Zedman240®

Your 280 would've been great to display...oh well. I really hope they build the circuit along with the drag strip. An extra circuit in Victoria is never a waste of time!

Great news..waiting to see the video on youtube of it's first drive! From the pics doesn't look too bad at all.

Try telling the other half. I wish I had a double that could go in my place..clones would be so handy! Never been to that Hanging Rock display...oh well..next year

I entered online and sure enough, emails start pouring in about the entry information. If you don't enter online, they won't let you in the gate unless you are just a spectator without a car. Anyone else entered or going to attend?

Ive heard you can contact the firms that make windows for aircraft; like helicopters. They can shape them with a "bow" so the sheet, when it's in place doesn't pop in and out. That's why you some lexan screens with strips of alloy to hold the shape. There's a place in Dandenog called "Australian Sheet Traders" that have heaps of different materials. I got priced a large sheet of perspex for about $45 which is very competitive. I'm hoping to make my own lens covers...As for is it louder, I'm not sure but I can tell you, most of the noise from my zed comes from the front under the bonnet! With the scratching, you have to be careful with it as it is easy to mark. It's not hardened like glass. Weight saving is also a bonus. Most race cars do it!

Unfortunately I have a wedding to attend to..with thunderstorms predicted on Sunday, we may lose power...

Any pics? Fines? Wish I was there dammit..

Hahaha...you're not wrong! Looks awesome. Gotta get me one now!

I bought one new from Brighton Nissan when I had my 4.4 diff. When I sold the diff gears to Benzed, he may still have the speedo pinion...he may want to sell it? Maybe worth a try.

Hope you remembered to remove the cotter pin that's about halfway along the pin virtually under the hub. You will see a 10mm nut and the pin comes out underneath. But be careful removing it, you don't want to bash it with a hammer. look exactly like an old bicycle crank cotter pin but a lot more stubborn to get out!

Just bought another useless item off ebay...anyone live near the Northen Beaches? Not sure where the exact address is, still waiting for the email with the details...Loui?

The way I'm thinking, I'm not talking about just one stop. Planes for example have small setups for what they do. They are only good enough for one stop then over heat and have hours or even a day to cool before they are needed again. With a 280ZX with a huge power plant, after multiple high speed stops, you will need some decent hardware. For city driving it should be fine, but say you were to go along the Great Ocean road, you will find their limits. Plus changing tyres puts a bit more stress on brakes. Going to a semi slick from a road tyre offering more grip, will make it harder to lock up. To me, the faster you go, the better you have to stop! One thing you are forgetting about the advantage of going to bigger brakes is the heat. Like you said above, only after the upgrade, only having to press 50% on the pedal, you decreased pedal effort and heat in the brakes. Both of these very favorable! It's upto the owner what he wants to do first... I'm just recommending what I would do first..

I had a 4.4 with almost the same setup and on the freeway, I'd be revving at around 3500ish rpm? Best all rounder would be between a 3.9/4.1 With the 260 box first gear, which is 2.93, a 4.1 would be better but on a freeway, might rev a tad. If you can, try them both...

Muhahahaha.....once you go with these...there's no going back to carbs!

I'm sure I have a couple of second hand pins that are still ok if you need them..

With the weight of the 280 not increasing much with the RB engine, power/top speed will surely increase meaning trying to pull up a 280ZX with brakes designed for a engine with a quarter of the power IMO would need something a little more adequate. Not saying 330mm discs and 6 pot calipers but a setup similar to Simon's should suffice. Since the engineer is already looking at the engine, have the brakes done too... Just my thoughts...

I'd also be looking at a healthy brake upgrade before suspension!

It's all going now; been driving it as much as I can with the club reg. Got an event at Calder in early March. Dynoed with a whopping 90 odd rear wheel killa watts. Itching for the replacement L24 to go in.. Heres a pic anyway..

If its older than 25 years, a car can be legaly driven in LHD without a need for a RHD conversion. Unless the owner wants it. If it's his dad, it's probably not a zed...

I remember when people used to machine their Weber manifolds on an angle where it bolts to the head to try and get a straight line from the trumpet into the cylinder head. I'd leave your setup as it is and try it. You'll have fun with the fuel rail and linkages!

Welcome Gilly.... best advice is save, save & save! Then spend when you find a nice example.

Any large metal object traveling on a road can kill; don't blame the vehicle, just the deaf, dumb chimp controlling it. Now it's not even safe to be in your front yard of your house or lounge room... some idiot can come crashing through it at anytime...

Withdrawal symptoms should start kicking in now....cold sweats, insomnia and cravings.

Thanks for the offer but somebody else wanted those old Tamiya RC cars more than me. Lost the auction by $2... Oh well. If you ever see anything in Melbourne, let me know!

If we were to put different speed limits for all vehicles, it would be chaos on the road. A freeway with some doing 100, some doing 80 and large trucks doing 60..It's bad enough as it is with some "drivers" doing 20 below the limit now. Best thing I think is for all young (and some other) drivers to complete driver training and to discover that driving a REAL car isn't as easy as on a Playstation 3.