gav240z

Different alright, but I could tell it wasn't quite right even before reading the article. The car looks great but not sure I could do that to a Zed, even though I love the 2000GT, I imagine the cost of a replica would almost be the same as the buying price of a 2000GT.

Thanks mate, I now have that second pic as my desktop wallpaper. it looks awesome. I love that colour, everytime I see it I'm tempted to do it to my Zed. Those Simmons are awesome also. Still remember seeing this car in person. Good to see you are enjoying it properly.

Some links to suppliers. http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/240z.html http://www.zccjdm.com/catalog.php/azcarbum/dt46936/Z.C.C._240ZG__G_NOSE_KIT

Might also be worth speaking with Craig about his Gnose fitted to his 2+2. I can't recall who made his up but I think he made some customizations to it. http://www.viczcar.com/mambots/content/multithumb/images/1.s.stories.event_news.tassie_09.targa-large.jpg

http://store.datsunspirit.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=48 For the record I'm not fussed if its Fiberglass or Carbon Fiber. I'm not sure what material the original Gnose was made from but I have a feeling it wasn't Fiberglass.

Well all the best if you do attempt this, is the US supplier Datsun Spirit? If it is Eiji his kit will be top quality, I'd have to see the original and the copy side by side to decide if it would be what I want. I have been seriously thinking of a ZG replica for a while now but I want to make sure its done right and over the years I've seen some hideous looking ZG noses. I believe the original ZG nose cone design was also penned by Yoshihiko Matsuo the S30 designer himself.

Apparently there is a fella in Japan who makes the best replica's of the Gnose, since the factory stopped making them years ago. Everyone who has a genuine HS30-H Fairlady 240zg goes to him if they have an accident or damage their original nose cone. I can't recall the website off the top of my head, but I do know one exists for this guy. I think from memory pricing was about $5000 AU. If you could reproduce it exactly like the original (I would be extremely fussy mind you) I would be interested, but I fear the cost of tooling and reproduction would cause it to be an expensive venture and I'm not sure how many fellas in Australia truly appreciate the G-nose style. It really is something you have to judge in person and it does look awesome, but cheap copies have tainted it over the years. The headlight covers are probably the most expensive part of the exercise too. At $700 AU plus for the chrome strip.

Can I get a really hi-res photo I'd love it as a background wallpaper for my work PC .

That was golden Bruce, I like it. Especially the woman trying to get in on the action to be blown away by the BBQ smoke. There were some other great South African commercials on youtube I saw after that 1 too.

I would be but I think its gone now. Last time I went past there it was no longer in the window. So I think it sold. Don't suppose you know the new owner do you?

There might be something in that Sulio. Especially with the buying price of the Euro. Hey Len, Glad to see you signed up and decided to join us. Sorry to hear about your Zed, glad you had a proper evaluation on it. I think the value of a Zed is certainly going to head in that direction over the next couple of years. There are literally none here in Ireland, I know of about 4 in total. 2 of the Irish owners are members here. When you get your Zed all repaired and back to where it was we should do a feature on it and put it on the homepage of the site. I'm sure our members would benefit from your knowledge and experience. Gav

I figured for comparison reasons you fellas might be interested in what the market price for a clean 240z over here is. http://www.carzone.ie/search/Datsun/240Z/240Z-Ful/200909191956246/advert This car was in a Nissan showroom next to the 350z near where I live in Dublin. I'm told the car sold. Not sure if it got asking price, my guess is yes it did. When you convert the Euro to AU you get about $44,000 AU. So when you buy that cheap Zed remember what a deal you are getting. Yes I miss driving my Zed .

Some more photos are here: http://www.digitalrealism.com.au/ndn09/NDN09/indexGallery.htm

Sounds like you need to be an outlaw to afford that kind of retrim

Surprised in what sense? Is there an Aladdin's cave of goodies down there now?

No they are the Fender mirror style. Not sure if they are for a Zed or not but the square style fender mirrors are extremely rare! I've seen 1 set for sale and they went for big money. I've only ever seen them fitted to the first 240z's to arrive in Australia HS30 0004 had them. Not seen them on any other early 240z's myself.

I've been looking for 1 for ages myself. Seems nobody has 1. I would really like to get my hands on 1 also. If you have any luck could you please let me know.

It all depends on budget. RB20 is a cheap engine and if you do 90% of the work yourself and want to set a strict budget it might be worth doing. Check out our featured car RBZ 260 built http://www.viczcar.com/Featured-Rides/Johnny-Kostic-s-Datsun-260z-2+2.html If I was building a 260z 2+2 on a budget and wanted a cheap power upgrade for low cost I'd consider a RB20.

Pics!!!! We are Z Voyeurs after all.

I'm not sure what to vote for. I think a bright white T-shirt with Black and Red lettering saying Auszcar would be great, however I'm eager to see the Polo shirt sample. Lets keep the design simple to begin with and we can reiterate as we go. I think we need to see how many T-shirts we will sell first and what it costs and takes to organise. Once we have demand we can start supplying variations and ideas.

Awesome, lets hope we see a resurgence of 1980's high powered L28's producing in excess of 600HP .

Guys I'm going to try and create a cool custom shirt using a tutorial like this: http://www.layersmagazine.com/designing-ultra-scenexcore-apparel.html Seems like a great way to make a cool looking shirt that doesn't have that "boring" feel to it. Note: I promise not to use a written off Zed as an image. I'll dig up some nice Fairlady image or something.

How about 240z tail lights in your 260z 2+2, would look the business .