Simestime Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Hey there .After almost a year of getting most of my info on this site i thought its time to join up.I have found this site to be really helpful in getting an idea of where im heading with my zed,thankyou.I have always been a datsun man and have owned several 180b sss,bluebirds,a 300zx,patrol and finally what i always wanted a 260z.So about my zed currently........Its a 260 2+2 1-75 model with all original gear except the engine(which is a bummer but....).It was originally silver but is now blue(i will be going back to silver,maybe).It has a bit of rust but the previous owner had a go at chopping some out and has slowed it down for me,but some areas were just bogged and sanded.It had jag su's on it that i swapped back to flat tops......for the time being.The L26 thats in it was rebuilt in 1990 and an e88 efi head put on,it has sat for nearly 10 years now and probably only 60k done on engine. So my plans are to restore the zed to nice original shape without flares or bob tail or engine conversion.I have a set of 45 dcoe 13's refurbished,a n42 reco head with 265 duration 112 lobe centres and .480 lift.Hopefully this goes well but we'll get to that later. Anyway enough said for an intro ill put some pics up when i can as i have been chopping rust and welding panels its probably old news to all of you. Quote
peter t Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Welcome mate, which side of the border are you on. Quote
600Z Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Hello and welcome, I'll look forward to seeing some pictures. Quote
RAP260 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Welcome ( to the joys of classic car ownership ) , and say goodbye to all your spare time and money Would also love to see some pics Quote
44014 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Welcome! I have a fairly healthy cam package that will be for sale soon. Let me know if your interested Iam located on the Southside. Cheers Doug (Ps) Ivan tighe 269c from memory if you want to look it up. Quote
Simestime Posted June 23, 2015 Author Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Its been a few years now since i was on a forum and that was the 300zx club.The main reason i ditched that car is because it was such a bi*%h to work on.I used to say to myself while trying to tap new threads in the exhaust manifold"this would be so much easier if it was a datsun,i dont have little japanese hands"And all the wiring under the bonnet was starting to perish from all the heat that couldnt get out. Im on the northside of brissy about 5 mins from lakeside raceway and hear it when somethings happening there. Cheers Doug for the offer ill keep it in mind.The n42 head i have was done up in brisbane at the godzilla workshop and the cam was ground by a very competent workshop also.The setup was intended for a street L24 turbo setup so its not ported only valve unshrouding and all seats, rockers etc all prepped up.Just wondering if the e88 efi head will be better though as it has a closed chamber and i have new flat tops that will put C/R 10:1 as opposed to 9.3:1 with the n42.Im putting on a 280 dizzy with total advance at 15 above idle,no vac advance with webers and set at 18 BTDC.Please correct this if im out,ive been searching alot for info and its hours of work,and not always correct. Quote
oldmates260z Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Welcome, another Brisbane Zed.....where is it from and want's its story? If you have been watching this forum you know we need photos.... Quote
Moderators Zedman240® Posted June 23, 2015 Moderators Posted June 23, 2015 Welcome... We all love a zed with a nice lumpy cam; they should all be fitted with them. Hope to see pics soon. Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted June 23, 2015 Administrators Posted June 23, 2015 The main reason i ditched that car is because it was such a bi*%h to work on.I used to say to myself while trying to tap new threads in the exhaust manifold"this would be so much easier if it was a datsun,i dont have little japanese hands"And all the wiring under the bonnet was starting to perish from all the heat that couldnt get out. So you've traded broken manifold bolts and degraded wiring for rust, exhaust fumes and expensive NOS. Sounds like a good trade to me . Quote
44014 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 So you've traded broken manifold bolts and degraded wiring for rust, exhaust fumes and expensive NOS. Sounds like a good trade to me . You forgot to mention that the car will spend its life on jack stands! Quote
Simestime Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Ha the 300zx did go good with only 220k when i had finished with it a vg30et 5 speed and a little more boost in the winter.The missus didnt like it as it was the "gay car " going from a nicely restored 180b sss.And after the 300 i went to the gq patrol......that is a shock to the system.The 260z was purely bought as a long term anal retentive resto.The story behind the 260 is i got it in brisbane about september-october last year from a bloke that had brought it across from south oz with him.He resprayed it and had a reco engine put in.It sat for 7 years once he did the move to brisbane and was expecting a baby so the car was sold to me. before that is anyones guess.He got it from a car yard so nothing can be believed there.Its number is grs30-005198,black inside in good condition.Lots of work to be done as i have not got heaps of time as my handbrake(missus)works very well.Heres some pics: Quote
Simestime Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Bugger i had a few pics but they didnt go through,maybe too big.ill try again.Cool sorted now with the more attachements button Quote
Simestime Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 As you can see i have done the rust spot under the pedals.Im not too bad on the welder so its a challenge doing real thin metals like the front on the bonnet .Does anyone have a bonnet for sale???Also behind the dash i have cut and plated back up.Heres a pic of that one:note when i took the dash out there was already a cut section and the one next to it was forgotten!!!Also heres the 45 bad boys all jetted ready to go. Quote
Simestime Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Heres an old pic of a pic of the red transition. Quote
oldmates260z Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 The 180B SSS was the closest I could come to a Zed when I was young! Was yours the earlier model with the twin SU's and the full instrumentation? Mine, below was not, the later model was more just for looks Quote
Simestime Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Yes indeed the sss is cool.Its pretty much a z with a shorter nose with a 4 pot.I have owned 4 of them and they all had twin su's.The best one was a 73 model that i got from a guy near Hobart,it was a fully worked l16 from the race track with every mod you can think of,koni's,lovell sway bars and springs electric fuel pump etc.I was young and dumb and racing in the wet and it didnt win with a traffic light pole and bannana'd the car.The pole hit just in front of the drivers front tyre,perfect wrap straight in straight out of the pole,split the windscreen and cracked the gearbox.The indent rested on the block where the fuel pump would have been.I still have a sob over that car.But did teach me a good lesson that in the wet you cant go WOT on 2-3rd gear changes with a car that has bald tyres.Hence i have never had an accident since then(20 years ago).(Touch wood!!).I have pics actually.I miss that one. :'( Quote
Simestime Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 Member 44014 i have PM'd you. The cam spec i was given were incorrect,its a tighe cam grind 462C.It will be too small for triples by the looks,so anyone want it?(Not free,swaps maybe)Heres the tighe cam link: http://tighecams.com.au/cars.htm Quote
Scoota G Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 As you can see i have done the rust spot under the pedals.Im not too bad on the welder so its a challenge doing real thin metals like the front on the bonnet .Does anyone have a bonnet for sale???Also behind the dash i have cut and plated back up.Heres a pic of that one:note when i took the dash out there was already a cut section and the one next to it was forgotten!!!Also heres the 45 bad boys all jetted ready to go. Howdy Mate and welcome. Adam has a vented bonnet for sale on ebay at the moment and is also in Brisbane. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Datsun-260z-240z-Vented-Bonnet-With-Vents-/161743515564?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 Quote
Simestime Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 Hey thanks for the heads up on the bonnet but it seems a bit over priced for the amount of rust in it.I seen one on ebay a couple of weeks ago along with front half of car on a 240,all restored and fresh paint, it only went for a fraction over $200!!It was in sydney so i didnt bother bidding.Was that anyone from this forum?Looked real nice.Anyway my bonnet is only rusted along the nose so its not as bad as alot ive seen out there. Quote
peter t Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Welcome! I have a fairly healthy cam package that will be for sale soon. Let me know if your interested Iam located on the Southside. Cheers Doug (Ps) Ivan tighe 269c from memory if you want to look it up. So How many $ and what is the package. Might be interested. Quote
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