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  1. AliK

    Part suppliers

    Do you have a link to any of those complaints? I was starting to be tempted by this type of thread: https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/68334-resurrected-classics-continues-to-impress-with-new-fenders-hatches-and-bumpers/ The trouble is KFV don't do whole panels as far as I can see...
  2. AliK

    Finally! New RHD steering racks from TTT

    I just looked at this again and shipping + 20% import duties (I assume it's 20%) - and you have a brand new rack for a shade over £700! I find this a very tempting proposition for faster steering with no 40+ year wear / slop - if only it wasn't the year of the Derrière for me. Maybe next year ;)...
  3. AliK

    Finally! New RHD steering racks from TTT

    This is awesome news! The price really isn't that bad given you are getting something brand new!!! The one thing I disagree with is their solid coupler. When I used one on mine, I found it way too harsh for long journeys and my hands felt like I had been holding a sander for an hour and a...
  4. AliK

    starter motor

    I don’t know if there is nothing special about a 1971 item but as they are out of stock at Rock Auto, you may find the 280zx one is the same. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,1972,240z,2.4l+l6,1209169,electrical,starter+motor,4152 Or just search for a year closer to yours and check...
  5. AliK

    new seats needed

    Absolutely loving these!! They really look the business!!
  6. AliK

    First weekend with my Z

    Congratulations!!! I bet that induction roar is something else!!! Put up a video if you can.
  7. AliK

    Z on screen

    I was a staunch knight rider watcher! Michael was my hero and fashion role model 😁 So funny to watch now with the world being CGI-ed! I recall always wondering why planks of wood fell off the car when he used to “turbo boost”!
  8. AliK

    From Smoker to Sssssmokin’!

    Yes he’s a very good man!!! Probably the same as before - Millers: https://www.holden.co.uk/p/differential_oil_85w140_gl5? That would be great - especially for others doing diff jobs this side of the pond! Can’t believe the postage was more than the shims!
  9. AliK

    new seats needed

    Did the S2K seats seem quite big in there? I do love those seats but I wonder how suited to the car they look?
  10. AliK

    new seats needed

    I actually really have ever seen non-Z seats that look right in our cars - but this looks like they were made for the car!!
  11. AliK

    Hitachi SU carbs - the David Vizard modifications

    ELIMINATING THE SHAFT (AKA GOING COMMANDO) Clearly we don’t want the engine to ingest any of the components in the carb or this will become a very expensive experiment!! So with that in mind let’s kill the shaft - safely! For now, I’m going to probably cut away the top half of the shaft, drill...
  12. AliK

    Hitachi SU carbs - the David Vizard modifications

    THE CARBS I’ll be using a set of SU carbs I bought from our brethren on the US forum. He assured me they were in perfect working order. They came off a race car, so I should have known to translate “perfect working order” to mean “perfect at WOT but otherwise worn to hell for any other...
  13. AliK

    From Smoker to Sssssmokin’!

    Final update from Stig-san: —- Run out measures at 0.5mm so within tolerance. Backlash measures at around 0.15mm so again with in tolerance Wipe pattern is ok, but a little to far toward the tooth crown. Decided I wasn’t happy with it so pulled it back out. Fitted a slightly wider shim...
  14. AliK

    Non-Z work: rad, fan and ammeter

    Thank @Russell - appreciate it. I will ping you if his ammeter rubber is in the same state! You're a star sir.
  15. AliK

    Non-Z work: rad, fan and ammeter

    My 11 year old son likes baking / cooking etc - I spend my life clearing worktops!
  16. AliK

    Non-Z work: rad, fan and ammeter

    Very much expired and account closed - now used for cleaning flour off the kitchen worktops (see the edge of it! ;)
  17. AliK

    Non-Z work: rad, fan and ammeter

    my brother in law wanted help with his TR as it spluttered and coughed as we pulled up in the field at the Goodwood revival - good job as he wouldn’t have made it to the members car park. So he’s decided to improve cooling which involves upgrading the weedy 28A alternator to 45A at the same...
  18. AliK

    Car related Memes

    Or in my case - a VERY understanding wife. But as my mother in law said to her: “a man with a hobby never strays!”
  19. AliK

    From Smoker to Sssssmokin’!

    Mini update from Stig-san. We’ve been waiting for shims to come from Zcardepot. They arrived in Nissan livery. You have to wonder why Nissan dealers can’t get hold of them in the UK but Stiggles may try again with the part numbers shown to see if they give a more enthusiastic response. These...
  20. AliK

    Hitachi SU carbs - the David Vizard modifications

    We have a winner! I was expecting Mr. Gaskin to tell me that first! ;) Nice green Z that and indeed those carbs look great. Great advice, thank you - very much looking forward to seeing what you do to the insulators. Agreed. I tried this a while back with a web cam at the carb mouth. The fuel...
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