WA240Z

Sublime motor car, glorious sound. Could listen to it for hours. The 240Z really did have a wonderful collection of early to mid 60's GT cars to steal ideas from, be it E types, the 275 GTB, 911's etc. Not only is the 240Z a fantastic car as standard, the development potential of our cars is almost limitless. We are I think a very lucky group of car owners. Billy.

Hi Whittie, I have quite a deep front airdam on my lime car and the cover fits over it witout issue. I just checked for a rear spoiler it should be fine as well, there is enough loosness in the cover.

Hi Whittie, I know this wont fit your time line but, I purchased an indoor cover from Cover Craft. Its a fitted indoor one, for dust only. Called Duststop. They have many outdoor ones. The cover is cut and stitched to suit the car in Australia, Seven Hills NSW. The cover fits my car perfectly. Couldn't be happier. Cover was $226 plus $20 freight. Found them very good to deal with. Tel: (02) 9620 4000 Fax: (02) 9620 8790 www.covercraft-pacificshop.com Cheers, Billy

Would like first dibs on the center console. PM sent.

Two fantastic photos. The Hornet looks outstanding.

Heart Breaking, and just overall it really is crap. The WA boys will be notified. Hoping all turns out well. Billy.

I thought we had already had this discussion. It is dam tempting though isn't it. I do know of a certain L24 that would love to acquaint its self with some of the internals and head of your L24 though. Billy.

Welcome, Very nice looks quite tidy. Bring her along to the WA 240/260 membership day. Cheers Billy. Sunday 23 February 1200 - 1500HRS Belmont Sports & Recreation Club, Cnr Abernethy $ Keene St, Cloverdale/Belmont

I know that car Its a great shot, please thank him for me. I look forward to receiving from him. Great night, with a really well organised route. Lovely bunch of guys and gals. Look forward to attending more when available. Cheers Billy.

Hi Mossy, I have recently installed king low springs along with koni yellows. These are in standard unmodified struts. Along with this suspension setup I am running 205/60 15 Dunlop Z 1 star specs. For me I have found this to be a very good fast road setup. I think one area too many people get wrong with these cars when being used primarly for the road is using tyres with too low a side wall, low profile tyres. Handeling is so easily upset when suspension geometry is modified to far from original design including tyre aspect ratios. Even with 205 tyres the steering is still light and direct with no bump steer. I think it would be a real shame to put power steering on your car. By the way the car looks absolutly fantastic, love your work. Billy.

Fantastic news mate well done. Congratulations. Billy

Fantastic guys. I have really enjoyed this build thread. Looking forward to coming and having a look at the car at one of the speed events this year. Billy.

I think I am feeling a little intimidated, the little S30 is going to lost in all that HP. Looking forward to it though.

Firstly, Luvemfast raises an excellent question. On the '73 car when you switch from intermittent to off the wipers complete another two sweeps across the screen then settle in their spot at the base of the windscreen. So the continuing to wipe thing is normal. I would firstly check the mechanical side of things. Make sure there is no play at the base of the wipers or at the motor. Are both wipers in unison with each other?

Fantastic to see a modified one being brought back to the original shape. Great work. Its going to look fantastic. Really looking forward to the progress and finished item.

Cheers for the comments guys. Gav, yes this one isn't going anywhere. I would like to think it will always stay within the family. Yes some nice induction sounds is very much required.

The after shots. Last one at the show was before I had fitted the new suspension components in the front, the reason it looks high in the front.

