mad680 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 G'day all, I would like to introduce myself as a proud owner of 3/71 240z. After visiting this site a bit over the last 12 month I thought this was a good time to introduce myself and my car. I first fell in love with the 240z after watching one at the Gatton and Pittsworth sprints whack the rest of the field around the ears in the time trials (British racing green 240z from Brisbane). A car that beats up on skylines and porsches is worth owning. I purchased my 240z about 9 years ago from a bloke in Townsville. He had previously bought the car for his son and himself to do up. Things happen and it had a new home in Toowoomba Qld. When we got it home it was in a bit of rough state. It had a previous roo hit on the front LHS, a stuffed fiberglass bonnet and a good dose of rust in the usual places. Inside there was 24 volt air con system out of a truck, but the interior was in a pretty good state. The rust was going to make it hard to get a road worthy so we decided to strip it right back to bare metal and start again. I purchased another 240 for a parts car and a guide to work off as this was my first attempt at doing up a car. After about 18 month I had a rolling shell with a fresh coat of paint and no rust. With the pressures of life and a move to Mackay this is the way it stayed for next 5 years, till one day when my girlfriend and myself where cleaning up in the garage and she put the hard word on me about a wedding...... A deal was made that there was only going to be a wedding if the zed could be one of the wedding cars. It's amazing what the motivation of a female can get done. 1 year later 1 wedding and 1 zed on the road. Work done to the zed includes a combination L24 head and L26 bottom end, Toyota front brakes and R31 rears, lowered springs, adjustable shocks, and new set of wheels. Have given the interior a bit of spruce up with new carpets, sound deading, and covered the plastic parts in vinyl to match the dash and removed the truck air con. A bit about myself. I'm a supervisor for a earthmoving company in the coal mining game and a farmer in another life. After moving to Mackay I have noticed that there are bugger all other zeds around up here. I would like to get involved in a club to meet other like minded people and participate in track days. I'm not sure what's available in central qld. Myles Somerset Quote
Jk_zeder Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Hey Myles - welcome to the boards. Tidy looking 240 and at least the wife didn't make you sell it for the wedding TBH I'm not sure what's available in Central QLD either.. Unless you're happy to drive 10hrs south and hit it up with the Z Car Club QLD. James Quote
Z Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Welcome to the looney bin, there's a few QLD people around, not sure if there are any others in Mackay though. Good advice on this site and people ready to help. Quote
Sirpent Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Welcome Myles........ VERY nice car ! Cheers John Quote
zed74 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Welcome fellow Queenslander Some active car groups up north - particularly Townsville. A guy called Warren Skimmings is active in Townsville & runs a very nice light blue turbo 240z. Think he has some involvement in the organised hillclimb/race up the Townsville "rock'. BTW: nice car Quote
RB30X Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Welcome mate. Try http://www.marquenq.com.au/ for a Townsville car club I'm a part of. Regular sprints and motorkahnas and if youre keen a sprint up a mountain with a long way to fall. That would involve a hike from Mackay each time but some people do it, as well as cairns etc. Quote
Moderators Zedman240® Posted April 27, 2011 Moderators Posted April 27, 2011 Welcome aboard Myles, Does the wife enjoy driving the zed? Or is it too loud and stinky? hahaha That's what my wife thinks.. Quote
mad680 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Posted April 27, 2011 Thanks for the comments fellows. It makes all the hard work worth while. That sounds like the go RB30X. Will look into it and hopefully see you up there at some stage. Zedman240, the wife says see is growing to it. Quote
Scottz Posted May 14, 2011 Posted May 14, 2011 Hey Myles, Welcome to AusZcaR. Love your colour choice. Very cool. Scottz Quote
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