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Car Porn.... Gotta love it - well done Paul

Play nice now lads...

Yes - but it will be the Kameari gearset for R31 skyline box I have...

Impressive.... Well done on achieving great result

Don't think it will ever have the "power" to justify the expense... Plus I still like a bit of old school H pattern!

Thanks Matt

Great news... look forward to some pics & good luck on the fire front...

ummm dry sumping will add another $10k to build - but of it solves the bonnet clearance issues it will have to be done... Motec engine management ok with 2B REGS?

Agreed It appears to have sold Hopefully someone has bought it who can do it some justice...

How did you go with "pickup"? Trust heat & fires are not affecting you...

Hi James, If Rev's not interested - I maybe... Let me know how it goes

Don't agree - but each to their own...

Agreed

I guess the point is this site/forum is generally for "enthusiasts" and not the "speculators" or "investor" types... I know the prices traded on this forum are in the "main" fair & reasonable - I would hate to see opportunistic types swallow up available parts with no intention of actually using them...then watch them popping up on gumtree & fleabay :'(

Hi Matt, The car did originally get logbooked as a 2B sports car & has a certified CAMS rollcage. I will try and keep it generally within those guidelines of 2B. I have heard that Targa rules may allow ZG flares/bigger wheels etc - but honestly have not looked into it...

All the best with picking up your new "baby"

Tell him his dreaming... We all know what pain lies beneath the paint!

Any chance you can bring this car to NDN15 in Warwick Qld next year?

HA - no Jason...one modded turbo car in the family is enough L28 running triple 40mm mikuni's in the first instance... Next development will be to build a bulletproof bottom end to go with the modded N42 injected race head setup. The head has been 100% completed with custom grind billet cam, new rockers, valves etc. As the inlet ports have been raised significantly the individual throttlebodies will need a custom bonnet to allow necessary clearances. Anyway - its a "work in progress"

Thanks Jason, Yea we all miss those Splice ice creams - Pine lime was always me favourite! Our old mate was OK - as long as you understood that meant Obnoxious Kiwi... Unfortunate that sooo many suffered & had to then spend $ "de-S....monizing" their cars to get them performing properly again... For the record I like NZ & in general Kiwi's

Thanks Richard SNR It will be a Staged process before it is in FULL race trim.... however want to get it back up and running with my old Tarmac motor & a standard gearbox. As funds & time allow I will get the bottom end built for my injected race head & get a close ratio gearset from Kameari. I hate it when the current exchange rate between Yen/AUD is sooo good & I have no available funds... :'(

In the right hands for the kind of work required Its great to see another zed saved & returned to how they were... Well done George

Ha Ha yes - your car looked great. Lime/yellow is a unique colour & something different... time heals many things - but so will another zed!

Car looks better with Race rims fitted Jongbloed 16 x 10 rears (front 16 x 9 yet to be fitted) ALL 0 offset.

Hi ALL, Plan to have this second zed ready for NDN15. Will enter my Blue Tarmac zed anyway - but nothing like a deadline to get things moving on a "stalled project". Brief history: Car bodywork fully restored back in 2007 with fibreglass ZG nose installed...... until someone (not me) put it into Macadamia nuts at Mt Cotton & destroyed the ZG nose! Body was taken back to bare metal via sandblasting (garnet) to reveal a "lightweight shell " Extensive repairs undertaken & ZG flares fitted which also addressed some corrosion around rear wheel aches..... my excuse anyway! Initially setup to be a dedicated track car. Car ran a Supercharger from a Toyota 2 litre on an L28 - but quite frankly it was a "dog" & barely beat my Blue Tarmac zed at FOSC Bathurst event in 2010 despite being 170 kg lighter & supposedly more power . Engine & driveline (incl. suspension/brakes) returned in late 2010/early 2011 to the person "who used to setup my cars" - thankfully no longer doing so... Upgrades to my Tarmac zed have enabled a few parts (incl. a motor) to become available to get this car functional again. I will update with photos as things progress. BTW: I have a 17 yo son (soon to turn 18) who is pressuring the turbo route - but for now that can be one of his dreams... His Grand dad has just retired recently from Morgan Park sprinting his RB powered 260z - who knows what he can negotiate down the track