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Hello from Texas - 71' 240Z

hwyman456
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Hello from Texas. . .

I have always really liked Z's and had friends and family who had a few and was always impressed by them now have ended up with one myself.

I built a few cars 69 z28, Firebirds more recently doing the c10 truck thing and coming to the end of a project happened upon this one, I think is a real gem.

Sooo . . . What I have is a 1971 240Z with a fairly interesting story to me anyways So here we go . . .

Was looking for parts and met up with a guy with a few cars and was told were “stored in the barn and not really touched since the 80's”. In this part of the world can be good or bad, usually bad . . . rust, So I went to check them out ended up buying a car.

Story goes: He owned a body shop and bought this car from the original owner in 1980 with about 25k miles and drove it a little bit and decided to repaint it from horrible orange to black his words and half way through ended up losing interest. Eventually sold his shop in the late 80’s and all his cars to his home shop the barn. Where the car sat under a cover until I bought it this year.

I now have a 1971’ 240 with somewhere around 34K on it which is almost unbelievable to me except that I can verify it. The PO’s were very methodical in keeping repair logs with their mileages, costs etc. filling out the owner’s maintenance book with the little tear out sheets for every 2-3k miles up to its current mileage and a cost owner ship book. It’s a really great car that has the least amount of rust of any old car I have ever worked on almost 99.999% rust free and perfectly straight.

The Bad /Challenge: The motor was pulled and the bay was painted behind the fenders etc. then mostly reassembled but left the glass removed and primed ready to spray and was abandoned for like 20 years or so but they did a really good job so it seems to have really saved it from the rust. They had drained all the fluids during the motor removal and even pulled the tank . . . good right. until you try and bring it all back from the dead. That’s where I am at now going through all the systems and putting it together to make it run and stop.

A big Japanese jigsaw puzzle of boxes full of parts.

As soon as I can get it reliably moving and stopping under its own power it’s in the paint booth.

Thanks for looking and yes I will Follow up with the Pictures . . . .

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    Let them begin !

    cover removed

    <a href="http://s490.photobucket.com/user/alstoddard/media/howitwasfound_zpsbf8b7b13.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr267/alstoddard/howitwasfound_zpsbf8b7b13.jpg" border="0" alt="first view photo howitwasfound_zpsbf8b7b13.jpg"/></a>

    First time outside in a looong time. Tires frozen, Had to drag it out with my truck but they loosened up.

    <a href="http://s490.photobucket.com/user/alstoddard/media/IMG_0276outsideatlast_zps6057d94b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr267/alstoddard/IMG_0276outsideatlast_zps6057d94b.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_0276outsideatlast_zps6057d94b.jpg"/></a>

    going for a ride

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    Tight fit - good driver

    <a href="http://s490.photobucket.com/user/alstoddard/media/IMG_0290atightfit_zpsf2738690.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr267/alstoddard/IMG_0290atightfit_zpsf2738690.jpg" border="0" alt="a tight fit photo IMG_0290atightfit_zpsf2738690.jpg"/></a>

    New Home

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    More to come . . .

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    A little dust . . .

    <a href="http://s490.photobucket.com/user/alstoddard/media/IMG_0296alittledust_zpse56f06d3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr267/alstoddard/IMG_0296alittledust_zpse56f06d3.jpg" border="0" alt="a little dust photo IMG_0296alittledust_zpse56f06d3.jpg"/></a>

    cleaned up seat

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    After the initial cleaning

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    comment_450593

    Hi Hwyman456:

    Looks like a really GREAT Barn Find!! I would have grabbed that in a heart beat!! Great bodies are so hard to find today.

    As these cars are just now starting to regain market values {after the financial melt down 6 years ago}. Their future as Classic's is looking ever brighter. Personally - I'd pull that engine back out - and put the engine bay and the car - back to its original Orange {or any original 71 color}. But as we say "to each his own".

    It will be very helpful if you can find someone in your area - willing to come help from time to time - to put that puzzle back together. I'm sure you can do it by yourself - but a knowledgeable Z Friend could save you a lot of time..

    No matter what - chances are you will love that 240Z!

    Good luck,

    Carl B.

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    comment_450620

    All cleaned up with a couple fresh coats of paint. I came out great now I have to figure out how to do the rest of the parts around the rear end.

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