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I have my engine's head back now which I guess is good news. But I have to collect a few more parts (gaskets of course) but I need to buy new head studs. What should I be buying and how much should these cost?

Then that would appear to be the answer I am looking for!

I dropped my head in to be reconditioned today at the engine place in Auburn. They are going to clean it up, shave it, pressure and crack test it and refit all the valves and the cam. They have quoted me $300 including replacing the seals, does this sound ok to everyone else?

Anyone got an L28 short motor (N42 perhaps) laying around they want gone? I would be happy to take this off your hands.

These items will be of use to me. My bolts are nearly dead, and all the gaskets are due to be replaced. Fortunately I am running an L28 so I could very well be keen to take these off your hands. The head gasket had not let go, but the seal it creates had. The piston chambers were all full of water, and the valve stem seal above chamber three seams to have let go. It didn't take long to pull the head off, but I am considering pull the rest of the engine out to do my engine bay at the same time.

No, do I need these? I thought the standard ones would be fine???

Thanks guys, much appreciated. But I will be putting it off for a week. I blew my head gasket yesterday, and will now be working on that over the weekend. I was hoping to drive down to Bright over christmas, but that is looking a little doubtful right now

Still available!

Mine are leather, may have been recovered?

I actually bought a set of those a few months back, but they didn't work on high beam, just low beam. I have not fitted a relay..... I would know the first thing about that

Ok, so I will buy some new globes and replace the headlight switch and see what happens

Good suggestion, however I just out a new switch in today and all it did was turn my indicators into a high beam toggle WTF?!?!?!

I have in fact checked both the fusible link and light bulbs (Phillips diamond vision globes). The high beams do not work under normal operating conditions, only when I add a switch directly putting power to the high beam loom.

Mine have yet to fade and I drive my car all the time. The only thing I would do if doing it again is use a bigger brush to make the process faster. But on synthetics you can use VHT vinyl dye, as this works very very well and is a spray. I have done an entire cars interior with this with no problems in the past.

I have a bit of a problem with my headlights. Maybe somebody will be able to help me out here. My headlights suddenly stopped working. My dash and taillights work no problems, but nothing up front. I ran a bypass switch that allowed me to turn on the high beams so they are working up the front end (power and earth are making it to the beams. Any ideas? Why has my headlight disappeared? And why would the new switch turn on the highbeams rather that the indicators? I am running h4 globes, does this create a problem? They were fine for 14 months or so....

Yes I am! Keen eye you have there! I bought the spacers after I bolted the flares on so I was able to measure up a perfect fit. I have a bit of a problem with my headlights. Maybe somebody will be able to help me out here. My headlights suddenly stopped working. My dash and taillights work no problems, but nothing up front. I ran a bypass switch that allowed me to turn on the high beams so they are working up the front end (power and earth are making it to the beams. The bypass actually bypassed the indicator switch. So I bought a new indicator switch thinking that would solve the problem. No luck I am afraid. The new switch ha the same result; tail lights and dash lights but no headlights. However the new switch turned on the highbeams when then indicator stalk was toggled left or right to indicate (killing my indicators). Any ideas? Why has my headlight disappeared? And why would the new switch turn on the highbeams rather that the indicators?

Still interested!

Out of interest, can you embroid anything? My mate wants car matts embroided.

Hey guys, between the choke and demister lights in the center console what should be there? Is it a blank plate or a switche of some kind??

I am chasing some shorter rear shocks to suit my 260z. If anyone has some. Preferably in NSW, but that's not overalls important. Mine are bottoming out (surprise surprise)

I would be keen for the vent surround that sits above the centre console

Thanks Alan! I am working on the cabin at the moment. I have just pulled the cloth roof lining out to replace it with a vinyl one like factory spec I guess. The black vinyl was $15 for the meter which was plenty. And I used a Shelly's petroleum glue paste (not spray) to stick to the foam. Looks a treat.

Yeah, the battery is in the hatch area behind the passenger seat. I want to put an oil catch can in the bay where the battery used to reside. I have a couple more photos taken by other people too.

Engine bay is the next target for Renavation. I will do doing some wire hiding and reprinting and polishing and I would like to replace the radiator with an alloy one at some stage.

We'll see Gav, more photos will be taken before then and I still have a few things to get done on it this week. But I sure that will be done before you return.