Recent content by richiep

Weight saving by doing away with the lead loading? EXTRA:D

True - but you could get one from the US including post for £150-ish. Which I still think is expensive tbh, but hey ho!

You might want to rethink your price point Chris...

The same can be true of cars already in the UK - I've seen people buying into Z ownership with enthusiasm but little background knowledge and getting very expensively burnt as they discover how much is actually wrong with the cars they've purchased. This is particularly the case with RHD UK cars...

I said 225fwhp - flywheel hp. Steel crank = waste of money. Whatever. (And I didn’t personally pay 3k for it…)

None of that is particularly special tbh. Of course, the devil is in the details, such as quality of headwork. What’s described is going to be 220-240hp. Reference point: my 71 Fairlady ZL has an L28 overbored 1mm, balanced bottom end, ported head (nothing particularly special compared to what...

Depends on if you have areas the need opening up for repair. That would allow you access in the process. And, whatever you do, all cavities should be coated post-paint job with a suitable cavity wax like Dinitrol, Bilt-Hamber, etc. That will prevent anything nasty happening later on if done well.

Pros and cons with both. I had my project baked and dipped by Enviro-Strip. Their process doesn’t rely on acid to strip, but pyrolysis to slow bake the coatings off, and dipping to wash and coat with rust preventative. They then painted it all with Novol weld-through bodywork primer to protect...

Never claimed it wasn't subjective! Definitely an "IMO", personal taste post. Although, I don't think it's controversial to note that the wraparound lights look like a deliberate, integral part of the design, while the UK/Euro units are an obvious compromise for local regulation at the time.

Although that would suit the OP as his car has the JDM/US type indicators. Which look far better than the nasty little U.K./Euro ones anyway! ;P

Agree with regard to Jakub and Romas, etc. It's just the amount of ignorant bullsh#t from the peanut gallery on there. People commenting, sometimes giving advice, with clearly no idea WTF they are talking about.

The various Datsun FB groups give me a migraine - hurts thinking down to the level of discourse seen on there!

The original style three-piece metal valance parts can be bought new...

Red Z all polished and ready. Too windy to put the car cover on. Now pissing it down with rain all over it. This is the problem with having a double garage totally dominated by a project car. And living in the U.K. Feckin’ car show weather.

I expect to be there around 7.45-8ish.