farstar
Well-Known Forum User
Hi all
I’ve only just joined the club so want to say hello to you all to start with! It’s fantastic to see such enthusiasm for these machines and the sheer quality of cars!!!!!!
I’ve only fallen onto the Z scene quite recently. I bought a 260z 2+2 and loved it to bits! Had to sell it pretty quickly as it was a bad pear but replaced it with (a former club owners?) 260z 2+2, 280z engine, gearbox, prop., etc.
My observations of owning Z cars thus far…a ridiculous amount of fun to drive! I try to drive economically but never manage it; it’s almost as if the car urges you to rev higher and drive faster! I’ve been forced to learn more about engine mechanics and general maintenance for a start but it never ceases to amaze me how solid and forgiving these things are. Also, the irony of owning a Datsun is not lost on me! Asian people were constantly stereotyped because they all loved Datsuns! Whenever I hear somebody say, ‘wow! Great car! What is it??’ I reply as nonchalantly as possible that it is a ‘Datsun’. It even beats my favourite piece of clothing, an ultra cool ‘I love curry’ t-shirt.
Also, children constantly shout, ‘wow! Sick car!’ Maybe they find the shade of yellow particularly offensive to the point that they liken my car to vomit? Could it be that my car actually sounds ill? I really do not know but enlightenment from more experienced Z owners would be welcome…
I am now in the process of buying an unfinished
260z 2 seater and some advice would be greatly appreciated. The owner has spent near enough a decade rebuilding the car and has lost the heart and the time to finish what is a 90% completed project. Although not a mechanic but an engineer by trade, he rebuilt the dreaded flat tops and also the engine changing the shells and stem seals only due to the ultra low mileage. The engine was reassembled as per Haynes and the first oil he used was a high quality fully synthetic. Is this acceptable? It’s difficult to get the engine idling and the rebuild was a number of years ago. The car has not been driven at all and the oil not changed since that rebuild – the car is started every now and then according to the previous owner. What do you guys advise???
Flat top carbs! To be honest, they were ok on my first Z (less than a year ago and on number 3…this is worse than I thought Doctor…), but the bigger, later flat tops also look impossible. I was thinking about a set of Z Therapy SU’s as I know that critical 240z SU components like jets cannot be bought in the UK and the thought of scavenging around to find a decent set of worn carbs is not appealing after my experiences with my current Z. What do you guys advise with respect to breathing that will not break the bank and provide decent performance? I actually have a spare set of 240z SU’s that are left over but am reluctant to use them.
As you have all prob realised, I am not a mechanic so any help that you give me will be ingested gratefully to put very mildly!
Faiz
I’ve only just joined the club so want to say hello to you all to start with! It’s fantastic to see such enthusiasm for these machines and the sheer quality of cars!!!!!!
I’ve only fallen onto the Z scene quite recently. I bought a 260z 2+2 and loved it to bits! Had to sell it pretty quickly as it was a bad pear but replaced it with (a former club owners?) 260z 2+2, 280z engine, gearbox, prop., etc.
My observations of owning Z cars thus far…a ridiculous amount of fun to drive! I try to drive economically but never manage it; it’s almost as if the car urges you to rev higher and drive faster! I’ve been forced to learn more about engine mechanics and general maintenance for a start but it never ceases to amaze me how solid and forgiving these things are. Also, the irony of owning a Datsun is not lost on me! Asian people were constantly stereotyped because they all loved Datsuns! Whenever I hear somebody say, ‘wow! Great car! What is it??’ I reply as nonchalantly as possible that it is a ‘Datsun’. It even beats my favourite piece of clothing, an ultra cool ‘I love curry’ t-shirt.
Also, children constantly shout, ‘wow! Sick car!’ Maybe they find the shade of yellow particularly offensive to the point that they liken my car to vomit? Could it be that my car actually sounds ill? I really do not know but enlightenment from more experienced Z owners would be welcome…
I am now in the process of buying an unfinished
260z 2 seater and some advice would be greatly appreciated. The owner has spent near enough a decade rebuilding the car and has lost the heart and the time to finish what is a 90% completed project. Although not a mechanic but an engineer by trade, he rebuilt the dreaded flat tops and also the engine changing the shells and stem seals only due to the ultra low mileage. The engine was reassembled as per Haynes and the first oil he used was a high quality fully synthetic. Is this acceptable? It’s difficult to get the engine idling and the rebuild was a number of years ago. The car has not been driven at all and the oil not changed since that rebuild – the car is started every now and then according to the previous owner. What do you guys advise??? Flat top carbs! To be honest, they were ok on my first Z (less than a year ago and on number 3…this is worse than I thought Doctor…), but the bigger, later flat tops also look impossible. I was thinking about a set of Z Therapy SU’s as I know that critical 240z SU components like jets cannot be bought in the UK and the thought of scavenging around to find a decent set of worn carbs is not appealing after my experiences with my current Z. What do you guys advise with respect to breathing that will not break the bank and provide decent performance? I actually have a spare set of 240z SU’s that are left over but am reluctant to use them.
As you have all prob realised, I am not a mechanic so any help that you give me will be ingested gratefully to put very mildly!
Faiz
