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  1. You can't avoid GST on larger shipments. However Import Duty IS NOT payable on NEW parts for vehicles 30+ years old. When you get the invoice from DHL(?), an email back to them stating this have have them correct it. AUS>USA FTA is also in place. Hopefully this helps next time you order from the USA...
  2. The issue you will find is that the factory Z seats have a very low base, so any 'modern' seat will sit you up higher that the standard item. If you intent to use your Z in competition, I suggest looking at a fixed back bucket - FWIW I have a Sparco Sprint in my race Z and I'm also 6'4, and i don't have any helmet clearance issues.
  3. When the 240Z was first delivered to me I noticed the gear-stick hole had been cut out (badly) further forward and a later model - Bluebird or 280ZX - gearbox was in the cabin. As we are returning the 240Z to original specification, I needed to find a 71A box and tailshift - no easy feat as most have been scrapped. Fortunately after speaking to Les at Les Collins Racing in Oct '22 about this issue, he went on the hunt for an 71A gearbox & TS on the understanding that he would get the job of rebuilding it. Needless to say he came though! New Nissan Bulk Rings New bearings. New Nissan gaskets & seals Re-machined and improved shifter mechanism Hydro-Jet blasted cases Re-plated fasteners Rebuilt Tailshaft And before anyone asks: Yes, it all cost the GDP of a small African nation. But what a piece of jewellery it is!
  4. Also in '21 we stripped down all the parts that required electroplating including ALL the bolts that are used. This was all given to my Hydro-Jet blaster to take them back to raw steel again before being sent off for re-plating in silver or gold as required. And back from the electroplaters a few months later - Shiny!
  5. So that's the body shell repairs story completed, but for the next part of the restoration we need to go back in time a bit as I've omitted other parts of this 240Z's restoration. In August '21 I was looking into rebuilding the door hinges as they were quite sloppy from years of use. I came across this bloke on ebay in Malta(!) who makes Datsun hinge repair kits, so I placed the order and he posted me enough kits to rebuild all 4 door hinges. I disassembled the hinges, media blasted them, then installed the new pins and bushes, they were then put aside until they were needed.
  6. This was all done so we could fit ALL the panels back onto the body shell and turn a MASSIVE corner with the project:
  7. Next the old paint and dried rust converter was removed from the bonnet, before it was also given a coat of Epoxy along with the doors, guards and headlight buckets:
  8. With all the prep work done, we commenced welding the topside of rear quarter panels back on with a mixture of Mig plug welds and spot welds. With the quarter panel welds around the tail light panel linished smooth, we then set about prepping and welding into place the rear tail light panel. Unfortunately the manufacturer of the tail light panel got the hatch lock receiver mount AND the slam panel welded in the wrong spot, so we had to unpick it and weld it back on in the correct position - 12mm to the left! - so the hatch lock could engage... Annoying but straight forward enough. The roof skin was then screwed into place, the windscreen & seal were installed and checked for fitment, then the removed so we could weld the skin into place: Next, the body shell was returned to the rotisserie so the underside of the rear quarters could be welded into position: The previously fabricated A-post drip rail extensions were then welded into place: RHS: Then the underfloor rails were adjusted, prepped, welded into place and the welds linished smooth. After which the underside of the bodyshell was scuffed with 240g and given a coat of PPG finest Epoxy: Along with the rear quarters, tail light panel and roof once they were taken back to bare metal:
  9. Time for another update. With the door gaps sorted, we turned our attention to the quarter panels. I can sum them up as being 90% good - they had issues like most aftermarket panels, but nothing horrendous. But it would be nice if they could just be 100% spot on... * The top body line was too sharp * The pressing around the tail light apparatuses were different from side to side * They had ripples around the arch lips * The step for the tail light panel was in the wrong spot. * The LH recess for the tailgate opening was too 'short'. Lots of panel beating and farnarkling took place, but we finally got them to fit after a number of days. We couldn't have left these issues as they would have stood out like dogs balls once the car was painted and assembled... Then we test fitted a bumper to make sure our fitment was correct: With all that done (it took a LOT of hours), and all the gaps looking within tolerence, we could now begin prepping to weld the quarter panels into place. But first the inner rear 1/4s were sanded and a fresh coat of Epoxy applied. The green coating was removed from the inside of the new quarter panels and these were also Epoxied. Once the Epoxy had cured overnight, KBS Rust Seal was applied to the insides of both the 1/4 panels and internal structure (taking care to stay away from the panel joins) to seal them from any future corrosion (hopefully!). The roof frame and skin also got the same treatment, before they were welded into position:
  10. Radiator: https://kfvintagejdm.com/shop/datsun/radiator-support-kit/ Guards: https://resurrectedclassics.com/en-au/collections/sheet-metal/products/1970-1978-datsun-240z-260z-280z-steel-fender-set I can't help with the A-Post. What's the chassis number of the 240Z?
  11. Group Buy: Interior Plastics Max at Resurrected Classics is offering a HUGE 20% off their interior plastics for early and late 240Z. If you are interested, please let me know, however EOI until I get freight costs. Group buy ends 1st of March. Total kits available is 34 of both early and late. Early interior plastics set: AUD$1900 - Excluding freight. Late interior plastics set: AUD$1700 - Excluding freight
  12. Holy thread revival, Batman! Here is a the MA regs on cages: https://motorsport.org.au/docs/default-source/manual/general-requirements/2024/2024-schedule-j.pdf?sfvrsn=ec9993ff_4
  13. Think I have a set - PM me your address.
  14. Reason? Do you not want them to look OEM?
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