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Thanks guys. Machining is no problem, my mate who does all our engines has a fully stock workshop, including milling machines, presses and lathes. We managed to squize 100hp/l for our targa car, a 69 hillman hunter royal. Thanks guys for the advice, much appreciated i will read properly once the kids are in bed. TA

Ok so now that i have body under control, time to turn my attention to the engine. I want to keep my L26, why, because this will be a sunday driver, not my toy. I want to do the following. L26 block, mine is a 75 not sure on block stamp. I have an E88 head which i will keep but shave a little to bump up the compression. Bigger valves and a mild port and polish job on the head will be the order of the day. A mild cam is what i am after, not sure about the extent of mild, just something better then stock. Tripple Delotos or webbers 40's to deal with the fuel, decent exhaust manifold and electronic ignition to deal with the spark. So that i what i think i will build, i am after 200hp at the wheels. HOWEVER, i want a CR of about 10.5:1 or so, but i don't want to run a different head. If i run 240Z flat top pistons, i should be able to get about 10.2:1 i think. So i guess if i shave 0.5mm of the head and use a adjustable timing gear to deal with the chain timing i should be ok. I have read a few posts about rebuilds, but i was wondering what people have been doing in the past. Can someone tell me what a combo as above would make in HP, only revving to 7500 as i will be using stock rods and standards non forged pistons. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated please. TA

sorry budy was keen as mustard but i managed to pick up a complete barn find in awesome nick all but two rust spots with original white interior for $1500 sorry

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1977-DATSUN-260Z-2-2_W0QQitemZ180422427445QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item2a0203c335#ht_1189wt_1165 The intake is on the RH side not on the LH side

there was a 2+2 panel on Gbay the other day and i didn't buy it. Silly me

rear spares has em to

Mine has taken a hit from below but can be straightened out. BUT if anyones knows, let us know

WOW, i had no issues with things falling out, car was fairly sounds but still rusty to buggery. The sad thing about my car, although rusty to buggery, after Many years of no service, the thing ran like a charm and EVERYTHING worked, including headlights, indicators and stop lights.

seing as i just drove a rust bucket back from Melbourne, where i could see the road infront below me, i can do anything

well actually all i want is a shewll got goot runnign gear including a L26 so i'mm good, name your price, mind you an L28 is eaven better,

well not higaking the thread but make that two 2+2's Me to

Who did you get your bits and pieces from. i will be looking at parts soon to and was wonderign where people were sourcing all their parts from?

Mine arrives sunday morning, will post pics of the carnage that is 'The rust Bucket' LOL

You have PM

Well having a R33 some time back, mine made 220 rwKw at 15 psi on stock turbo. I did so to try and see how far it woudl go and no issues. I did have a different computer though. I recon, stock fuel pressure, 10 psi, intercooler and exhaust. 160 rwKw, perhaps pushing 175

Bugga, got to start looking

You bugga, well them is the breaks you get. Was it through a forum meber or advertaisment on the web or something. Care to find me one any time soon?

Nice, how much if you don't mind me asking? I'm looking for More Z's aswell but never seam to stumble on any

Hers a 2+2 auto showed up this morning http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DATSUN-NISSAN-260Z-2-2-1974-COUPE-AUTOMATIC_W0QQitemZ140351602368QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Cars?hash=item20ad9b7ec0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Yeah most panel beaters here are a little more too, these guys are doing it as a cash job and so forth, you know what it's like

sorry 5K is for body work after i have done all my bits. In total i have 15K for works on the car over the next 5 years or so. Covering mechanical, interior and paint and body. My car won't be show quality, mainly a nice car for me. A lot of my work will be free and a lot of favors about to be called in. Paintwork as such, other then material is free as well. Just the fabrication of any bits and final body finishing. I would have though 5K would be ok to do final finishing on a car. I have rang a few body works which are interested and they charge about $30 per hour, so for 5K that is 166 hours to do finishing of the car. Anyhow, still love to know.

Whilst i know one should not ask, BUT, what sought of costs to date have been spent on the care to date, in terms of body work. The 2+2 i have purchased is as bad if not worse then yours. Mind you, it too was only $1300 and i know it will have countless hours and money spent on it. I plan to do a lot of the work myself, things like cutting out rust section, unpicking the floors and alike. I suspect at least 5K to get the body ready once i have done a lot of the rust repair myself. Mechanicals will be all done by me, being a mech engineer has it's pluses Anyhow, let me know how much you spent if you don't mind. Thanks

So go on, what did you get. well pics wise i know it's a 240Z duhhh. When you going over?

well mate, if teh other guy back out let me know, brother more then happy to drive it on for you

hay mate, i will be in Vic picking up my car on the 17th October. If you pay for my brothers flight and the boat , he will drive the car down for you. He was originally going to come with me anyway, but then ran out of cash. He has an old school DR30 so he loves classics to Let me know via PM