New member in Qld

[Scottz]

Hi all,

 

I am a new member to the Z car club, and currently looking for a new ride.

I previously owned a 240Z but sold it way back in 1994.

I miss the fun and now looking for another zed.

 

Spotted a 260Z with a 6 cylinder L20 engine and fuel injection

Can anyone decipher the chassis and engine number for me please?

GS31017650

L20749853

 

My old 240Z had Qld rego 055PIC.

Dark blue colour (not original - Ford Ocean Blue)

Original colour was silver.

L28 motor and gearbox from a 280ZX.

I guess it is landfill or recycled steel now, but maybe still out there?

 

Regards,

ScottZ.

[gav240z]

Hi all,

Spotted a 260Z with a 6 cylinder L20 engine and fuel injection

Can anyone decipher the chassis and engine number for me please?

GS31017650

L20749853

 

GS31 - sounds like a Japanese Market Fairlady Z 2+2.

 

So it won't be the same shape as your old 240z since it has the 2 additional back seats.

 

L20 is the 2.0ltr L6 engine, since it's EFI it sounds like the later model.

 

It is the equivalent of the Datsun 260z 2+2 in Australia.

 

What else did you want deciphered?

 

GS31

 

G = 2+2

S31 = Home market Z.

[Scottz]

Well I bought the GS31 after a bit of negotiating.

It is now in my garage. RWC was completed yesterday but have a small glitch....No build date ??/1978.

100% original JDM with L20 6cyl fuel injected motor. Full instrumentation and electrics, including airconditioning, same layout as 280Z. Original alloy wheels, all 5. Even has the original owners log book and manual (In Japanese) and Australian owners service receipts. Only the radio has been changed ! Oh - and now has central locking, immobiliser + alarm. I added that since I had to park it out front for a week waiting for the concrete to set on my new driveway.

Now I am looking for a good panel and paint guy since it previously sat out in the open directly opposite the beach.

Engines I am still undecided on. RB26.....L28......oversize the original L20, add a turbo......dunno yet? Might even leave it original for the sake of it.

 

Right now I want to register it as "special interest". It's a lot cheaper and convenient for me with 3 other Nissans already registered. Who can issue the car club document so I can apply for the 'special interest' rego?

 

Any ideas how I can work out the month for the build date or does anyone know how to read Japanese? I can scan the original owners book and email it.

 

ScottZ.

[FuzzyDropbear]

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Right now I want to register it as "special interest". It's a lot cheaper and convenient for me with 3 other Nissans already registered. Who can issue the car club document so I can apply for the 'special interest' rego?

 

Any ideas how I can work out the month for the build date or does anyone know how to read Japanese? I can scan the original owners book and email it.

 

ScottZ.

 

Welcome Scott. You'll probably have to go through the NDSOC to get the special interest rego.. I believe you have to be a registered club to be able to issue those?

 

Any pics of your new ride?

[Z]

Welcome, I'd be keen to see some shots of the L20...

[stevo_gj]

Welcome and congrats.

 

Z car club of qld should be able to help you out with the slip.

 

We need some pics

[Zedback]

Hi ScottZ, I wonder if I have your Z.

It's blue, originally silver, had an L28 and should be landfill    ...but I'm doing my best to save it!  Did it have a fibreglass bonnet?  Do you recall the chassis#?

I've started the rescue attempt, it's in the members projects area.

Cheers,

Mike

[Scottz]

Mike,

 

I can't recall the chassis number, and not able to find any old documents yet.

I bought the L28 cheap because the fuel injection was trashed in transport, and swapped the twin hitachi SU's from the old L24 onto the L28.

I bought the 280ZX gearbox from a guy in Gympie and had the tail shaft made in Brisbane.

The rear stub axles I took from a 260Z.

I replaced all the shocks with Pedders gas struts.

All the front end cancer was stripped out, with plans to do the rear end later - Oh well!

Yes - I had a fiberglass bonnet.

Choke and throttle knobs (center console) were replced with s/s, same goes for fan & heater knobs. The plastic ones were busted so I made s/s ones.

Easiest way to tell if it is my old 240, front rail has a welded section where I did a quick repair after taking out a post. That's when I replaced the original bonnet with fiberglass.

 

ScottZ

[Lynton]

Welcome, and any pics, Lynton

[Zedback]

Easiest way to tell if it is my old 240, front rail has a welded section where I did a quick repair after taking out a post. That's when I replaced the original bonnet with fiberglass.

ScottZ,

Front lower radiator support has a patch welded into the front left face and the left chassis rail looks to have plate welded in just behind the compression rod mount.  Tailshaft has a sticker on it from some rebuilding mob on the northside.  It has choke and throttle controls and I think one or both of them did have a shiny knob of some description.

 

I think there is a really good probability I have the remains of your old 240z.  The bloke I bought it off picked it up in around '97 then left it with a panel beater to get some rust work done.  I gather it then sat in the PB's yard for 10 years before he went back and got it 

 

We'll see how I go but she's beyond being just a restoration and well into resurrection territory!

 

Mike

[Scottz]

Mike,

Sounds like you do have my old 240. I bought it in June '87 from a guy who lived at Daisy Hill. I sold it in Nov '94 to a guy who worked at Stones Corner. I think his dad owned a car yard, and he worked at Westpac Bank.

The L24 in it had been put together from bits and pieces. It blew up in '88, and when I stripped it down I found a dodgy and poor assembly (like every piston was from a different engine and 2 were facing the wrong way, one of which had blown its top off, and another split at the first compression ring groove). I used some parts for the L28, like carbies, intake and exhaust manifold, sold off what could be salvaged and scrapped the rest. Then thought..."why didn't I do this sooner" !

I guess some purists are cringing when they read that the L24 block is bye bye. However I doubt it was the original.

From memory the chassis build date/month was April.

Good luck with the Resurrection.

[Scottz]

Stevo,

Thanks for the tip.

I got in contact with the qld club. Jason and Peter have emailed back and I sent all the details, and a swag of photos. Hopefully will have the rego completed in a week or so.

With 4 cars it gets a bit steep paying all that rego, so special interest is a big saving and living in a small town fits in with the restrictions. I also chatted with some Curtis Coast Cruiser club members locally. So there will be plenty of opportunities to use the car and be within the restrictions.

Once it gets the Qld rego the current NSW plates 'ZZ7878' will come off. I am going to send them back to the previous owner, and if anyone is interested in buying them they can contact him. I can pass on his email if requested.

 

Lynton, Z & Fuzzy,

Soon as I can work out how to upload pictures into "my gallery" I'll share the photos around.

Got any advice for a newbee on how to use the 'my gallery' mumbo?

 

Zedback,

I checked out the members project forum. You do nice work.

Qld weather is cruel for old dattos. If you hadn't salvaged it from the yard it would now be scrap.

It is definitely my old 240Z

 

Scottz

[chris240]

welcome Scott !

Ive been on here for over 3 years & I still dont know how to upload to my gallery !! 

[lightmaster240z]

Welcome to the site and good luck with it all.

regrads

Bruce