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I got them from Tyrepower in North Melbourne, but all Tyrepowers handle Toyo Dimitri - PM sent re computer stuff. Warren

I took delivery of some Rota wheels from Ben at Otomoto during the week and had the tryes fitted yesterday. I went with 16x7 front and 16x8 rear and fitted Toyo Proxes R1R tyres, 205/55/16 front and 225/50/16 rear. Clearances are OK but the rears a right on the limit of fitting within the guards. It transformed the car both from a look point of view and a driving point of view. Warren

Another happy customer (that makes it +21 I think), wheels arrived this afternoon. Thanks Ben, great service. 16x7 for the front and 16x8 for the rear. Some tyres in the next few days, seriously considering Toyo Proxes 4, anyone had any experiences with these tyres? Warren

I'm actually better off, the SU's were in need of a serious rebuild as I was getting 16L/100km's. So I'm pretty happy with the outcome. Warren

At the risk of getting into trouble because I need some help with the Canberra guys. (it's a bugger when you get old) Clockwise from the left. 1 Lurch (lurch) 2 Kay (Warren Z's wife) 3 Sulio (Toecutter) 4.Craig (ZZZ8) 5 Chris (Chris 240) 6 Simon (Rhino73) 7 Scott2 (Razz) 8 Scott (SCO_AUS) 9 Warren (WarrenZ) Warren

I finally have some fuel consumption figures after the weekend run to Apollo Bay. The around town consumption was 12.5 l/100Km (over 297km's) which includes hard accelaration I filled up before and after the Apollo Bay run which included a hammering through the Ottway's on the way back and the consumption was 10.8 l/100Km. (over 284km's) The plugs are a nice brown colour and the exhaust pipe is black. I am pretty happy with that. Warren

I've weakened, PM sent Warren

Possible starter in the 240 this time, I assume "all welcome" means non NDSOC Members as well? Warren

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Got back a couple of hours ago, a fantastic weekend from someone who was not going to go originally. Glad I went, great location, great cars and great people. Well done Craig and Sulio, thanks for the organisation. Millions of pictures when it is all added up, here are some teasers. Warren

Make that 14 (original colour)

I used the ones from All Z Parts in Sydney. My panel beater had to build up the curved section at the top front of the door as the gap was way to big. I think they are made in Taiwan. Originally I was trying to buy the rust repair lower sections from Tabco in the US but I could only get one side and from what I have read they are not any easier to get now. http://www.tabcobodyparts.com/index.html Warren

The modification was in 1972 where they moved the rear cross member and diff mountings 35mm to the rear such that the drive shafts were at 90 degrees to the prop shaft and the prop shaft was lengthened to suit. I guess if the car was modified then you should be able to see 2 sets of mounting points for the rear cross member and diff mounts Warren

I'll be there. Warren

OK, Kay and I are coming for the 3 days. But will be driving the 350Z not the 240Z. Since getting the 240 back on the road the furthest it has been is to the xmas BBQ at Gordon's place, so not proven enough for 600+km non stop each way drive. Plus I need a few thousand km's on the 350 before the end of the FBT tax year on 31/3. We have booked into Rydges Alpine Resort at room only rate, the B&B rate was no different to the room only + paying for breakfast as an extra. Least we have flexibility. For those interested and still thinking, double room is $105 + continental b/fast $17 pp or + full b/fast $25 pp. Chair lift is $28 return trip pp or $29 all day pp. The 12Km Kosiousko walk starts at the top of the chair lift. Sulio, don't forget that I'll take the radio. Guess I better apply for a couple of days off. Warren

As RB 260Z said not sure why you want to do this. For one it is inside the door and no one is going to check. But the bar is meant to be stuck to the door skin so just reapply some sort of flexible sealer and make that look neat and tidy. Warren

Hi Put me on your email list as I may be interested to tag along with the 350Z as I was not keen to drive the 240 up to Thredbo. If it all comes together I may be a starter. Warren

