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Rear window out now and a couple of small rust spots, but no big deal. Will paint with POR. So a little more work to be done and its back to the paint shop. Warren

I had my seats re done a couple of years ago with new foam and the drivers seat base recovered. The guy had the black grained vinyl as close to original as you could get. He is in Rosamond Rd between Ballarat Rd and Highpoint Shopping Centre, I think he is called Tony's Motor Trimmer or something like that. Warren

There is no mechanical fuel pump on your engine, the 260 had electric pump as standard. The 240 fuel pump sits at the front of the engine on the right hand side. You can measure the float setting and adjust them but people I spoke to said just buy new ones from Nissan. I agree the float is the most likely problem but maybe you should check you fuel filter, is it letting enough fuel through, how long since you changed it ? Are the back 3 plugs the same colour as the front 3 plugs, maybe you can narrow the fuel problem down to one carby. Maybe too late for this check as you have probably done a fair bit of flat running on the way home. Warren

The Side quarter windows are out as wll as the from windscreen and not one spec of rust The rear window is proving a little stubborn, I do not think it has been out since it was manufactured in 1973. Rubber is brittle. Today I ordered new windscreen rubbers for front and rear from AllZparts in Sydney so can attack the rear rubber with a knife. Here are a couple of pics that I could not post before due to upload problems. Cheers Warren

Hi Matt, I got the body work done at a place off Geelong Rd, Kim's Paint and Panel. He will do the paint as well. Said he did a gold 260 a few years ago! Sulio, yeah kept the rego going, figured roadworthy would be too much of a hassle. Plus I drove it to and from the repairer this time and have driven it to and from ZWorx as well for a couple of things. But it is going to and from the paint shop on a truck. I am going to keep it silver, thinking about Toyota Camry silver. Cheers Warren

That thought has crossed my mind but I am banking on the fact the rust was only in some of the normal places and not that bad, but I decided on replacement repair pieces to do it properly. I hope to I can prove you wrong. Warren

Got the 240 back from the body shop today after 5 weeks. This is what was done:- New door skins fitted and primed, I painted them with POR15 on the inside before they went on. New dog leg rust repair panel on the passenger side and primed, once again treated with POR15 on the inside. New Hatch Panel welded in, underside and the body treated with POR15 before being welded in. Holes in hatch from spoiler fitted by PO welded up and hatch primed. Front guards primed as they were rust repaired by replacing the lower section some time ago and zinc dipped. All panels aligned ready for paint. Next up..... I will remove all glass, lights and any remaining bits and it will be delivered back to the same shop for complete respray in same silver colour Nearly there... at last Cheers Warren

Hi One common point in the dash lights is the dimmer switch on the bottom edge of the dash, you could check that. Do your parking lights work ? The dash lights come on with the parkers, if the parkers don't come on then its the rotary light switch on the stalk. Warren

Freshly painted - I wish.':(' It has been that neglected I had to buy a new battery so I could start it. Been too busy with other things of late, maybe another couple of months.

Hi Can anyone tell me exactly where the Concours will be held on the Sunday and what the timetable is for Sunday? There was a suggestion elsewhere in the forums that some people may be driving their Zeds down for the day to check out the cars. Anyone driving down in their Z and should we try and meet up and drive down together? I won't have the 240 on the road but will be in the 350. Warren

Hey Sulio, looks like your car, wheels and all. You should buy a red one. Warren

Hi Do you have strut braces front and rear? They make a big difference I am told. I intend to install them when I get mine back on the road.There was a thread on here a while ago discussing this issue. Warren

Now this is fast http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x157l2_bugatti-veyron-at-top-speed Warren

I agree nice find. Just curious since it is a Series 1 what is the chassis number ie S30 ......, should be on the firewall. It might be a real big find. Cheers Warren

I am also going down this track. To me there is no better sound than a set of side draught carby's and they look great. Since when did being rational about value for money on restoring cars come into it Gav? I have tracked and bid on several sets of Dellortos and Webers on ebay over the last 6 -9 months. Highest price was for a set of 40mm Webers sold by Peter Hall in SA off his race car for $1500 down to $680 for a set of Dellortos with an "unknown jap manifold", but the picture looked Datsun L series to me. I kick my self now for not biding more. Currently I am building a set from scratch. I have the 40mm Dellortos with 32mm chokes. A couple of manifolds have been on ebay recently but I stopped bidding when it got to near new pricing. Will most likely buy the Redline one new. Found a guy in Germany selling Dellorto parts on ebay and bought rebuild kits for half the price in Australia and he just happened to live in Aachen in Germany where I go on business about 3 times a year. So I went and picked them up last week. Really nice guy with a nice 40 year old BMW1602. http://stores.ebay.com.au/Vergaser-Teile-Weber-Solex-Dellorto_W0QQsspagenameZADMEQ3aBQ3aEOIBSAQ3aAUQ3a45QQtZkm Jets seem to be the hardest to get, plus you need 6 of everything so cost adds up, then you need soft mounts, airfilters so it does add up Since my car is still off the road I am in no hurry so will just keep my eyes open. I will keep bidding on complete sets and if I snag a bargain I will sell what I have built up. The Dellortos being sold on ebay are all off Alfa's and there are 3 series around, F, G and H. Only slight differences between the three. The DHLA Dellortos have not been in production for some time but the Webers seem to be back in production. http://www.webercarbsdirect.com/Carburetors_s/2.htm Warren

Hi Gents, One of our fellow Z owners from the US has asked what chance there is of getting the OEM fog lights for the Z. Does anyone know if these came to or are available in Australia. Cheers Warren

Hi I have used AllZparts a few times and found them very helpful and their delivery to Melb has been very good and delivery fee was reasonable. Would recommend them. I have a Victoria British catalog which is good to see what you need but have never used them. A while back before they became Black Dragon there was some chat on Classic Z Club forums that their service was not that good. Warren

That looks like fun, pity it is only on that side of Melb. Warren

The 240Z was made for leaded fuel. So unless you have replaced the valve seats I personally would suggest PULP + additive. I use Flash Lube as the additive. Cheers Warren

If the noise stops when you put your foot on the clutch it is most likely the thrust (or throw out ) bearing. Cheap to replace but you have to take the gearbox out. Cheers Warren

Hi I got there about 1:15, I thought is was disappointing from a Z point of view. 1 orange 240, 2 260's and Len Brennans car. A red G noose drove out as I was coming in. Warren

Their web site has a address and link to map for Como Park http://www.ndsoc.com.au/mambo/content/view/87/2/ Warren