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Craig, if you have the 1st 240Z with automatic trans I wouldn't drive it daily. Just my opinion but you have a special car, I'd use it as a second car as opposed to a daily driver.

Not too sure if they do them but try Victoria British. There catalogue is free, ring them for one on 1-800-255-0088 Check Motorsport Auto out too.

Now don't just choose the colour of your car now!

Nice bit of nostalgic info there Dave. Yes, nowedays nothing new but I guess back then it must have been real special. Must have been great to buy one from new

Great 240Z theme for windows. Check out Kyle Hagemann's site for info. http://www.sonic.net/~kyle/ztech.html Also check out the credits to whom this great peice of work belongs to.

Unlike the US cars the UK 240Z and many European models had the front indicators on the bumpers. Does anyone know why some cars had them ontop of the front bumper whilst others had them below? There doesn't seem to be a logical pattern as to which year of cars had them. Just curious to hear if anyone knows why there is a variation? Thanks in advance.

Wow........ Great looking car!! Looks like you bought her new yesterday. Did you have more pics?? I can only see the last 1 you posted. I wanna see more of her.

Thanks very much for all your help Daniel. Will do the checks hopefully this weekend, weather permitting. Have agreat Xmas , George.

Agree with going for the adjustables for the reasons byunique mentioned. If anyone can recommend any I'd like to hear from them.

Totally do away with the bumpers. Thats should take quite a bit of weight off.

Good idea. Can you post his reply up on here. I do hope he did reply especially after that suck up . Good effort.

Not sure what you mean by being told there should be 3 holes. Where? If you have vent holes where the C pillar is then you need the badges which do not say 240Z they are for 1970 cars. The seires I cars had the vent on the rear deck lid which you have which suggest a 1970 with cross over to 71 car.

If you go to www.ebay.com your bound to find some, there always turning up on there.

I may be completely mistaken but I thought that I once read that a 5 speed was available for the 240Z in the US as a dealer option. Anyone heard of this or I may have my wires crossed.

Amazed how cheap these cars go for in the states. Our prices are around $10,000 mark for a good example. There pretty rare in the UK.

Smart Ride. How hard is it to get centre caps for Slot Mags in the US? Mine are all missing

Do a search for Darius Z on Morpheus, you can download it at www.musiccity.com when you get the file, you'll see his V8 monster take on an R1 motorbike at the lights , great vid. byunique - whats the name of that video? I'll get my jap mate to find it for me. Thanks. JUST EDITED MY MESSAGE, HERE IS AN EASIER WAY OF CHECKING THOSE VIDS OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO DOWNLOAD MORPHEUS (SORRY FOR SHOUTING) http://taner.equinix.com/darius/

Daniel, Thanks for the info. I hear what your saying about the regulator, my 240Z came with the L28 when I purchased it. I think the aternator has a built in regulator, thats if its the L28's alternator. The L24 hasn't, is that right? But it has an external one instead. All stuff I've read on other sites. So you saying that the regulator may not be functioning properly, i.e it doesn't turn off within a stipulated amount of time. Any easy ways of testing this? Thanks again for making things much more clearer.

Fantastic pics. Looks like you had a great time. My ZClub GB group doesn't do that. We just meet in the pub , I know what I'd rather be doing Nice looking 240Z. George

Its a new battery as well! I was told that it could have occured due to too much power going into it. I have yet to check it out on a voltmeter but will do. The alternator may be charging to much so I'll check it doesn't go over 15V (is that right?) It was really quite a shock to find white powdery stuff on the engine bay, I really want to sort thisout asap. Has anyone got any other suggestions. Thanks

on the fuse cover on the far right to you US guys. There are 3 indentations for accessories, the first is the rear demister, the middle has not been used and is blanked off and the 3rd is a stalk switch for the aerial. Thats on a 73 UK Spec. [Edited] Finally got round to getting a pic of it

Lee, My date of registration is October 73 and it is said that the date of manufacture is normally 4 months out. So if your registration date is March 73 you may be elligible for Historic Car Classification. Check this article out its a list of HS30 numbers with production dates. It's not that comprehensive but will give you a better idea as you can see if your numbers fall before or after the dates they supply. http://zhome.com/IZCC/ZRegisters/classicHS.htm Good luck. George London

Keith, Auxhilary has summed everything up. The most important thing to look out for is the RUST. The rest is easy (relatively) to fix. Engines can go over 200,000 miles without a rebuild. The best thing to do is buy the best example you can afford. Theres no point getting a cheap one which could cost you $$$ in the long run. (Unless you fancy restoring it yourself and have the know how). Also make sure you check out this article by Carl Beck http://www.zhome.com/Buying/1stGenWhatToWatch.html Good luck in your purchase.

Hi madmike, Thanks for replying I was begining to feel lonely on this post :D Yeah that diesel crank idea does sound good. I've also found this website called the Z garage, you may know of it' if not check it out http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/z.html Let me know when you speak to your buddy, it would be good to know how he did it, problems etc... By the way where do you get hold of a diesel crank?? What model crank please. Thanks man. George