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Brake pads are readily available from Bendix and others - same as (Oz) GTR / 300ZX - DB1170 front, DB1220 rear. Air filters are same as earlier (R30 / R31) Skylines, or Commodore. Oil filters are same as earlier Skylines. Thermostat - I bought one for a VL-Turbo for my RB20DET. Even came in a nice Nissan box. Any other parts, Nissan dealer can get them in from Japan - usually about 2 weeks delivery. Worst case, you can try any of the numerous import wreckers.

Talk to Ivan at The Race Place in Seaford - www.raceplace.com.au

All the O2 sensor is is a ceramic material that alters its output voltage depending on how much O2 is in the exhaust gas. It has a rapid change in output around the stoichiometric point (AFR = 14.7:1). They all have a range of 0 - 1V, AFAIK.

overheating cat I think is the most likely reason.

Can we safely assume you are driving side by side, so you know you are both doing the same speed. sewid - maybe RB20s are a lot cheaper than RB25s.

There's a Ford one (EF Falcon?). Talk to Steve @ Speed Technology in Mitcham 9873 5400 to confirm. Also, I expect any of the modern Nissan ones will fit the hole in the exhaust (but the Ford one is cheaper).

Why? Any point where you pick up manifold pressure is equivalent to any other point that registers manifold pressure.

Take the pad out, trace the shape on a piece of paper, then take it into the shop and compare your tracing to the diagrams in the listing. (I wouldn't be surprised if it is the same as the others.)

I believe the 300ZX calipers are the same as Skyline calipers.

Point taken. My apologies. [sound of foot being extracted from b_e's mouth]

280mm diam x 30 mm thick. Disk + hat = 54 mm, according to dba. http://www.dba.com.au/dba_catalogue_2004/H.../Out/Nissan.pdf

Who said anything about black brake fluid? :flamed:

GTS4 has the same suspension layout as the GT-R. I think the fronts are interchangeable to the GTSt, but the rears are different - but only in the 'eye', springs are probably interchangeable.

www.google.com - search "Datsun 240K" offroadracing.com.au/classif0103/s579.htm (The 240K Coupe)

I would think you shouldn't have to pay much more than 1G for a reasonable one.

Why does it have to be spent on the car. What's wrong with a nice digital plasma TV? or something similar?

I'm running 235/45ZR17 on 17x7.5s, and they look just right. If you check the tyre specs, you should find that a 7.5" rim is the minimum width rim that a 235/45 x 17 tyre should be fitted to. (A 235/40x18 has a minimum rim width recommendation of 8" (9.5 max)).

Being a lower profile tyre, the sidewall is narrower. Therefore there is less flex available in the sidewall to absorb distortions. The tyre presumably puts a smaller footprint on the road. So the limit of adhesion (forwards + sideways) is going to be different (presumably less) with the 225/40ZR18 than with the 235/45ZR17.

Check the rev limiter in the Wolf. I have a L20ET sitting in the garage atm. I was going to fit it to the R30 hatch, but the A/C interferes with the proposed IC. It has a RB20DET BB cored turbo hanging off the side. I re-routed the water to the cold start valve (funny thing sitting right behind throttle body) to feed water to the turbo core. I'll also be running it from a Wolf (3D), but in a R30 sedan.

You don't really need to go to the expense of those synthetic fluids. Nulon have a standard, glycol-based one that works fairly well. I think it's a DOT4. And it's only about $10 for 500ml. The important thing to avoid the kind of problems you had is to change the fluid annually. The fluid is hygroscopic (absorbs water), and that's what causes the fade. Fresh brake fluid will normally remove the fade caused by boiling the water in the fluid.

Sold. check ur PM.

The brake master cylinder is right beside it. See the black thing immediately below the clutch cylinder in your photo? - there should be 2 similar cylinders on the front of that.

Is $50 enough for the foggies. (I want to look like a Commodore!)

Dear me, the things we have to put up with. It's the clutch master cylinder! It probably needs some fluid; brake fluid.

Anything's possible. I've seen the RB30ET in a 240/260Z. I've seen RB25DET in a 260Z.