Mr240z

This is The History Of The Zed Car as seen on foxtels History Channel (5 parts) part 1 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=filjihe00Go part 2 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=3U4tfDL6ZXM part 3 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=PL_BFqiJujI part 4 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=piCuoqHfYEQ part 5 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=vGA9xTU8GQU Hope those of you who haven,t seen it before enjoy it Pauly

This was in the telegraph paper today as the cover story for the Cars Guide section It was copied out off the paper by me word for word, just to let all you guys have a read. It came with a few pictures but cant upload them for some reason p.s hope these no copyright Infringement isuses

Hey Astrawam you can buy an after market washer bottle for any parts shop off a TA22 celica made buy www.niceproducts.com.au and its very close too the original one and fitts in the original spot .Looks better than the one you have there.only costs about $25.00 makes all the different .only my 2cents worth Paul p.s Good luck with the sale, Hope it gets grabed up by one of these blokes here

That car had been restored once and although it had some compromises, it was in close to original starndard condition and perfect for a classic restoratio'n. "They really are the ideal car to restore' Hewett say,s "Everything is bolt on,bolt off and back when i was doing this car, there were still quite a few around and the parts were fairly easy to get." The 240z was the then Datsun company,s first tilt at matching it with the prestige European sports cars both for styling and proformance. I production from 1969 to 1973 the 240z devloped into the 260z, 280z and the ,by the early 1980s, with a name change to Nissan, the 300zx before the car went into hibernation It was revived as the 350z several years ago. "Originally Nissan took styling ideas from the Porsche 911, the E-Type jag and the Ferrari to design the car," Hewette says. "When they first came out they were actually quicker yhan the Porsche and that gave them quite a boost." The 240z was named for its engine capacity, a 2.4-litre six-cylinder unit fitted with Hitachi caburettors and punching out 150hp (112kW). That gave the 240z a 0-100km/h sprint of a very respectable nine seconds flat. While Hewett doesn,t drive either of his 240z,s--both concourse winners--as daily transport, each has a special place in his heart. "I enjoy the modifield one as it,s a bit more lively, both give me enjoyment."he says. Written by Kevin Hepworth SNAPSHOT Datsun 240z Years made:October 1970-May 1974 Price when new:approx $3500 Price now:approx $35,000-$40,000

COVER STORY from the daily telegraph Bruce Willis may have uttered the famous "Zed's dead baby,Zeds dead"line in pulp fiction, but nothing could be further from the truth for john hewett. Hewett is one of a dedicated band of collectors and restorers who have given life to the callic Datsun "Z"cars. "It was really my son who got me interested in the cars at first"Hewett says. He was skiing in Whistler and had one over there.He knew i was thinking of doing up a car as a project and suggested a 240z. I was a tennager but hadn't [like that] for another 30 years or so. "It was the late 1990s and at the time finding a pre-loved 240z wasn,t that hard,"Hewett says,"the first one i had i saw on the side of the road...but after a lot of effect there was just too much rust in it so it went off to Sims Metal and I started again" Following the false start Hewett managed to get a much better example,albeit a modified one,and while he still has that car and enjoys driving the tweaked 1973 version, it was a classic "original" he really wanted. "I got my other car in about 2000 when somebody rang me when I was secretary of the Z Car club and wanted to sell theirs."he says.

Hey sulio pretty sure there RAM flows ,they came from a company called LYNX automotive http://www.lynxcorp.com.au/main.php?idx=home

Peter i,m in for Thursday night ,go for a hoon somewhere burn up some rubber etc etc Got the new fibreglass bonnet from alfa fibreglass bloody beautiful they do a great job anyway see what Georgie boy is doing and wake up sydney mike and lest get out there Pauly

Try willam his in here somewhere his user name is ZD44TT he had a set for sale last week

Lurch went to autopro today ,no listing in the PBR catalog so the boys are going to chase up one tomorrow if possible .I,ll wait and see how they go and get back to you

Go sulio Go Five minutes ago it was for sale ! now your going all out .Good to hear Got your second wind ,Now head for thr finsh line Go sulio Go Go Go

Hey REV you are a dead set freak of nature Mate if a send down some postage money can you post yourself to me for a couple of weeks Got some odd jobs for you pauly REV THE ZED CAR BUILDER CAN HE FIX IT "YES HE CAN"

Hey Lurch i,ll get you a price on a new one over the weekend through my "connections" I,ll let you know

Yo luvemfast ,lets see if i can chase up a set for you, there might be a set left "connections" i ran a autopro store for the last 15 odd years and was talking to one of supplies and his got some nice l28 sitting around .I,ll p.m you soon pauly

Hey dalee, I removed the windscreen wipers about 6 weeks ago to spray it And what do you know only one put back on talk about LAZY Peters to busy polishing his new wheels .And still only the the rear number plate (no front) Peter pull your finger out and do something p.s AFLA fibreglass is sending my bonnet this week "YAHOO" ;D and got a brand new set of flat tops pistons for my L28 for $120 (connections)

Whats a Orange??? maybe geoge would know

Hey GT240Z i worked in a spareparts shop for 15 years i went though all the supliers and nothing came close .mine was cracked right in the middle so i cut that part out and got a exhaust shop to bend a bit of exhaust pipe to suit and inserted in the middle off it with 2 large hose clamps on it It worked for a while but the hose was too far gone .Mate for the price of a new one from the states you,d be saving in the end from fuel dripping on the road .Take my word for it, DO IT!!

Hey mark i can help you on this one mate i got tripples ,I run the std mech fuel pump with a fuel regulater on it for the past 10 years without any problems .You have to run a regulater cause even the std pump pumps too much fuel I can check too see what i.ve got the regulater set at if you want. pauly

Hey mark the thing your missing is (15 mins a day) Try and find an extra 15mins a day and you,ll be right sorry i cant help (just in a funny mode)

Hey crowe i brought a packet from a rep from clipsal they do all the different door trim clips for ever car ever made www.clipsal.com.au go to a good spare parts shop ask to have a look at their clipsal catalog and you will find them and just ask them to order them in for you pauly (mr240Z)

Hi luvemfast what size spacers do you use thanks . pauly

leave the 260z alone and go buy a cheap 240z and i,ll help you fix it up (your going to fark your 260z )

Go the 260,s that cause you dont have a 240z (only joking)(not) Hey george Whats a "sydney" See you guys tomorrow

Hey boys you wont find one in australia I brought one about 6 months ago from MSA in the states it was about $145 to me http://www.motorsportauto.com/ parts number is 11-3240 price $102.62US plus postage

Your still alive ,Glad to hear it

I,ve got the same switch mine was for the power aerial i think (missing electric aerial)