Going to do a copy and paste to get up to speed with where it is today.

Had been looking for a kenmeri datsun 240k coupe for the past couple of years with not too much luck few good ones but either too many $ or to much rust, I was always pretty against the sedan (yonmeri the 4 door version) However I had mentioned to a neighbour (who buys and sells alot of mid 90's cars and has a few mates that are towies for wreckers) next to 612 autoworks (part time workshop I run we do guard rolling for reasonable price too /end shameless self promo) to keep an eye out for a 240k for me, not a week later he tells me he has found one a 240 coupe, I couldn't believe my luck!!! Although I had been burnt before with other leads so I didn't really do much with the number he gave me. 2 weeks later after being screwed by another seller I thought stuff it lets make the call and see what this one is all about. I called the number and spoke to the son of the owner who explained he wanted to sell, we spoke about price came up with a reasonable one car sight unseen. Organised a time with his parents to go have a look at it.

So Sunday (19/08/12) afternoon rolls around, meet up with a few of the other jzx boys who were keen to have a look (Jake, Ash, Winston and Charlie who owns a awesome next generation C210 240k coupe that he is building) we jump in the car drive 5kms from the 612 shop where we are greeted with a hell of a long driveway and this little diamond in the rough

The car had been sitting around dormant for the last 2years since the owner took it to a their local mechanic who explained to them the cars head gasket has gone or it has a cracked head and told the elderly couple they would have to pay to get the motor pulled apart before they could find out how much it would cost to fix, being on the pension and having very little disposable $ they had parked it in the hope to one day get the car back on the road. The owner of the car was 86 and had owned the car for at least 20 years and is believed to be the second owner.. After a good chat to the owner and quick look around the car I told him I would take it and be back in an hour..

So off to get a trailer we go

I dont any photos of how nasty the driveway was but we had to flat tow it up the 100 odd meter driveway

Damn driveway even had the high as a kite como scraping..

which meant unhitching the trailer down the road and taking the wags down the driveway with a tow rope to tow it to the road park it, then re attach the trailer to the wags, then roll the car down the step road to the trailer.

out of the garage for first time in 2 years

Aside from very little rust in the scheme of these cars and the blown headgasket the only other real problem is where someone crashed into the car about 3years ago which is fortunatly only the door, although finding a good door wont be easy..

bought the car back to the shop which was like a 10min drive..

unloaded it locked it up, and headed back up to the sellers house as part of the terms of the sale were that I would also take the 79 mazda 626 (rwd) the same car he taught his son to drive in when he was 16.. he is now 41.. so they had owned this for at least 25 odd years.. so we had to rinse and repeat the unhitch trailer tow out hitch trailer load trailer sequence all over again..

so if anyone is interested in the 626 pm me. it too is suspected to have a blown headgasket, is lowered and has some funky wheels on it..

So and steady progress..

current state of this project, I was unhappy with some of the repair work when I first started learning to weld so went back over it.

Hoping to have it on the road by end of the year... (HA!) maybe

Oh I've been missing this car!!!

Going to re read the whole thing as I love the ride height. How many coils you take off?

Edited August 14, 201410 yr by 240k Style

Love it! Where do you guys find them

Love the leds in the dash, i need to do the same. Which ones did you use?

Also what part of vic you in?

Pretty much all of the coils ahha

Led's are just white ones, mixed types was too long ago to remember now.

I am in s.e suburbs.

We should arrange a VIC meet at some stage, can imagine most people will not be there in thier K's but never the less.

Haha that's so true of the Melbourne K's.

Kid K would be the only one driving

How did I miss this thread? !!

Awesome read

Hope to find a good 240K one day. After years of search without luck I gave in and went for a 260C coupe.

So watching now to see how it turns out (the original green was an awesome colour on these so I hope you keep it green)

On the subject of wheels I see you fitted 8.5 -12 9 -16 wheels without flares. so as the 260 seems to have so much more guard space can anyone advise if 15x9"-1 would fit? Auction ends today and I need to know or take the gamble

I agree I love this thread, and hopefully find a good 240k sedan,also love the green colour and how it sits!!!!

Pretty much all of the coils ahha

Led's are just white ones, mixed types was too long ago to remember now.

I am in s.e suburbs.

We should arrange a VIC meet at some stage, can imagine most people will not be there in thier K's but never the less.

Theres a few vic guys going up for the Skyline nats, but if anyone wants to arrange a coffe meet in someones shed or workshop, then i'm down.

I have entered skyline nats (track days not show n shine) in my jzx100 chaser, can't miss it has a massive wing, so come say hi if you see me.

Also have a little hobby workshop out s.e suburbs (Ferntree gully) vic that once the weather warms up a little I will put on a bbq or something for Vic K guys.

I'm out in the western suburbs of Melbourne ....all alone as far as I can tell

Hey Whiterolla you coming to Classic Japan 2014 mate??? Como Park in South Melbourne on Dec 7th???