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Thanks Guys, I sped up some sections and slowed others down. I really like those two Foo songs. The thing your refering to as a car truck is what we call in Australia a ute, I think it's short for utility vehical. Alot of them are pretty much standard cars witha tray and heavy suspesion at the rear. Some are tricked up to look better like the one below:

I got away for a weekend down the coast with some of the www.viczcar.com fella's for a couple of days of cruising on the Great Ocean Road. A little wet but man was it fun!

I thought I would share these articals. Some really nice Z's and the stories behind them. I hope you enjoy the read! http://www.viczcar.com/featured-rides/eiji-hosomis-datsun-240z.html http://www.viczcar.com/featured-rides/mark-rolstons-rb26dett-powered-240z.html http://www.viczcar.com/featured-rides/nigels-240z.html

Thanks Guys, You've all given me something to think about. Gareth thanx for the comps and Daeron looks like I've got some bed time reading tonight. Thanks Again! Sulio

Thanks Dave, in that case I'll just run socks overthe velocity stacks. I have looked at the ITG filters, they do have some nice ones like below:

Hi Guys, I've read that different length velocity stacks on triple carbs can change the power band. I'm thinking of using the Ramflo filters I have in a cupboard on my triple Delorotos. Do people usually have the velocity stacks under filters or just bolt on the filter and housing?

Thanks Jon, we have a local manifold that comes with linkage kit (Redline is the brand) but I've heard the linkage kit is not so good. Hmmm...I ordered the carbs with the ball clip type connection. Will have to have a think about this!?

Hi Guys, I've got some tripple Dellorto DHLA carbs coming soon for my L28. I am looking for a suitable manifold and believe the SK tripple inlet manifold to be OK. Does anybody have experience with this manifold? The biggest concern is finding a linkage kit for tripples, is there a universal linkage kit to fit the SK manifold? Thanks, Sulio oh and anybody have a link to a site that sells this type of manifold and accessories?

Thanks Dan, very useful. So what did you end uyp going with set up wise?

Hi Guys, I've just bought some DHLA 40mm triple Dellorto's carbs. I bought them from the Italian fella many have delt with on e-bay. I've asked him to hold off on shipping until I tell him what size chokes I want. The plan is to set these up on a spare N42/N42 L28 I have sitting in the garage. At the moment I have not selected the cam or any other parts so information re motor set up is vague...I hope to instal a mild cam and want some general info on what set up this carbs would work with, just a rough idea to minimise the amount of money I'll have to spend when it comes time to tune these carbs. I'm thinking about requesting one of the following two set ups for the 40's I just bought based on some of the info found on the many threads I have read through here; 30mm chokes 7548.3 aux venturi 7772.11 emulsion tubes 130 mains 180 air correctors 57 idles 42 pumps or 32mm chokes 7772.3 emulsion tubes 135 mains 210 air correctors 45 idles 55 pumps Opinions? Would 30mm chokes be too small?

I'm pretty sure the wide ones go at the back. Be sure to get the two rear ones on the correct side. Just look side on and you'll notice the difference. The "fatter" part needs to face forward, very easy to confuse if you don' t look carefully as I mounted them opposite the first time. I'm pretty sure the pics below show em mounted the wrong way round, its been a while but you have to put them on and look very closely.

If you install coilovers you can go for a much wider wheel than 7" to fit the wide tyres your after. You'll soon find there are alot of limitations re availabilty for Z wheel offset in 17 unless you buy custom wheels or use hub adapters.

I'm pretty sure the rear flare on that car is on the wrong side. It looks like he's got the left one on the right side of the car. I made this mistake when I first mounted my ZG's!? 240hoke great contribution. Love the car. Z's just don't get much nicer than that!

Mason, the fella that made them is selling the occasional set but I have'nt got the patience to paint up any more sets. Hi Evan, yer just find some matt coloured black contact and use a steel ruler if you want to cut stripes. But if you want to cut out letters then cut out the contact sheets to A4 size and find the font you want to use on any word processor you use and invert the font to print backwards so you can print out what ever you would like on the reverse side of the contact. Once you've done that just cut out what you have printed and it will look very proffesional. So you could have say DATSUN across your front windscreen!? Sulio

Thanks guys. A little tip, I bought some book covering adhesive in black that we call "contact" here in Oz for about $2.00. My plan was to make up these mock stripes just to get an idea before I buy the "good" stuff. Funny thing is I applied that material and it has'nt aged or come off when washing the car and I've used high pressure washers at the local car wash. Admitedly its not an every day driver but still for $2.00 you can't go wrong. I tried peeling a section off once being curious as to the condition of paint underneath and it was fine so I kept the stickers on! The next problem was getting those FairladyZ badges, luckily a freind had some steel ones, so I got him to make up a mould and he made some out of plastic resin and made the badges at home which I later painted up with model paint! Amazing what you can acheive by just using a bit of lateral thought when it comes to Z cars!

I used the vinyl sticker on the side of my car and it's been fine for the last couple of years. Best part is you can put it on yourself and easy to remove if you get sick of it without damaging existing paint.

Done!

Well that certainly does'nt justify not having them! Especially seeing it's such a low cost and straight forward conversion. Sulio

Whats the weight difference between the stock front calipers and the 4x4 Hilux calipers?

Yer just gotta paint them your self thats the pain. Well I've had the red front airdam for some time now and I've decided to go black and another style, like the SR240 car has. Sold my current airdam and bought a polyeurathane one with the airvents, gonna paint it black asap to match the flares. My stocker 240 below that I'm sad to say I had to sell a couple of months ago:( Hypertek get in touch with (ZR240) Ashleigh if your after a set of those FAIRLADY badges. [/b]:;"]

In regards to the R31 wagon with live rear axle set up. I've found one at a local wrecker that I was going to hack into. How hard is it to take the bracket off once I remove the rotor? How is the bracket held in place, will I need to grind it off or is it bolted on??? Cheers Sulio

Thanks guys, I think I'll get a new one in a different style and paint it black. Trying to decide which style, between these two.

hmmm...maybe should have gone black!?