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That looks the same as what mine were, from memory the LSD centre buttons they thread into are only about 8mm thick. @Mods, Might be a topic for drivelines.

The Bus is now in Melbourne (Cheltenham area) with Vic plates and has had a good clean. The new owner, Andrew, is taking great care of her Cheers

It's official

Well it's taken some work. I was very nervous with the first start up close. Having put many hours hand building the motor all I wanted was oil pressure and for it to run. What a great day it's been in lockdown. VID20200328161858~2.mp4

RIP Rudi - was nice knowing you, man...

Hi One of the plans I had when building my bus was to end up with a car that I could take on serious road trips, not just Sunday drives. I have friends or family in most states and have always enjoyed the experience of driving long distances. As most of you would know I transplanted the engine (inc EFI) and gearbox from 280ZX that had sat in a carport untouched since 2002 into a bus that Lockie had done all the body work on. add in a diff change, some suspension work and a thousand other little things and I had a running registered car. Since getting it back on the road I have done a lot of miles but have never strayed more than 100ks from home - just in case. Then about a month back Lurch invited to come down to Yarragon for the weekend. Initially I was going to take the work car, but then I thought why not take the bus ? After all it could do with a good shakedown run. What is the worse that could happen : So after checking over the vital parts of the car, I hit road, destination Yarragon. For the first few hundred Ks I was waiting for something to go bang and all forward motion to cease. Once I got that the first few hundred Ks behind me I started to relax and just enjoy the drive. The Z is truly a great open road car.The day rolls by and next thing I know I am closing in Yarragon having faced beautiful sunshine, torrential rain, fog and just about everything the weather can offer. The car never missed a beat. Had great weekend, including a visit to Phillip Island, then jumped in the bus and headed back to Sydney. By the time I got home the car had done 2,000+ Ks using about 11litres / 100ks and didn't miss a single beat. You just can't beat the reliability of the L series. Loving the Z experience, starting to think about the next trip. Cheers PB