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Cheap early S30Z. https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/aston-datsun-240z/6796491398.html

Nice looking specimen.

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=11094&acctid=350&fbclid=IwAR2IasYCNz7vxy_H_2BoumsabQ1aTuu-b7Xi3q4CrIxCV2fOn5TdfrgClls#media

Check out this Datsun 260Z. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1974-Datsun-260Z-2+2-Manual/SSE-AD-5876122 Same owner since 1997. Probably well cared for and a good example.

Review of the Barret Jackson cars. http://datsunforum.com/datsuns-at-barrett-jackson-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2Zdjc6oGVaOBA0Vg7S9wEFXzlb0YvmRJqH6keypBvIVNVRp1osa02P-n4

Might be a few more divorces too!

Looks like they just got another shot in the arm.. Even the V8 swapped car did well at Barrett Jackson, the 73 Auto 240z sold for $40k+ The 2+2 got $44k and the V8 swap went for $67k...

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1976-DATSUN-280Z-HATCHBACK-226175 280z 2+2 Auto Sold for $44,000.00 USD.

V8 swaps are in! https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1972-DATSUN-240Z-LS-CUSTOM-COUPE-227274 $67,100.00 USD.

NOS Triple 44's. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Triple-44mm-Mikuni-Carburetors-240z-260z-280z-Z432-L24-L26-L28-S20-w-manifold-/223294870052 Sold for ~$4,500 AUD. Believe it or not I think that's quite reasonable.

Do you mean the springs in the piston domes? For the piston / dampener? This acts as your accelerator pump in an SU carbs, by creating a slight delay at small throttle inputs the idea is that the additional vacuum will suck more fuel into the motor creating a slightly rich mixture. However at constant throttle or full throttle or idle it doesn't do anything that would impact fuel consumption. Leaning out the mixture to the point of poor upper end performance or weak idle is not good either. You say the SUs are rebuilt? By whom? What was done to them? What needle spec are you running? Have you looked at your spark plug colour to determine mixture setting? How about ignition? Are you running stock points based ignition? Still running vacuum advance? What fuel pump? Mechanical? Electric? What is your driving style?

$40k USD for an auto, 73 240z. Which appears to have an average dashboard restoration, black valve cover, aftermarket wheels etc.. HLS30-124980 https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1973-DATSUN-240Z-224624

You can always re-skin later if this method doesn't hold up, by then I might have convinced my mate Hung in the US to do the RHD dashpad's (vintage dashes). He's not convinced there is enough of a market yet for RHD to make the production investment worth it. He may be correct.

Nothing is impossible. You can get a second hand RHD dash and re-skin it if required (if it has cracks), the bigger issue is firewall modifications. It's been done before, just depends on the cost of doing that vs restoring a local car. The costs of importing a car at the moment mean that you're better off buying a restored local car.

Thanks Jeff, I've got a spare dash in storage with massive cracks that I got to experiment with more than anything else. The frame is somewhat rusty also, thinking of a dip in molasses to treat it. Then maybe hit it with silver paint? On my 71 it has the original dash still (cracked in a couple of places, but it's not bad..) and I would like to see if there is a way to provide a seamless repair to retain the original dash texture and look/feel. Re-skinning is great and looks superb, but it does add a few mm of thickness to the gauge housing areas and that can make getting gauges back in a little tougher than OEM. I personally haven't had an issue with my own re-skinned dash in my 72, but others have had to warm up the hair dryers and crack out the vaseline to get the gauges back in. "Honey just grabbing your hair dryer, and do we have any vaseline?" haha. Given your build is all about DIY (not outsourcing) this method makes perfect sense, I'm glad you didn't try and re-trim the dash, no offence but it would have turned out awful.. I've seen similar jobs in the past.

Hot water taps are notorious for leaking on these. Nice work on the dash I considered this kind of repair also, because it's much cheaper than vacuum forming. But as you can see it's not "perfect". Hence I found an already re-skinned dash at a good price for my car ($400). I'm wondering what product you used as your flexible bumper filler? If you can share the product name of that and your textured paint? I used truck bed liner on my center console and it gave a nice texture, but not the same as OEM.

It's a beauty, can't believe it hasn't been snapped up really.

https://www.9news.com.au/2019/01/16/14/49/1967-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-super-snake-smashes-auction-records

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/rare-1993-hks-zero-r-r32-skyline-coming-to-melbourne-after-auction

Yeah I think it's aftermarket, it was in my collection and looks like it was originally yellow cad plated so I sent it along with the rest of the stuff to be re-plated. Oh shouldn't cost much given it will be thrown in with the rest. I asked on Facebook and got similar response, so must not be a Z part. Not sure how I got it. Might have been a previous owners pile of odds and sods. I went through a lot of stuff recently and none of it looked like S30Z parts (fasteners etc..) so I moved them to a separate pile.

Good video.

Results here. https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/57160-fairlady-432-at-auction/?page=2 From Kats.

Mikuni Type T, can be converted to Type R. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/173732178045?ul_noapp=true Cheap starting at $100.

The HKS Zero R32 GTR is rare! http://bhauction.jp/pdf/catalog/022_1993_HKS_ZERO-R(BNR32-COMPLETE_CAR).pdf https://www.motor1.com/news/299271/nissan-skyline-r32-hks-zero-r/

Wow there is some nice stuff there! Quite a few with the Kobe Seiko Rally Rims also!