropometrics showed that it would actually be easier for larger sized people to reach the handbrake if it were on the other side? Something to think about... Perhaps you need to change your avatar - "no why-ning either!". Maybe to you it's not a big deal, but I am genuinely interested. I'm not talking about the Z, I'm talking about other cars! The placement of every component in a car I would have thought was backed up by reason. I am certain there is a reason and I'm sorry if you don't care, but I do!!

In response to Alan's (Pugh!) posts - precisely. There's no question as to why the Monaro's handbrake is on the right. Thankyou for that very pertinent information! You can see similarities between this situation and Nissan's back in the day... same "more will be sold here, so therefore it's designed for us" attitude too. Stephen, it is true that where the handbrake is does not prove or disprove anything. I think we all believe that, but I DO think it does give us clues. That's why I gave my examples. Most cars have the handbrake on the side closest to the driver, in the market they were destined/designed for. This is only logical! Which is why I posted this topic - the TransAm seems illogical (snigger) from that point of view. edit: Alan beat me to a reply. Alan (T), thanks for clearing up (once again) the S30's handbrake position debate. Rather than not believing these things, I think sometimes people forget them.. it has been quite a while since the last handbrake debate . I wasn't doubting that if that's what you thought - just curious about the positioning on some other cars. Can you think of any reason why the Pontiac would have it's handbrake on the right??

Guys, As most of you are aware, the handbrake on the S30 is on the right side of the centre console. This is generally seen as a sign that the S30 was designed first and foremost as a RHD car for the Japanese market - not that the LHD car was an afterthought, just that it wasn't designed specifically for the US market as some would like to think. Anyway, that's been discussed many times and not the point of this post! My point is a picture I recently came across which I find interesting. This is a Pontiac Trans Am. I don't think they sold in any country other than America... so why is the handbrake on the right side? Some other cars: Gen 1 & 2 Mazda RX7 - LEFT side Gen 3 Mazda RX7 - RIGHT side MKIV Toyota Supra - RHD cars - right side, LHD cars - left side

You don't like the bolt-on flares? How could you not!

Oh, I thought you were talking about a different kind of Zpression (doesn't quite work with the English/Australian pronunciation of Z ). That is, the continual problems can get very frustrating... my friend had a SA22 RX-7 and every time he fixed something something else went wrong. This can SERIOUSLY affect a person. My Z wasn't as bad but it still caused slight "Zpression"... But it was OK, because I had medication for it - the ignition key :classic: They said it was just a part of owning an old car. True to some extent, but the Skyline has had almost no problems *knocks wood* YET

Perfect! Good picture. Thanks Mike ---- thanks Ben! Steve, what kind of file are you trying to upload? I think some don't work at the moment. JPG's should be OK as long as they're not too big. Does the error page give any particular kind of error?

Hmm, sorry for the confusion. Anyway, that's a good pic Mike but I do not think it is correct for a home-market S30. I think they only had the diagonal "Fairlady Z" emblem, and nothing beneath. I'm not certain though... Got your radar on, Alan?

There should be holes in the hatch for the pins of the badges. If not, someone's covered them up in the past. Try to get to the underneath of the hatch and you might be able to find where the holes originally were. If the holes for Japanese S30's and American S30's are the same (I would imagine so), that would be the correct placement.

Ha! You said 1 millimetre! That's about 3mm! You'll be fiiiine. Just get them ON!* Just make sure you drive verrry carefully to start with, give it a bit of a test... Are you going to strip the calipers of their red paint? Or leave them? Or repaint them? *I take no responsibility for any damages you may incur. Do this only at your own risk!!

My C110's name is Christine Jean (just Jean for short), named after the P.O.

Wow, from the pics they looked to have cleaned up really well! They look awesome, and suit very well too Look much better without the black centres. Your brothers Z looks great too. :classic:

Hehehe, thanks for the diagram! This is good news... I hope mine are actually correct! Thanks for checking Can Anyone else do a quick check for confirmation? edit: Post pics of the new wheels please!!!

http://www.nissannews.com/nissan/news/products/20040916105242.shtml Hmm, I like the wheels. (is this kind of news is appreciated??)

Odd indeed. Hopefully this isn't going to be like that Z that keeps getting relisted...

I think it would look cool - very different and probably more suited to a Z31 - but cool nonetheless. I think the hardest part would be cutting out the letters. It'd have to be done very well so that it doesn't look tacky. Do you have access to a CNC Milling machine? That would probably be the best way, if you've got access to < 2mm drill bits.

The more of these auctions I see the more I regret including the box of spares with my Z when I sold it!! :stupid:

Yeah, because that's all he's done! The people here who say they spend 20-30k are looking at show-quality cars brought back to very close to original condition. This looks like any ordinary Z with a paint job and a weird engine in the front. I mean, 40k and he's still got old grimey slotted mags?

Hi guys, Carl's recent thread about Z windscreen wipers inspired me to ask this. What are the part numbers on your wipers? Just that, when I took mine off and polished them to hell and back, they were both stamped the same "R75" or something. I'm thinking, perhaps I have two Right wipers. That would explain why the left doesn't sit quite right IMO. I'm hoping this isn't the case! Can someone check theirs please?