neRok Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 hi, ive been looking for months (old intro thread http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,7787.0.html) but finally got myself a nice zed. its a 260z 2+2, auto and sunroof that it seems a lot of people dislike (for rust and reliability etc) but ill live with them. its got a L28 in it (N42 block i noticed, and heads N42 too), i thinks it a MQ patrol version as it has single 2 barrel carb. it looks real clean, previous owner reckons it had a 're-ring'. i havent heard it running yet because the guy i purchased from had pulled all the manifolds off. he was going to put extractors and tripple carbs on it, which i also scored with my purchase. but he didnt have tripple carb manifold, so for now im slapping all the old gear back on just to have some fun. ive actually got a few snags with all the lines though, ive got a thread in engine section if anyone can help. seats are door trims etc in the car are good condition. its mostly all black leather with some grey cloth through the seats, looks pretty good. wood grain steering wheel, going to have to swap that it looks like its making splinters lol. dash looks okay from the front, but some cracks on top. centre console has seen better days. hopefully all the electrics and dash etc work. body is pretty good on it, far better than some of the other heaps i nearly bought. needs some fixups here and there, but very little serious rust. just the bottom of the drivers rear fender and the b pillar on drivers look about it. floors look great, i had a good peak under. cant wait to get it cruising! Quote
Whittie Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Looking good! Not a lot of 240/260's on cruises around perth, but the 300zx club runs open 'Z' cruises, check out the WA section of this forum. Otherwise, come along and say hi at any of the regularity events (www.wascc.com.au and or www.vasccwa.com.au)and you'll see some real nice cars. The annual Z Day is also good (www.wazregister.com) and also quite a few guys allegedly get out to the Triumph Sports Owners Association (TSOA) speed events and motorkhana's, you should get along, everyone is really nice and very helpful/knowledgeable! Tom. Quote
kobes Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Welcome, Will just back up what whitte says, At the moment, only been to one open cruise with the 300zx guys but could not have been felt more welcome for a first time turn-up and was very cruisy. There seems to be a growing population explosion of early zeds in W.A. One day if we can get them all running at the same time hopefully will be able to have a meet. Other than that good luck with your build. Quote
neRok Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 woops, forgot to subscribe to my own thread and missed the replies. thanks for the links, i will check them sites out. do you guys know any places to get some parts, im hunting here, ebay, gumtree and of course the quokka, but there doesnt seem to be much out there. Quote
Whittie Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Hey neRok, Unfortunately parts for these things are getting harder to come buy, especially in tiny perth. AllZParts in Sydney has plenty of stock, this website is good, the WA Z Register email list can be very resourceful, Plenty of american sites selling bits. Rare Spares will sometimes even have some of the stuff you are looking for. You really need to be resourceful where you're looking and jump on stuff you see. If it'sin the Quokka, you might get a few hours to a day to grab whatever you need before it's gone. Depending on how many second hand parts you're looking for your own parts car might be an idea. If you need just bits and pieces, like I said, WA Z Register can be good, otherwise Martin Falconer ( TuneRight ) is a mobile mechanic but does a LOT of zed's and has usually about 6-7 cars at his place at once. He scraps them and salvvages all the bits which he sells for reasonable money. His phone number can be found by googling TuneRight. Quote
neRok Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 If it'sin the Quokka, you might get a few hours to a day to grab whatever you need before it's gone.thanks for the pointers. no problem with the early quokka buys, im addicted to the quokka lol! i read it on the train at 6:30, i ring at 7 when i find good stuff. i scored a holden 308 efi a few weeks back for $350 delivered. the guy said the phone didnt stop ringing all day, he even had people offering him $500 lol. Quote
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