Administrators gav240z Posted September 15, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 15, 2015 From memory that car was up for sale in South Australia a while ago, had a modified nose cone if I recall correctly. It was certainly not everyone's tea cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean. Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 That Link doesn't seem to open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 240Z with a 202...what the..... http://autoline.com.au/vehicle/1800695.html New front windscreen and rubber; new carpets and underlay; re-trimmed seats; remote central locking; new door; new window and hatch rubber seats. Low kilometre 5 speed gearbox. Genuine original jack and tool kits. Underbody upgraded to full chassis as per 260z. Fitted with 202 Holden Red Motor extractors and twin 2" system 350 Holley Carb. VN Commodore front disc upgrade fitted with 15"x7" Commodore stud pattern mags. Several upgraded nolathane bushings. All known rust cut out, plated, mig welded and treated. Regretful sale of a beautiful car that has been passionately restored by it's current owner.. Link not working? If it's the one with "gills" then I also recall it for sale in SA a while ago - where is it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 16, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 16, 2015 That Link doesn't seem to open Site appears to be down (500 errors are server based), best I could find was this. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:dkiY188TRLEJ:www.autoline.com.au/buy/showroom.aspx%3Fpage%3D4%26vtype%3Dcar+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au Image was broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted September 16, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2015 Can anyone explain to WHY you would do that swap. I can't imagine it has either more power or lighter weight ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 16, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 16, 2015 Can anyone explain to WHY you would do that swap. I can't imagine it has either more power or lighter weight ? People do odd things... http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/3206-35l-v8-conversion-for-240z/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) People do odd things... http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/3206-35l-v8-conversion-for-240z/ It's strange that he says its a 3.5 litre P76 V8 - they were/are 4.4 litre. The 3.5 litre was used in various Rovers, Stags, Land Rovers, MGBV8's, TVR's, TR8's, Morgans and so on... 240Z with a 202...what the..... http://autoline.com.au/vehicle/1800695.html Can anyone explain to WHY you would do that swap. I can't imagine it has either more power or lighter weight ? This might throw some light on this car - I bought a copy of the July/August 1989 edition of an Australian car magazine called 'Street & Custom' earlier this year - purely because it had an article about Allan Fielding's 240Z race car. This car will be known to many members here and is mentioned as one of the cars that was at the 2013 Nationals in Queensland. (It seems that Allan registered here as Allanz33, but only made one post - to contact BigCol about photos of his car) http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/10054-2013-nationals-who-from-q-is-going/page-4 The article, entitled 'What Have We Started?' and written by the magazine's editor Wayne Cantell, begins like this - “In the January/February edition of Street & Custom I ran a story about a 240Z running a Hot Holden six. I thought the concept of the double-H motor/conversion was a good one which offered a viable alternative to warming a Datsun or shoe-horning a V8. It generated some good letters of enquiry and it also brought me a phone call and this letter to my desk... 'Dear Sir, further to our telephone conversation six weeks ago, I enclose some photos and information on my 240Z. I feel this proves that the article on the yellow 240Z was neither fair nor correct. The article said that Holden motors are easier to obtain higher horsepower figures from them (sic) Datsun sixes – but the engine in question produces only 174hp at the wheels. Compare this to my car's 168kW (225hp) from only 2754cc as compared with the Holden's 3000cc. And that figure is taken at the rear wheels! Also, my engine doesn't leak oil like Holden engines do! I hope that you will feature my car to show that a well designed small capacity OHC Japanese six is a real alternative to the agricultural Holden and Ford sixes. Yours Allan Fielding Kyneton, Victoria.'” There is then a description of Allan's car and 7 photos of it. The conclusion of the article is - "So there we have it - an alternative to an alternative! It's hard - as I said earlier - to really draw a comparison without knowing the costs involved, although personally I think I'd opt for the all-Nissan route!" Oldmates260z's link still seems to be broken and I don't have a copy of the January/February 1989 edition of Street & Custom magazine, but the car in question may well be the one that started this discussion. Edited September 16, 2015 by GongZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted September 16, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) Still don't know if they also transplanted the "3 on the tree" gearbox and shifter, for the complete red motor experience. Edited September 16, 2015 by PB260Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 16, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 16, 