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C.A.R.

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  1. I think @Oliphips means these guys: https://automotivepanelcraft.com/collections/datsun/11
  2. It's on again! Date: Sunday 7th December 2025. Time: 11am Onwards. Location: Same as previous years, Gordon and Sharon's property in the outer East near Lilydale. Please prey for dry weather! PM me or @Gordo for the address if you haven't been before. Bring your Zed, food and Drink and a chair. The wood fired BBQ will be provided. Bring your Wives , partners and kids. All welcome!
  3. I have a set of manual pedals here - postcode 3825. Price: $350 and I'll want your old auto brake pedal as exchange. Les Collins Racing in Warragul may have the other parts you need.
  4. No... You may need a VASS engineers report if you want to be 100% legal. However I'd just fit a EPAS unit and enjoy the light steering
  5. What's wrong with your originals?
  6. Datsun 240Z Radiator Support Panels Resurrected Classics brand. Brand New - 9 available Pickup from 3825 or shipping can be arranged at buyers expense. (Does not fit later 260Z!)
  7. Is there any evidence of accident damage? What are the panel gaps like?
  8. So 3 weeks ago it FINALLY happened! PAINT! My painter took the Z and performed his usual checks, picking up & correcting anything we might have missed, before wheeling it into the booth. This is a full day exercise, with masking up of the bodyshell and panels, before 3 base coats are laid down, followed by 4 coats of PPG's finest clear. Now for reassembly!
  9. I can't emphasize how much work went into getting the chassis back together, but my guys are really happy with how it turned out!
  10. @Chassis254 Restored it for the owner.
  11. This one: https://www.facebook.com/share/1YXX5GC8dQ/
  12. NEW Datsun 240Z 260Z 2-Seater Roof Skins. Resurrected Classics brand. Price: $1650.00 + freight to your door (if required) or pickup from postcode 3825. They are arriving in 8 to 12 weeks, so PM to reserve yours now as I only have 10 skins.
  13. 123 is China junk. Buy Aussie: https://performanceignition.com.au/p/scorcher
  14. Update time! Late last year (2024) we moved premises to a larger facility, so that slowed progress on the 240Z. However progress WAS made and the Z was moved closer to paint. Since the body was painted in tinted high build primer in October, it's had enough time to cure and we've assembled more of the drivetrain, so much so we are VERY close to starting the engine. But before we do, we decided to sand the primer in preparation for paint. My painter prefers to have the front guards and doors attached and the vehicle able to be moved under it's own power as it's easer to deal with once it's in the booth. So Graeme DRY sanded the primer to 240g with the splines then 400g on the DA: The grey patches are spot primer to cover any cut-throughs. Tony - the owner - wants to come down from Sydney to be here in person when the engine is started for the first time - I'll post a video when this happens.
  15. C.A.R.

    Steering Rack

    Stewart at SW Motorsport - about $450 from memory.
  16. They are all the same. It's probably leaking from the thread, so I suggest cleaning it with brake clean & then applying thread sealer.
  17. lescollinsracing.com
  18. Here are the part numbers for the hoses:
  19. Sorry mate, but it went to scrap metal last year.
  20. Next we set about refitting the fuel and brake lines with the new isolators, clips and M4 fasteners. This then allowed us to reinstall the front and rear brake & suspension assemblies: And then the engine bay wiring loom: Next we installed the engine, gearbox, diff & shafts, fuel tank & plumbing, cabin loom & dashboard: The original exhaust manifold and secondary's were also ceramic coated in black: As of the end of 2024 that is where we are up to. I'm waiting on some parts to come back from being plated, and once they are fitted we will fill all fluids and start the engine. Next the outside high-build primer needs to be sanded to 240g dry, then 400g dry. After-which we will paint the outside of the Z! My aim is to finish and deliver the Z back to Tony in the first half of 2025...
  21. So with the bodyshell painted underneath, cabin & engine bay it was moved onto the hoist and the rotisserie removed. We could then set about installing the drivetrain in preparation for making the Z move under it's own steam... When I've seen other people restore early Zeds, they use a modern foil backed self adhesive bituminous sound deadener on the inside of the cabin floor. This works perfectly well and it's not seen once the carpet is in... buuuuuut it is not period correct. When I first starting collecting parts for this Z, I heard about a guy in the USA who was making sound deadening kits that were a perfect copy of the factory sound deadender. The kit wasn't expensive, but the the freight was... The freight cost was not much more expensive for 2 kits, so I ordered 2 kits and sold the second kit off to offset the cost. Graeme was tasked with installing the self adhering deadener kit and with a combination of a nylon roller and various sized sockets he had the kit fitting beautifully. The firewall matt was a bit of an issue. These are available in the USA for LHD Zeds, but obviously they don't fit RHD Zeds and no one until recently makes them. However through my contacts, I got onto a guy in Adelaide - who specializes in R32 Skyline interior parts - who started making reproduction firewall mats for early Zeds. He duly sent one over & it's pretty good! However we may decide to adjust it for 100% perfect fitment later on.. Then the painted pedal-box, heater box & fan assembly was bolted into place with replated fasteners:
  22. With the top end complete, attention turned to the block. It was hot tanked, crack tested and then bored 0.5mm for new pistons. Then and given a lick of Nissan Blue. Unfortunately the crankshaft was toast, so a good replacement was obtained, but not before it was hot tanked and the journals were linished. A new OEM timing cover was fitted(!) A new OEM dizzy drive was purchased along with a SW Motorsport bronze dizzy drive. The oil pan was hot tanked and repainted, before everything was reassembled with new Japanese bearings and gaskets:
  23. You mean this product?
  24. So basically no care or attention? Gotcha.
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