Gav240z

Look I like what I see, It's very original with the exception of the mag wheels, which is a good sign and shows the owner likes the car for what it is and hasn't tried changing alot about it. From the pictures it's very clean. It's very different to look at a car in person so this is only a point of view taken from someone who has clicked onto the page. You have to calculate how much you estimate it will cost to get the car the way you would like it and see if it's worth while. Cheers

Well going from the pictures that was so I have no doubt what u say about your car is correct :classic: . It has more of a deep red looking at the photo's that would remind me of burgundy. The S%#@ brown color title belongs to another Z factory color and I'm not sure if the 240z's had it but definately came on the 260z's in a metallic form. hmmm just took a look at your photo's again and can't decide I can now see the brown but I always thought it was burgundy. Either way it's still a stunner .

Final one. I don't think color is that important he should be happy either way and he can always change color if he's unhappy. :classic: .

As a general rule I'd say darker wheels on a darker car and shiny metal on a lighter car.

Here's one of my favorite.

I love Wantanabe wheels there awesome looking. I think the color really depends on the car's color. Alan's car member HS30-H has got them in black but I feel it suits his cars burgundy color. I'm not a big fan of the black wheels myself I like the chrome shiny look. I'll try and attach a few pictures.

I think I'd get a Gnose if anything to change the front of my car . I really like it makes the car so smooth and streamlined. I find even just the fairlady mesh grille improves the front end treatment heaps. :classic: Cheers.

I noticed a fair amout of rust in the front of that hood there. My opinion stay away from it. To repair any rust at the front of the hood is not easy and probably not worth while. You can still get new hoods (bonnets) from Nissan new. Approx ~ $600 I got mine second hand after some num nuts reversed into it. Paid a good price $250 and $250 for paint from Warren at Zworx. His Number is 9587 5500 that is if your after a new bonnet. Not sure if you were just after a spare straight one. I'm actually going down there now to see him so I'll see if there's any straight ones there for you. Last time there was a straight unvented one with a small crease under the bonnet on the structural support you know if you look at the underside of the bonnet and around the outside perimeter there's a beam all around with those little circular holes well it had a small bend in the metal there but the rest was perfect. He said he'd sell me it real cheap so..... Anyway PM me if you want about it.:classic:

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?postid=38996 That's a link to George's rear end . I was gonna do the same as I think it would look good without the bumper but the amount of damage that would be sustained even on a minor hit would not be worth it in my opinion. Even one while your parked would be not fun. I had my car reversed into twice in one month first damaged the bonnet then my bumper. It may pay to know that there's not a lot of protection there without the bumper and several cars have been written off due to a missing bumper. Your call but I wouldn't do it and while my bumper is off I'm taking a big risk. See my gallery last page red car. My opinion don't do it. :disappoin

I would order those speed hut ones straight away if it was based in Australia. I will probably have to pay double for US ones since our exchange rate sux. Plus shipping but without dismissing the idea how much are they?:classic:

Yeah there the mirrors I thought THat Ozzy Guy had but the inner shape is the style that Simon (With the Egg Yellow 240z Turbo) has much prefer those. Where would I obtain a set of those and approximately how much would one pay for them? Thanks

Hi Trex it's good to have another member onboard with a good knowledge of the Datsun range. Those japanese export model S30 Z's would be worth a pretty penny too bad there's not more of them over there. But I guess it's a good thing for those who are lucky enough to own one. I would love to see pictures of a 1600 SSS there such a cool car in Australia you get so many but it's very hard to find an unmodified one. Most of them have the L20 dropped in at least. I know a friend has one and lives nearby he had flared wheel arches and used to have an L20 turbo nestled under the bonnet. It's since had the motor taken out for a rebuild and the car is now sitting in the garage. If I had the money i'd wanna buy it off him. For now my 240z will do just fine. I know what you mean about that British car snobbery but you have to understand they only view the Z as a cheap sports car. As it was a very affordable car back then and the fact that it used to spank such cars as Porsche's and Jaguars around the race course would probably upset them . I mean the E-type had a huge v12 and was great in a straight line but take a corner and well the Z would just make it eat dust. Oh well some people are just stubborn. Once again welcome.

I managed to get 4W replacements for my guages as oppose to the 3w ones but they were slightly longer than the old ones and hence it doesn't fit in all of them properly. I got them all working mixing and matching some of the working old ones but alas I think I'll need to get another size that fits better. Thanks for the advice Escalon it's been a bit job and fidly one especially getting the right bulbs in the right hole. I think you'll understand if I say the speedometer was a fun one. You can make your guage faces white with blue and it looks great at night but it's all a bit too ricey for me. Personally I really like the green but I just like the Z the way it was and is. Gav, PS: PM me if you would like the white guage faces you might be able to search for them on this forum.

I like those mirrors also but what does the inner mirror shape look like? Anyone of the aussies here know what the rules are for fender mount mirrors????

Leeroy your Avatar does say your an arse now I know . Kidding dude.