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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #60 on: October 04, 2008, 11:04:28 AM »
Ahh yes, no I discussed this with him to confirm, he infact wired it from the ignition, so the ignition will cut when disconnected, therefore turning off the engine.  Thankyou though.  Yeh your not wrong though.  He seems to be pretty well off, so i dont think hes really in it for the money anymore, he has a mx5 race car for every time of race (rally, hillclimb and curcuit), plus is building more of them and is a bit of a mx5 specialist.  Couldn't be happier.
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« Reply #61 on: October 04, 2008, 01:35:25 PM »
for those that dont know the Carco Centre is a one stop shop for electrics & diagnostics, general engine work & full suspension centre..its a big setup, where you could eat off the floors !!
Scott make sure you dont disconnect your demister ,otherwise ACT-RTA rego wont pass it.
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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #62 on: October 04, 2008, 02:25:15 PM »
lol, yeh thanks.  I actually want it so i can demist my windscreen if i need it :P  The car will be very rarely driven on road, so I am not too worried about the RTA.

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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #63 on: October 07, 2008, 08:50:24 AM »
bro you on the road yet? i might be going wakefield this sat with the friend that owns the white zed.

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« Reply #64 on: October 07, 2008, 09:34:19 AM »
oh sweet.  yeh i am, but, i am working this weekend :(   Damn it!!!!!!!!

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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #65 on: December 23, 2008, 10:45:39 AM »
Haven't seen an update in a while.  What's been happening with the car?
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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #66 on: December 23, 2008, 01:19:33 PM »
Good call.
After I had the rear quaters fixed up (page 4), it made me start to pick the cars looks to death, I just wasn't happy and I had to do something about all the primer sitting there, time to paint!!
  I did a bit of shopping around for spray painters and panel beaters and it became quite clear there was no one around who would do both the prep and the paint, well at least for a decent price. 
 So I rang my friend who rebuilt my engine and asked if he knew anyone, he knew 2 people, but the preferred was a guy he works with that grew up in his old mans panel beating/paint shop. 
So he gave me a list of what I needed and hes going to charge me only about $1500 for both prep and painting over January.  I have seen his work on his Kingswood ute and he is a bit of a perfectionist, plius this will be his only income for January so I have been assured he will do really good work, hell for $1500 I'm happy :D
So the car is in the Snowies for the 3-4 weeks.

I'm not going to give away what the car will look like, though i will say it will be silver with a bit of a difference :)

Next will be attempting to get my rear end straight so it stops crab walking and also to have the brake system setup to fit either Patrol Master cylinders (both 15/16th and 1") that I have here.

Thanks for the interest mate

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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #67 on: December 24, 2008, 02:38:11 PM »
Looking forward to seeing the results after Jan - silver with a difference - can't wait.

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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #68 on: December 24, 2008, 04:44:54 PM »
I should probably add that its not so much the silver that will be different.

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« Reply #69 on: December 24, 2008, 04:47:35 PM »
Sweet, 1000 posts!!

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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #70 on: December 24, 2008, 04:48:35 PM »
You talk to much shivere - that's why :P

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« Reply #71 on: December 24, 2008, 08:17:38 PM »
yep, thats why you love me

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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #72 on: December 28, 2008, 01:31:46 PM »
I'll be looking forward to seeing pics with the new paint job.  A bit of pearl maybe?

Anyway, $1500 is an awesome price for prep and painting.  You've done well!
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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #73 on: April 21, 2009, 07:13:46 PM »
Thought i might update.  The paint job is tops, really adds to it now.  I haven't been able to get my photographer friend to be available yet for some decent photos, but here is a sneak preview of it:
3rd pic, first car
http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,4040.msg36789.html#new


The cruise with the Canberra guys the other day really showed me what to do next.  I discovered that the standard brake MC goes to the floor :O was a scary moment.  I also reckon i am only pushing 130rwkw atm compared to the usual 250rwkw, so i definately need a propper tune, plus the load settings are shocking atm.
These will cost up to a grand to fix, but I reckon i willl be happy as with it for a fair while after that, so now to wait for my tax return in a few months.

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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #74 on: April 22, 2009, 10:27:51 AM »
Looking good Scott  :)

I just did the 1" MC upgrade.  Pedal feels good..............really really good!
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Re: My 1977 260Z 2 seater (lots of pics, be warned)
« Reply #74 on: April 22, 2009, 10:27:51 AM »