oldzguy

Ha! known you about 20 years and didn't know about your Z affliction Think back to Miller & Keady days for a clue cheers Wayne

It's like looking at my own car repair pics, same original colour, same rust damage. doing a good job, keep pics coming

Casite Motor Honey is a good additive for old tired engines, or an excellent assembly lube for a new engine. Available through Federal Mogul engine parts suppliers years ago so, 302/351 Cleveland then?

mental note to self: take a camera to all track days! May not be a genuine Scarab, I wouldn't know. Has wheel spacers or 5 stud adaptors ? on front over what look like Willwood type calipers. Blue car is Jason Winter's, here's pic from earlier car show

Was at Tas Super Series round 3 on Sunday 15th, good turn out with 5 Z's running including this genuine Scarab. very nice!!

Did a quick edit of results of interest to us Shannons Classic Outright 2nd 465 Siddins - Ferguson 1970 Datsun 240Z 01:02 4th 541 Cardinaels - Thomlinson 1972 Datsun 240Z 19:53 19th 421 Lowe - Lowe 1971 Datsun 240Z 42:11 20th 407 Goodwin - Hughes 1969 Datsun 240Z 43:26 DNF 440 Gainer – Conduit 1971 Datsun 240Z DNF Shannons Early Classic Handicap 1st 465 Siddins - Ferguson 1970 Datsun 240Z 00:00 7th 421 Lowe - Lowe 1971 Datsun 240Z 25:22 10th 407 Goodwin - Hughes 1969 Datsun 240Z 41:19

and one for luvemfast

Shannons Early Classic Handicap after Day 4 1. Jon Siddins / Darren Ferguson, 1970 Datsun 240Z, 26m16s 2. Andrew White / Ashley Yelds, 1961 Volvo 122S, +39s 3. Colin Byrne / Paul Stoopman, 1971 Alfa Remeo GTV 1000, +2m15s 4. Peter Ullrich / Sari Ullrich, 1963 Jensen CV8, +7m45s 5. Ross Steuart / Jill Steuart, 1962 Ford Anglia 105E, +13m52s

Mathew Cardinaels/Damien Thomlinson 240Z currently 5th in classic outright as well

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1" MC ordered as instructed. Does a restrictor valve need to be removed from rear circuit of MC or is that on car itself? Cheers

Got EziAuto parts to check availability, they supply Protex which is ATAP's product any way, so...... other alternative may be to consider a 1" Patrol MC. or get a S/H one resleeved etc

Stopped being lazy and searched through old posts, Credit to Peter allen for this: The following is from Hydrid Z: MASTER CYLINDERS The stock master cylinder is really unsuitable for any 4 piston caliper upgrade. It works marginally for the Toyota 4 piston calipers, but really increases the pedal throw. A 79-81 280ZX master is a nice upgrade and is suggested by Modern Motorsports and Arizona Z Car when using their brake kits discussed above. There are two masters in the ZX's. The early one has dual reservoirs and fits onto a Z booster. The later one has a single reservoir and has the reservoirs clocked 90º making it incompatible with the Z booster.

The popular Hilux/ R31 disc conversion has been well covered and the choice of 15/16 mastercylinder from 79- 81 280zx is recommended. This (JB1361) is no longer available from local sources but a 8/81 280zx M/C is (JB1362) Any one shed any light on differences,suitability etc.? Cheers

Came up pretty good with a little bit of effort

in a previous life when the display shelf (and garage) was devoted to two wheels Tamiya was the kit of choice, excellent detail. still have 2 unassembled YZR500 Yamahas to do one day

Jpav's album http://www.viczcar.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=281

round lights can look good, evidence fellow Tas member Jpav's custom tail

The panel around my radiator was painted matt black over the original paint, I presumed by a PO but a factory detail job makes sense

I've just painstakingly removed all the ORIGINAL body colour paint from the same area of my 2+2 mine is a '74 and a lighter Gold colour *Check carefully for rust under bonnet hinges.

I 'chipped in' $10 for September but it seems we were still short. Come on people this sites cheap entertainment and an invaluable source of Z info. I will try and donate as often as I can, thanks Gav and everyone else for the effort made to run this forum cheers Oldzguy

The "My gallery" pic was what I saw. good news about engineering hope rego gives no grief

Welcome Paul, is it a local Tassie car or imported ? details and pics are compulsory......... a convertable? Cheers Wayne