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Yeah my engine mount is like a boat mount. Metal bracket that goes around the front of the motor and wraps around the sides to the original mounts. This leaves heaps of room for the extractors and shouldn't be in the way for the conversions. Maybe a smal nick on one side but that would be it. Are you able to tell me more about the idle Bump Switch? Do you have that working and how was it rigged up? If you are still having steering issues I would get the bump steer looked at next time it's getting an alignment.

I plan on coming along as well. We can discuss the accommodation etc next Wednesday night at the club meeting if you like. I stayed at "The Quest" the other week for $205- for 2 bedroom self contained unit. Get 4 people in there and you will be laughing.

Thanks for the info RBZ260 that is the info I was after. Obviously I am a little worried about the damping since the car will be on the track and doing around 240klms so I am not sure what will happen at those speeds. Although I have found a Power Steering Flow Valve on a US site that seems to work as a bit of a Dampner. I have kept a copy of the write up just in case there is a problem. By the way is sounds like that wandering of your car might be a Bump Steer issue. I used to have the same problem. When I swap the racks over I will have to revisit and align things to ensure it doesn't start again. Scott I think the MX5 might be an easier swap over because of the diametre of the rack. But I haven't seen much written up on them and was thinking the Subi Rack might have a lighter feel to it with my weight. Since I don't want to be doing this twice I will go with the tried and tested or proven results. My biggest problem will be the rack hitting my harmonic balancer. At the moment it is only about 3mm between the two. But the Subi Rack will hit it so I have to go a smaller diametre balancer and or move the balancer forward 10-20mm to miss it. All this will be worked out in the next few months.

Hi I have been doing a lot of reading on these steering racks and it looks like the way to go for a conversion in the Zed. My question here is does anyone know if these racks when in the normal Subaru are totally manual? Or are they linked to an electronic device to soften the steering when you reach higher speeds? Some people say they or any power steering gets a little twitchy at high speeds but I don't know if they have dampners (for the want of a better word) to prevent this at high speeds? At this point I am thinking they are totally manual and that the only way to regulate the above problem would be playing around with Pulley sizes to vary the speed of the oil pump. What that does at low speed I have no idea. Hopefully some one here can shed some light on this since I am about to undertake the conversion in the next few months. I thought of contacting Subaru but figured I probably wouldn't be able to find anyone who would be interested in giving me any info since it would be going into a different car. Craig

No worries playing the long version Sulio. I should be able to make it along as well.

Ash and Gav are exactly right. The cheapest and fastest way to get a Zed with those specs it to buy one. Even if you have to wait 3 months for one to come on the market it will still be quicker than building one. Better yet find one you like and make an offer. You will be surprised how many people hang onto their cars when it could be up for sale at the right price. everything has a price even my car if I got the right offer!! Ha

Dimitri, I think the meetings have now settled at Sulio's work place (Mt Waverly?). But I am not sure how he will go for a TV. I imagine he will have something organised. If not let me know Sulio and we can discuss options.

Came up fantastic Sulio. I look forward to seeing the long version.

Nice write up Lurch. You know you have 2 years before the next Tassie trip. Ha If you are interested I might be upgrading my brakes in a years time. I will give you a yell at the time in case you might be interested. Get the project going I know you must be hanging to get a little more go out of the Zed. Sounds like it will be a nice job. Cheers

Thanks for the comments Pauly. I agree about the comments re interior they would turn me off a little as well. But you never know a buyer might want to gut it for racing or change seats and a few other things. Unfortunately there are too many reasons buyers want these cars. Too hard to please them all. But keeping things original and basic would be the ideal situation.

Sach there are two small dials down on the right side of the guages and steering wheel, low down. (Well thats on a 260Z 2+2 might be different on an early 240) One of them does the klms reset when you turn the dial. Keep going till you get everything onto Zero. Happy motoring.

Hey Ash sorry for not having my facts in order. If you were driving your car doing 1.47's then I applaud you on those times. (I don't need facts to back it up if you say you did then I beleive you no problem) I guess like you say he might have been getting a little slippage which I am terming as 4 wheel drifting. I guess it comes down to interpritation. I am well aware full blown drifting will slow you down Lurch. But you have to SLIDE all 4 wheels to some extent to get a great time at the Island. I guess that was my point.

It would be a shame to part out the car after the respray. Good luck with it Pauly.

