new Z owner from Malaysia..Hi All!!

[tony5050]

hi all,

glad to find this forum and saying hi to all. Hope to learn loads more about the classic Z here.

Abit about myself here. Located in Kuala Lumpur and currently own a 1977 GS30 260Z 2+2 and restoring a 1971 HS30 240Z.
Hope to get to know more classic Z owner around the South East Asia region too!!..

[tony5050]

well,

would like to share more photos here of my GS30 and of course the restoring process of the HS30.

Firstly, the GS30...

rear view


sweeeeett engine bay..running the stock L26


photo with her much younger sibling...

[tony5050]

well,

here comes the rather sad start of the story when i pick her up after months of searching in Malaysia.
Came by a few units here in Malaysia but almost all of them refuse to change hand. Saw a 1972 HS30 in KL which is in its most orginal and nicest condition, met the owner and he owned the car since bought new in 1972itself!!...respect!.

Finally, after around 8 months seraching for one, this is the best i can find and it was willing to sell!!...not even thinking too much, i took it up and planned a long and painful restoring process for her

when we first met!


and she was habitat for more then 100 of snails, perhaps a few kingdom of ants too!!




and there you go..tht's the new boyfren!!

[tony5050]

after uncovering her from the bushes..she aint tht bad looking at all!!..got meself a tow truck and truck her all the way back to my mechanics which is nearer to my hometown, way up north Malaysia, 10km away from Thailand border that is.





and when she finally arrived at the workshop, look at how much attention she attracted!..hahhaa..and tht's for how ugly she looks!



i was lucky to have bought the car with some spare given by the privious owner. The previous guy bought the car some 4 years back. After stripping her off in ready for a race car conversion, he found out the rust on the floor and the project was abandoned. Lucky enough he kept most of the parts taken off from it.

[tony5050]

after sending her to the workshop, i got to get my axx back to KL after tht weekend itself though. Just after 2 weeks, i went all the way back and visit her again. And these are the photos...

the scrap floor and other parts of the oxidised metal body


the floor board and any pther parts of the new body were all fabricated from new metal sheet. Pictures from Internet had helped alot in this.

[tony5050]

let me just get the story shorter here though...these are just photos taken in different visits..

[tony5050]

started to order parts from around the world, including yahoo auction in Japan where i found most of the used body parts such as the flares, front spoiler, rear spoiler, wheels..etc etc

[tony5050]

these are the wheels tht's i'm gonna put it on her soon. Wheels arrived 3 weeks ago but i havent got a chance to take newer photos for now..shall update u guys once i've got any though...broken my leg and got to be on cruches for the next 2 months or so..bet the process is gonna slow donw abit..damnit!!

the front: Watanabe 15"x9.5jj offset -25





the rear: Watanabe 15" x 11jj offset -44







stay tune for more updates guys!!!..cheers!

[zpizzaman20]

What a great looking project!!!

You are doing well, keep the pictures coming.
Fred

[zbane]

WOW! talk about a rough starting point! Great job so far, and congratulations on saving that Z from a long lingering death!

[tony5050]

guys,

thanks for those nice compliments!!...shall get her done up as soon as possible!

[Babalouie]

Wah, that's one serious restoration abang

[Montezuma]

Amazing work....congrats. Drop me a PM for hard to find parts.

[beandip]

Welcome to our Club, looks like you are doing a super job. Keep in touch. I noticed on the red 260 you still have the emissions carbs. How well does she run with the flat tops? Keep up the great work and all the best with you leg. Gary

[Bruce Palmer]

I noticed that too. Flat tops on the car and roundtops on what is maybe a spare parts engine. Odd, I say, odd.

[Bart Hoedemaker]

I almost cry man..amazing work. With basic tools. I go to Thailand soon to bad it's not close else i would have go have a look at it.

[tony5050]

geee...thanks everyone!!.

beandip and Bruce,
guys..really pardon myself but wht is flat top?..

[tony5050]

anyway,

this is the pic taken when i was there choosing the colour..wanted the purple/burgendy colour of the ZG. Will probably put on the ZG once the car is rolling as i already got them ready at home too..




out of topic for abit..but this one is the 260Z tht i met in Bangkok. Belongs to a fren of mine, running SR20 now..pics were taken months ago..



nice front:



the rear?....

[Sailor Bob]

Beautiful project, you are going to have a very nice car.

[Bart Hoedemaker]

They mean the carbs with "flat" or "round top" See this picture:

[FilipeA]

Hi

Nice job

[Daffy Duck]

nice 260,the 240 will look good when its done,being right hand drive you might be able to get some of the bits from over here in England,give me a shout if you need anything,i was out in Malaysia in February, we stayed in Borneo

[tony5050]

bart,
got it now, thanks. Well, the only thing tht i can tell of driving the 260Z around is tht it runs smooth enough. No problem in cranking it up even a month left undriven.

