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Yeah, it's the same one one that was on carpoint for $12,500 If you were dead keen on a 4 door 240K for a hobby car it would be hard to go past! Jim.

Post up some pics of the offending areas Tom, I guess it depends how bad you want to be different as to what can be done!!:laugh: Jim.

In 1992 I had a distributor rebuilt (along with the rest of the motor) for a GM Holden 308 cu.in. The guy doing the work raced these in a class called Auscars, similiar thing to nascars, banked oval track,.... race around at 6 grand plus for anything up to 2hrs. He recommended tne Magnecor leads...so thats what I went with. 250,000 klms(about 155000 miles) later they still ran without the hint of a misfire. This motor used to see 6 grand on the very odd occasion, and was still happy doing it 10 years on, same leads! I would clean and test the leads periodically but they always tested Ok. They did cost a lot more initially, around $80 if I remember correctly, when you could get a cheapy set for around $25. Never had an ounce of trouble with that ignition. I know what I'll be buying when mine need replacing Jim.

hey Allan, Sounds like you got a short to ground (the car body metal). Simplified , the +12v that is supposed to be going to your rear light and brake globe filaments and then to ground/earth, is being diverted along the way to the car body,(shortening the path for the current, hence the term "short") or possibly to another wire that is grounded. To do this the insulation on the wires carrying the power to the lights has to be damaged/missing. First up, can you use a multimeter? and are you reasonably comfortable with reading cct diagrams? If not, just check as much of the wiring harness as you can from the rear lights, working your way back toward the fusebox. Look for previous repairs to the harness, electrical tape that has been added, or bare wires from damaged/missing insulation. If it is as you say both tail and brake light fuses, I'd be looking for something that could have recently squashed the harness, or look closely at any recent work where something may have been unscrewed or unbolted....replaced and inadvertantly crushed some wiring. Sorry if this seems a bit all over the place, ideas occur as I type I'm not familiar with the wiring layout of the Z's. Does it run under any interior floorcover that could have had something heavy dropped on it? I'm sure you get the idea. I know it ain't easy, ya gotta look....but you also need to know what to look for. Let us know how you go, and I'm sure there will be plenty of other suggestions from others' experiences with Z electrics. Good luck, I hope this helps. Jim.

Talkin' shorthand. "He'll be callin' Ralph later" maggoted he's got his wobbly boots on "I'm not as think as you drunk I am" Jim.

Generally the need to regurgitate; vomit spew park a tiger (think about it..forward, reverse) laugh at the ground deliver a pavement pizza technicolour yawn ... :sick: , any more from 'round the globe? Cheers, Jim.

Do a search, google whatever, on Nissan Laurel. That's a pic of a Laurel ....pretty sure anyway!

here's a coupla links, Bullet Cars a different perspective another site And they will supercharge one for you?? Enjoy! Regards, Jim.

Hi Kent, yeah, in the first post Tom says "not in the bumper" , so it's the little guy on the side. I didn't think they were left or right exclusive?

Hi Tom, You said ...As Alfa said the lenses are the same, it's all the fruit around it you want...isn't it? If you bought this ebay setup could you do a complete panel swap from the coupe to the sedan? Hey while we're on the subject....have a go at this setup, is it a custom job, or what?Cheers, Jim.

I really suspect the coil...now . I have had a situation where you can coax a spark while testing, but the coil couldn't give enough under the rigours of a combustion chamber, the symptoms were similar to what you have experienced... would run oK,short stop for any reason (say refuel) and no starting 'till things had cooled of considerably. Ended up changing the coil at a servo...it fixed it. I must say the symptoms could point to a crook condenser as well, but if you've already changed that item once?...I suppose ol' Murphy and his law could be having a go at you. Ahh the joys of points ignition, I guess there is only so many bits that can fail! Jim.

Hey Rob, If you are confident it's not the coil packing up, check the spring loaded carbon contact on the inside of your distributor cap that completes the cct to your rotor button, they do get shorter as they wear and may be sticking with temp. change? If you have the bits handy replace the coil to dizzy lead, then the dizzy cap, and if still no joy.. the rotor button. Let us know how you go. Jim. P.S. Assuming conventional Kettering points ignition here!

g72s20 for ease of typing.It is actually G7 to S20, the range of engines of interest to myself from Prince through to the Nissan S20. 1963 through to 1973. The G7 first appearing in the S41 Gloria, I prefer the S54b version with the three webers. G7; 2litre 6 Glorias' and Skyline gt's G11; 2.5 litre 6 S44 Gloria ( I had one of these too!) Gr8; 2litre twin cam for the r380 S20 ; what a beautiful noise! I must admit, the L series sounds awesome with the right wind section hanging off it :laugh: Jim.

I'll second that! Kings Langley area, Sydney ~1987.....A neighbour had an electric blue one with a black top from memory. It was a daily driver parked in the street each night!! I remember thinking how tiny it was, and the resemblance to the 2000 GT. Then there was the 2000 GT that had been fitted with a Leyland V8, sometime during the early eighties. Sutherland shire ...again from memory. This car suffered an interior fire at a beachside carpark. I heard recently Someone had located the original motor and gearbox stashed at a panel beaters, and is planning to re unite the car with it's driveline. Usual thing though, all very secretive and hard to confirm :disappoin

I'm actually of the same opinion Ben, Lachlan. I guess this thread is a bit of a fishing expedition to try and catch a few facts . Just what I'm trying to flush out!A Tenuous connection...Okinawa mentioned in the Yahoo auction, and also in the ebay toymota 800 auction. I will have it substanciated one way or another! I'm hoping one of our well travelled Japanese connections on this forum can put me out of my misery :laugh: Just had a look in my old Prince Motor Company Parts cattledog for the S54 series Skyline. There is reference there to a LHD (LS54AE) 1966. thats the single carby export car. It may be the C10 as a 2400 GT LHD never made it to production, but got as far as a brochure? i have an example of this with the 1969-70 Holden Torana GTRX, have a read ! It even has a 240Z connection....true! Well haven't we covered some cars and connections in a few short paragraphs? Lots of room for myth and speculation about IF or WHY LHD versions of cars of interest to us were built....I won't be happy until they are scotched or proven..one way or another......., Cheers Guys, Jim.

Good Ol' V12 Horse found a Toyota 800 sports on ebay, I found the above in the description in the auction! That military base must have (had?) same sway in Japan to warrant cars being marketed directly at the servicemen. Anybody know anymore about this? Jim.

Found this brochure for sale while browsing Yahoo Auctions Japan. Very little info but seller said maybe for Okinawa ? Has anyone seen a left hand drive in the C10 series? Cheers, Jim.

A man after me own heart. Geez Bruce, ya left ' em with 15 seconds to play with. My best has been 2 Congratulations mate ! Jim.

Looks like The current high bidder is in ENGLAND!!...well that's where he sells his gear, Newcastle- on-Tyne

I love the way the mini finishes with a flourish....and the Caterham/Westfield ?type car ?:stupid: ...fantastic stuff Jim.

Now I remember where I've seen it .....Autobarn, Supercheap that sorta place.I'll check tommorrow. Thanks Guus....Oh, and to hand back your thread........ Now somebody buy this amazing example of a classic car grille :classic: Cheers, Jim.

Hi Guus, no mate, what I'm after is the real thing!! I need some of that mesh used in the Nissan grills to tidy up my KGC10 grill,... make it more like the GT-R. If you look at the attached pics you'll see what I mean. The gold grill with the big "belt buckle" stuck in the middle is what mine used to look like. (pics care of Yahoo auctions JP)

Hi Guus, what is it you wish to send?? Jim.