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Looks like 240z rear hatch hinges to me, but not seen 260z ones up close to compare for differences.

Welcome paint job looks great so far, had the same hot wires on my 260z 2+2 years ago. Kind of grown more fond of them now than I was back then. In terms of engine build it all depends on how far you want to go, but Les Collins in Melbourne is the place to go that's close to you (if you want to make it a bit hotter than stock). In my opinion you don't need a front spoiler on these cars aesthetically but there is a few places around depending on the style you're after.

It would be good if POR-15 or KBS rust seal had an applicator kit like that. You've got to do this kind of thing if you don't want the rust monster to come back. Also once the car is fully painted use a similar technique to apply fish oil in cavities like this. That's my plan anyway.

Yeah I am not a fan of that spot, too much fender squashy squashy Paint chips etc.. Just never felt right there.

Link to Kit on Otomoto. ~$2,790.00 http://www.otomoto.com.au/p/7830659/oer-itb-kit-for-l6.html and here it is on RHDJapan.com ~SPECIAL PRICE AU$2,340.82 http://www.rhdjapan.com/oer-racing-sports-injection-kit-standard-type-45mm-l20-l24-l26-l28.html Keep in mind that RHDJapan often have a few extra charges applied by the time you reach checkout, but they are good to deal with (for FD parts anyway).

http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/15153-eoi-73-240z-bris/

Rear of car, the rear sills, where the dog leg section is. However 240z's often rust out in this area so you want to make sure your car hasn't been bogged up in this area. I also use the front chassis rail, where the castor rods connect to the front rail. To place jack stands. In terms of not denting or damaging the floors, you could use a piece of wood between the jack and the chassis. I've also used rags on the jack stands as a form of cushion or soften the hard edges of stands against the relatively soft metal on the chassis / car. Don't jack from the rear of the chassis rail under the floor. I also tend to use the front cross-member as a jacking point to lift the car at the front. Come to think of it, I usually jack the front of the car up using the cross-member, rear of the car via the diff and I put jack stands under the front chassis rails where the castor rods connect and on the rear of the car you can use the sills or the rear of the chassis (not rear rails) where the rear cross-member is. I'll try and dig out some photos, but basically avoid the soft metal areas like floor pans etc.. Basically any box section / metal should be solid enough.

Since I mentioned Cool Runnings. I thought it was worth posting this.

HLS30-01088 build date Jan 1970. 1970 DATSUN 240Z #1088 W/ $6000 NEW PARTS http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Z-Series-/112080960342

OER sells a fuel injection kit using a lot of the same parts if I recall. I'll have to dig up a link.

Only problem with Mikuni's is the price.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tokiwa-GOLD-SOLEX-triple-Mikuni-44phh-Datsun-240Z-260Z-280Z-L24-L26-L28-S20-/282118033100

Time to revive this topic. Last night I watched "Eddie the Eagle". It was like a modern day "Cool Runnings" but much better. Also has an 80s inspired soundtrack.

The only problem with doing the work yourself is you see all the flaws in the work because you know where they are! For me owning more than 1 240z means I sort of need to learn because I wouldn't be able to afford to pay someone else to restore them all . Either way I'm happy to see such an early HS30 build come back from near death. The other thing about doing the work yourself is that you can't just throw money at it and watch it progress, you have to pull your finger out to get stuff done and see progress. I'm hoping the tax man will be kind to me this year, if so I should be able to finish off the bottom end of the motor and possibly rebuild/refresh the 71A box. Really need those milestones to be hit to keep you motivated.

Hey Graeme, Thanks for stopping by, do you happen to have any photos of the car from back then? We only seem to have a couple.

New place I'm looking at is Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Sandringham area. Not inner city. They sold the business as my grandparents could no longer run it I'm afraid.

Yeah I keep telling my mum what a mistake it was to sell the factory when they sold the business back in 94/95? (I think it was) in Melbourne. I was looking for photos of the inside the other day and found that Domain had some here. http://www.domain.com.au/property-profile/412-430-city-road-southbank-vic-3006 My mum tells me the business itself didn't bring much money after years of operating, but the building itself was its greatest asset. What a great old warehouse, of course it was a bit more rundown than it looks now in the photos when they owned it. I do wonder if it still has the bomb shelter in there a relic from the second world war, my grandparents told me they were worried about the Japanese bombing Melbourne. Since they had got to Darwin already. Chances are it got filled in by now. RE: The warehouse in question I'm still looking into a few things, my aunt is an architect and my uncle a builder so getting their opinions on a few things also. I'm told it might be hard to find a tenant in the area, not much demand apparently.

I'm glad you decided to go with Safari Gold, I know in the beginning you were considering other colours but I think it's the correct thing to do on such an early car. I'm jealous of how far along your bodywork is. Wish I was as good as Ledge and fast!

His website has been around for years, never bought anything off him from memory however. As mentioned post the correspondence if you can.

Jason perhaps when someone has made a product for the community and is selling said product, it would be nice to start a new thread for your own items for sale, rather than piggy backing off this thread?

MIG yeah, not great on thin alloy... I just picked up this torch. (not the 1 in the help wanted post itself, but the same torch this weekend). http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/15099-north-brisbane-pick-up-item-collect-and-favour/ Apparently the DHC 2000 / Dillon Mark III / Henrob can do alloy welding. I will be testing it out soon I hope!

Nice condition Fairlady Z Grille. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/311667282025 Good price too!

Probably best to start a new thread for that. As for why some are more sought after than others? I guess that's subjective.

Not so much on topic for here but I quite like this artists work also. The styling is quite similar. https://www.artstation.com/artist/DANLUVISIART

Yeah thankfully it's only photoshop hey? But it did make me think about the fact that if the Ferrari GTO was as common as the S30Z then it's likely they would have been modified in the same way...

Interesting that GTHO Falcon's may have hit their peak and be coming off a notch. http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/xy-ford-falcon-gtho-phase-3-fails-to-reach-half-million-mark-at-auction-41234 Interesting to compare expectations of an LJ XU-1 Torana. http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/1973-lj-torana-gtr-xu-1-up-for-auction-43179?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=outbrain&utm_campaign=ob_editorial