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I'm with Mike on this but I don't consider this to have any heat. It just is two well versed knowledgeable chaps exchanging information for our benefit. Nothing in it at all. However, isn't LSD illegal?

Yes, you should identify the head before you do any work on it. Look between and below the 1st and 2nd spark plug holes and you'll see the cast head ID. Why do you want to put it on your 280z? What's wrong with the head that's on there at the moment? Sounds like you need to STOP and think about what you want to do with the car as a whole. Maybe a compression test would be a good idea or even a leak down test so you get an idea of the state of the engine before you spend money on head recon. Time spent now in planning will save you $$$ later.

It's worse finding parts here in New Zealand for any 70-78 zed. None at the wreckers. Local Nissan dealers and an absolute waste of space i.e "a 240 what?" they say with a blank expression. Freight would kill it also. I'd be scanning the US website and breaker yard if I were you.

I would sell the LHD car in Phoenix and buy a RHD in Sydney. I doubt the cost of freight and all the bits you'll need to convert to RHD would make it viable. But if you have to....you may want to buy a wrecked 240z in aussie (if you can find one and use the bits to convert. Remember its not just steering column, you got the dashboard, pedals and wiring looms to source and fit. Other alternative is drive it like it is and play chicken everyday....oh joy!

Yes please, any info on 44phh will be very well received.

Love it....now if only we could build one for cats.....

That hose you are talking about is the path for nasty fumes from the block to be returned to the inlet for burning. You can get a little K&N filter to fit right over the outlet if you'd prefer, but I'd hook the hose back up to the air filter. Don't worry about looks, worry about the gases that are escaping. Nasty gases in engine bay can = nasty gases in interior of car cause I bet you have some leaks in the fire wall. Better still, obtain a set of early SU's for it and the original air filter housing. Then everything will be back to normal. Your zed will you!

Enrique, As a fellow lucky series 1 owner, I have item in question in my car but it is disconnected. I have no intention of connecting it as I consider it to have the potential to kill me. It's that straight forward to me. However, as a matter of interest only, although it wasn't intended to be used as a CC device, is it capable to sustain highway speeds if used to do so?

Aussie Rob...you're a sad man. New Zealand, meaning new land of ZEAL, or Aotearoa (local native language translated to "land of the long white cloud", named after the massive bank of shitty weather that sits on us that was expelled from the east coast of Aussie) It should be called "land of the every lasting zed resto project" or "land of the self depleting wallet" I'd love it to be full of Zeds or Zees really, but alas it isn't so. What about Opzeeland?

Carl, I'm thinking that his margins must be so low that he's happy to sell them to the US market and not mess about with international shipping hassle. A shame really, but I find this happening a little when buying from the US. It is a little bit of a wizz off but that's how it is!

Gav, did you get a reply at last?

I haven't experienced it first hand but do a search using "vapour lock" and you'll find heaps on the subject. Trace the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carbs then back and you'll see that it passes around the rocker cover. Fuel can vapourise in the lines therfore stopping the carbs from functioning (carbs like liquid fuel not as a gas). Fixes are various but maybe start by insulating the fuel rail. There are negatives to that though, such as once heat is in there it is harder to get out? So do a search in the forums and you'll get to read all about it. Lots of opinions on why and how to rectify. Good luck.

Have you looked into the possibility that you have vapour lock?

Yep, it was incredibly loud at that speed in the 348 with the targa off. I also wondered why they bothered to fit a CD in the thing, no chance of hearing it even at very low speed. Anyway, I would like to meet anyone who would be sick of listen to a 3.4litre dry sumped V8 screaming upwards of 8500rpm. It didn't push me back the seat like I was expecting, what did amaze me was the little time it took to get to 100mph. The rev counter didn't seem to slow down in any gear, it just moved up at a constant rate, no evil power surges just nice and wholesome. But when we got back from our 1/2 hour blast the thing sure did make some noise when it was cooling down. Aluminium tinks and donks alot more than I thought it would. But we really shouldn't have been moving at that speed on a A road. Even on a UK motorway, 145mph would be scary. On an A road it was a little terrifying, but it did feel as though it was on rails. But I didn't like to dwell on the thought of what would happen if the thing lost traction.....Ferrari's don't like hitting things. I don't speed anymore, the fines are too big and your outlook DOES change once you have kids somewhat. So, do it on the track is good advise well worth listening to.

