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No. That's just sad, really sad! Sex every time for me.....I have two zeds...does that mean I can have two women????? I'll run that past the wife in bed shall I? That = no sex at all.

I'm sorry but my thoughts on the 350z have moved back to ugly again. What were they thinking with that front!!!!! AAAAARRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! What a spastic looking "carbon bonnet to make clearance for the supercharger"! Looks more like a pimple on your bonnet really.

Complete bandit!!!! What a find!!!!

Series 1 240's are easy to spot as they have two plastic vents in the hatch and the B pillar has a 240z emblem instead of the vented Z emblem that all the other models have. Series 1 240's ran from late 69 to very early 71. You are more likely to find a Series 1 dating from mid to late 70 in AU I think. Mine is HS30-00352 and has an estimated build date of 12/70 going by the engine number sequences. Above all you would be wise to choose a 240 or 260 with the least amount of rust in it. Remember that these old cars are just that and they weren't made to last 30 odd years. Rust is usually hiding somewhere and costs a lot to remove, properly!!! Get the car in the air and have a close look at it belly. Also a good thing to do is to sift through the emormous amount of information on this sites forums. Get used to the search engine here and most if not all of your queries will be answered. Also plenty of Aussie Zed owners here who you should contact to help view a car before buying. They will know where to look. A good link is http://geocities.com/zgarage2001/ Also check out the links page here. I hope you have broadband! Good luck

Not such a silly question considering that individual flat slide mukuni's are used on motorcycle engines with great results. I wonder if it has been done on a L series engine? But what a massive PITA to set up, just imagine the linkages....OMG :stupid: But as Michael says, he has twin SU's now, so he'll just use them and to hell with the exercise and self emptying of wallet.

Don't block it. From memory, K&N filter mounting plates have these holes in addition to the main throats. Not sure if they are for the inlet of air for emulsion tubes and or cold start chokes.

That is a standard place for rust to be in a S30. Mine had a tiny bubble there and after poking with a screwdriver I finally ended by grinding the entire area out as it was gone. Basically, Mr. Yamamoto at the Datsun factory was not very good at sealing that particular bit. He must have worked on the same line as plenty of examples are about with the same symtoms. Turns out that the area directly behind the TC rod is double skinned with the flange spot welded on top of the frame rail for added strength. I'll have to fabricate a replacement piece of steel and get it welded in there, so will you. I will be welding in second piece similar to what the V8 hybrid guys do for extra strength as well. It isn't probably a good idea to weld too much in as it would change the flex characteristics of the unibody though. Just enough to give it added strenght from standard. I figure that modern tyre compounds combined with lower profiles, lowering springs, the lastest in shocks will need some extra meat to hang off.

Wow, that is a comprehensive advert isn't it. A bit of marketing spin thrown in as well. It is in great condition but I reckon that the car has had a professional valet to get it gleaming as it is today. But what a great example and it would make a great driver after a little attention. I wish I lived in CA. You guys STILL get all low rust oldies!

To add to the already great replies above. Out of all the series of the 240z, the series 1 is arguably the most "collectable" version for it is the lightest and the first run ever. As Carl said, those carbs and more likely to be triple sidedrafts if there are 3. There are a few people who have made triple SU manifolds but very very few. I have triple Mukuni's on my parts car and they have SK printed foil stickers on the right hand throat. So they might be the same. The makers name will be printed on the top cover. Solex = Mukuni, the others are Dellorto and Weber. Sounds great, go for it, Zeds are wonderful cars that are very rewarding. As above, don't be fooled into thinking that cars are an investment, the amount of money you will need to feed your fever will most likely never come back. But the drive is invaluable.

Ditto, just put one drop of Locktite "Thread-locker" on the threads then nip them up. As above this is the blue locktite. Thread-locker is a great product. A quick turn and it releases everytime.

I was 1 when my 12/70 was born. Does that make me the in between in between guy.

