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I suspect a big part of it is the cost of shipping and import duties to the UK? Also rarity given their horrible weather has rusted all them back to dirt... It does look solid, which makes a big difference. Sunroof is not great, the other missing parts are relatively cheap to obtain still. There's also the fact that 240z values have been going nuts lately...

Pair of guards on eBay right now.

Just an FYI, I am not sure how some users are doing it because for me the Gallery is broken in terms of adding new content. But it appears some are still able to add photos. Please do not add photos to the gallery because these won't be migrated across (unless I manually do it after) but the current migration means that I've missed the last 6 images. These were uploaded by imackz and zed24t Once migrated across no problems, but between now and then please resist uploading more images to the album since I won't have the latest database snapshot to work from.

Let's also not forget that if it had a Porsche badge on the bonnet, all this stuff would be 3x more expensive anyway .

God damn it, now I want to get into racing haha.

Copy of the Datsun style bucket seats. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/woodcroft/other-parts-accessories/classic-jdm-bucket-racing-seat-suit-celica-240z-skyline-/1086398023 $250 ea. or $500 pair. Not a bad price.. Although they are definitely copies, just not sure who they are made by.

Clive at Clive Cams is apparently where you should go now that Wade Cams is shut. http://performanceforums.com/forums/showthread.php?67295238-Wade-Cams-gone&p=842005968&viewfull=1#post842005968

Yes I will try and create a similar database here, which will be associated with members / registered etc.. That's going to require a bit more work, got to take into account all the home market variants etc.. But it should be possible.

Minor update, so not sure if I mentioned this anywhere previously but after manually updating a lot of the gallery tables for individual albums, images and comments I then imported the latest snapshot of the current database and everything went pear shaped. What happened is that during the import of the latest snapshot all the member/user IDs would be reset again. This meant all the references in the gallery tables were no longer relevant. FYI: By snapshot I mean a snapshot of the database at a given point of time. Since the site is still running and live the data I import becomes irrelevant after a couple of hours when people post content to the site. The solution was to create a common key between the tables that wouldn't change each time I imported the latest snapshot and did the database conversion. Since every user has a unique email address this was the common key. Now all I've got to do is figure out a query that will look at the new member id compare with the old and update to the new based on a users email address. I'll have to do this for the albums and comments tables. Then every time I import a snapshot I just run the queries and everything is back to normal. Basically it's a round-about way of doing things but it will work... Just wanted to give an update that this work is still happening, just slowly.

Absolutely stunning, can't wait to see it assembled. Good work.

Glad I'm not a tragic Datsun nut like this guy.

Rust To Riches. Saw this tonight while cooking dinner, turned out well. Maybe not so much the colour. Same formulaic content. I was surprised to see how rough the bodywork was when stripped back - in terms of the previous weld jobs etc.. I guess back then tools were not as accessible or good and training not as formal?

Hi Everyone, Has anyone got 1 of these? I need a lid, as 1 of mine is cracked but the rest of the surround is in good shape. If you have 1 in any condition please let me know?

And I need another switch again. Bought this recently and it's missing the switch. Some geezer nicked it.

Hi Guys, I'm looking to import several beaver panels to suit a 240z*, this is the lower section of the beaver panel only (below the tail lights). At the moment I'm looking at bringing in between 5-10, I figure there is probably a lot of demand for these. *260z owners - The rear beaver panel is different, although this technically could be used if you're willing to patch up a few factory holes in the rear beaver panel and possibly smooth out the indented section. Price will vary from $300 - $350 AUD landed here. + Postage to you. Hard to give a final figure till I know total shipping cost. If you're interested please just give a +1.

Contact this guy for the front guards? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/nissan-datsun-260z-wrecking-look-bargains-/271953452513?

Looks great, no messing about for you. I approve of the wheel change and going back to stock bonnet.

That Valspar product called TB543, do you spray paint it with a gun or does it come in rattle can form? Looks like a good finish.

Good to see 16 is kicking about, Mike used to own that car in New Zealand. (Nzeder).

Anyone need a NISSAN 24000 OHC valve cover? http://www.ebay.com/itm/231648500183 Currently at $250 USD on eBay.

So you had about 10 to start with that leaves about 8 right?

Good to hear the car is finally back in Sydney with you.

Nice car, quite like it the way it is, aside from the customisations like the rear arch vents? Some people... The center caps with red Z is nice also.

They sell for about $450 NOS

I came across this information again last night, it was written in 2004. http://www.zshop.net.au/240tech.htm Emphasis in bold is me... So a few things that caught my eye in there. 1. I agree the workshop manual is probably a much more accurate way to look at productions variations and dates of manufacture. I've seen these workshop manuals on Yahoo! Auctions but they are very expensive in some cases $700 + 2. I have heard the rumours of diverted ships before and this may explain why we got so many early chassis number cars in Australia of the HS30 prefix. 3. The 2 orders for cars in the UK could well have been the cars that Alan described earlier. HS30 00034 (registered 'UAR 609J') - UK motoring press - Race Car (still in UK) HS30 00035 (registered 'MBP 72J') - UK motoring press - Restored (still in UK) 4. I've read somewhere else information that suggests the earliest 240z's in the country were used by dealers as promotional vehicles and may not have been available immediately to the public. This is something I find very interesting about the early 240z's in this country, were they dealer demo cars only and therefore not always sold direct to public. The fact that HS30 00012 was a Papua New Guinea car seems to suggest it could have been a dealer demo car over there. As we know HS30 0004 was a journalist test mule... 5. The compliance plate saga is an interesting 1, since I know that HS30 00150 had 1 fitted and was probably first registered in Victoria as mentioned, although other early 240z's didn't always have this fitted. The date on the compliance plate is likely to be when the car arrived in the country and not month of manufacture. The month of manufacture on my compliance plate suggests late 1970, but that is probably when the car arrived, it's more likely it was produced in early 70 along with a bunch of other HS30 prefixed cars. This is all how I interpret the information and what we see looking back now, I still wouldn't say any of the above is the absolute truth.