95Neoner's '71 Z

[95neoner]

Thanks....Our Z's were made on the same day or within a day or two of one another!!

I hope that you will enjoy this site.

George

Ha... that's pretty cool. I'm sure I'll lurk for a while. I'm not terribly active on any of my other forums. I mostly just go looking for info and keep my log up-to-date. It's hard to find time to get up to speed with the 15-20 page logs. :/

[psdenno]

I do have a shop manual, and was the smog pump belt driven?

Edit: It's definitely not the A/C compressor or alternator. Those are on the other side. You still solved one of the questions that had me scratching my head. (see below) Thanks.

Yes, it's belt driven. When they go bad, they are often removed by owners rather than replaced. No power steering on the early Zs.

Dennis

[GeoJoe]

What was the original color? Do I see blue or gray in the engine bay? Cool car and great find. I'm wondering how much you paid too...

[bartsscooterservice]

Yes, it's belt driven. When they go bad, they are often removed by owners rather than replaced. No power steering on the early Zs.

Dennis

Yes it's the smug/air pump I removed mine to, I hate eco add ons

Nice 240z by the way !

[95neoner]

What was the original color? Do I see blue or gray in the engine bay? Cool car and great find. I'm wondering how much you paid too...

It appears to have been a metallic blue at one point. It peeks through in multiple places on the car. Look right above the exhaust tip, that's probably the most prominent place it shows through.

[95neoner]

Yes it's the smug/air pump I removed mine to, I hate eco add ons

Nice 240z by the way !

Thanks. Your log is one of the few I've read though when I was lurking around as a guest. Lots of good work going on there too. I was actually deployed last year and we visited Norway for a couple weeks. It's gotta be one of the most aesthetically pleasing countries anywhere. I was quite impressed with the number of English speakers there as well seeing as how both of our languages are quite different. If only we took that initiative over here... bit on the expensive side though. God forbid you wanted a beer or burger.

[EuroDat]

A little late, but welcome to the club anyways.

Thats truly a nice find you have and it looks in good condition from the photo's.

I remember back in the eighties what a Datsun dealer said to my mate when he was complaining about rust in his 240Z floor after a wndow leaking. It goes something like: Listen mate, rust isn't an option, its standard with those cars. My mate just stood there gob smacked and didnt know what to say.

What Im trying to say is finding one almost rust free is very hard indeed and something you should cherish.

Goodluck and enjoy the ride

Chas

[bartsscooterservice]

^ I think the whole car was badly sealed back in the day. Seems a common mislooked problem for wet floors is the firewall seal leaking under the cowl.

I found this problem to just lately, and I'm currently trying to fix it, see this topic: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/body-paint-s30/48702-cowl-top-inner-rust-repair.html

[EhlersRS]

Justin,

Welcome and you've got a nice Z! Mine was manufactured in 2/71, which was the first month of production for the Series II. Even though mine isn't a Series I, it still shares some of the same features such as the dash, center console, non-reclining seats, etc. I enjoyed the photos of your car and look forward to more updates!

Robert S.

[95neoner]

Chas- Never to late, Thank you! There's a couple small places I've noticed that I'll have to fix, but for the most part the car is still in great shape.

Robert - Wow... I didn't realize they switched that early in the year... so was the series I around for about 13 months then? No wonder why I couldn't find another for sale when I was about to buy this car! I'm just getting started, so plenty more updates to come. Thanks!

I felt really lucky getting ahold of a series I. When I first saw the car though, I was amazed at just how good of shape it was in. I was told this is a 129k mi car and was garaged and never left, just got started up and run regularly for the last 5 years and I believe every bit of it. One random feature I'm really liking about this car is the manual choke. I don't have that on my Celica. I certainly like the extra little bit of control, even if it is a little less efficient.

I didn't include my picture of it, but I do have a Moroso battery box to install still too so I can fix that bungee-corded in battery. I'm also waiting on my transmission and diff fluid to get here. I just ordered wiring harnesses to replace the stock ones for the headlights, tail lights, signal lights, and parking lights, and I also got new rubber strips for the outer ends of the bumpers. I'm going to pull those bumpers off, hit them with metal polish with the buffer and probably remove the horns while I have them off. Just a few short-term weekend plans if the weather holds up decent. I can't keep my garage heated, too many openings to outside unfortunately and it's rather close quarters to work in, hence why all of these pictures are in the driveway. That aftermarket door molding needs to go too.

Edited November 14, 2013 by 95neoner