Hello all, Too hot for anything outside today so thought I might upload a couple of photos the end result of work completed over the past six months. As some of you may know I have had this car for 22 years now and in the family for 25 years, my father actually gave it to me for my 21st Birthday . During this time the car has only received very regular general maintenance, while been driven for weekend blasts and the odd weekend away. The car only still has 65,000 genuine miles on the clock. So the time had come to give the old girl a bit love. First thing was to have the chassis floor rails replaced. Nat0 in SA supplied me a set that goes back to rear sub frame. Photos in his post. I had these fitted by a young guy in WA called Martin Fadelli. He has started his own restoration business called Fadelli Restorations. While there he also repaired: The guards where mud flaps had been fitted at one stage, A small rust piece, 50mm, in the lower front guard, I think an earlier damage repair not completed properly.. Some small surface rust in the rear hatch area, around 10mm. Small rust spot at base of windscreen. Leaking rubber. Filled mounting holes for the old plastic headlight covers. Prepared the sills and front air dam to be painted body colour. Ground back under body sound deadening and coated in body colour Upol. Replaced windscreen and all body rubbers. All of the work was completed very professionally. This guy is not a "fill it with bog" back yarder. All work was done correctly. It really is fantastic to see this level of work being undertaken by a new young guy. He trained under one of Perth's premier restoration guys. I can not recommend Fadelli Restorations enough for anyone in Perth. The straight forward paint work was completed next door at a panel shop. The fresh paint on the sills and guards was blended into the rest of the car with clear. The completed job is fantastic. The car had been repainted sometime before our ownership, 25 plus years ago, and to date there has not been one imperfection come out. So I am quite confidante the sub surface must be in good condition. Next job was the suspension, and after much discussion, I decided on the the old tried and true setup of lowered King springs, Koni adjustable yellow shocks, and whiteline bushing. All components was supplied and setup was completed by Wilkinson's Suspension. I cant speak highly enough of the team there. They are extremely helpful and understanding. While I had the the rear suspension out at home for the fitting of new setup I had all the components sand blasted and powder coated satin black. I also had all the nuts and bolts either replaced or re-zinc plated. I left the front cross members and control arms with only a very good clean up for now, I was running behind schedule to have the car finished for the WA Z car club show day. I will do these as I did the rear when I pull the engine out for its birthday. I am very happy with this set up. The car handles beautifully, and the ride is not harsh or crashing in anyway. Next test for it will be a few sprints this year on track. The car was always too busy, kind of '80s dress up, so all of the bump strips and crap are gone now along with the hideous big black mirrors. I replaced these with '60s style bullet door mirrors. They look the part but really are pretty use less as a mirror. But hey that's a small price to pay. Finally on the outside cosmetic and handling front I purchased 15 x 7 Konig rewind wheels from the states and had them fitted with 205/60 15 Dunlop Z1 Star Spec tires. The interior has always been in pretty good shape, though I purchased replacement plastic sections from the US. The old sections particularly around the rear quarter windows are starting to crack a little as they are egg shell brittle. So these are being replaced. I am also currently making up my own set of replacement carpets for the whole car. Seats and diamond vinyl are still in excellent nick. I am still searching for a replacement center console though. Thought I had one a week ago on ebay, I was out played at the last moment. Bugger the hunt continues. Any way enough text. I attached a before and a few after pics of how the car looks now. I think an improvement, I am really loving how the old girl has come up. One of them is from the WA Z car show day late last year, where I was absolutely stoked to have picked up the peoples choice award. Next is to work on some more HP to match the cars handling and appearance. Will be staying with the original L24, but still thinking about details while I save up a few pennies for the work. Cheers Guys.

G'day, Great to here another zed getting the love in Perth. As for local support, apart from this fantastic web site and the lads on here, try Martin Falconer. 0417 953 329. He is a specialist for the early zed cars in Perth, lovey guy to talk with, can help with service parts and knoweldge. Also WA has a dedicated early z car club, we meet regularly. www.wazregister.com Good luck with the build. Billy.

That sounds like a great idea. Would love to come along and wave the flag for the S30's. Cheers Billy.

Hope Everyone has a great Chirstmas and New Year, perfect time for driving or working on Zeds.

Outstanding. Thought you would like koni yellows their great aint they. Enjoy mate.

Fantastic news mate. There is no excuse for not trying it out at Eastern Creek. Early Christmas present.

Hi Gav, You are right it does look good from side on, but, would these pass the yearly rego check required in Sydney? By the looks of the video the rims stick way out past the edge of the guard, yes the top of the tyre may be inside the guard, but that's only because the tyre is stretched to buggery. In my view the car looks out of whack from the front or rear with the rim being so far outside the line of the guard. I agree deep dish looks great, but I just dont see how anything wider than maybe 7.5" with a + 6mm offset will fit, with standard spring perches of course. Billy

Hi all, Sorry for the old thread resurrection. I can confirm that the Inner tie rod / rack end is still available, right hand only. I purchased two months ago from the US, as per the info NZeder supplied a couple of years ago, company is Rare Parts. www.rareparts.com. Part number is RP26575. Price was US$78.72 each. I rang and purchased over the phone. Sent by Fedex and arrived in 4 days. They were really very helpful and easy to deal with. They do look different from OEM, and from the picture on their website, but they are the correct thread and length. I have just had mine fitted this week with new outer rod ends as well. Cheers, Billy