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that is good news then as long as it is clear and fit's in the hole, it is good enough for me

still not 100% sure what spares i am going to take, i was planning on throwing on a roof basket, which i can throw spares on etc.. we should work out what we need to take spares wise, I was going to take: 2x spare wheels 1x set of rear shocks (got em cheap off ebay) 1x R180 Diff (maybe, not sure if it would be worth the weight) Tools, car jacks plenty of duct tape, electrical tape, spare electrical wire etc. some radiator hoses etc. how are you planning on getting back to the ACT? i am guessing by driving, a 3830km journey back to sydney for me not looking forward to that part! i was thinking about shipping the car back, but i doubt that is going to be cheap

James, let us know how you go getting a windscreen, i have heard from sources that they are pretty rare these days, but i havn't started making any inquires yet. Kent

i just want the rollcage out of that rally car (and the engine i guess!) anyone got any idea what sort of money it costs to have a cage made up (in Australia)

you just beat me to the post

haha, yeah i know.. but i think rolling them would probably look pretty yuck plus i would need wider wheels then i am leaving all the cool things for the other car

Yeah, still doing the Jap Cop theme, going only as far as the paint job really (complete with japanese writing, and police insignia on bonnet of course ).. i am sure no-one else will get it but atleast we will, and the rest of the skyline/jap clubs etc Z Kid, i got the 3pt harness and seats from my other 240k i can use, but i just don't want to spend more than i have too on roll cages etc. (it is costing me a fortune as it is!), and i don't want to break the thing in the middle of nowhere and have to get it towed

Good news, got my entry confirmed into the Cystic Fibrosis 2005 great escape!! and i Just arrived back (1am flight this morning )from a week and a half in the Kimberley's (WA/NT) visiting Relo's up there, so i now have a good idea of what conditions it will be running in (although.. i think it is going to be a little tougher than driving a brand new nissan patrol 1800km!). I definently think i will be sticking to the road course for this year also time to stick a cd player and air conditioning in the car i think... Leon, did you get your entry confirmed too? Kent

Mike, any news on our Moderator yet?

me too... it is starting to look almost like a complete car! just not sure how i can continue painting the thing without fuming out the neighbours (it is a caldesac, so i havn't got much hope!)..

wow, what a cool showroom, they have a lot of special cars!

I painted the first layer of white topcoat this afternoon (we.. until the neighbours started complaining about the fumes, so i had to rush it, resulting in lot's of runs ) It looks alot beter in the photo's though (and at night )

maybe try the 240Z section of the forums... this is the 240K section... a 240K is an early skyline, not a Z car

woohoo! we now have something that resembles brakes! flipped the calipers over (so the bleader is on the top, bled the master cylinder again, and bled the whole car (furthest first ).. bench bleeding the M/C didn't seem to work so well, so i took it all apart again and poured fluid into it as i reassembled it.. (though i ended up with about 2L of brake fluid in my clothes ) but after that, the rear seems to be getting a good split of pressure, haven't tested on road yet, but certainly works alot better than they did before!

i got a set of ferrodo pads for the 240k, i can get the model number if you want

Hi Guys, hoping somebody can point me in the right direction. I need to find a gearbox mount to mount a 240z/240k 5 speed gearbox into my 73 Datsun 240K. I have the crossmember, just need the bit (presumably rubber) between the crossmember and the gearbox. Are the mounts common to the 240z? if so, any ideas where i can pick up one? are they common with any other cars? (200B, 180B, R30 etc.) any help would be appreciated

Looks like i have convinced a friend with a WRX to "upgrade" his bonnet scoop to an STI one, so i am going to graft his old one onto the roof as a cabin air intake it is going to look a little wierd.. but oh well.. saves plumbing in A/C