2015 Geez GongZ, you're a better Z detective than I, better step up my game . Since we are on the topic of "why bother engine conversions" I'm sure you've seen and heard of this also? http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/2782-valiant-265-hemi-in-a-240z/ I saw more photos of this car a while ago, but can't find them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 ...Since we are on the topic of "why bother engine conversions" I'm sure you've seen and heard of this also? http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/2782-valiant-265-hemi-in-a-240z/ I saw more photos of this car a while ago, but can't find them now. Nope - I don't think I have seen that one. But here is what happened to a motor someone took out of a 240Z - http://bringatrailer.com/2009/09/12/1961-mga-roadster-datsun-6-cylinder-power/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Maybe this is the car oldmates260Z was trying to show us? - http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/7642-out-side-the-box-240z/ - originally discovered by zzzzed - for sale in 2011 at $25,000 ono oldmates260z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 16, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 16, 2015 Yes it is. Car looks relatively solid and straight so would maybe be an ok purchase with a view to reversing the customisations. Although a smoothed off rear bumper is harder to fix than the front-end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 16, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 16, 2015 The front does remind me of early works 240z race cars, before the gnose was available they had been experimenting with changes to the front-end to improve cooling and aerodynamics. Unfortunately I couldn't find more short-nose examples. (Some images of 240ZR's below) http://www.yatsuzaka.com/gallery/PC/N-Z.HTML Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24 Dat Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 1971 240Z http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/car4.html $72,990.00 Wow 1973 240Z http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/car10.html POA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74zzz Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 a face like a smacked arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 17, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 17, 2015 1971 240Z http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/car4.html $72,990.00 Wow 1973 240Z http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/car10.html POA That 73 is listed as a 71 . We have discussed the Green 907 car pretty extensively previously. (HS30-00675) http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/1924-cars-for-sale-3rd-party-sites-ebay-carsales-etc/?p=164605 Seems like another "don't know their arse from elbow dealer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That 73 is listed as a 71 . ... The silver '73 seems to have the base for a back seat fitted. This photo shows a legal (in Australia) back seat occupant testing a front seat. More about the back seat here - http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/43122-ever-seen-a-240z-with-a-backseat/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 17, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 17, 2015 That back seat is the worst idea. You'd have to be 3ft tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That back seat is the worst idea. You'd have to be 3ft tall. Yes - and then there is this issue - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroS13 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 im close enough, id be right back there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 18, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 18, 2015 So there's this.. 1974 Datsun 240Z. As is. on Gumtree http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/1089411279 Some men just want to watch the world burn.. Looks like it sold...Wonder what it's fate is...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 240Z with a 202...what the..... http://autoline.com.au/vehicle/1800695.html ... The link is working again now - and the ad seems to be 4 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmates260z Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 The link is working again now - and the ad seems to be 4 years old. Sorry guys, I normally check the age....I could not see anything on the advert and had not seen it before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 18, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 18, 2015 The good thing is that we have the chassis number of that Bolwell inspired Z. hs-03102623 Which I guess should be: HS30-102623. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Sorry guys, I normally check the age....I could not see anything on the advert and had not seen it before Just to be clear - I wasn't having a go at you about the age of the ad oldmates260Z. I can't see anything on the ad showing when it was posted either. When I said it was 4 years old, I was just going from the matching description, location and price that I saw on zzzzed's 2011 post about this car. I guess it's possible that it has been for sale ever since. I find it annoying that car ads on some sites never seem to be removed - its very misleading. Maybe some do it to pretend they have more active listings than they really have. oldmates260z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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