240K&Beyond

I don't expect to win it for $9.99, but I see two people have had a nibble today. The Hunter is very close to my shed a Morisset. Hum. I wouldn't mind a 4 door, but we shall see.

I think my blue car is metalic lavender. I will look at the code on the weekend. Your car looks a little different to the ones I have seen in Oz. They are normally a real blue colour or the same as mine. I have not seen your colour before, its a lot light and looks like a cross between both of the Oz colours.

Sorry Guys, late notice, I just found this with 3.5 hours to go. Ebay item 260544287366. 78 Skyline, 4 door auto for $1500 and no bids. Melbourne.

I would be keen on a full set too. Possibly more pending prices. I also have a 240K_GT Door badge (new) which you could make a mould from if required. PS: the Coupe's coming along very well. Nice sound too. Is that a 2.5 inch or 3 inch pipe? Cheers, Bruce.

A nice looking 4 door over in Perth with only a day to go on the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280432389152&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

WoW, over 5 grand and the reserve still has not been met. 45 minutes to go. Will we have a record or "no sale"?

I think the rear panel is GT or GTX. If anyone needs some more of those rims, I have 3. Sorry to see it go. There are so hard to find and even harder to collect all the bits. Still, you have a few hits on the ebay page already. Good luck.

I have the 240L GT Door badge as shown in my logo. You can borrow that to take a mould from. I have just come back from Melbourne with a panelvan and trailer load of 240k bits. One is my original brand new Skyline Beaver panel. I shall have a look how hard it is to get the badges off. (Skyline & GTX2000) I think I already sent you pics of the 240K GT badge.

Guys, I sought have dropped the ball on this one as I have been busy planning my trip down to Melbourne to pickup my cars. I'm leaving Friday. When I get everything up to Sydney, I will have time & dollars to chase things again.

Great Find. Thats the same colour as I had years ago. Mine was a 1977. What year is this one? It doesnt look in too bad shape. What parts are you missing and are you going to keep it manual or back to auto.

Guys, there is another coupe on ebay, item 320433721593, or try: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1973-Datsun-240K-Coupe-Skyline-GTR-Replica-C110_W0QQitemZ320433721593QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Cars?hash=item4a9b5690f9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 She is a bit rustic, but it's a manual and complete.

Hi Kent, Yes, still keen on the Oil Cooler. I still have that console for you too. Good news actually. I bought a weekender up in the Central Coast, so I'm off down to Melbourne in October to clean out my Factory and bring my 3 coupes up here. Which means I will finally get to start on them. The funny thing is that 2 of them originally started in NSW and I transported them down to Melbourne.

Kent, I have a steering column with a manual pedal box for a auto-manual conversion. There is a ignition switch with a key on it. Do you still have my phone number, give me a call. But, Have you tried hot wiring the car to see if it runs when effectively in the "on" position with the iginition switch bypassed?

Do a quick ring around Menzies Metals and other Bulk Metal merchanants just in chase someone saw it there and traded it for a quick $300 worth of steel. You never know. Ring up some local car collectors and find out where they take the cars for recycling. Good luck & be Quick !!!

I sent him pictures to look at which is what he quoted from. The prices seem fair and going back thru this post, they are actually cheaper. I'm keen for a set or two. Kid-K has kindly offered his flares for mould preparation. So the question is: Does anyone have a Grill, Front and Rear Spoiler to send down to Melbourne? The other option is to see if Challange would sell their moulds. Ben suggested it. I don't think Phil would be up for it. Is anyone on talking terms with Phil still?

Hi Guys, Ben came back with an offer regarding the bits. He will make the mould and pay for the freight for anyone suppling the parts to make the moulds from. Here is his starting prices: flares - $220 grill - $200 Bob tail - $120 Front Apron - $80 The grill would be without the steel backing. Your thoughts?

Guys don't forget to add your location when you want something. I will tlk to the bloke about postage as well. That way we can work out whether it's easier for him to do it or a local club freind.

For all those guys in the US. Do a search on ebay for item: 180390649207

DO you have a picture of the light surrounds? Is it the black and crome part you are thinking of? Or the beaver panel itself? If its the crome bits, then we would have to find both sides to make a mould with mounting points. Does it look like any parts in the pitcure?

Guys, I think I have found a guy in Melbourne (well east of Pakenham) that already does Bedford van fibreglass work and wants to branch out. He's talking of doing Holden stuff. But I contacted him about creating a set of moulds and doing a run of about 10 to 15 sets for 240K owners. And he is keen. His prices for the Bedford bits seem cheap so I'm hoping for the same for us. As we have already been talking prices here, I don't want to point him here yet. Perhaps if we can come up with a list again over the next week. I can approach him with pictures and numbers of what we want and see what he comes up with. Here is the previous list. Post your additions or subtractions after this message And I will have a chat with him in a week. khughes: Grill x1 Location: Sydney soopakarr: Grill x1 Location: Brisvegas Mastadd: Front Apron x1 Location: Melbourne MiniMafia: Flairs x1 Set Grill x1 Front Lip x1 Bob Tail Spoiler x1 Location: Tasmania s13drifter: Front Apron x1 Bob Tail Spoiler x1 Location: Canberra 240K&Beyond: flares x2 sets Grill x2 Bob Tail Spoiler x1 Front Apron x1 Location: Syd ovenfood: PENDING PRICES Grill x1 Flairs x1 Front Apron x1 Bob Tail Spoiler x1 Location: Brisvegas Adzmax: Grill Flairs Bob Tail Front Spoiler Location: Melb N1GTR: PENDING PRICES Grill x2 Flairs x2 Bob Tail x2 Front Apron x2 Location: Syd Datstan: Grill x1 Flairs x1 Bob Tail x1 Front Spoiler x1 Location: Auckland Nz Requiemk: Flairs x1 Others pending Prices Location: Nz Kproject: Grill x1 Bob Tail x1 Front Apron x1 Location: S.A Mr Camouflage: Grill x1 Bob Tail x1 Front Apron x1 Location: Perth 240kconvertible: Front lip x 1 Grill x1 Bob tail x1 Of course, then we still have to problem of finding originals to make molds from. Again, perhaps the best discount can be offered to those suppling originals.

Hum, two more coats, then a light saturn red pearl clear over the top. I cannot say how much I appreciate the pictures and how much I miss my workshop.

WoW, I like it very much. Thanks for the Pictures. I was thinking of doing mine up in Matt Black or possible gloss. I like the matt very much. The problem is that it shows every imperfection. Good Job on the 5 Studs too. The standard GTR rims don't look to much out of place either. If only it had a RB26 ;-)

Wow That's a lot of work. It looks Good. It looks like you have taken the roof gutters off. Did you? If you did, once it's primmed, could you take some photos of them up close? It looks like you can fashion stell well. Are you going to try your hand at a front lip and rear spoiler? Anyway, it looks like it was a good save on your part.

"Custom Steelworks Canberra" Why does this name ring a bell? By any Chance would this be Peter, Daniel's (s13drifter) father? Anyway, slightly off topic, but I wonder if they could punch out steel flares for GTR mock ups? With the numbers we have, it could be quite a money spinner. ;-)

Hey Matt, try looking up ebay item 200335857627. Sounds interesting. I wonder if they could help?