Who's game? (240K on ebay)

[Alfadog]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2030&item=4533578379&rd=1

Pretty cheap... anyone nearby? Doesn't sound very nice, but it would be nice if he had pictures, huh?

[The C110]

Yeah sound sokay, good parts car perhaps - HOW MANY COUPES!!?? Havent seen a sedan advertised for ages, not that it bothers me but its just interesting...

[khughes]

wohoo,

emailed the guy about buying it, since i totally missed the auction, and am picking it up hopefully this weekend!

can't believe how many coupes have been around lately.. months ago they were unbelievably rare!

just hope it hasn't got too much rust

[Mr Camouflage]

How much you get it for if you dont mind me asking. (you can wait till the cars firmly in your posession before answering if you like).

[khughes]

apparently there were a few other enquiries after mine (i am guessing people on here!), luckily the guy was honest and honered the first in best dressed principle

payed $500 for it, what a bargain! can't wait to pick it up! Hopefully i can have her back on the road very soon!

[Alfadog]

Take some pictures! Hopefully slightly better than the one that sold the other day :S

[khughes]

apparently it is good mechanically, but the body is rough.. bit of rust etc.. it has been sitting in a field with ocean breezes.. the guy mentioned it needs money spent on it, but mostly cosmetics (although the carby needs work too.. time for a crash course )

I Will get some pictures and post them up when i get it home tomorrow

[khughes]

well,

she is a little rough (and well neglected over the past number of years), and home as we found out to a couple of families of mice. There are a number of rust spots coming through, front passenger quarter panel is a write off i think

but mechanically she looks very good, 65000miles on it (and it shows in the engine bay). Flushed out the radiator (coolent looked good, but a bit of sludge), there is a bit of sludge in the front brake resevoir, oil looks okay. Gave her a big wash, rinsing off most of the crap (and clearing out the boot, home to a family of mice under the spare wheel). launched a flea bomb to get rid of the rest of the nasties inside the car. will need to rip out the rest of the interior though just to be sure (only found 2 huntsmans so far!)

The carby on the car was from a 260c and apparently needed reconditioning as there may be rust in the fuel tank, so we replaced it with a 240k one we had lying around, put some petrol in the carb and tried to fire her up (by jumping from another car), unfortunately that didn't work, obviously some electrical gremlins and bad connections BUT THE TAIL LIGHTS WORK! (so did the radio, hazards, dash lights (very dimly lit), headlights and high beam, the rest doesn't yet). Starter motor doesn't seem to turn, it cliks but doesn't crank. hopefully it is just a bad connection too..

Highlights

Original nissan keys (both flat key and plastic covered nissan key)

GT-R tail lights (i almost fell over when i realised!)

Original books / service manual (benefits of one owner car!)

Mechanicals look good, should be nice and reliable for the charity rallies

[Alfadog]

GT-R tail lights (i almost fell over when i realised!)

OK, now this is interesting!

Was the car badged a 240K GL or GT? It's a 1973 from your sig. What's the month of production and VIN (if you dont mind)??

Sounds like a good reliable car - with a so-so body. Just what you need for that rally :laugh:

[khughes]

I can't understand it either, it is badged as a GL, and apparently is a 74 model (the guy said when i picked it up), but i havn't actually looked at the build plate yet.

VIN is KHGC110-004559 so it probably is a 73 model.

The rear lights have obviously been modified to light both lamps as parkers and the owner had gone to extraordinary lengths to protect the interior by laying extra carpet under the original carpet, and in places, stitching more carpet ontop in high use areas. They even fully dismantled the seats to put seat covers on them (i thought they were velour until i ripped them).

Shame it was left to go to pot after he died, it would have been quite an exceptional car otherwise!

Spent most of today replacing worn fuel pipes and hoses etc.. with a new battery it now cranks, but it doesn't fire up, hopefully it is only crappy fuel and cobwebs holding it back, put new plugs in it, and the spark seems to be okay, carb is filling with fuel. The best i can get so far is the engine turning over and every now and again a fart from the carby.. anyone got any suggestions?

[khughes]

heres the pics ( i have been having trouble getting a new gallery system up on the web, otehrwise i would have posted them earlier.)

[Alfadog]

WoW! Five-stud conversion on the front-left wheel too eh?

I'm impressed. I mean apart from the dirt and grime and rust, it's all there. The body doesn't look bad... It's March 74 is it? Interesting... We should set up a register.

What's more interesting is those tail lights! I thought perhaps there would be a few other "JDM" things on the car, but apparently not. I guess a past owner replaced them, but it's still odd. Will you be disassembling this one too? If so, make sure to take lots of pictures of the lights and the markings on them. They should have a production date on them somewhere surely. That might help...

Anyway, thanks for hte pictures =)

(Why is it every second 240K seems to have it's mirror in a relocated position?)