PeterAllen

I shouldn't think this would be too hard to adapt. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DATSUN-240-260Z-WHALE-TAIL-REAR-SPOILER-/161788564875?hash=item25ab59958b

AND, it goes like a cut snake.

Jeff, You're making life difficult for yourself when there really is no need to. A rotisserie would make things so much easier. I have one I'm not using that you can use if you want to.

That car has been fitted with a GTO body in the last few weeks.

David, don't encourage him. We know his Zed is many miles away with metal health issues and George has a mental health issue as a result.

Back to rear LCAs (transverse links as Datsun call them). I don't like spherical rod ends on road cars - durability is a concern for me, so I swapped the ends for bushed ends on my after-market LCAs. I needed to skim 4mm off one face on each and shorten the stainless steel sleeve 4 mm also. I also linished out the bore a lick to suit the 16mm spindle pin.The outcome works perfectly.

Hamish I have a set of jellybean wheels under the house you can have at market price (?). They need new rubber and if I recall they have 'mag wheel nuts' but I'm not real sure of the safe place I put them! Peter Located in Sutherland. mobile = Oh four Juan won Oh nine one ate sex seven.

It only required a one word change the make perfect sense. Just yell out if you need a hand with anything. .

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha... you crack me up.

You need to be careful of 'retro' belts as I doubt they are ADR approved, i.e. Australian Standards. I was really keen to use the 'aircraft style' buckle in the GTO but those produced today do not have AS approval 'Retro' belts are fitted to pre-compulsory cars, e.g. late 50s, early 60s vehicles to maintain an in-period look.

No. I want to discourage others from driving the car! While you can measure the angle of the inner sill structure and buy a reel with the correct bracket, I'm not sure the shoulder point is directly above the floor point. If that's the case then you would have to rotate the reel a few degrees and that could be a PITA as far as unwanted locking was concerned. That's all assuming they still are pendulum activated?

Could be corrected on this but I thought inertia reels were fitted later and that a '71 240Z would have fixed belts? I'm about to order a set myself. New belts are available from Hemco and they have a SA agent. http://www.hemco.com.au/index.php/79-divisions/seat-belt Bolts are 7/16" UNF.

Not trying to be smart but have you tried Bunnings? I fitted some return springs to my Wilwood Parking Brake and they had a good range of tension and compression springs. If you just need a tension spring - if necessary cut it to length and bend a new hook on the cut end with a pair of long nose pliers. If it's the pawl spring then you're RS.

Dear John I am sorry to have to tell you but our relationship is over. I have come to the realisation that you simply don't understand me, I am not someone to be left out in the cold. I demand constant attention and need a man with experienced to run his delicate hands over me on a constant basis. I need someone who has money to buy me all the things I desire. I need someone who focuses all his attention on me - I've seen your sideways glances at those Frauleins. You have a wife and family and I am not prepared to come between you and them. I might be seen as a 'fast' woman but I have my moral standards. Forget about me. regards S30 .

Like houses, the days of 'handyman specials' are, by and large, long gone. People now prefer debt to a dream. While a significant number of members here might be interested, particularly in something needing mechanical repair, there is a much larger market for a freshly painted car - if it's well done!

That's right - https://panjiva.com/Arizona-Z-Car/1903289 Leads to this - http://www.hsdcoilovers.com/

I think the shock is a stock item by the Asian manufacturer. I surfed the net for something like "14 settings shock" and was pretty sure I found them. I'll try again to locate what I found. I'm not 100% sure but it's worth a try. (edit) Found this but they're not giving anything away. http://www.uskoreaconnect.org/business-connect/success-stories/arizona.html

Easy enough to make. Use a piece of 8-10mm dia rod (steel or timber) about 150mm long and cut a hacksaw slot in one end about 30mm deep. Tear off a piece of approx 120-240 grit emery cloth, about 30mm x 70-100mm, and insert an end into the slot, then wrap the the remainder of the cloth around the slotted section of the rod. Make sure you wrap it in the direction on rotation when the rod is driven by a hand drill. Just clean up the bore - don't overdo it.

I resemble that remark... Seriously, a 2+2 is a far better car for V8, the extra wheelbase enhances handling.

I wasn't advocating it as a permanent solution. I read your post to suggest you were under pressure to remove the car quickly. If the spindle pin is stuck then just reassemble that side and drive it to where you have to. If you what to reassemble the side you have removed the pin from then yes, get any non-galvanised 5/8" bolt. I think they are about 0.006" under the 16mm of the Datsun spindle pin.

A 5/8" bolt will get you out of trouble. An fastener supplier will have them.

Sure do. I've chalked up close on 400 metres in 9 years, glad to say it was all in the last week.

I'll be interested to see you feed the 4 long-tube extractors pass the starter!

Great work - keep the photos and info flowing.

Roger. If it isn't too late, cover the nozzle with a finger from a rubber glove and tape it down with some gaff tape. Put the whole tube in one of those snap-lock plastic bags and put it in the fridge. I've been able to retrieve it, pull a by then solidified plug from the nozzle and use the remainder several months after first opening the tube. I think I've got an answer (followed your suggestion) for the handbrake, but I'm not over confident.