You should be able to get it to work by removing the RAM tubes and putting it directly on the carby. Warren

I have found with the Unisyn on the SU's at least, that I had to up the revs a bit to get a good reading on the gauge. I have never tried it on the Dellorto's Warren

Very Good, glad to hear it is smooth.Now you can start experimenting with different jets and emulsion tubes to try and get the best mixture and throttle response. Warren

Sulio - I have the rest of your jets etc, Sach only has the 46 idles. I can drop them round Monday night if needed as I'm off to SA over xmas. From the experiences I went through I can only stress what Sulio said, all carby's need to be in sync, ie linkages operating all butterflies at the same time, all butterflies coming back to the same point every time, all pump jets starting to squirt fuel into the venturis at the same time. Check the pump jets in case it is blocked on one choke and not squirting fuel (use a mirror) Also if you are using soft mounts make sure there are no air leaks (that was one of the problems I had). If there is no noticeable change in the idle when you wind the idle screws in and out then their is a fair chance air is getting sucked in somewhere else. I think Sach has got that issue. I know how frustrating this can be, but perseverance and methodically eliminating possibilities is the way to go. Warren

I experienced the same problem once and it turned out to be the glove box light. I was not turning off when the lid was closed. Adjusting the lid hinge fixed that. Warren

As I have learnt, squirting the same amount of fuel at the same time into the venturi's is critical for smooth transition from the idle to the main circuits. Warren

Hi Sach, In my L24 I am running 125 main, 7772.8 emulsion, 210 air corrector, 35 pump and 46 idle. As I said on Saturday I have a Colourtune spark plug so you can see if your are running lean or rich. PM me or call on 0414 520 686 and you can drop around in Kensington this Saturday and you can put my set up in your car or mix and match with what you have and try it out. I have a set of 145 Mains and 55 idles somewhere. Warren

This is what I sent off to Australian Classic Car and I attached some pictures I took plus Matt's panorama shot he posted earlier. Let's see what happens. Datsun Z Cars come out for Christmas Since Nissan relaunched the Z car in 2003 with the 350Z the interest and activity surrounding the original models from the 1970’s seems to have increased, including among those born after the original models were on sale in the Datsun Dealer showrooms. This was very evident on Saturday 6th of December when AUSZCAR held their inaugural Victorian Christmas picnic which saw an outstanding response from members with an amazing 30 Datsun/Nissan Z cars assembled in one place. Quite possibly the most Z cars seen in one place for a car club event in Victoria. The weather was great for most of the day and the venue at club member Gordon’s property on the outskirts of Melbourne was the perfect setting to allow members and families to meet and talk Z cars all day. Many of the cars and their owners coming together at a club event for the very first time. Members compared notes over the BBQ lunch and snapped megabytes of photographs and came away with renewed inspiration to complete or enhance the restoration. The day saw 26 240/260 models, a rare Australian registered Fairlady 280Z, a single 300Zx and 3 current generation 350Z’s, with examples ranging from Ashley’s wild 240Z sports racing car to a 500hp V8 powered 260 2+2 through to the stock 350Z Touring and Track models. A popular addition to the engine bay was a set of triple Weber of Dell’Orto side draught carburettors. An impromptu drive was organised late in the day which saw an incredible18 Z’s cruising the rolling hills on the outskirts of Melbourne. This was an impressive line of cars but with rain approaching over the nearby mountains it was decided to head for home. A very enjoyable day was had by all with calls for the event to become an annual Christmas get together, and I am sure we will see more Z’s next time if the disappointment expressed by those that did not make it is any thing to go by. AUSZCAR is based around the internet forum site www.auszcar.com and has grown into a 1000+ strong community of passionate Datsun Z car owners Australia wide. Many members are involved in other multi model or brand car clubs but this site brings a wealth of knowledge on the S30/130 models together in one place that is sometimes lost in other clubs.