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Get some big ass sheets of paper and you can trace out mine next time I head down that way. Sulio

Carpets are not moulded. Cheapest way to get a set is get them made at a carpet seller with auto carpet to the old ones as a template.

Sounds like a good one for January 2006!? Sulio

yer I'll be droppin by. thanks lurch! Sulio

Yer I did try going to Centre rd wreckers but all the skylines were later models. I might have one more go at it and check some others on the weekend before commiting to buying a new pair. the lead time on a new set is 2-4 weeks from japan anyhows!

Yer that was the price I was quoted, $109 + $10.90 GST. Oh well, I suppose I might as well order them. Anybody else here interested??? I'll probably order a pair on Friday from the Springvale rd Nissan. Sulio

Welcome Dat260. Thats quite a mark up. CAD$680 works out to AUD$785. I assume your GST would be about 10% which brings your buy price to AUD$863 per wheel!!! phew thats alot. It cost me about half that per wheel but I suppose duty & shipping adds to the cost. It would be interesting to find out how much shipping would be for just four wheels to Canada or the USA. The weight would be approx 60kG and dimensions of 150mmx70mmx70mm for the four wheels packed. There you go Dat260 something to have a think about. PM me if you want further details, I would be happy to help you out if there is anything that could be organised on my end! Cheers Sulio

Thanks mate!

Nah their was no colour difference under the sticker. Evan I swapped out the 260 lights and covered the reverse light hole. It was actually a very easy job. I do want to take them apart again though because I have bought some nice 3-4mm spongly rubber to make some new gaskets up for the rear lights. As far as handling goes it does feel good but it is very hard to say because I have'nt really been able to go very hard in corners so I guess I'll find out once the guards are sorted. However I have been very surprised by the steering, I expected it to be much heavier but I actually feel no difference. I guess it's only a 10mm wider tyre since the old ones were 215's at front anyhow. I tried on a front spoiler at Ash's house that I made my mind up on. He's getting it ready over the next two weeks. One thing I noticed with the addition of the front spoiler was how much lower it made the car appear. I don't think I'll be going any lower, not for some time anyway. Nate, wheres your car at. When are you expecting to have the paint done? I spoke to Gav today and he told me he spotted some 17" ROH modena wheels in QLD that he really likes. You should rush out and beat him to the set up! :wink: :wink: Cheers Sulio

Rear disc upgrade. My info to date. From my understanding new 280zx discs with s13 rear calipers is a popular and reliable direct bolt on set up for the 240/260. I think I could source a new pair of discs for about $40.00 ea and find 2nd hand S13 calipers for about $90ea. This leaves the last part which is the mysterious early US maxima bracket or in Australia we could use the R30 skyline bracket. I have found the NISSAN part number for this bracket, (P/N: 44155-04S10). This bracket is on all r30 skylines up to aug 81 according to my source... hmmm however, all the R30 skylines I've looked at had them welded on! I did'nt check year so coincidently they must have been later models. Nissan priced me AUD$120ea inc GST for the R30 bracket. I'm guessing we could get them cheaper at a trade price. Can anybody here buy these brackets for less than $240 a pair? or perhaps a more appropriate question; would anybody here sell them for less than $240 a pair! Cheers Sulio

I've got more of the stickers just gonna put a fresh one on.

the rear

Going lower would mean coil overs. Maybe at some point in the future. I'll add some pics to this thread that show clearance with tyres minus flares and the rear shot you asked for. I'm running lowered king springs. I took it for a spin on the freeway today and it rubs on even small bumps. I will definatley need to cut the guards away even at the height it sits now. I am planning to do this as soon as possible. I would say $2500 is very good. The Pirelli's for the rear I managed to source as 90% tread for a good price. I beleive they sell for about $500 a tyre new price. My point being it could quite easily cost you 4-5K if you don't shop around. The stripe is a sticker. I pulled the small bit off at rear to fit flares. thanks for the links evan.

Oh putting that first hole in was hard but there was no looking back after that and with the way it looks I can't imagine ever wanting to take the flares off. For those of you thinking about going the flared set up I beleive Ash (ZR240) is about to start making to order some of these bits like, ZG flares, BRE rear fin and he's shown me at least three moulds he has for making front spoilers for Z's. I'm trying to sort out which spoiler to get from him and wether the rear fin is the look I want. Gav you mentioned the grey SR240 has added the rear fin, I checked site but his photos are all as before!?? Oh and if anybody is curious about how much it would cost to get the flares, rims, tyres. I managed to do it for just over $2500 which I think is reasonable considering the dramatic difference it makes. Cheers Sulio

Warren, How much were the floor pans? Sulio

Yer I'm still thinking about which spoiler to get!? and also debating the rear BRE fin. Might do it all in a couple of weeks. Sulio

Got em on!

Hey Gav, Yer theres no looking back now! hehe I've gotta get them on my car though, hopefully before the weeks out they'll be on with the flares etc! Cheers Sulio

Did'nt get a chance to put them on my car hopefully tommorrow but I did put them on Ash's work in progress to get an idea.

Hi Gav, I've had a couple of guys from hybridz dropping in on our site from time to time and asked if we could add them to our links!? Sulio

Love the colour!