As most of you know, I bought Kents '73 GT a while back. She was shipped up back in 2010 and sat sleeping in my garage for most of the time since. The progress that has been made has mostly been done in the last few months. That being said, I'm going to start at the beginning. So here we go;

Here you see the day we met in person. This is at the docks in Long Beach. When I went to pick her up we were escorted by security the entire time (new rules since 9/11). As you can see she was parked next to a race spec Evo 8. When the guard realized I was picking up the other car, he asks me "So, you payed to have that shipped from Australia?"

My response "Yep"

His reply "So.........................was this your first car or something?"

"She has potential" I said. And loaded her up on the trailer for the trip home to San Diego(I love my Armada).

Fast forward to January of this year. I started to pull her apart.

Here we have the drivetrain coming out. The front end was pulled apart as well. You can see my wing man (my 8 year old son Alex) helping move the car around. Just so you know, I'm doing all of this in a single car garage, so usage of space is the key to making progress.

Hi Brian!

some good progress, good to see her getting the attention she deserves!

from memory There is a black "u" style rubber mould (similar to the one on the back) that fits over the end of the headliner and metal bracket under that.. I don't think i have a spare, but i will look (it will take some time though as it would be in storage), if not, i am sure we can find one somewhere in OZ and i can post it to you.

I am pretty sure dad is heading to the states (Dallas i think) in May, i might try to organise to finally get that Z grill off you! once he confirms his trip, i will let you know

Kent

Kent,

Glad you approve. Its been slow going for a while but I'm trying to get it rolling again. Its surprising how inspiring it is just to see her off jack stands again. Anyhow, I'm going to get the motor on the stand this weekend. Once I do that I can take some better pics of the rack and pinion linkage. My plan at the moment is to get it to the body shop soon. I have decided on a paint scheme that I think will be both unique and fit the persona of the car. I have also been working on my interior layout.

As for the grille, just let me know where and when to send it. When you get it you should post a pic of it along side the GT-R grille. The two rarest of Nissan bits in one place. People will drool. As an aside, I was wondering if you would ever stumble accross the components to convert a 240z to RHD? I'm kicking around getting a Z again as they are becoming scarce even here. If so, I would need a dash, pedal box, steering rack, cowling, wiper assembly and gas pedal. Just curious if these can still be had over there.

Brian

I am trying to get mine off the rotisserie, i know once i get it back on its own legs, it will give me a massive boost! after close to a year, i put down the 2nd layer of epoxy and a layer of underbody deadener on the undercarriage two weekends ago.. would have done more, but ran out of underbody spray.. another 6L are on the way (i used 3L for the first coat)

Thanks, i will let you know (hopefully very soon) when his itinerary is squared up and we know where he will be (probably Houston), appreciate it and i will definately take those photos.. all ready have the GT-R grill accessable to do it!

As for the Z Parts, no problems at all.. i will keep my eyes out, but say the word (and the year model) and i will start buying them up for you.. a decent dash is probably going to be hard to find (but we can get it recovered either here or over there..)!!

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Hi Brian & Kent. How are those V8 conversions going?

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I know I have not been here for probably 3 to 5 years as having a new family did that.

But has everyone migrated to another site or forum as there looks to have been not much action here.

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Regards,

Bruce.

Bruce, your best bet would be to join Facebook if you aren't already on there, and join the groups C110 Skyline Owners and Resto Club as well as Datsun 240K HQ. Much more active than the forum.

Okay Thanks for the heads up. I have tried to resist the book of faces for many years. But if that is the way things are going, bugger !

Sure seems that way..

I will be importing a C110 very soon to USA from Dubai UAE after we bought/Shipped it from Australia.We converted to Lt hand drive with 280ZX drive train.

It's almost done and it will be in it's way very soon.......

My? is .... what shall I do to avoid all the headaches of importing this 240K to the states,you know the EPA(Environmental Protection Agency),DOT( Department of Transportation) and CBP(Customs and Border Protection) and how was your experience with importing your C110 or what you did?

Thank you in advance.

Jamal