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TomC18

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  1. Hi guys - just located 5 new 240/260Z windscreens with integral demisters. clear glass. pickup only from Moorabbin Vic $775 let me know if you want one
  2. I had exactly the same issue on a modified 4 with SU's - you will need to find the right needles, or accept lots of flat spots and poor running... not sure who the go to person is in Panama though?? I know the right place in Melbourne...
  3. 2 things to be careful of - Pierce seems to say 40 or 45 mm - just make sure you get the right size, but it looks good - when you buy trumpets for the 44mm Solexes, they are actually 48mm at the opening, so don't buy 45mm ones, and they taper to 44mm at the throttle plate - that's one of the reasons they work better than Webers. Kameari do a 44mm manifold, and a 50mm one for the big boys
  4. It was common to fit longer/stronger chassis rails with the V8 to stop body flex
  5. Well that's confidence for you - it's back for auction because the reserve wasn't met - last price i saw was almost $80kAUSD
  6. That's why Neil's engine revved nicely to 8,500... when i drove it... also ran a BMW harmonic balancer, it's a good combination
  7. Hi When did they start letting you run the bigger wheels/tyres? cheers Tom
  8. Home to a growing family of roadsters, only one Zed tucked away
  9. Sinisha and I got headlight covers from Mark Clapp in the States, approx $200USD inc postage - they look good but need a bit of trimming (he makes them big so they can be fitted precisely) mclapp5526 at gmail dot com
  10. For $20 it's a good buy! Simon Ray will be happy - he has a black RHD 2 seater, must be worth $30 min...
  11. The Z graphic on the bonnet - or is that just swirl? - all yours for More than $20k.... tell him he's dreaming...
  12. Love the Vid Peter, altho couldn't see my roadster in it, too may Sprites crashing... is there a '75 or '77 version? it was about then that my roadster had a big shunt at either Amaroo or Oran Park and got rebuilt in time for Group T. Check the authentic go fast moustaches!
  13. Fyi, my car has always run injectors in bosses welded to the top of the manifold to shoot at the valve directly - supposed to be good. They just blanked off the holes in the TB's. So if you can weld and machine alloy then no problem with this approach
  14. (back on track) Alan/Jason When you say the mk63's are FIA approved - i'm assuming that doesn't help Groups Sb Sc in Aust or everyone would run them?
  15. I think generally a 4.1 is a good highway compromise, 4.4 (actually the 4.375) just lifts your 100kph revs so its a bit buzzy, but great fun through the twistys... As Jason says, if you run bigger road tyres it can help, I ran a 4.625 in the roadster for a while with a 185/60/14 track tyre and a 185/75 road tyre to give almost 10% higher road speed and more suspension compliance... To get an idea for cruising don't use 5th, as that's about a 15% overdrive (I think?!), so driving in 4th with your current diff would be like 5th with a 4.3 or thereabouts... obviously all the lower gears would be shorter too...
  16. and there's a 4.375 R200 LSD for sale right now.... in parts for sale Could always pop it in until you realise it's too short for country trips
  17. Blew a spark plug out, so helicoiling the head... then had more minor oil and water issues, so no real running - frustrating weekend Gordo did so many laps he got tired, but everyone else had issues
  18. Phillip Island is on again this weekend, there are a few Zeds there Saturday and Sunday, depending on the weather. Sinisha will be aiming for the low 1.40's. i'm aiming to go fastest NA Zed again, and Gordo will be trying to make sure i don't and Hung is warming up for the historics next week. Should be fun
  19. Anyone traveling Sydney to Melbourne in the next week or two with room for a set of rims?
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