PeterAllen

Apologies, I meant to state no Datsun engine/gearbox either. Post #1 amended.

Finally getting on with some assembly. I've looked around and there doesn't appear to be too much which actually need electroplating. I'm only looking at items which were originally cad plated and I'm not running any Datsun engine/drivetrain/brakes. Any suggestions on what I might be missing to send to the plater?

Just what you need next to your head in a crash!

I'm pretty sure you'll need a crimping tool to install them. You might be better off just taking the covers to an upholsterer and have the vents supplied and installed.

http://www.flexfoam.com.au/upholstery_supplies.html

Gee, I'd forgotten about that demister requirement, I was going to submit mine less the Vintage Air unit, looks like I'll have to install it beforehand. Rudolf - Make sure the opening is big enough to get the ends of the cable through! Why don't you just go to Grippy Rubber (Silverwater) and get a rubber grommet to suit? I've just used the rubber plugs to fill the unwanted holes in my firewall.

Gee, how slack is that...

Hey dude*, fibre optic cables are replacing wires and cumbersome wiring looms. I can't quite figure this out, I'm the one getting close to 70 yet it appears to me you young fellas are rubbing sticks together to start fires. * Not to be confused with the Beatles' song.

Luddites ... Mounting the pedal is a piece of cake. Even brake by wire is now the go.

Why?

They are uncoated mild steel filler rods which allow you to work the metal with a hammer and dolly after welding.

If anyone watched the French Moto3 GP tonight you would have to agree that Jack Miller was both very very brave and very skillful at the same time. Perhaps not the calculating professional like Stoner and Doohan but more like the fearless Wayne Gardner. Great to watch.

David - I like the Ferrari-esque tubing for the spark plug leads.

http://www.covercraft-pacificshop.com/ Look under Nissan, ie. not Datsun

Actually, I'll probably be asking you and Mick to give me a hand to do that shortly. All my mates are now too old to be lifting shells. Hip and knee replacements, pace-makers, etc. I find it easier to fit the shell to the engine.

Oh, yes. Suddenly everybody wants to be my friend!

A few months ago I bought some Dura-Blocks and other items off an NZ mob on the Oz eBay. They were far cheaper than the Oz sellers and even though the seller "Restosupplies" only had 7 transaction I took a punt. The items were brand new in there Eastwood wrappings and arrived within a week.

How did you go with this? I recall that when fitting the Wilwoods I had to install a 260Z hub as it pushed the rotor out further, to clear the caliper and control arm. You don't have 240Z hubs on by any chance, and the rotor is rubbing on the caliper or control arm?

I'm with Corgas and I was paying the usual monthly arm and a leg rental but their local distributor stopped ... err, well ... distributing. I now see that Bunnings are distributors and there is NO monthly rental, just a one-off hiring fee. I'll be checking it out once I run out.

Nice work guys. Great work Lachlan, fantastic to see people willing to take on a mentoring role.

Might be a wheel bearing. The uni will nearly always make a clunking sound when you start off and/or decelerate quickly. The wheel bearing will whine louder as you take corners. Jack up the rear and with the parking brake on try to move the driveshaft (the shaft between the diff and axle shaft/hub). If the uni appears okay then release the hand brake - chock the front wheels first - and spin the wheel. You will hear a grinding noise if the bearing/s are damaged.

I'd been wondering what Arnold Schwarzenegger had been doing lately.

Fair enough. Silly me, I was relying on my memory, a dangerous thing to do at my age. Speaking of age. Here is a snap I took of Nick Mason at Goodwood.

Oh the irony... At the end of that film Mark Hales says that Martin Brundle said to him in reference to racing the car at Goodwood, "This is a 20m pound car" and Hales said to him, "That's something we'll have to live with". A couple of years ago Mark Hales was driving David Piper's P4 Ferrari for a story he was writing for a magazine, Hales missed a gear and over-revved the engine. Piper successfully sued Hales for millions and Hales ended up selling his house and flat broke.

Actually, of the 36 built only 54 remain. There is one for sale in NZ at the moment. http://www.ebay.com/itm/121326328683 I wonder why they went to all that expense and made a '64 body when the '62-'63 bring far more money... real or copies. The GTO wheelbase is 100mm longer that a 240Z but you can remove the spot welds on the front shock towers of a 240Z and reposition them 100mm forward, and then move the front cross-member forward 100mm so what was the rearward mounting point attaches to the forward mounting hole, then and you drill a new forward mounting hole, you will have similar wheelbase. Not that I'm suggesting anyone do it! I'm a little concerned that the '64 in the clip doesn't have the wooden steering wheel... I hope my one will be comfortable enough.