Hi Guys, some of you in NSW may be interested in this, i took my R33 GT-R last year and it was certainly a great day! This Year i hope to be taking both the Rally 240K and the R33 GTR (unless i sell the GT-R in the meantime, but it is a slow market at the moment! Anyways, i know Jim is considering taking the C10 up to the show (which i think pretty much guarentee's him the classic Skyline award ) So if anyone else is interested, drop in and say Hi! ----------------------------------------------------------- Details: Date: 17th July 2005 Location: Mingara Recreation Club, Tumbiumbi (sp?) Central Coast (Same as last year) Time: TBC Cost: TBC Sponsors: Zoom/HPI Mag, Unique Auto sports, Just Jap, Turbosmart, Xclusive colours, GCG Turbochargers, TM Autosports, Rated R Designs, Motul, Auto-Motion, Racebrakes at this stage. Categories: Best R34 GTR Best R34 GTT Best R33 GTR Best R33 GTS-t Best R32 GTR Best R32 GTS-t Best R31 Best DR30 Best Classic Best Interior Best Exterior Best Engine Bay People’s Choice Best Non-Skyline After last years hugely sucessful event we are looking to go bigger and better, with more sponsor stalls, more cars, and again we are working to have some race cars along again. Already we have Aaron Mcgill's S15 booked in. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to go, either let me know and i will pass it on, or if you are on SAU, post in the following thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1366551

ah okay, thanks for that, i will do that after i pull out the M/C to try and bleed that properly

there certainly isn't any huge puddles of fluid under any of the brakes (and i pumped it for quite a while!) and there doesn't seem to be any visual leaks in the M/C though i am really confused as to why the rears no londer work like they did (but could this be down to not bench bleeding it? or maybe i didn't put the retaining screw in at the right split second?) I bled them, Front right, front left, rear right, rear left (after doing the master cylinder on the car) The booster line does look pretty ratty, so i will check that out in the morning (is there an easy way to check this?) Bambikiller240, thanks i guess i need to have a search around to understand how the inlet manifold pressure works, i wouldn't have thought it would have that much of an affect!

well, after looking around the z part of the forums.. looks like i am going to have to check the following: - reaction disk in booster is in place - bench bleed Master Cylinder - put the right brake on the right side (doh! bleeder valve goes on top ) I guess if these fail, i need to start looking for a new booster and possibly M/C? i noticed http://www.datsport.com/510_brake_booster_master_cyl_assy.html have one for $390 (youch) for the 1600, i hope they arn't that expensive normally!

Hi Guys, desperately need some advice! Today, i got the front brakes back on (i had taken them off, cleaned them up, seals are okay etc.). Previously i have removed the rear brakes, and again cleaned them up and seals are okay. I have bled all the lines, running about a litre total through the complete system, so it is free of gunk etc. as much as i know.. The brakes were still very spongy even after 10 minutes of pumping! As soon as you turn the car on, there is absolutely no pressure! we even tried pulling the master cylinder apart and put it back together (it was sticking a little initially, but seals etc. look ok). At first we tightened the locking screw on the master cylinder in before the pedal was depressed and we could therefore not pump the brakes, but by screwing it out, depressing the pedal, screwing it back in, we now get full movement.. bled the master cylinder after this too.. Now this introduced another problem, we can bleed the front brakes fine, but the rear ones arn't getting enough pressure.. they seem to pump a bit of fluid, and then suck most of it back.. still have absolutely no pressure when the car starts (and why does pumping the brakes affect the car's idle?) Anyone got any ideas? could it be the mastervac / master cylinder unit be stuffed? if so can you get reseal/diaphram kits? or is there a newer unit i can buy cheaply? (looks like PBR make a replacement master cyl) are they the same as 240z's or 240C's or something? bugger, i though the car would be almost ready to go this weekend

ooohh! can't wait to read it!

awesome! i will bring the camera and the bad acting .. you should bring the C10 along to the show, show the skyline boys what an old school skyline really looks like! bet you would also pick up a handful of awards!

Hi Guys, finally got around to taking a few more photo's of the car yesterday morning, and have posted them up to my site. http://rally.project240k.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=1&catid=2 it is certainly starting to come together quickly now! Just a bit of straightening of the boot, another coat of undercoat, and then she is just about ready to paint! For those that havn't already heard, we are themeing the car as a Japanese Police car.. somthing very similar to the attached. Should be pretty impressive (well atleast to those cluey enough, or can read japanese ) it will of course be minus the GT-R bits, but oh well If all goes well, there is an SAU Show and Shine up in Tuggerah (central coast NSW) in the coming months, and we will be taking the rally car there to try and drum up some donations!