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Can anyone add more info to this? Perhaps pictures of their gearbox mounts and car years? Thanks!

Wait I'm sorry, I read Mr Camoflage's comment before I read yours and it made me think that you were saying they had no badges on them at all. I am not 100% that they have a 260 badge, just that they have Datsun and 2+2. My bad!

In pretty much the same place. They just had an extra 2+2 badge on them. I take it your bought yours with a clean hatch? Shouldn't make too many assumptions based on your own car

Sounds like the 10th anniversary Black Gold 280zx edition: I laughed so hard when I first watched this video. Wish I'd lived in the 80s!

I'm having real trouble organising getting an L28 from Bunbury to Perth. Apparently it costs nearly as much to do that trip as it costs to get it to Brisbane. Does anyone live in Perth or Bunbury that might be making the 3 hour drive in the next month?

That's not necessarily true. I'd call it a failure in communication from both ends really. I understand your frustration YellowRX, but surely you had the option to ask for his phone number? I'm sure a quick call would have averted all of this drama. When you sold the motor to someone else you knew that there was a risk he would still want it. And zomb13, I personally hate it when people don't follow through on commitments, from the sounds of it you didn't make it easy for him. If I'm ever organising a pickup or delivery of items, especially ones that will require preparation, I always try to get a number so I can call if they don't show.

I think you mean newbie. Neuby is a member's name on this forum.

I'm interested in the clear powdercoating option as that could be applied to lots of parts on the engine that HPC couldn't. Has anyone clear powdercoated their valve cover before? While procrastinating my thesis I did something useful! I now have a fold out workbench in my garage.

Talking to my mech mates I don't think the inlet manifold heat would be an issue, since it mostly is worried about heating up from radiation from headers. The valve cover heating up is an important point, but I'm thinking that if Simon degroot is able to do it then I should be fine. worst case I notice the engine running too hot and I swap over to my l26's valve cover to fix the problem. and powdercoating wouldn't look this good

Thermal Edge coating quoted the following rough estimates for HPC coating over the phone: Valve Cover - $120 to $150 Extractors - $300 Inlet Manifold - $150 So yeah $600 or so to get those three things done. I could buy a lot of polishing equipment with that money, but then again the extractors will have to be done regardless. I'll think about what you said Shaun.

Aussie Packers (company I accessed through where I work) quoted $430 from Bunbury or $305 from Perth. Pack and Send quoted $560 from their Bunbury depot. Tyson is going to see what local options are available to Perth and then I might just pick the $216 E-Go quote from there. So back to my earlier question on HPC coating: From what I understand it is an excellent thermal insulator and reduces the amount of polishing you have to do. With that in mind would it be worth HPC coating all the bits that usually needs lots of polishing, like inlet manifold and valve cover? Or is that going to be crazy expensive? I wouldn't mind hearing what other people have done to minimise the amount of work it takes to get their engine bay gleaming.

Do they only come in red and blue, or can I get them without the colours? I have just been sussing out transport options. Based on these dimensions: mass = 180kg, length = 120 cm width = 50cm height = 100cm with it already being strapped to a pallet I got the following quotes: Transdirect : $618 with a crane to help unload at house E-Go: $577 from sellers house or $216 but seller would have to drive 2 hours to Perth to drop it off there Toll-Ipec quoted the seller $420. Still waiting on Pack & Send's estimate. I'll get in touch with Tyson (seller) and see if it cant be brought to Perth somehow. Edit: Just realised that I sit near the logistics department of the company I work for, I might be able to organise cheap shipping through them if I am lucky. Fingers crossed anyway.

How much did that setup cost? It looks good. Thanks for that

In other news, I'm buying an L28 finally! I'm putting a deposit on the one in Perth with triples and a bit of work done to it. Seller is confident it will put out 170 RWHP which is plenty for me! Here are some pics of the engine: Here is a summary of its specs: 3x 45 DCOEWebers Extractors with shortened secondaries E88 head port matched Datrally cam with lash pads and heavy duty valve springs. Hyper-eutectic flat top pistons, 020 thou, fly cut, approx 10.5-1 comp. Vernier Cam Gear Balanced, flywheel doweled to crank. BMW harmonic balancer. RPM pressure plate with strengthened straps. Button clutch with springs I'm planning on getting my ugly old engine bay painted red and removing a lot of the unnecessary brackets and clutter: Greg is going to assist with the engine removal and stripping. I'm planning to electroplate all the metal parts that I can (while the engine bay gets painted) and replace quite a few others with things from eBay and MSA to make everything look as new as possible. I'm also intending to purchase a bench grinder and get a buffing wheel to bring out the best shine possible in the valve cover. I'm also planning to either get the rusty headers cleaned up and HPC coated, or to buy a set of HPC ones new from the guys in Woolongong. Has anyone ever HPC coated an inlet manifold? It seems simpler than polishing it. I also plan on getting a dremel to polish the carbys. I have a couple questions for you guys: Will the manifold still have the vacuum line to connect to the brake booster? I'm planning on getting shipping quotes from E-Go and Pack and Send, can anyone recommend any other shipping companies? It's located in Bunbury WA. I'd like to keep my aircon system in place, does anyone have any tips on how to improve its look? Perhaps a place where I can buy new hoses for it? I'd like to remove the last remnants of the solenoids that used to operate the heater vents. Has anyone ever converted such a setup to use a cable? I only want to be able to switch between the main air vents and the demister - which i currently am unable to do. What are my options regarding fuel lines? Does anyone have examples from engine's they own/have seen?

Speakers and electric aerial are in place. What a difference! The sound quality is 10x better than it used to be. I'm not getting quite as much bass as I'd expected, but I haven't played around with the amp bass gain setting yet. Here are some pics: Head Unit: Amp: Speakers:

There is a sticky entirely devoted to this topic.. http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,4098.0.html

Beautiful! Who cleaned up the carbys? They look great!

Email sent. I would also be interested in the reason for the sale? Edit: A couple more questions: How many kms has it done? Were they all on the track?

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I'd say get shipping costs to Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane and we can infer the rest from that

I'll test the signal interference when I install the speakers and if necessary I'll run the RCA leads under the carpet around the door. If I run it down the other footwell then I'm going to have to show too much wiring as it 'jumps' between the footwells, which isn't ideal. Shaun seemed to think that earthing both head unit and amp to the same location should improve sound quality, which is the opposite of what you are saying? Both earth wires are bolted to the transmission tunnel. Thanks kobes. The interference is almost exclusively a result of the RCA and power leads being too close right? Since I have kept them as separate as possible I think it should be OK. When Shaun and I get a chance to put the speakers in I'll see if it makes a difference earthing it elsewhere.

Since this is an aussie forum I'd recommend putting a shipping price on there too.

Hey guys, I'm afraid that I'm not going to be able to make it! As much as I would love to come, I would be missing both my birthday and Big Day Out (dates were just announced) here in Brisbane.

Guys please don't discourage people from selling their cars here. Scoota I've deleted your post. Why would someone who wants to sell their z join our community? There isn't any real reason beyond selling their car. On the other hand we definitely want them to post their cars here first to give our members first pick. In situations like this I can't see a problem with them simply posting their car for sale ad (even using the correct template)and not introducing themselves.

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