wildy55

Hi all Looking for a rear bumper to fit my '72 240Z. Would consider just the middle section in any condition (good/bad chrome or painted). Can anybody help? Cheers Martin

Yup, good to get the car outta Sydney and meet new peeps. Great show in terms of range of cars there. Be down again for the Wheels event early next year.

+1 Will be in Canberra Sat night so can meet Sunday am. Where's/when's best? Cheers Martin

I'm up for the event, though leaving from the airport area on the Friday arvo and catching up with mates before the show. Can do a cruise back into town on the Sunday arvo...

Makes me feel inadequate...

Hey Planning on coming down to see how you Canberrans roll. Best start saving up for that brekkie tab!

Okay, let me pass on my expert advice. After six weeks of stripping and repainting my car (and that's six whole weeks, not just evenings and weekends) I feel like an expert! After talking to various panelshops, the only way you'll get a great finish is by going back to the metal. So your quick spray now will kinda solve the problem now but it won't be a quick job after to sand later before the proper spray. There'll be just too many unknowns if you leave any of the original paint on. After 40 years, the paint on my car was 2mm in places... I took it back to bare metal all over (and amazingly found only two very small areas of rust on the doglegs). With new panels there, I can say my car is as rustfree as they come. But it taken six weeks to get back to the point where it looks great. There is no substitute for time and skill. Spray it quickly now but don't expect a quick fix the other side. Good luck mate!

Hey Dimitri Am after just the lhs lens really. Have the complete unit but have a thin crack in the indicator and reverse part. The backing is fine. let me know if you have this side. Cheers Martin

Afternoon all After too many hours getting a 40-year-old car looking smick again, I'm hunting down a few items that I need. Anyone out there want to part with the following? LHS rear light cluster RHS interior opener cup (black plastic cup that sits in the inside door chrome door opening handle) Door leveling catch (alloy triangle-shaped item with two bolt holes that sits under door jam lock and mates with pillar lock) Rear suspension tower covers (black plastic cups that sit in the interior) Heater control knob (there are three of them, except on my car!) Please PM me if you have any of the above... Also, shortly I'll have the following up for sale as not needed New repro windscreen rubber New repro door rubbers (both sides) Rear spoiler Headlight covers A/C pump, bracket, radiator, lines New fan clutch and s/h fan Rear interior panel (covers back lights) Std radiator Headlights 280ZX rear disc brake conversion - calipers/discs/lines and master cylinder 280ZX manual diff/driveshaft (prop)/halfshafts

Hey Lachie I'd love the water and battery inspection panels. I'll pm you. Cheers Martin

Hey Mel I fitted one (about $70 from the US). Works fine, easy to fit. I've since changed to a high output coil ($40). No problems to report. Haven't driven a car with a 280 dizzy in but I'm happy. Go for it...

Guys I'm happy for anywhere in the city. Lets stick a flag in the ground at Wharf 9 (as above) and go from there? What evening suits?

Hey guys What about Harry's cafe in Woolomolooooooooooooooo? There's a few parking spots there and then can take some cool shots around the city. I'm a few weeks off getting mine back on the road (currently spraying it) but can meet up regardless. Let's get something happening!

Hey Stivva PM sent

pm sent

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Datsun-260Z-2-seater-20B-Twin-Turbo-Rotary-engine-/140766500775?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item20c65657a7#ht_500wt_1153 Lots of work done but I'm thinking that might just be the beginning...

300Zx front dampers fit 240Z front and rear legs - I've just done this. Needed packers (spacers) as the dampers are physically shorter and a slight mod to where the top of the damper bolts through. And when I come to section the struts for more suspension travel, these dampers will be spot on. The plus is that the ZX is a heavier car and standard dampers are nicely firm for the 240Z. Just so you know...

I'd be in for a full set, too!

Anyone got any clue on this?

Thanks for the help, guys. But, the mystery deepens. Before the new coil went on, I checked the existing wiring. On the + side of the coil, I have a 12v feed (a white wire) and then the +supply (red) to the electronic module. On the - side of the coil, I just have the -supply (black) to the module. Just three wires. Swinging in the breeze, I have four 'spare' wires. None of them have power when the key is out of the ignition or when the key is in the 'on' position. Couldn't tell what happened at crank as my arms are not that long... So the two wires that were connected to the dearly departed ballast resistor are still not connected together. Car starts after a few seconds (reckon that's just the fuel getting to the cylinders rather than an electrical malfunction) and the car runs well. As it's the only 240Z I've been in, I don't know how well it runs compared to others. Part of me (okay most of me) stays it runs, leave it alone. But the other part wonders what those other wires are and is there anymore life to squeeze from the mill. Anyone want to satisfy my small part (actress/bishop, fnar, fnar...)?

Thanks for that Ben. My resistor has only two wires. From what I'm seeing that one will be 12v and the other won't be. Seem the 12v goes to the + side of the coil and the other goes to the - side. Can anyone confirm/correct this?

Okay Datsunians, I replaced the points on my 240Z's standard Hitachi dizzy with a Hotspark electronic module. Wiring diagram excluded the ballast resistor and so did I. I just took it out and left the wires swingin' in the breeze. Car ran fine, but tacho took the last train west. Reading Stivva's post on getting the right coil on, I've replaced the GT40R with a Bosch non-resistor type (tho yet to fit it). Question is what should I do with the ballast resistor wires: A) Nothing B) Connect them up to each other C) Make some sort of relay affair that triggers off the alternator D) Ask some clever sod off this forum what they'd do? Cheers Martin

Sounds good as I'm in Monterey/Brighton. Next two weeks are stuffed for me but after that I'm keen to come.

I'm in, too!

Hey, I've a pedal box, but in Sydney. Still, it's closer than Qld!