Jump to content

All Activity

This stream auto-updates

  1. Yesterday
  2. Last week
  3. I'll have to check my spring rate tomorrow but if i didn't preload them I wouldn't have any travel up left or very little I think. Just enough preload to hold the spring sounds good.
  4. Haha No they don’t bottom out. The soft setting is for road driving around town. Faster speeds on rougher roads would call for a harder/slower setting. The sag is about 30% +/- front and rear. I don’t run any preload at full droop to speak off just enough to secure the spring.
  5. Thanks for that, talking about memory i had my strut out just the other day and you think I can remember what springs are in the front of mine 😆 bit it's sounding like yours are firmer. I know I have to preloaded my quite a bit to get the ride height in the middle of the shocks travel. One click from the softest you don't have them bottoming out? Justin
  6. Bugger. From memory (Not as good as it once was) the rear springs are 5kg (280 lbs) and the front are 6kg (335 lbs). The spring rates are as per MCA. It is quite stiff and you feel the bumps but man it’s fun and corners on rails. I run the adjustable one click from full soft. Jeff
  7. Oh and Murray Coote Automotive don't do any that will fit into my welded on tubes so i would have to cut them off and start again, which may not be a bad option.
  8. I don't know Murray apart from saying hello back then as i was dealing with a guy called Dave who has a dark green 1600. With the Reds you have what spring rate do you have? and me being in Tassie the roads are not the best at all, sometimes i feel like i should wear a kidney belt lol. My zed that have the coil overs is the orange one with the 6.0L in it but from what i remember there isn't too much difference in weights so I'd be thinking I would get away with the same or similar spring rate. Justin
  9. I don’t know Murray well. I have chatted to him a few times at rally’s over the years. Last I spoke to him was at an APRC round in QLD when he came past our service park to see Phil from PCD Engineering and had dinner with us. I am running a set of Reds on my Z and are very happy with them. I hope he is still kicking as he is not much older than me 🙂. His 1200 was a rocket, as were a few other cars during the Group G days. Like rotary powered 1600s. Jeff
  10. Hi Jeff, Thanks, I have sent them an email with pictures etc to see if they are able to help me. If possible although not the cheapest option but it would be nice to run a set of there's for sure, nice gear. I use to deal with them a little bit back in the early 90's (showing my age now lol) when i was building a 2.1L with a rare 219 cylinder head and they have always been great. Do you know if Murray is still alive? I had a set of webers that Iain Stewart (his co driver) did a lot of work on to get them to run better but then changed to 48mm dellortos which were sooo much better. Hopefully they will be able to come up with something though i might have to cut the welded tube i have on off and start again. His 1200 coupe was a weapon, a friend of mine at the time ended up with his cylinder head and 55mm webers from that on his 1600 drag car and i still have one of their ported heads from back then collecting dust lol. Justin
  11. Justin Give MCA a call it’s quite probable they will be able to either re build what you have or supply you with replacements. (07)38655091 Jeff
  12. Hi Guys, Well the time has come that one of my shocks has bleed its oil out into the strut tube, no wonder it was starting to handle a bit funny Arizona Z Car use to use HSD shocks with their coil overs and I'm wondering if anyone might know what model/part number they are through HSD. HSD have changed there housings now to a larger size by the looks of it which doesn't help. Otherwise, does anyone know what other shocks might use 50x2mm housing to save me from having to cut the welded tubes off. Cheers, Justin
  13. They are all the same. It's probably leaking from the thread, so I suggest cleaning it with brake clean & then applying thread sealer.
  14. or maybe i can just stick this in? are all 3 the same thread size and depth?
  15. Hi All, My mostly trouble free 5 speed Z has started leaving g.box on the driveway and I traced it to the last switch ( looking from the front) There's a similar post on this site, but no answers Now, I found some diagrams on the net (FS5W71B) and this is the order shown reverse, top gear, o.d and neutral The thing is that I only have 3 switches. The first two are before the adapter plate, so I either need a o.d or neutral. Since I only need the reverse switch, the others dont have to work as long as they dont leak I can see this zcar depot lists , Transmission Neutral Switch 4-Spd OEM 240Z 260Z | Z Car Depot Inc but it doesnt seem to have an o-ring or a washer like the reverse switch Reverse Back Up Light Switch 240Z 260Z 280Z | Z Car Depot Inc So ... Does anyone know what the 3 rd switch is Is the neutral switch the same as o.d switch Nissan part #? Will another part fit? there are plenty of generic Nissan g.box switches on ebay
  16. Earlier
  17. Series 1 RB25DET 5 speed gearbox, push type, 1st and 2nd gear syncros worn, may need bearings. Comes with quick shift, Tomei gear knob, release fork, bearing carrier, master and slave cylinder. $850. Cusco Super Single clutch,assembly, 225mm, used, comes with a Direct Clutch solid centre 5 puck ceramic clutch plate. $290. RB26 cams used, excellent condition. $280. HDI GT2 intercooler, excellent condition, has 3 inch piping welded to inlet and outlet. $250. All items located in South Eastern Melbourne. Please PM me if interested.
  18. Can anyone rcommend a pro rebuilder in Melb I'm getting a bit of slop in the diff No. its not the u-joints, nor the bushes. Happens when I rotate the wheel backwards and forwards with the car on a jack and is defintely inside the diff/ No whine or other problems Prefer a pro shop with all the tools and the gear Will probably change all the bearings and seals while there
  19. https://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/NISSAN/SUNNY/700102000930220712002/ Yeah, its cool!
  20. California Datsun "big tube" High performance 6-2-1 headers. Recently purchased locally but do not fit my application due to rectangular ports. Stupid mistake on my part(Mine are circular, N47) Tube sizes are: 1 & 5/8 runners into 2 & 1/4 into 2 & 1/2. Link to them on CD website here. They'd be about $1300 landed. https://www.californiadatsun.com/exhaust-system/headers/ Suit larger capacity L28 or high power, high revving L series engine. Painted with hi temp exhaust paint. Never installed. Can deliver Australia wide for between $30 and $60 with insurance, or pick up in Silvan Victoria. $850 plus postage.
  21. Due to the lack of high quality Z Cars around at the moment on the market for sale I thought Id start a new topic. Here are the first two submissions: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-nissan-laurel/ https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-datsun-200sx-2/ The 200sx looks like it belongs in the Jetsons! Enjoy and please contribute.
  22. You can try fix the original mechanism, but in my experience once it was back in the car (after having it on a test bench) it stopped working again. And it's pain the butt to get in and out again. The original mechanism clogs with dust/dirt (doesn't take much) to stop the gears moving and it's reliable long term. The best repair is to get hold of a later 280zx era clock with Quartz movement in it and install that in the 240z Jeco clock (with 240z face etc..) and then hope that performs better. I had a few clocks done this way and restored by Ron at Zclocks.com, the only problem is that ZX's and their analog clocks are getting harder to source these days. Ron at Zclocks.com was looking for an alternative mechanism to replace the ZX ones to repair Jeco clocks and may have found something, it's been a couple of years since I talked to him. Is it worth having a working clock? In my opinion absolutely, I hate gauges that don't work!
  23. Here are the part numbers for the hoses:
  24. Sorry mate, but it went to scrap metal last year.
  25. Still have the spare shell for sale mate?
  26. I had no issue with getting the hoses from Nissan recently. I got a new heater tap from JDM without any issue.
  1. Load more activity
×
×
  • Create New...