matt drago

Hey Gang, With the sale of my Z a few months ago, I thought I had packaged all my spare parts with the car. But, I missed one. I have asked the new owners of the car if they want i, but they do not. So, I am offering here to you guys. It is an N36 Exhaust Header. Free to good home, pick-up only (from Rowville, Victoria). If interested, give me a call on zer0-f0ur-thr33-31ght f1v3-thr33-tw0 n1n3-thr33-f1v3, or send me a pm. Cheers, Matt

Yeap, and it looks like a pretty good museum. As I understand, it is not open to the public yet though. I wanted the car to stay in Australia. I had a few people make an offer, but I am really happy that it is going to a museum. I know that in some peoples minds it won't be appreciated "properly", but the way I see it, a lot more people will be able to appreciate it now. And plus, I'll can visit it whenever I head up North

Funds transfer complete. The car is Sold. To those that are interested, the car is going to Gosford Classic Car Museum. Cheers, Matt

I had a lot of fun with it. It was a great build, but, time to move on to something else. Once funds clear, I'll let you know where it is headed.

Under contract, awaiting funds transfer.

Argh! Maybe I'm a hopeless salesperson! Both of the cars that have sold with in a VERY short time have been '71s though. I'll take some comfort in that....

Interesting Point. But, if there is such high demand and desire to own a car, and very little supply, personally, I wouldn't worry about the final distance I would have to travel to view the car. I know how hard it was for me to purchase my car. Thankfully, the main reason that I was able to purchase it was that others weren't willing to travel the distance. Anyways, back to sitting patiently by the phone for the right person to call me up....

A common request that I have had from interstate calls that I have had for my car is to ask for the price to be dropped due to being interstate and the costs that they will incur to travel to inspect the vehicle and then have the vehicle shipped. Other thing that I have noticed is the difference in what buyers expect to pay for a vehicle based on state. There is a slight discrepancy and maybe I am giving it more merit than its statistical significance would actually warrant. Or maybe I just haven't had the right person see my ad.

I have a feeling that there is a difference between the Sydney Market and the Melbourne Market....

Model: 1973 240Z Required Location: Rowville, Victoria Required Price and Payment Conditions: $35,000 ($500 Deposit, Bank Cheque on pick-up) Item Condition: Excellent Body: Bare metal respray in 2007, garaged since. Mechanical: Running Registration: Out of Reg, Selling as is (no RWC). Engineers Certificate:Not Applicable Contact Details: For initial contact, please send a PM. Extra Info: I bought the car in September 2004 and soon after commenced a bare metal restoration. My aim with the car was to try and keep it as stock as possible. The main things that are not stock are the retractable seatbelts, relay controlled headlights, radio and extractors. All of the restoration work was done by myself and father, other than the exhaust system, seats and final top coats. Where I could, I tried to keep the original parts, but where they were beyond repair I tried to source original Nissan parts, and where I couldn't find those, I used reproductions. There is a shopping list of all of the items that I have bought for the restoration on my blog. Once restored, I have driven it a few times, but it has mainly spent its time garaged. The reason for me selling it is that with a young family, I don't have the time to spend driving it. I'd rather that it go to someone that will appreciate it more and have a good time driving it. I am now at a point that I feel I have finished the restoration and am ready to let it go. There are more pictures on the blog, along with many more details about the restoration that I have done to it. There is a of the car, taken at the 2013 AusZcar Christmas event on YouTube if you would like to hear what it sounds like. For any other details, just send me a PM. Edit: I forgot to mention that it has matching numbers and I have the original number plates for it.

Yep, a real loss to Brighton Nissan when Trevor left. I think a few people on here used to get parts from Ferntree Gully Nissan too. I've never tried.

Would a copy of How to Rebuild Your Nissan & Datsun OHC Engine help? If so, I have a copy.

Excellent. That was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

I know this is a very old thread, but I can recall a video being taken this day of the sounds of the different engines that were on display. Did that video ever get posted? If so, can someone provide a link please? Cheers, Matt

Here's a photo of the original shift boot with the clips on it. Also the spare clips that I have. [/img]

I'll have my console off this weekend if you can wait. I have just done the same job, luckily I had some new clips as well. I probably have the old clips too. I'll take some shots of those for you. If you want them, you can have them. Cheers, Matt

Hey Rev, I still have the original Carpets from my '73 240z. I used them as a template with http://www.all-car-carpets.com.au/|All Car Carpets. They are based in Lilydale. I believe that he kept the templates that he made. It cost me about $600 for all the carpets, tray carpet, sound proof mats and installation. You can borrow my original carpets if you like. Just drop me a line. Cheers, Matt

Hey Rev, would be great to catch up again soon. How's Ben doing? Hey PB, I've added the photos of the interior. And I've just finished ordering the last bits that I'll need to get it all done. Hey Gav, Yep, I've been around since nearly the start. Setting a goal for the car has helped to get me motivated again. My blog, which has lots of info of the build, can be found at http://240z.drago.com.au Cheers, Matt

Hey All, It's been a long time since I've frequented these pages and I thought I might say a quick hello.... "Hello"! I've posted a small album of photos of my car and the work that I have done to her over the years Over the weekend, I'll take a few more shots of the interior to show that it is almost complete. Most people that I know on this forums from way back think that I'll never get it done. But it is getting very close Let me know what you think of the shots. Cheers, Matt Drago

Sorry Lurch, can you update the Attendees list again please I'll be there. Haven't been to one of these for quite a while. Will be good to catch-up.

Not sure if I ever posted this one here, stumbled on it whilst cleaning a few things up. It was taken in 2008.

The black van is a Nissan Cube. I like 'em, just 'cause they look so wrong. And it stirs up Dad

Dad has a 2-Door Datsun 1600 (imported from the US). My brother has a 1963 Dihatsu Compagno Spyder. Here's a link to a gallery that I posted all the photos that I took today, hopefully that will work for you. http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/39613034/1/JapaneseClassicCarShow_2012?h=f2e7cc Cheers, Matt

Yeah they Did Lurch. And Dad won Best 4 cylinder and my brother won Oldest Vehicle

I knew there was a reason that I logged on tonight. Will be bringing my Z out for this one. See you there, Matt Drago.