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No Z's there anymore Post up a wanted ad & someone might cut the parts out of a 2+2 for you

Nice buy. Looks like all of the hard-to-find parts are there (save the mirrors, wheels & shift knob). Looks in pretty OK shape all around! Careful of being sucked into the 'while-im-here-i-might-as-well...' trap

A dark part of me wants to molest a 240z, paint it glossy blood red, full Works Type-B kit. Tub the rear and fit 15x12j -53 Watanabes, kit it out with some Works/Z432-R inspired replica extras. RB30DE... Another part of me is pretty into what Magnus Walker does with 911's. Period, kinda subtle hot-rod style mods. Drilled handles, added lightness, louvred lexan 1/4 windows, chunky rubber. Custom door-cards with leather pull-straps instead of any armrests or handles, just nice touches. The rest of me likes rock stockers. I have that 'Fine tuned thoroughbred' ad cut out of an old magazine hanging on the wall for some inspiration on my rusty red zed.

Looking good! Wonder which of us will have paint first... Mine's about the same!

+1. Let us all know if you want food / drink / etc to be brought!

-Meticulous condition and probably the best Datsun in Oz. Haaaaaa...aaaahhh....

If we're all lucky, next time at least 1/2 of us will have a running and rego'd Z

Lovely car. Color, condition, wheels, interior is all great. I'd kinda hope it stays untouched by the new owner. Even if it's auto trans, it's a nice time capsule of some light 70's modding with the sunroof & jellybeans.

Weekend after would be perfect! I'll be home all weekend so whenever suits best. But I'm not home during the week so weekend will have to do

Looking good. Definitely consider getting a few cans of your body color made up if you don't have a compressor & give the engine bay a fresh lick of paint. Got nice headers, sweet carbs, engine looks fresh. Shame to have the bay looking it's age as well! But then you have to decide where to draw the line...... (guilty)

Cheers folks. Weekend of the 23rd/24th I'll finally not be studying, so would be great to get a pointer or two before I dive into paint prep

I've got a touch under two weeks left till my exams are over. Then it's straight into full time work though, so I'll still only have the weekends to work on the Z. I think I will spend 2-4 weekends stripping the paint, beating dents out, priming and shiverloads of sanding, and generally doing the best prep I can. Realistically I could have it stripped and primed by now, but I want to have it paint-less for as absolutely little time as possible. I.e. no more than a few hours sitting bare metal, and cover all metal up the same day with a nice thick coat of primer. Then hand it over to the pros to get some color back on there + finish off any prep if I've roostered something up, in exchange for all my savings.. Woo! From there it should be a breeze, all the parts are in sweet condition so I can pretty much spend the rest of the time just bolting up nice fresh bits and pieces. There was some rust in the tailgate slam panel but everyone's seen how to repair that so I won't bore with photos. But this was a scary one: It turned out pretty well though. At worst there's about 0.5-1mm gap when I bend a straight rule over the curve of the panel. The worst bit is the curve directly where the filler flap lies in. Factory has a really nice curved recess for the flap to sit in which looks perfect. Can't quite get it perfect with a hammer, so worst case is just use a skim layer of filler to smooth the edge out nicely I guess. And here's my goodies from Japan. Carbs will be getting a proper refresh with a complete genuine Mikuni rebuild kit, all the hardware will be re-plated & should look pretty damn good. Replica Works Rally knob is cool, actually really really tiny in person. And I bought my missing centercap plus a couple of spares. Exhaust ended up being a nightmare. Would have been about $900 in shipping and tax alone, so I'll spend that having it made locally instead.

Yep, a Hakosuka GT-R.. for your dog

Seller of that baby blue one said 'Some rust'. We all know what that means. I didn't get a good look at the one that just sold for 10k, but seemed pretty honest & was a rare color combo.

It'll get laughed at by 'car people', but I bet a surprising amount of the population would think it's fully hektik legit

That LHD car is nice. Here's a cheap (slightly bent) two seater. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/oakleigh/cars-vans-utes/1975-datsun-260z-coupe/1024831921

I'm up for one

I think that's only the '77 ? Australia only got a handful of '77 two seaters. If you don't mind the 2+2 shape, they're quite a bit cheaper, and I think they have a wider rear end & are generally a bit beefier. Might actually be better for your application.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oeO2q8FzcnM Pretty magic noise. The dudes face at 0:46 says it all really.

Looks nice! Makes a huge difference. I had the opposite problem with my rack bushings. Had to thin them by about 1.5mm each side.

Ooooooohhhh maaaaaaannnn. That ain't fair.

n = bikes you currently own x = optimum number of bikes to own s = number of bikes which would result in divorce n < x < s As you can see, n eventually becomes equal to s-1, and then you end up in a bit of a pickle, buying shiny parts of bikes & trying to hit the sweet spot just a fraction under s

I'll be traveling into mordor melbourne in two or three ish weeks with a trailer, for the weekend. If anyone wants something taken either way (Adelaide to Melbourne or vice-versa) that is too awkward to courier cheaply, let me know & hopefully I can be of some use.

Appreciate the kind words guys Most of the underside is kinda together now... Should probably have done the diff at the same time as LCA's etc, but need to wait to get the rear cover bolts dipped (will do them at the same time as any stuff that needs to be zinced from the motor/carbs/bits).

Will be watching corkscrew & maybe some other spots tomorrow too. Anyone want to meet or catch up ? Ph is o422 o56 272