Daffy,
thanks. Getting parts from England is always an option for me but the only thing is how to get them shipped back here to Malaysia. Tried to order stuff from the US, ended up with more expensive postal fee then the parts themselves.
U must have staryed in Sabah or Sarawak then. I was in Leeds for 4 years during my degree though. Was in London every other weekend, stayed in Collindale back then.

[Bart Hoedemaker]

Nice work..keep us updated tony.

[tony5050]

hi guys,

here are some newer update of my project..and i'm gonna name her as Megumi!!....anyway, decided to finish her up as a ZG replica.

The body restoration works were completed and now left with the outer surface work for spraying.






Even the crippling legs, i do miss her alot!!..



The wheels will be sparayed with same colour, the dark grey

[tony5050]

this is the G nose replica kit from Japan..bought it for around USD350.

Not sure how well its gonna fit, its all up to the installation work later on.

[=Enigma=]

Way to rescue another Z from the grave yard! I love seeing people do that. Good luck on your resto.

[tony5050]

guys,

having difficulties in getting the G nose fitted withouth the Hinge...therefore waiting for it to be sent out from US...meantime, here are some other Malaysian Z photos i wish to share!!>..cheers!

[idpearl]

If you see a ferrari red 1971 240Z with the plate JAG 636, that used to be my car! Regretted selling it ever since! There's a workshop in Sungai Besi near KL that did the paint for me using the same paint as the Ferrari F1 cars!

[idpearl]

[Montezuma]

Dude get a set from Bad Dog, the price is good and the product is excellent. I am sure they can get them to you via DHL or Fedex. I used a set on my Gnose project.
[QUOTE=tony5050;256324]guys,

having difficulties in getting the G nose fitted withouth the Hinge...therefore waiting for it to be sent out from US...meantime, here are some other Malaysian Z photos i wish to share!!>..cheers!

[tony5050]

hi idpearl,

i think i've seen tht car just not too long ago..


guys,

the resto process is getting abit too slow but neverthelss...this is the car with the G-nose and custom made hinge. Still have no feedback from BadDog parts though..the hinge works well..

[Bart Hoedemaker]

Looks great! Just a question, how many people are you working on a car?

Keep going, that's the way to do it.
I'l follow it.

Bart.

[Bart Hoedemaker]

My girlfriend is from Pattani Thailand, that's not so far from you.

[VYN]

Hi Tony:

Grettings from Puerto Rico. Great job and outstanding goal you have aimed. The rescue of this survivor will mean a lot to you and we all know as Z owners that it will become part of your life. Keep on the project and post more pictures. Hope that your leg is healing and that the project could speed up during the summer.

[idpearl]

That's a nice looking conversion!

Have you changed the radiator? You might consider an improved rad to keep the coolant temps down.

[tony5050]

hi guys,

Thanks again for those encouragin words.

Bart,
yeah, Pattani is not far at all from my place, or from the place the car is now. Do let me know if u're near though
by the way, only 2 fella working on the car...slowly...


VYN,

many thanks. Shall post more pics once available!!


idpearl,

yupe, custom made a full aluminium radiator for the car already..

[Trex]

idpearl

How are you? I still have the gearbox from JAG 636. ;-)

I see you are back in this part of the world. Mount Kiara has changed since you were here last. There is another red 240z flying around since you left. Its not JAG636. Driven by an expat who like yourself found a 240z to enjoy the Kuala Lumpur traffic.

[idpearl]

Hi Trex! How the heck are you? Funny you should still have my old gearbox! Is it still working? I actually changed it 3 times! The second box had a lousy ratio, the 3rd one was spot on though!

That other expat actually lives in Mont Kiara! I went back there a few months ago and he was stranded in the middle of the road! I stopped to help and found that his fuel pump was dead. Tapped it with a spanner and it burst into life, but advised him to get a new one. Looked like a nice project car though. I think it was a 72 if I remember rightly.

I always wish I had given him my number in case he ever wanted to sell it!

Cheers,

Ian

[idpearl]

guys,

having difficulties in getting the G nose fitted withouth the Hinge...therefore waiting for it to be sent out from US...

Did you try Tan Chong Motors at Kepong? I was amazed what they had in stock for my 240! Even ordering from Japan was easy through them and they could get anything! I drew the line at a new dash though - RM6K!

[nethcy]

Guess I should try out my luck in Tan Chong Motor then.

[Trex]

Hi

Ahhh ... a z owner in East Malaysia. Tell us more about your Z plzzzz.

[nethcy]

Hi

Ahhh ... a z owner in East Malaysia. Tell us more about your Z plzzzz.

Thanks for your interest, I'm affraid that would be a "hijack" to Tony's thread~

Perhaps I should start a thread when I'm ready~

[Montezuma]

Any progress on the project?

