The home of the classic Datsun Z

'72 240Z. The car starts when cold but runs a bit rough, on restart it tries but no go. The dist cap and plugs and wires are new. Cranked it with the cap off and the spark at the points is weak and intermittent. New points, coil, capacitors. 12v to the distributor points. There is continuity between the points and ground with points open. Resistance between open points and ground is 8.5 ohms. Both with ignition off. It seems to me that continuity and the resistance with open points should not be

I’m looking for some dimensions of the long arm original JDM fender mirror.  Planning to buy a cheap set (https://zcardepot.com/mirror-bullet-style-black-240z-260z-280z-70-78.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw2dvWBRBvEiwADllhn0PO9n9E9yaRQdEEbrvl-4P9_Ckc5zkTip-ZyPXSaW-JEToJ8ncwhxoCuZkQAvD_BwE) and rebuild with longer arms. I will model the parts in fusion 360 then 3d print the arm sections. Also will look to add a spring mechanism at the base.  looking for height A, offset B and side offset angle

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a 1972 Datsun 240Z that was sold new in Denmark. It seems to be a Final Euro spec, with the spoilers, 5-speed transmission, rear sway bar, etc. However, the VIN is HLS30-29862, which seems a bit too low. Could it still be a "Final Euro", and if so, how can this be confirmed? Appreciate any insights :)

I am mostly making this entry for a place to document my journey. Maybe it will serve as a reminder of what I did, what was done, and what may be. Maybe, just maybe, someone will find some use in it sometime down the road. The patient is a Jan 1971, purchased by my father. The car was a garage kept, California daily driver. Every day it made a 10mile round trip to his work, in the windy road, wine country hills of central California. At one point my brother took custody, a young man with idea

In anticipation of owning my 240Z for 40 years, I have ordered brand new Zerk / Brake Bleeder Caps. They will arrive at my home in January 2026, 56 years after the vehicle rolled off the production line. Keith

Some of you saw my post a couple days ago asking about swapping an auto to a manual on a 78 280z. Welp, I got to see the car in person today, and I decided to roll the dice on it. I've been on the hunt for a couple years and this one checked almost all the boxes. Time will tell if it was the right call... PROS: It runs and drives and stops. The gas is definitely varnished, I could smell it bad. But it still ran, with a little miss here and there. Moved around just fine and went through all the g

Broke the head off two of the four bolts that hold the link mount brace in my 70 Z. They had not moved in over 50 years so probably lucky to get two out! The captured nuts are inside the channel that is welded into the body. Any ideas how to get the bolts out short of cutting into the channel and replacing it?

I bought the alternator upgrade kit from MSA for my 1970 car. It's a 280ZX rebuilt alternator with a pre-built adapter that plugs into the wiring harness. Not sure what's going on. here are my observations: engine cranks, does not fire. Was running normally earlier today before swapping alternator. After cranking a bit, I went to inspect. The white plug that fits into the wiring harness was hot. In a way that didn't need normal, and felt short-y. disconnected battery checked continuity betwe

I finished the interior rebuild of my 1970 car this summer. It was originally blue, then got a 'restore' to black interior in 1991. Some of the panels are in pretty good condition, some of them are not (one of the quarter window panels is pretty bad). Door skins are ok condition. Anyway, don't consider these to be 1970 originals, that seems very unlikely to me. Free local pickup in twin cities area of MN, or I can try to ship them if you want to pay shipping. I can't imagine these panels are go

So many Z's, of all numerologies, have popped up that I thought it might be good to collect them here.  Feel free to add old or new stuff.  There's a bunch out there right now, for some reason. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-datsun-280z-26/ https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-datsun-280z-38/ https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64614-1270-on-ebay-barn-find/ https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/62501-brand-new-280z/ https://www.classiczcars.com/forums