Members close to the throne (the British one...not "the john" or "the dunny"), would be raising wooden crosses at you for even remotely thinking they pronouce Z as Zee. There are some very humourous threads about the so called "bastardisation" of the "Queens English". The Brits have resisted two world wars, the Euro, monetary union with the EU and there would be civil war if they started to change the "Queens English". There was an uproar when they changed from pounds and ounces to kg's only 4 years ago. New Zealand as a former dominion, along with other countries such as Australia, have very successfully "adapted" the Queens English into something a little less rigid. But we obviously didn't seem to give a toss about changing the pronouciation of the last letter of the alphabet. How our septic tank "zee" pronounciators got to "Zee" is anyones guess, maybe a mix of your change in culture over the years...does anyone actually know why it is and also why you seem to drop all the u's out of your words and rearrange r's and e's ie meter and metre? Maybe another fact finding mission for a thread? Here in New Zealand we converted to the "French" metric scheme a long time ago. But it is still possible to frequent "the boozer" and ask for "a twelve" of your chosen brew or use a "seven" to pour jug (1 litre) of beer into. These are still in ounces, so 12oz or 7, but you just have to say 12 or 7. We too like the Aussie's have 750ml bottles of beer but they are now less popular with the 333ml "stubby" becoming the default. Anyway, I'm with Alphadog, BMW Zee 3? Just doesn't do it for me either!

Is that your new colour scheme Gav? I really like the roo poo catcher as well.

Yep, I knew them as 24ounce's as well. 24oz. I tried to get that as a rego plate but it was one too many digits....Got 71 240Z instead. Funny that you didn't notice my signature...a little light heartedness guys.

Holy crap....189mph in a Z06...what is a Z06? I've been 145mph in a Ferrari 348TS with the targa's off and over 500mph in a aeroplane. How fast have you been in a zed?

We also need to be a little more lighter in our replies to everyone, not just to "purists" or "new people" or " been around for a bit but still not too sure" or "I like the look of those, can I make a comment without getting my head bitten off". I have been flamed before on here (lucky if you haven't) by a member and it really was about nothing. I got my gander up about an issue that I really couldn't care less about. What got me was that it wasn't anything to do with zeds. But yes as most of us are persons of the so to speak "free world" you can do as you want...say what you like yes. You have posted a great thread in the correct section and still get pissed on. What has this place come to. I have great respect for those members who have in depth knowledge of these cars, but it is a shame when they have to fire shots. Does it serve any real purpose....yes it does. It just says to new members that maybe they can't be bothered contributing to a open, free and generally informative forum. What a sad place this will be if that happens. But what is more concerning is that the people who type these flames I think really don't mean half of what they say. Some are just plain angry for some reason or an other or so it sometimes seems sometimes. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone here, just what I feel that I have to say. Yes you have the right to not contribute, many have done just that. Yes you have the right to flame me with all you got. I will listen to you. I have lots of time to. So, I'd love a blast in that beast down the 1/4 mile. Do you think they'll bring it over to ruapuna drag strip in New Zealand sometime soon :laugh: Thanks for posting it and thanks for keeping this site for whom it is intended, zed lovers from every niche there is. Lets all try to make this place a better site than others. It just starts with us...no one else. Happy happy joy joy!

Maybe I should have used "a little slower" rather than a "slug". Top end speed maybe the same but the acceleration is down when compared to the series 1. I think from memory that the series 1 held the fastest 0-60 time until the 280ZXT came out. So the early zeds do get there just a little faster mainly due to weight reduction. The series 1 weighs 2200lbs. But in terms of engine drivability, the EFI of the 280z is a winner. Just think, no more horrid cold starts in winter. Just turn the key and varoom. Remember that carbs are tuned to the atmospheric conditions at the time of tuning. EFI will automatically adjust itself via the O2 sensor and ECU for density of air...perfect! Just shop around for the best one you can get.

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The 280 is a slug compared to the 240z. Series 1 240's were the lightest but rust the most and crumple the best when smashed. 280z is a heap heavier and emissions choke the engine. 240z will gun down a 280z and handle better. As for which is the best one. Well, try doing a search here. Both have merits. But the early 240z's are becoming hard to find and therefore maybe more expensive to purchase. You need to decide what you want to do with your car, do you want an all out grunt machine or a sweet original zed? If grunt is what you want then maybe a 280z body with a turbo'd L28 or RB26 conversion or V8 conversion is for you (280 as more metal in chassis when compared to 240z). Maybe get a 260z, some people consider them to be the rarest as they we only in production for a very short time. It's up to you, but you are on the right track in asking these questions. Try using the search function and you will be hit will a load of info. Sift through the dribble and you will find what you're after, be prepared to sift quite a bit though, there is heaps in there. Visit as many websites that you can handle to get "the big picture" on these sweet cars. The bug is very catching....you have been warned. As always, the above is just my opinion and if I am wrong in any of what I have written or affended anyone then please correct me nicely and help this guy out with his quest. Cheers and love to all.

I'd have to say don't go gunmetal. But I have seen a photoshopped image that Gav240Z has done that makes Watanbe's look wicked with just a slight hint of gun metal. Have a look in his gallery, I think they are in there. See if you like them that colour. I'm all for a slight difference in colour to make them look half track & half road. But it is your wallet!

No theme for me, just a bare metal up "life saving" resto for it. However, there are a heap of after market goodies to place here and there to enable a better feel to the car, all of which will be invisible to the non-Zed addict. No wicked mags or super scoops/whale tails here. It will look standard apart from the rear tail which I will remove and the new front airdam. Everything else external will be as made. So after I have emptied my wallet, if I win the lottery I will start on the L28 build up...a very big maybe. The CFO is fierce!