Sprocket Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 G'day folks I've just taken possession of a 1976 260Z and driven it from Wangaratta back home to Hobart. It was my brother's car, but unfortunately he passed away a few weeks ago. I decided to take on the car myself because a) it's a nice car, and b) to continue it's restoration as a tribute to my late brother. He was a pretty handy mechanic so the car is well sorted mechanically. What's left to do is mostly cosmetic. The car ran well for 99.9% of the 500 odd km trip from Wang to Hobart, but in the last few km the temperature gauge started to go up. We got home OK with the temperature needle just short of the red zone on the gauge. Coolant level was found to be well down. After a short diagnostic session, it was obvious that the head gasket had sprung a leak (coolant getting into Cylinder #1) which explains the loss of coolant. So that's the first job on the "to do" list! I'm reasonably handy on the tools myself so not anticipating too many problems. I have a lot of experience with motorcycle engines (including 6-cylinder ones!) and the general principles are the same. However, I'm not particularly knowledgeable about these Z cars, so will probably be asking dumb questions from time to time. I'll be posting my first technical question (on head gaskets) in the "Engine" section as soon as I've posted this intro. Cheers, Cam locklock and oldmates260z 2 Quote
Impatient1 Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Welcome Cam. Sorry for your loss, its a nice sentiment to carry on his good work. There's plenty of knowledge on the forum and the people here a very helpful, best of luck. Quote
oldmates260z Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 +1 to the welcome Cam...+1 on your lost too, must be tough. We need pics Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted October 12, 2015 Administrators Posted October 12, 2015 Welcome and I'm sure your brother would be happy that you have taken on his project. I know I would be if my brother did the same for me. Please post a photo or 2 when you get a chance? Quote
dat240z Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 Welcome and condolences. With the history behind the car and adding your own touches it will be a tribute and a special car for you. Couldn't have chosen a better shape. Quote
Sprocket Posted October 15, 2015 Author Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the welcome, and the condolences. Much appreciated. Here are a couple of photos. One taken while waiting to board the boat to Tassie, and one when it arrived in my now crowded garage. Bonnet is cracked open in the second pic because the battery float charger is connected. Cheers, Cam Edited October 15, 2015 by Sprocket oldmates260z 1 Quote
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