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that sucks the last pair of flares that i got from him were very good (not as thick as the ones i already have, but certainly not deformed) at the moment, he is the only one that i know of (hence why i gave them my grill and front spoiler to make a mould of).. yuo can always get them from japan... but it will cost you a fortune in shipping (in which case there are better, rarer things to get .. )

i still can't get use to seeing two head popping out over a computer monitor when i get to work.. and i have been working with a tasmanian for 6 years! scared the cr@p out of me the first time i met him!

Thanks Arc, that is not exactly what i wanted to hear, but it is makes sense and best of all, saves me so much time and effort! are there any suggestions you could add to improving the handling / steering other than refreshing the bushes and what i have already done/planning to do?

looks cool! got any pics of it open?

great work! don't suppose you want to do another one it looks really good.. i have a feeling thatwe cut a little too much out of mine to easily get them to join up again..

Good luck mate, not many LHD around..

Hi Guys, do we ahppen to have anyone here that knows anything about steering? i was researching a new harmonic balancer for my RB25DET, when i started to wonder about whether the RB25DET power steering pump (which i believe is dual stage?) would work with the (i believe) C210 steering rack that is in my car. that then led me into looking for the amount of pressure the C210 steering rack works with.. so far i havn't found anything, but i did find the following website, http://www.datman.co.uk/techtips/index.htm which has the following information: ------------------------------------------------- C210 C230 Rack Something for the more technically adverturous of you: Want more precise steering on your C210 or C230? A Front crossmember and power steering rack etc. from a late 280ZX will fit straight onto the chassis rails. Early 280ZX’s had a steering box for some strange reason, even though its predecessor, the 260Z, had a rack. You’ll need to use the 280ZX lower arms, trackrod ends and knuckle arms. The original C210 / C230 steering column can’t be used though, so you’ll have to invent something there. You’ll need a column that has the first UJ inside the car, so that it comes through the bulkhead at an angle, pointing down to the rack. A 280ZX one may be of use here, but I have not gone this far. You should be able to use the 280zx pipes to connect the rack to the original pump. Whether the sump would need modyfying, I don’t know. I was experimending with this C210 to see if a VG30 engine would fit, and didn’t try the original engine back in with the rack in place. A 300C VG30 fits with the old steering setup by the way, but a 300ZX has the sump the wrong end. A 300zx turbo engine won’t go in easily as the turbo downpipe hits the idler arm, this is why I was trying the rack. Unfortunately, the VG30 starter hits the rack valve body! I suspected the crossmeber and rack of fitting, and tried out this theory on a scrap car, so now you know at least that part fits! ------------------------------------------------- i am hoping to be able to get hold of a rack and pinion setup from a 280ZX which should then give em enough to measure it up etc. hopefully it won't require the swap over of the crossmember (which i presume may throw out the engine mounts i have), but i have a C210 crossmember that i can compare it against anyways (though the C210 crossmember fits the C110, it seems to throw out the front suspension) because i am not really that familiar with the C210 or 280Zx, can anyone see a big showstopper with this train of thought? it still doesn't bring me closer to answering the question about if the RB25DET pump will work, but if the rack is newer, it would have a higher likely chance of it working i assume

Hi guys, i have a very small window of opportunity to grab a few parts from tokyo, inclusing a cusco front strut brace, is there any thing else suspension wise that i should try and get for my car? currently i have adjustable koni adjustable coilovers in the front (with 250lbs springs), adjustable strut tops, whiteline front sway bar, whiteline rear sway bar kit, koni adjustable rear shocks (i still have to work out/get the rear springs to match) and the front strut brace is there anything else worth getting? (i know it is sad.. but i can't find anything that i need, other than an antenna off yahoo japan!) are ther any other good japanese "classic" skyline mail order shops in japan? i know of ; rubber-soul.net rsstart.com howars.co.jp thanks guys! Kent

that is cool, did you build it yourself or import it as is?

mild exterior ugliness, that is art my friend

eastern side is GMT +10

cool, i can't wait to see what happens to her! she certainly is a good car! just needs a little TLC!

bonzelite, have you picked up your C110 from brian yet? i havn't had a chance to speak to him much lately. how is the car going? Kent

Wow! Bryan! that is the first reference i have seen to it online! (73, nissan, nissan) PPG code: "NIS163:73 163 Red Nissan 1973 -1975" http://www.carpaintonline.com/paints-bymake.php?Year=1973&AutoMakerId=83&ModelId=83 interesting that it lists "infinity 1973 - 1975" as using the same code.. infinity wasn't a brand back then in the US was it? i presume that these codes are worldwide? Jimmy, would it be possible for them to look up this code to get the mix? (sorry i have no idea about paint and how they mix it etc.) or is this a pre-mix type thing?

Hi Lachlan, did we actually get confirmation that 240k's came out in red (163) here? any old australian brochures with colour choices etc? (i know if there was one, you would have seen/had a copy at one stage)

also found this one that has datsun colours in it, but no 163.. http://www.performancecoatings.dupont.com/bowstreet5/webengine/dpc/common/Controller/Action!_pageDispatcher/InnerModel!dpc/modules/Login/OuterModel!dpc/common/Controller/InnerAction!visitorAction goto color (at the top), then color chip library - historical (on the left) then finally dupont refinish on the left.

using google, i just found this site too, it says that the colour 163 was available on the C110 (circa 73) and the laurel C130 (circa 73): http://www.datsunownersclub.co.uk/library/colours/chart.html maybe this may help too

thanks Jimmy, i am not sure what paint i would use yet, probably PPG... but i would greatly appreciate it if you could ask (at this stage anything will help!). I am not sure if this colour was JDM only, or another colour code for a different model Thanks Kent

i am sure if you mentioned a datsun 1600 to people, the majority of them wouldn't know what that is either.. that has a cult following.. i think the import scene is a little removed from the classic scene. for the import scene.. an R31 skyline is seen as a classic.

Hi Guys, had a good chance to talk to Jim yesterday, and he reminded me that there are old paint mix charts kicking around, and sometimes come up on ebay etc. I am looking for the mixture of the KPGC110 Red with nissan code 163. I found a good site in the US that has lots of mix codes on there but sadly it does not include the red i am looking for: http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/ does anyone happen to have any old mix charts around? Kent

aircraft style fuel filler? what does that look like?

again.. if only i had the money http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/modules/stock/index.php?StockID=4389

haha, you ba$tard. . i had a dream last night about buying a series 2 GTST from some bodge laundromat in St Leonards.. i am not sure how you are going to resist the temptation of not modding an R33 though.. why don't you just buy a late model falcon/fairlane/commdore? cheap and good value for money (and cruisey, cheap to fix/run etc.).. or do what i did when i had the GTR, buy a pimpin 80's long wheel base merc for an everyday car

does the GC10 with a 2L have a shorter engine bay, like the 2L C110's do? this little beauty came up this morning: http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/modules/stock/index.php?StockID=4375

bonzelite, why do you need windows? there shouldn't be anything wrong with the ones on your car (hows it going by the way, i presume you picked it up by now!)