Mr Camouflage

lol, why has nissansilvia.com got a picture of the GTR in the header of their website?

and the 0. And maybe scale up the s from the "Datsun" rear hatch badge.

Drilling out the chassis numbers of cars is also something the crooks do to rebirth a car. The stamping on the strut tower is a fake. Wonder what happened to the real HS30 00204? Its definitely a later model 260Z chassis, as it has the taller rear strut towers. Also has a 260z seats an steering wheel, but with a 240Z dash. What engine does it have in it? The same L24 thats listed on the vin tag? You should measure the struts, as it might have 240z front struts and 260z rear struts.

I alway though Kalahari tan was the name given to 920 Gold. Your car looks like 918 Orange. Does the paint can match the paint on your car?

Take lots of photos for reference, so you know how to put it all back together.

^^^ what they said. Enjoy it for a while. I bought a 240z stripped it down to a bare shell right away, then got too busy with work to do anything to it.4 years later its still a stripped shell.

Weird. I saw that car advertised for sale in Sydney for $5500, and the ad is posted after the car had sold on ebay. The more I look at it the more it looks like a scam. The photos are the ones from ebay, but have been cropped/edited to remove the ebay watermark. He's even offering to ship it at his expense. Definitely a scam. http://www.gumtree.com.au/sydney/42/17398542.html Here's a quot of the ad - I'm reporting it, as it's definitely a scam attempt, so it may be gone by the time you read this. EDIT: I decided not to report it yet, as I read that you haven't received the car yet, so in case something shifty is going on, it's still there as evidence, if you need it (eg to contact the seller (or have the police contact the seller) to get his email address/details, incase there is something dodgey going on). Hope is just a scam attempt, and your car in safely on its way to you. I'd be ringing the transport company you are using and making sure they still have the car for peace of mind. Then ringing the Sydney police to dob in the scammer.

That was very forward thinking on the part of Leyland. See, now you can get a 44 gallon drum of used chip oil from the local fish & chip shop and throw it in the boot, take it home, boil up some bio-diesel, put it back in the boot, connect up a line to the engine (just have to stick a diesel engine in it) and, there you go. Free fuel. I know a guy that wants to swap his z31 300zx turbo for a P76.

If your pulling out the diff and replacing the whole unit, then yes you can do that yourself. If you are pulling the diff apart to replace the center, then leave that for the experts.

Heres the description that went with it: Brief History This vehicle was one of the last 260Z's delivered in Perth in August 1978 just prior to the release of the 280ZX. It has been garaged all its life, and for many years was the owner's regular everyday transport, proving to be a most enjoyable classic sports vehicle to drive as well as easy to maintain. At approximately 215,000kms, a new engine was fitted. The original 2.6L block was replaced with the larger capacity (but identical) Nissan 2.8L short block, providing a useful increase in torque and performance. The car has traveled a little over 30,000kms on the new engine, and is running superbly. The vehicle was originally delivered with a vinyl roof. This was removed when the car was repainted approximately 12 years ago. The vehicle has just gone through a full body repaint during which minor rust around the sill area was thoroughly removed. The car has never sustained any accident damage. Servicing has been meticulously performed every 5000kms. Overall, the vehicle has been maintained in excellent road-going condition. The interior is original, and overall appearance is stunning. Engine The Nissan 6 cylinder L series engine originally fitted was the 2.6L twin carburettor version. The basic configuration is a cast iron block and alloy head, with a single overhead camshaft. The new 2.8lL engine fitted approximately 30,000 kms ago had the one Nissan weakness corrected when it was built. The pistons were machined to take a larger and stronger oil scraper ring, usually the first component of these otherwise extremely robust engines to show signs of deterioration. All components subject to wear were replaced when the engine was built, and the cylinder head was fully reconditioned. All ancillary items (radiator, starter motor, alternator, air conditioning compressor etc) were fully serviced. The engine holds excellent oil pressure. The engine is stock apart from the piston machining mentioned above. The cylinder head was planed when reconditioned, providing a useful modest increase in compression. This vehicle was fitted with twin SU side-draught carburetors. Exhaust extractors are fitted, feeding into an aluminized exhaust system with twin flow through mufflers. The original coil and points Ignition system were replaced with the Nissan electronic ignition system. The tachometer was fitted with an appropriate circuit board to take the signal from the new ignition system, which supplies a strong and constant spark. The appearance and configuration of the engine bay remains as per the original vehicle. Useful increases in engine performance and longevity have been achieved without departing from the original vehicle appearance. No of cylinders : 6 Capacity :2800cc Valves :2 per cylinder Camshaft :Single overhead camshaft Fuel :Premium (98 octane) ULP Ignition :Electronic Carburetors :Twin side draught SU's Exhaust :Extractors into free-flow system HP : Estimated to be approximately 160BHP Instrumentation & interior The driver is well catered for with instruments housed in individual binnacles in the dashboard. Instruments include tachometer, speedometer, oil pressure, water temperature and voltmeter gages, and various warning lights. The interior is original Transmission The gearbox is a 5 speed manual with synchro on all forward gears Differential & brakes The standard rear differential is fitted. Brakes are steel disks at the front and large finned alloy drums fitted to the rear hubs. Suspension Suspension is original. A camber adjustment kit was fitted to the front early in the vehicle's life. This made the front wheel geometry adjustable for castor, camber and toe-in/out, providing an improvement in handling and eliminating tyre wear on the outside of the front tyres Wheels & tyres Wheels are the polished factory mag wheels delivered on the later model 260Z's. The spare wheel matches the wheels fitted. Tyres are 225/65/R14's. Extras The following extras are fitted to the vehicle. Front chrome nudge bar Twin 100w spot lights Sheep skin seat covers Sound system is Clarion radio cassette, Weston 7-band graphic equaliser, and Jensen tri-axial separate speakers. Ignition kill-switch Window tints Rear louvers Valuation The vehicle has recently been independently valued by Shannons with whom it is insured. Their valuation is $15,000.

