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That is a nice colour, wonder if it's the mazda blue? Someone must have been desperate for cash to let it go for that price. If it is a decent paint job with no rust, most of the hard work has been done for you. Lucky son-of -a

what have they quoted you?

Ah there you go. Thanks for the tip.

I'm not so certain you have the wiring. I know my 1/75 260 if it doesn't have the hazard switch plugged in I get no blinkers at all. Many times have i taken for test drive with console out and realise down the road have no indicators.

where you having it?

Yep I've made the Shannons claim. Very simple just need to make sure windscreen place is approved by them I think. Think I used O'Briens. They even ordered a new rubber in case. Turned out my old rubber was ok and didn't need to use it.

http://www.my105.com/classified.asp?id=10525&latest=1

Yep I've got one for you.

Still haven't got my first issue. Emailed that fella the other day and he's going to sort it out for me. Told him was interested in first edition for the zeds.

Really $1600 for under body too? Sounds like a quote for everything up to under body. But if that's what they quoted is a good price Is it on rotisserie? Who's doing it, are they in a shop or mobile?

Soda will only remove the paint but not rust. For rust you'll need a bit of garnet after you've removed all the paint. Probably the biggest thing to watch out for is making sure all the powder is cleaned off properly. You can feel if it hasn't been washed off totally because it makes the water feel a bit slimey when you wipe your hand over it. I'd recommend giving it a couple of washes because when it dries you'll still get the odd bit of powder reappearing where it has trickled out of cracks. I'm lucky enough to have a soda blaster in my charge at work....that and a full down draft spray booth. Funny that an electronic tech is in charge of it but they boss knows of my interest in doing up cars so now I'm the spray painter and soda blaster. Stripped my first car with chemicals. My 240 will be getting the soda treatment.

Have to remove inner door skin to mount. Pretty tight working area too. You'll manage.

WTF is that box in your boot

$300 POSTAGE that's daylight robbery

I have one which came with an import 2+2 parts car but am putting it on my 240. I have read in another forum , think it was a queensland based one where they reckon they aren't so rare in that neck of the woods. Might want to try posting on one of their forums.

Pedal boxes are actually the same. Just need the pedal and bolt bits. Problem is places like allz won't split a full assembly.

Be careful, you need the earlier series door with the roller latch. The later models, post Aug 76, have a different door which will not fit. I have one but not much good to you when I'm in Newcastle.

I put in the XR700 too. Pretty simple to install and less than $200.

I'm going fishing there tomorrow night. Going to freeze my A#$ off I think. Good old scooby. Wife just got an 06 Impreza wagon with 6k on the clock. Don't know if that one will go on the beach though. Good luck with your Zed hunt.

Congrats on the divine intervention Sure does clean the butt up nicely. You've got me considering a clean bum on my 240.

That looks like some good repair work. Did you say you cut replacement pieces from a donor car? That would have to make the process a whole lot easier.

I assume you mean "Brushes" when you say "Bushes" Yep pretty sure they're in that one (changed mine couple of months ago). Just pull them out and take to your local auto elec joint they keep all differnt sorts. If you don't have access to a soldering iron they will be able to swap for you as well.

I was thinking more along the lines of He-Man

What a crack up. Who paints that on there bonnet

Mine has an aftermarket pouch which clamps under the carpet on the left hand side as you are looking into the boot. Think this is where original lived anyway. I'll look at the Nissan parts list tonight should have it in there. Jack is on floor in front of rear driver side seat. You should have a bracket which it extends out against to hold it in place.