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Apologies if this has been posted before. Z grave in USA for sale. 24 cars for $27,000 (US) only $27,235 (rounded up) AUD plus shipping... $1,135 each http://carandclassic.co.uk/car/C200793/

Do you know anywhere that will do the acid dip? And how much it is?

Sorry for the delay, but please find attached images of the starting point for building the rotisseries, and the engine stand. Slight modifications made along the way (angles of rear connection plates especially - they were angled downwards and to the sides of the cars making that a bit more difficult, but the basic idea of the rotisseries is illustrated in these images. For the engine stand i added an extra bit of SHS under the angle simply due to the real height of it. Got the angle and bolted it onto the engine, then made the bottom rectangular section... lowered the engine down and realised I needed it higher, so added some more SHS to get the height. Also the upstand for the engine stand was 150mm x 50mm x 50, not 100 x 100 x 50 as shown on drawings.

Engines: L24 021392 P30 Block E31 Head L26 159409 P30 Block E88 Head L28 773582 F54 Block P90A Head I've had a read through the engine section of the site and looked at info on what all this means... from what i understand the P90A head is pretty good, but why...

Cars are on rotisseries!!! ;D Next step is to blast them... I reckon there is room in the garage for another Z now that they are on their sides.. haha

Auto Rotisserie for sale on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Car-Auto-Rotisserie_W0QQitemZ110452763469QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item19b77f6b4d

Think only 1 is an L28... how do i check??

Car Rotisseries Ok, I purchased a rotisserie made for a Torana and used it as a template to build my own for the Z (s). I am now reselling the Torana one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Car-Auto-Rotisserie_W0QQitemZ110452763469QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item19b77f6b4d I will do a parts list for the rotisserie for the Z for anyone who wants to make one themselves. If you want to purchase the Torana one, most of the stuff is made, you just have to alter the rear mounting plates to suit. and i think the front mounting bits were fractionally too wide (add a nut or something as a spacer. Either way, relatively easy mod's.

Yeah have a 240z and a 260z (2+2) ready to get blasted... hence 2 sets of rotisseries... 240z for me and the 2+2 for the misses can be the family car one day (haha, as if i'd be allowed to put a kid in anything without 8 airbags and power everything)... maybe it can just be the night out with the boys car

Engine Stands being used

Ok, it has been a while since i've done anything to any of my cars... but as the surface rust is building and i deferred uni i've had a spark of inspiration to get back into it... have spent the last week getting rotisseries and engine stands built, painted and ready to go...

Thanks Dimitri... I ended up taking the original bolts to Bursons and they had a thread gauge, and the sizes matched what you said (M10 x 20mm 1.25 thread). They didn't fit that easily into the car, but with a little force i managed to get them in...

I need to get some new bolts for the car(s) and unfortunatly i don't have a thread gauge to check the size. Is anyone able to tell me the size of the bolts for the rear bumper (the bit underneath the tail lights)? I don't suppose there is a list of every bolt size for the car (like an electrical wiring plan sort of thing)... no doubt there will be a fair few bolts to replace due to damaged thread or simply lost Cheers Chris

Hi Guys, Looking for engine mounts for L24, L26, L28 engines... don't know if there is a difference in the dimensions of each engine? Does anyone (Rare Spares, Castlemaine Hot Rod, etc.) make brand new ones, or does anyone have spares that they are looking to offload? Cheers Chris

look out for this in japan http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,5341.0/topicseen.html

i like the colour... any idea what it is?

I drove over to Adelaide to pick mine up (with almost an entire second car worth of spares (doors, bonnet, engine, interior...basically everything but a shell) with a trailer from a service station. Only disconcerting thing was the adelaide hills... up hill was a struggle, but down hill was almost solidly resting on the brakes... kept getting speed wobbles. If your going to tow make sure you are aware of the terrain and have a car that can handle the weight (or maybe better yet a 4WD)...i did it in a vl commodore

Found this in Japan... regret not buying it if anyone is going let me know and I can direct you to it

is oxy worth a go?? or am i likely to warp the panels by heating them up

whilst i only have 1 key for everything, I can only unlock the drivers door but can't lock with a key, and I can't unlock the passenger door but can lock. So when i park have to get out go around to the passenger door, climb in and reach accross to lock the drivers door and then lock the passenger door. Pain in the ass... Go keyless entry!!!

Hi All, My dad has a very large collection of car magazines we are looking to offload. Have tried unsuccessfully to sell in trading post. There is over 1300 magazines from the 1950's till present. A large range of magazines including "wheels", "modern motor", "motor manual", "car & car conversions", "mini world", "autocar" plus much more. Ideally we want to get rid of everything at once in one massive sale, however we are not having much luck and will consider selling smaller bundles / individual magazines in a couple of months if we get no bites. As to articles on the Z there are a few, but not heaps... (maybe a dozen or so that we have found, but that is only when mentioned on the cover...there may be more if u went through the entire magazines). If your not interested but have any ideas of people or companies/second hand traders who may be interested, it would be greatly appreciated. Probably 90% of the magazines were purchased as they had a mention of mini (which my parents used to collect, race, rebuild etc 20-30 years ago...

It's been ages since i've done work on the Z and maybe this will give me the inspiration needed. Will try to make it

Hi all Just wondering if anyone can offer any suggestions before i book the car in with an auto electrician. I was driving along and all of a sudden i lost a little bit of power and then my headlights died (both). However they do still work if i press the little button for the high beam. I tried replacing the fusses but that didn't work. Any suggestions??? Thanks Chris

I believe its every year, second Sunday of february. My aim, to have at least one car there next year. Fingers crossed.

Went to this on Sunday, only saw one zed which i have uploaded photos of. Does anyone in the club own this car? Was mainly mustangs etc, was surprised at how many cars were there. Few amazing custom made cars, lots of great paint jobs and a few very expensive cars