This one sold for $15,000, (or very close to it).

Thats Interesting Alan. From what I'd read on classiczcars I thought they both had the same base. I guess the yanks didn't look hard enough when trying to find a mirror for their passenger side. Can you post up a few pictures if the mirrors Alan?

Heres a pic to illustrate the difference (I had a pic of this car front on, but cant find it at the moment, so this one will have to do).

The LHD mirrors you can get from the USA, places like datsunrestore.com, are factory RHD mirrors. There is no LHD Drivers side mirror, there are RHD mirrors, which were mounted on the drivers side of whatever market they were sold in. LHD mirror = RHD mirror. They all have the same part number.

Funny thing about the LHD US mirrors. They are the same as the RHD mirrors, with the mirror rotated 180 degrees, not a true mirror image copy of a RHD mirror. Of course the Yanks think there RHD mirrors mounted on the LH side of the car is how they were supposed to be. They stick out further then when mounted on the LH side of the car, due to the base being slightly angled. They complain that there was no mirror image mirror, and that its too close to the window when mounted on the (LHD passenger) right side of the car. Which is how it normally is when on a RHD car.

The 260z 2+2 has the same track as the 2 seater. so the slightly wider rear body work really doesn't mean anything in terms of handling. The extra wheel base does make it less cart like, or smoother over bumps, or so I've heard.

The under body stuff will dissolve with petrol and a brillo pad. messy, but easy. The Stuff in the car, Heat gun and paint scraper works.

I think the UK may have had different style mirrors. Not too sure about them either way. Aussie Z cars all had the 240z style mirror on the drivers side only. Which is why so many got replaced with a pair of after market generic mirrors.

Hmmm, that looks like a holden mirror, possibly torana or kingswood.

One of the guys over here had his plate redone. I don't remember the exact details, but I believe he took it to a printer who reproduced the black parts as some sort of sticker. I think he then cleaned off the plate to remove the original black, and stuck the sticker over the top. I'll ask next time I catch up with him.

The engine is canted to reduce the overall height of the engine in the bay. This allowed for a lower bonnet line and more ground clearance for the sump. The L series was designed and used in other Nissans before being used in the Z. So they leaned it over to make it a better fit. I guess it also gives more room for the carbies/airfilter assembly, and possibly offsets some of the weight from the induction system over the to the center line of the car, maybe.

I could be wrong but..... I have always been under the impression the the compliance plate (which in the case of Australian cars, is an Australian Government produced item), was fitted when the cars arrived in Australia, by Nissan. ( lets not confuse the Nissan ID tag with the compliance plate). If so, there would have been a time lag between building the car, shipping it, and it receiving a compliance plate when it got to its destination. Whereas the USA cars got nissan ID tags in the door jamb with actual build dates on them, which would have been fitted on the assembly line. Of course, I could be wrong. I'll check with a guy I know that worked for a Datsun dealership back in the 70's.

Should be the same as the 240z. anything else is aftermarket, or from another car. (unless you have 280Z US spec mirrors, which would still be incorrect for a Aus car).

Looks like 7/74 to me. Other places to look for dates are on the tags on the seat belts, or so I've heard. The engine number looks to high to be a 2/74. Lets clear a few things up. You cant compare RHD (Aussie) and LHD (USA) chassis numbers directly. The numbering systems ran in parallel for both types of cars. Meaning that there was a rhd GRS30 00692, and a GRLS30 00692 both made at different times. (and there would also be JDM variants with the same number). For 240z they can be months to a year apart. For example. A guy over here has car HS30 00501. He looked at the US sites and though he had the first car made in 1970, but that was actually HLS30 00501. His 501 was made in 1971. The date on the compliance plate is the closest thing we can by, since our cars weren't required to have build dates on them like the USA cars did. Aussie 260z were made up to 1978. The info on the wazregister is anecdotal at best. Unless I get people to send me photos of their compliance plates and id tags, I cant verify the details they are entering onto the wazregister.

Yeah that site is really old, but he finally bought a domain name instead of using the free geocities hosting with the adverts. so go to http://datsunzgarage.com for the site minus the adverts.