Just today I bought my first Z... it's a stock 71 240z. It's been sitting, untouched, in a heated garage since 1985! To tell you the truth I have not actually put eyes on it yet. I'm relying on pictures and a look-over by a good friend of mine. It is 99% rust free, the seats are trash but the rest of the interior is reportedly in good shape.

It is reportedly all original, unrestored. 90k on the clock. It has not been run since '85. No keys either. And it's missing the coil and coil wire (maybe more, I'll know on Saturday when I get it delivered).

I'll have 10 million newbie questions I'm sure...

Any comments would be welcome.

Mark

great find but it looks like a 72z have fun its just begun. carl h

Most differences between and 71/72 were under the hood. What makes you think it looks like a 72?

Mark, What does the title say? 04/71 would most likely have been sold in the 71 model year.

The link below has an unformal registry for Z cars. It was set up by a member here and clearly shows that all 04/71 cars were titled as 71. Go ahead and put your car in there when you have time.

http://www.editgrid.com/user/mlwilliams/Z_Car_Registry

John

P.S. Nice find, where did you find it?

I did add it to another spreadsheet somewhere... I'll add it to this one too...

I found it on Craigslist... it was in NJ, stored in a heated garage and forgotten about since 1985!

Mark

This is a '71 Z. The center console and latch type gas door are '70 & '71 items only. I would venture to guess that the chrome shifter stick is also straight, not doglegged like a '72, but I can't tell from the pictures.

steering wheel was solid andthe boxes were behind the seats on the floor,i have a 71 build 11/71 with that feature.that is the only reason i thought it was a 72.

I know they did some VIN moving around at the factory, meaning they did not all get released in chronological order, but his 71 looks a lot like my 71.. what am I missing

More progress! (it lives!)

Well it's all put together (if you have followed the other threads the work on the front end is done: sway bar bushings/links, ball joints, tie rods, Toyota caliper upgrade, new rotors, odd "camber adjust kit" override). We even spent a couple of hours with a rag and polishing compound getting the gray haze off the light yellow paint.

We drove it around the neighborhood for the first time today. It's the first time it has seen road time (other than on a trailer) since 1985.

Still need to further adjust the clutch and replace the rear brake cylinders (one is leaking). Other than that I'll need to see about doing a carb adjust/tune up: it idles high and diesels on shut down.

Mark

"and the mirror is a real Italian Vittaloni"

correct. (was this a common aftermarket swap? I wish the one from the passenger side was still there - all that's left is the base)

Well it turns out the other one was in a box in the back of the car! ...and these have blue tinted glass in the mirrors - kinda cool.