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hunter is the tasmanian datsun owners club still going was member years ago but was sure it was wound up over 10 years ago mick

last set i got from wrecker in sa toyo wreck or something 4wd wrecker specialising in toyota 4wd like that they where like new with good pads $150 for the pair plus $40 freight and that was 8 years ago now lol cant see why they should be any dearer now got good after market pads for them $400 first set carbon pads but was way to hard on falcon discs the discs didnt last 2000 km so gone for hardie ferodo ones now should last longer if your gonna do any club days at symons you will need better than standard pads hunter mick

do know of 240z with flares and front and rear spoilers in metalic red here and hot l28 here in devonport guy has been trying to sell on and off for while now wants around $12,000 if its still as good as last time i saw it id say its worth it id give lot thought to the vh45 install not sure how robstar is going with his but still looks lot work to me can help you with LS1 chev and 6 speed conversion 300 kw and lots after market gear to be had if u want more hp lot easier way to get a injected v8 into a zed but thats my view let me know if you want to follow up local 240z by the way bluerat still have the rotary bug just put rx4 back in shed (it usually sits under a gum tree till next race meet the rx4 that is) with zed lol but the zed is my first love had it for over 20 years now keep saying ill sell the rotary when i get the zed back on road but the closer it gets the harder it is to part with the old chook cooker lol mick

Well welcome to the role Hunter Mick

thats awhile ago nice to see the old girl in action gonna miss having the bug catcher on with the new motor be more of a sleeper lol though have thought of a way i might be able to put the bug catcher with the ls1 but ill get it running right first hoping to beat my brake issue this week and get some miles on new motor thanks for showing the pic mick

a guy i know in sydney bought arizona z car brake kit complete front and rear asked dave for mechanical rear calipers ontop of std 4 spot calipers and dave supplied willwood mechanical calipers for handbrake so he can supply them i you want them mick

i have a 350 chev install kit made up as per the jags that run install book if you want one be cheaper than castlemaine rod shop kit having run with nissan v8 install i was happy with performance and handling but i should have set motor further back as per jags that run book with my ls1 install engine is set back much better will give update on how it handles shortly soon as i get my first real drive next weekend exhaust going on this week

well having researched the more common v8 install i have found most off set engine 25mm to one side mainly to make steering clearance easier the most common mounting kit for 350 chevs jags that run offsets engine 25 mm the kit i bought for my ls1 does the same both kits have been built by engineers so i dont see any reason to worry about this though with my ls1 it would have been way easier to get exhaust in if the offset went to left instead of right but would have to rebuild the whole kit to change it so i left it the way it is with the jags that run can see no reason why you couldnt swap the widee spacers to left instead right mick

well finally got car to stage of fitting exhaust booked it in and drove it to exhaust shop yesterday about 5 minute drive first time out of driveway running straight out of extractors its loud blowing flames and it was raining too so i was taking it easy lol well trying too anyway tacho not hooked up and no speedo it lights up rear tyres so much easier than the old engine mate is gonna get wheel alignment done while im away at work this week as i have fitted adjustable arms and camber plates all around so camber and castor is all out cant wait to go for decent drive next weekend mick

yeah it got along reasonably quickly raced against it one weekend but many years ago now know it was quicker than my car at the time wasnt finished off that well sort just thrown together but went well mick

thats elphs old car sold to melbourne long time ago any idea where roger brownriggs rally car ended up

well when picture was taken it was running nissan v8 the older y44 motor and celica 5 speed gearbox New engine is ls1 5.7 ltr v8 from hsv clubsport complete with 6 speed box and r200 lsd diff have driven it few times just finishing off few items before hitting the road for first good drive mick

well im up on the northwest coast of tassie but car hasnt been out of my drive for bit over 3 years well might have made it out on to the culdersack few times recently but has no exhaust hoping to fix that in next couple weeks mick

hi just listed my r180 lsd on ebay had no idea what to ask for it so thought ebay was best place to put it so here is link hope i sell it need funds for new exhuast http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220249070320&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=012 its in great condition

i was told down here on the big island (tasmania) that when you get car engineered they supply modification plate which is valid in all states of australia mick

i have my zed with shannons $15000 agreed value on limited use policy along with special interest rego cost $225 but i am over 40 plus rating one insurance mick

id have to agree with 2.25 system what i had on my old l26 with hm headers and it sounded great made noticable difference to power as well went with exhaust shop recomendation just small middle pipe and muffler at rear with 2.5" outlet though id get quieter muffler if i did it today 20 years ago i just luved the 96 decibels mick

taken way too long had a few problems plus im working away but finally fired engine up today been two months since i first tried to start it wouldnt start checked everything everything checkd out sent computer back to be checked that vats turned off finally got it back yesterday no change ended up changing injectors and away it went damn it sounds good been changing engine for 3 years (lots extra mods ended up happening along the way to cope with new hp) so sweet to hear it run now to finish it off exhaust would be good to start with its so loud straight out of extractors cant wait to drive it mick

cant tell u on 280zx but can tell u we fitted my old 240z front spoiler to my rx4 rally car only had to cut bottom of guards to mount spoiler looked pretty trick till the driver (me) took wide line at motorkhana and went into the scrub kinda busted it so poor rx4 back to standard front end mick

hi hunter great to see another tasmanian on the site i know theres another guy on here from tassie hopefully if we can get a few we can meet up for cruise or club day im from devonport currently working at savage river i went with cusco strut braces front and rear can buy off ebay about $250 each very nice gear nice easy fit if you have standard strut mount but ive changed to adjustable camber plates so modified mounts to suit also wanted strut brace nice and low to allow for different air intake im wanting to fit once engine is up and running mick

not sure which is more hopeful a 300kw l28 or a lawn mower thats worth enough to swap for such a motor good luck think your dreaming lol

hi well been working on my engine change for sometime now was gonna wait till i finished car before i showed any pics but finally got motor sitting in place for the last time touch wood and i just got to show it to someone here it is engine is from hsv clubsport r8 with t56 six speed box fits real sweet though it has given me plenty issues to get it in now to finish wiring and fire it up cant wait mick