Cheers alfadog, its great to see that theres such a following for 240k's in oz. I was starting to think that it was a lost cause, no-one in the street really knows the significance of my car...Anyways, sometime next week ill post pics of me beastie, as im 'abroad' atm...Im fairly certain the build date is around nov 73', havent looked at the build plate for a while. I figured the parts would be pricey, real bits would be stratospheric[?], so replica is the only go? Id like to have a chat to michael, as his soloution appears to be the most sensible. Ah and by the way, last week i spent a few days cannibalising my mates dilapodated 240k, so if anyone is interested in bits [it was a c110 gl auto sedan], just give me a yell. Thanks again alfadog, Tom