It is easy to refurb the wiper system, just take you time and as Carl says, use Enrique's info as a reference. You may have to make up some new gaskets though for where the arm pivot brackets met the under cowl metal. Just use the old ones a pattern on some suitable rubber. I used water-proof grease on the pivots as an extra over the top extra. I don't want to have to do it again. I also pulled every link ball joint out and cleaned everything in a parts washer and then put it all back using oddles of water-proof grease. I even re-sprayed the arms with cold galv then matt black to really nail the job. Hell the more I write the more I think that I was a little keen. Yikes. While your there, check to see if you have the white foam on the underside of the outer edge of the cowl. These are there to stop vibration of the cowl at high speed. They are also very apt at holding water....and we know what forms when we have water and metal. Again use the old ones a pattern and use contact adhesive to put the new ones in. Clean that area up and re-spray the bottom of the cowl. Then you shouldn't need to get that cowl off again, or at least for another 20 years (if the wiper motor doesn't crap out that is) Hope that helps. James

Series 1 240's, from 70 to early 71 are 2200lbs from memory. In regard to the weight of L24 engines. I think they would be the same stripped down to the block and head. The only difference being the type of carbs even that weight would be minimal. You would have to think that the L28 would be the lightest block. The bore is bigger, so you would lose weight there. The piston is bigger but that would still be less than the iron removed from the bores. But but the stroke is longer so add some extra weight on the crank. Not much in it I would hazard a guess.

I have a copy of the ownership papers here and they tell me that it was imported to NZ in July 74. That means it was only in the Solomons for about a year. The first registered NZ owner was a Mr. Willem Aart DE BRUIJN. I wonder if it was his over there or if he just imported it.....I'll never know. So I guess I shouldn't be so hasty to blame the salt conditions. I guess that I can blame the sweat shop that is Auckland.......(I now run for cover).

Should be OK to send now.

Mike, How much are you asking for the fronts. Can you post some pics of the fronts. I might be interested in obtaining them if they don't hang out past the guard lip. James

Yes, living a life in the Solomons really cost this car. I reckon it was sitting on the beach all day drinking coconut milk with a dram of vodka and ice and maybe a dash of tobasco. Just wait until I post pics of the doors....OMFG! Sills....what sills. The bonnet only open by about 45 degrees. Floors....what floors, all the floors are doing is stabilising the gearboxes from tipping over. My series 1 has a aftermarket steering wheel which I don't like so the 73's will be used after some considerable resto work on it. Oh the joys!

It was on New Zealands version of ebay. I won the auction without viewing it as it was in Auckland. I got it down to the South Island via rail. Cost a bit but the spares are invaluable for what I am doing to my series 1. It is very very hard to get parts for 240z's in New Zealand. So a parts car is great. My series 1 windscreen is stuffed. The PO ran the wipers without a section of rubber, the result is a scar that won't pass our "warrant of fitness" standards. So the parts car has already helped out. I'm not too sure when it was imported into NZ. The ownership papers are in the car somewhere, but I haven't pulled everything out yet to find them. Interesting enough though, someone has had a lot of fun with this car. I just noticed that the battery has been relocated....I don't know where to yet as I can't see for the gearboxes in the passenger well. But the tray is gone and a very large cable disappears down the tranny tunnel. I just have to find some more room to store stuff. I should have built a triple garage....now I need a shed.

Introducing "His Holeyness, the 101370th 240Z" Yes its true, I have received my rare as rocking horse shite, Solomon Islands limited edition 73 240z. Complete with more rust that you can't poke a stick at. If there was an example of a rusty zed, then this is it. Body is shot. L28 with triple 44's, with 2 spare 44's. 2 diff's, 3 gearboxes, spare L24 with round tops and E31 (takes my hoarding to 2 x E31 now). Interesting wheels. Has vented disks up front. Car to be stripped for parts and then it will fall apart. We open the hatch by just bending it back up on the roof. We can't stop laughing at it.