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Anyone know where this 73 240z ended up?

I have not had to make a claim yet.

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Hi Folks, So I've started to compile a public set of albums that show all HS30's that I am aware of, or at least have some kind of photos of. There is a few cars where I have recorded chassis details and sometimes engine no's, but no photos. I've just completed the first lot for 1970 (up to HS30 00300) and will eventually (if I can find the time) add ALL HS30's... I'm grouping the cars by their years in each sub-folder. So this starting folder is 1970. https://www.viczcar.com/gallery/category/11-1970/?sortby=album_name&albumPage=1 Up until recently all these images were in my Google Photos albums, but my hope is that by sharing these you'll all start to appreciate just how "few" good original cars are actually left! Eager to hear your feedback? Also should this be accessible to donating members only or publicly visible?

I'll also add that I don't think we have seen the fall out in stock markets yet, I think we will see further price drops in the market. That includes real estate and some segments are gonna be hit harder than others. Cookie cutter apartments for example. Desirable homes on decent blocks of land close to the city will hold value better but still get a good clipping. My expectation is that classic car values will decline short term. I'm seeing lots of project cars on the market all at once. Good time to be a buyer if you have the cash and take a long term view. IMHO.

Also a big thanks to @Enzo for being a long term contributor towards expenses over several years and of course recently also.

Man cave in Adelaide. Anyone here buy it? https://www.realestate.com.au/news/adelaide-warehouse-turned-luxury-man-cave-snapped-up-four-days-after-hitting-the-market/

GTRs are holding value at the moment. (good ones) About the only car I am interested in adding to my collection. But a lot of junk is being floated on the market (under the guise of testing the waters of course)..

I believe the mystery donator was @Cozza thanks. Sorry I didn't know your surname.

Thanks to @600Z, @260z_2+2, @Mike260, @RAP260, @RobDC, @XIV280 for all your recent donations. I also received a donation from a Michael Co**an but I am not sure what username that is tied to here to add you to the donating member user group? Please feel free to PM me if you want to be added to the donating members group.

Not strictly an update for my Z's, but I had to move the Gold car in order to get the RX-7 out of mum's garage to install some electrical points and lights, so I'll have tool power in there in future. Sadly the RX-7 failed to start. She blew a coolant seal a few months ago and I last started it late last year and now it just won't quite start. It runs for a second or 2 on 1 rotor then stalls. So I really have to remove the motor sooner rather than later to prevent internal damage from water inside it. Problem is that the twin turbo's are also shagged and so going single turbo makes 100% sense... but will also cost a small fortune..I really miss driving it now. Especially with the COVID-19 restrictions in place. I'd have a lot of fun driving it on some nearby country roads..

All good David, I will likely convert all of mine to internally oiled cams in future when I rebuild the engines in future. How did you go with that camshaft, ever end up using it?

I finally replaced the oil feed tube for the camshaft in my 71 240z. I was originally going to use the 1 out of the engine that was in HS30 00150, but as you can see it was quite bent! I have no idea how that would have happened, perhaps done deliberately to put more oil over the camshaft rockers (is my guess?). But it meant the plate that goes over the back of it wouldn't sit flush and there was all manner of gasket goo in between them and I wasn't confident it was a good idea to install it. So instead I got the 1 sitting in the E31 head from HS30 00051 instead. Here you can see the missing part on the L24 in my white 71 (HS30 01415). NB: It has bolts holding it on (instead of countersunk screws?), I get the impression this 1 was messed around with previously also. Unless Nissan changed the design at some point? Left is the bolts I took off HS30 01415 (white 71) and right is the countersunk screws I removed from HS30 00051's E31 head that held the oiler bar on. FWIW I went with the bolts when installing the oiler bar since I could apply a bit more torque to them and felt they would hold the oil bar on better. You can see the cam towers in early heads had a large orifice for the oil gallery, the oiler bar has a tiny orifice. I guess the forced oil into the oiler bar forces it out onto the valve train? (pressure change). I degreased the oiler bar and removed any contaminants and then used compressed air to make sure all the holes were clear and not blocked up. My guess is HS30 00051's engine last ran 20 years ago..and has sat ever since then. I do not plan to run the oiler bar on any of my 240z's in future. I'll be converting to the internally oiled camshafts which are a more robust and reliable design. I ran the car after installing it and noted there is still a little valve train noise, but I am yet to adjust the valve clearances on this engine. The rocker cover gasket I used also seems to leak still. I think it's a poor quality gasket (most likely) so I guess I'll be removing the cover again. Good thing about these cars is everything is so accessible it's not a big deal. After that I gave both cars a good wash (much needed).

I may have some bits left over from an N42 I tore down. I can't recall if I kept them or turfed them in my move though. They are free to good home if I can find them.

Thanks Mike!

This is why I re-chromed my originals.

Likewise @RAP260 and @600Z

Thank for the latest donation and ongoing support Craig. @Gtv240z - I can only update members to donating status once. But want to say thanks for the continuous support.

Thanks for joining! Wow, that's interesting. So it may still be out there! Be a good find, if only we knew the chassis no. Interesting, I wonder if that was the "Safari Head" for an L-series engine? Seen at the end of this post.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/293555464984?ul_noapp=true Cheap-ish inspection lamp. Needs restoration.

10 year anniversary Compe wheel https://www.ebay.com/itm/283855359298?ul_noapp=true

240z tail lamps. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/174258411387?ul_noapp=true https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/174258411387?ul_noapp=true Left hand has some below surface cracks (judging by photos).

Photos here. https://photos.app.goo.gl/NXWx5Wdbj1WdxcE7A

Casting no.s on outside won't help. These cars have had so many changes over the years you can't rely on that. Best to turn input shaft and see what output shaft turns to get idea of ratios.

Doug up in QLD was looking for 1. @44014