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Yeah I think the biggest issue I want to tackle is that the rears lock up before the fronts when you really stand on the brakes. I've tried adjusting the drums but I think it might be worth replacing / rebuilding the slave cylinders and machining a spare set of drums I've got (which don't appear to have those infamous heat cracks in them) and replacing the shoes to bed it all in. The only time I ran out of brakes in an S30z was in my 260z 2+2 coming down the Dandenong mountains with 4 people in the car and brake fade was pretty scary. Of course that was some spirited driving and constant downhill with the load of people in the car.

http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g147722687 I'm guessing the 63's will go for around $400 - $500 AU. Ideally I'm thinking of refreshing and improving the standard brakes, especially the rear drum set up. But looking at options like MK63 / Toyota 4 pots and R31 rear calipers etc..

Ahh Rev, certainly are going for the retro vibe. Looking forward to seeing this.

Hi Sean, I certainly recognise your username from Classizcars.com and many other forums. I think Australian's are a pretty direct bunch to be honest and don't see you have any problems here. So welcome and glad to see the forum has offered some value to you already.

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to return my 72 240z to the road and something I'd like to look into is the brakes. Whilst they are working I'd like to go through them and make sure everything is up to scratch. I'm just wondering however if anyone can shed some light on the differences between the MK63 calipers vs the S12-8, as far as I know they both bolt up to the stock location and both are 4 pot calipers. But what about weight, do they both weigh in the same? Is there any other significant differences? I'm guessing the Toyota 4 pots may not be recognised for certain competition categories, whilst the MK63s were probably a sports option catalog special and therefore eligible? I'm watching a set on Yahoo! Auctions at the moment (MK63 caliper set) but is there any major difference on a road car?

It would have also been nice to offer the vehicle for sale here first so it could go to a club member / enthusiast. Rather than Joe Public on Gumtree.

Do you know what time that was? Seems the gear ratios have been improved in that car since I last saw it.

It was more the opportunistic approach to gathering information simply to increase his/her end profit that irks me. Contribute nothing to the community and take everything. I've not problem with someone trying to make a profit on a flip if it goes to a good home and both parties are happy. If I found that car at the apparent price it was obtained for I'd probably do the same (provided I couldn't keep it for myself ;P).

Apparently dry ice helps remove sound deadening material easily? Never tried it myself and don't know much about proper handling of the stuff.

Why don't you make him a reasonable offer? It looks like it could be relatively easily registered and enjoyed. It's a bit rough around the edges but looks quite original. You may regret it in the short term, but in the long term you'll be happy with an early 240z. I'd go see it in person though, photos can make something look better than it is.

Related thread http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,15167.0.html

Good luck to him. So he joined up to extract some knowledge from us and is looking to flog it on what a champ.

Would love to get my hands on some of those spares. I guess someone has had a new years resolution to get rid of it? Front end looks a bit average but at least you know what you're up against. Good to see some early cars are being uncovered.

Happy new year everyone. A good time to reflect and create a set of goals for 2015. If your project has snowballed 2015 might be the year to get motivated and onto it again. Thanks for all your support in 2014.

Exciting times ahead. Is this your first 240z rev? I think all the others were 260's weren't they? Price sounds reasonable for transport.

By the way if that Nissan Red rocker cover has a larger NISSAN typeface than the other cover it's actually quite a rare cover. The larger type face version tends to go for around $400+ on Yahoo! Auctions. Not sure you'd get that in our market but just an FYI.

Any pics of this lot? I'm going to be attending to my rear drum set up on my 72 240z and would consider a disc conversion.

Sounds like someone got into a bit of mischief in a borrowed 260z? It was actually a bronze 2+2 that first got me into S30z's. A neighbor down the street from me had 1 and despite the colour, the fact it was a 2+2 and a slushbox, I fell in love with it and had to have 1. Don't see many in that colour now.

Looking forward to seeing the pro at work on this car.

I guess the first thing to find out is what needles I have in the car currently. I was looking to buy this book. http://www.amazon.com/Carburettor-High-Performance-Manual-SpeedPro-Series/dp/1845840739 SU Carburettor High-Performance Manual (SpeedPro Series) by Des Hammill I was wondering if it was of any use? I have the ZTherapy DVD at home in Sydney but am currently in Melbourne and don't have access to it.

$100? Will put on eBay soon.

Looks like I have a pair of "SR stamped needles" in my glove box. I think they came with the car many years ago. They seem to be unused and a quick Google search it looks like they might be the profile for a Jaguar XK140. Which is a 3.4 ltr motor. Probably would run too rich I'd assume.

The view count on that video is 10 views. 9 of them were mine haha.

Looks good, I was like you and had 2 S30z's before I could even drive them. Full Story of which is here: http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,14206.0.html All I can say is, it's not too late to get out now, while you still have money in your pocket. It's all down hill from here I'm afraid.

Does this needle swapping work for the Hitachi SU's also? I need to find out what needles are in mine, but I suspect my L28 is running out of fuel higher up in the rev range due to the L24 size needles in it and hence feeling flat.