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11 Mechanic’s tricks your dad (hopefully) taught you
I usually find out the easiest way to do something right after I’ve just done it the hard way. I also love learning new mechanical tricks and shortcuts but sources of this stuff are hard to find so here’s a few of … Continue reading
Sewing Things.
It’s getting late so I won’t write much right now. Longs story short, I’ve been sewing up vinyl interior bits for the Z. Pics below. Material, Vinyl from Vyfab in Moorabbin (Great place for buying vinyl), Foam from Clark Rubber … Continue reading
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Tagged 240z, interior, sewing, trimming, upholstering, upholstery, vinyl
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Peogeot 206 GTI seats in a 240z
The original seats for my 240z were well and truly beyond repair so I gave the skeletons away and bought a set of seats from a Peugeot 206 GTI. My entire selection criteria was basically “are they suede” which I … Continue reading
Quartz clock movement into a 240z clock.
The old electro-mechanical clocks in early Datsuns often fail. Funnily enough, it’s typically not actually the mechanical bits that fail but more often than not, the little electric motor that winds the mechanism. I couldn’t fix mine, so I decided … Continue reading
240z Wipers that work *AND* Park
There’s lots of information about getting a newer wiper motor to work on a 240z but next to nothing regarding how to make them park as they should, so here’s my take. I had a bunch of wiper motors from … Continue reading
240z Dash Restoration
A continuation of a post so ancient, I might as well just copy it and amend at the bottom… So I found out how much it would cost to have my dash reskinned. Basically, what that means is now I … Continue reading
Chopped 2013
I’m pressed for time at the moment so no comments- just photos.
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