[ego2511]

Great project you got there Well done ... btw from which site did you get most of your parts from? I've been buying parts from the US and i've got to admit that the cost of the shipping is very expensive. By the way, im from Brunei Darussalam & i own a 1977 260Z 2+2 as well and a 280ZX. Nice to know that there's a Z family nearby

[tony5050]

hi guys,


just to share some updated pics here..











will have more coming up..cheers!

[BRE-240Z]

I have really enjoyed viewing your progress. Please keep us up to date! Your car is beautiful, congratulations.

[Daffy Duck]

Sabah it was,went to the Orangutang sanctuary,car will look cool when its done,r u gonner be running carbs or fuel injection (throttle bodies)like mine

[Bart Hoedemaker]

Nice work! My 240Z was the same color by the last owner.

[tony5050]

hi guys,

its been too long i know..but these are the latest..cheers!

[redashton]

Wow...that's really cool.

I'm a newbie and for the longest time, i remembered riding in my dad's 1973' 240Z when I was a kid. don't mean to hijack tony's thread but I'm interested to find other Z owners in Malaysia.

red.

[kingpin]

tony5050 very very nice car! hehe can you pm where did you buy you're rims pls?? i've been trying to contact watanabe but they won't answer any of my e-mails. thanks a lot and hope to see you're car running peace!

[b52]

that is ONE SCARY and TIME consuming, and daring and money eating project!! MY RESPECT to u TONY!!!!!! , if it were me, i would have abandoned long time ago. u are officially my new idol, UHauHAhAhuAHAUah

may i ask how much u bought the rims for?

btw, im new, finish restoring a celica ta22, u can view my car here
http://forums.cjb.net/cccm-about49-60.html

now my next car would be a 240 or 260,

does anybody know where to get one??
im located East Malaysia by the way.

[idpearl]

There's a 260 for sale in Sunway now - check the link..

http://www.motortrader.com.my/asp/se...tegory%5Fid=29

[b52]

wow,
dont know how much it cost, anybody checked out this car yet?
i guess if u already checked it out, there wont be anything left for me.

there's one in my area, sarawak,
best ive seen, i was stupid to let it go,
asking 26k. bumper good, body all good,
only dash has 2 holes. engine rb20.

and now i regret

well, i dont mind spending a bit more on an all original, and very good condition piece.

[idpearl]

Looks like a 2+2 tho.

[nethcy]

There's a 240Z for sale on Motortrader, it looks superb from the pic though~ but then the guy said its wrong number when I called~ Hmmm~

[carguyinok]

From 4-24-08 - 11-20-08
Wow, I couldnt get over the starting point and progress made on this car in 7 months!!!!! Had anyone shown me photos of how it was found and said it would be road ready in 7 months I would have been Let alone a G-nose.
Tony thats a wonderful job you have done on that car. I know you must be VERY proud of it as you should be
I see that it's been awhile since you have posted anything. But if you have any updates that you could post I think we would all love too see her now.
I think a few of us here could take note of just what can be done with enough love
Hope it's been going well and great job Tony!!!!!

[Bart Hoedemaker]

Hey ID Pearl. I'm moving to The South of Thailand maybe soon. Need to get me a Z there. Maybe i'll come and visit you, you know the locals.

[brenco]

hi.. any update for this car??

[SteveJ]

hi.. any update for this car??

Considering Tony5050 hasn't been on the board in almost 3 years, who knows if he even still has the car?

[black gold man]

Try here http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforu.../tony5050.html

[zaf]

Tony ... I am in KL ... I have some Z parts to sell . Please contact me.... Thanks

[sblake01]

Tony ... I am in KL ... I have some Z parts to sell . Please contact me.... Thanks

Didn't you see this post. It's even a year old.......

Considering Tony5050 hasn't been on the board in almost 3 years, who knows if he even still has the car?

Even the one that black gold man linked to shows no activity from tony5050 in about 5 months.

[Kay]

this is the G nose replica kit from Japan..bought it for around USD350.

Not sure how well its gonna fit, its all up to the installation work later on.

I have the same bumper. I was wondering if you have picture of your project -thanks kay

[sblake01]

Are you a 'bot?? If not, read the rest of the thread.....tony5050 isn't here, hasn't been here in over 4 years, and, from most indications, won't be back.

[Mike]

I don't think he's a bot because the subject is related. Maybe he just didn't see the dates. Funny thing is, I haven't seen this thread in awhile so it was fun for me to revisit.

[sblake01]

Except for the fact that there are pictues of the project in the thread and he/she/it hasn't been back since that post.......single post to a dead thread on the join date and no return? Sounds/looks like a bot to me.

[bartsscooterservice]

Did this project ever finish ?

[roshan1984]

Yes..this project finished and the car was sold few months back. I was supposed to buy it but then another guy got to it b4 me.
Hi ZAF..what is ur contact number? Am looking for 240z parts for mine. Please contact me at 0169580649. Thx..