Total Restoration Project. 71

[Diseazd]

All it takes is money and a good bodyman! Guy

[zpizzaman20]

Guy,

Did you do the bodywork yourself or is there a decent shop in Richmond?

Fred

[Diseazd]

We dropped the suspension and blasted and painted ourselves. Included was all new brakes, rotors, bushings and nuts and bolts. The rear quarter and front clip had been lightly hit in the past, so Chuck's Frame (he's done several restorations for me including a 1967 award winning 912 Porsche) is replacing both. That will leave the body with absolutely no rust and no plastic. He is also going to strip it to metal and paint the car BMW Platinum Silver. All mechanical and engine work will be done by me and my son. The Z Doctor in Roanoke is building a modified P 79 head which we will put on top of a totally restored L28 bottom end with flat top pistons. Both Chuck and Doc are in Virginia. Guy

[FilipeA]

HI

Great job done till now. It looks very excellent. Another fantastic Z!

Filipe Azevedo

[Diseazd]

Check out the article on the home page

http://www.viczcar.com/

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[Diseazd]

I took these pics of my pops L28 he is building for the resto. I will let him chime in and explain what will be done.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14049800@N00/2275211983/" title="Pops L28 motor after paint by RVAE34, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/2275211983_1cff213f84_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Pops L28 motor after paint" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14049800@N00/2276006686/" title="Pops L28 motor after paint by RVAE34, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/2276006686_f64e6de68e_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Pops L28 motor after paint" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14049800@N00/2275213585/" title="Pops L28 motor after paint by RVAE34, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2275213585_b02f054c80_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Pops L28 motor after paint" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14049800@N00/2275214201/" title="Pops L28 motor after paint by RVAE34, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/2275214201_238fcd0ec1_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Pops L28 motor after paint" /></a>

[76Datsun280z]

Wow, more eye candy.

Looks beautiful, keep us updated!

[Ttiger]

I am blown away!

Where do you find such clean cars to start with? The '71 was very nice even before you started!

What do you use to blast clean the suspension?

I'd be afriad to drive them after all that work, but they are meant to be be driven. Enjoy!

Thanks

[jmark]

Superb work Diseazd! Really like the white one in your avater as well.

[five&dime]

The 70 came from eBay, the 72 from google datsun 240z for sale.

We have been trying to buy the 71 forever. I saw it in someones back yard when I was riding a gokart around a friends neighborhood 14 years ago at age 15.

I have found all the Z's for my pops except the white one. Even that one I made the offer before consulting with the pops ......... I think my mom is probably less enthusiastic about my efforts

[Diseazd]

Thanks JMARK and TTIGER. I bought the green Z from Amarello, Texas. The white Z was totally restored in Arizona and the Safari Gold Z was bought in Richmond, Virginia. We built the engine in the green Z , more or less to stock specs. The white 240 was rebuilt before I bought it, and I'm building a hot 2800 for the gold Z (see above pics). The gold Z has been stored since 1979( see 1979 inspection sticker on windshield ). As far as cleaning up the undercarriage, we sand blast everything, then paint with urethane. None of the 3 Z's has over 79,000 original miles. Some guy's have all the luck! Ain't it a great little car. Guy

[jmark]

I'd like to see more pics of the white Z from AZ.