Don't say sold till the deposit is in your hand. Till then keep people looking at it. First in with the money wins in my book. As you now know it aint sold till the cash is in the bank.

some of you guys talk about times at the Island with no personal experience under 1.55. I can tell you from personal experience and discussion with anyone doing those times or under at the island that they are all 4 wheel drifting (or sliding) to get those times. My brother has recently done 1.50's in his 240Z and he is drifting everywhere and he has 255's all round. I only say this because I see it when he pass's and I'm trying to keep up. Sure his car is more powerful and has wider tyres than the car in question so logic would tell you he is driving to the max as well. Until you have personally done those times I think you might be guessing at best what the driver is doing. By the way Lurch the V8 Supercars 4 wheel drift to hold their speed into long sweeping corners on all the tracks. Check it out on TV. Maybe try it your self and improve those times. :-) I was certainly doing the same on the back straight at Symmons Plains a month ago. Getting a 4 wheel slide doesn't mean you aren't doing nice smooth lines, all it means is you can carry more speed through the corner and you definately need to do that at the Island since it isn't a power track. The only way you know you are on the limit is if you are bordering on the 4 wheel slide. Edging between holding the lines firm on the corners and sliding slightly.

My mistake on the 195's. He must have been 4 wheel drifting everywhere. Pretty impresive on those tyres. I can tell you he won't be getting those times doing clean lines on 195 tyres alone.

That's not a bad idea actually. I mainly use the front page to see what's going on in the Forums as well but sometimes realise with a lot of activity some might drop off the radar.

Yes nice car but remember the Island track is more a handling track than a HP track. With 285 semi slicks on, that would be a massive advantage. Then if you gut the car to make it as light as possible then you are going to make the most of the HP he has. That with some balsy driving and 4 wheel drifting everywhere then I guess you come up with a great time like he did.

What's the deal with the front indicators? Also the front and rear mags are different in the picture? Not sure about the retro colour for the interior. With new paint realistically you will be lucky to get 4K. I am tipping the new paint job will be a cheapo job which will show up the uneven surfaces from all that part filler and part sanding. Most people will see through this. That's why I wouldn't be painting it first. All you are doing is throwing good money away that you won't get back. But like QLDZZZ said I think you probably know what it's worth and just hoping for better. Remember we are talking Datsuns here not GTHO's.

I love Lurch's usual tact. But he is probably close to the mark in regards to price. I guess it really needs to be sighted and the main issue would be the condition on the body and interior. But when you start talking about gear box's and synchros etc. This will drag your price well down. You might even be better off selling the car without being painted. Save $1,000- or what ever and then someone buying it can see if it was going to be a half baked job or not.

I wouldn't worry about it too much guy's. I think Lindsay has been good to many people and managed to rub a few the wrong way along the track. It's a personal thing and benefits those who have formed an relationship with the guy or remained loyal. They would get the "better" service than the wankers who turn up on his door once or twice trying to milk his brain and head off into the sunset without forking out any cash. Time is money as he says. Ha. I have certainly had more positive experiences with Lindsay then negative. But I am probably talking from many many years ago. I source most of my stuff elsewhere these days for what ever reason. But I can see why he has upset some people along the way. But like we say we can't get along with everyone one. It is business and people need to make money, supply and demand etc etc. I think we have all met the shonky operators in this game and that wouldn't be just at ZSpares. I reckon we leave it at that. Sure recommend to go there or not but it's probably not worth elaberating. Just leave it up to the individual to read between the lines or PM them if you feel it necessary to warn them off.

Hi Gavin, Yeah that's all I was thinking was to have the coming events for the next 6 months or year in bullet form. Not a whole calendar where we are lucky to have one event a month. A small list of the next half dozen mettings and or drives would be perfect. Then people can instantly see the club is active and has current events coming up. I reckon Sulio or Lurch would be happy to manually update this list. As one drops off add another, sort of in a rolling 6 month events schedule. Something like that would be perfect on the front page. I don't mind the polls but think your site and the club would get more out of having the coming events more visible and maybe keep the poles on a secondary screen or something. Cheers

You will have to go to the Calander. I am pretty sure it is all locked in for April some time. It would be much easier to see if Gavin was able to put the calander in place of the "Poll" on the front page. This is the best way to promote the club and it's activities. Not 2 screens behind the scenes where MOST people visiting the site won't go. If we want more people along then we need the dates at the for front of all visitors eyes. :-)

Sounds interesting Hank keep us informed on your progress. I know a few guys who wouldn't mind a set but didn't want to pay $750- or even $350- off ebay. Fo me the jury is out. Where are you based? Since you are in the game you might even be able to make me up a set that clip into the G-Nose itself??

Ha nice one Nato. I came back from Tassie about 4 years ago after giving the car a hard time. The gap between the bonnet and body where gone. It was now touching near the latch. So the body did move a bit on the trip, a bit to much hard breaking and accelerating with the donk in the middle of the car. Anyway I welded in an 8 point roll cage after bracing it all up correctly again. No more twisting anymore. Sorry to put a dampner on that dream. Actually I had the same one long ago hence the cage. Ha Ha