1972 Datsun 240Z Barn Find Survivor

[grretc]

This thread is mainly for me to document the process of refreshing this 1972 Datsun 240z that I was able to acquire with the help of Carl Beck. About a month back Carl posted a Facebook post on onto the Datsun groups, and I immediately inquired about the car. He gave me the owner's contact number, and after a month of jumping through hoops I was finally able to seal the deal and the car landed here on the west coast. 

It was last registered in 1988 and was a 1 owner car until I purchased it. Backstory is that the previous owner bought it in California enjoyed it here and drove it to Ohio. It sat in the back of his barn until now. Owner has passed away and left the car to his family who hired a liquidation company and...skip all the hoops.. it's mine now. 


Future plans for it are to follow Carl's advice here:

http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/21063-waking-the-sleeping-beast/

This thread is worthless without some photos!


Hopefully some time later this week, I can post some photos of it unloading and of it after a quick rinse, but for now....

Edited March 25, 2015 by grretc

[George_Zed]

really great condition for barn find car...

[siteunseen]

Great looking car.

[rcb280z]

Wow! Its in fantastic shape.

[DatsunZGuy]

Nice find and the best color, too

 

The refresh should be fairly easy and from the looks, it's later 1972 model.  Also nice to see the PO opted to Ziebart or Tuff-Kote it years back.

[The osteopath]

You're pff to a better start than I was. Enjoy. Wonderful car!

[S30Driver]

What a beauty!   Also my favorite color.

[siteunseen]

I just noticed it has the shipping hooks attached to the rear bumper mounts.  Mine had those too and I thought they were tow hooks but they're not.  So if you ever have to pull it backwards don't use those. 

[Carl Beck]

Really happy to see this 240Z in the hands of someone that can appreciate it. It is a rare beauty and the type of 240Z most Collectors and Enthusiasts dream of finding.  I'll be watching this as the progress takes place.

 

A word about the finish - CAUTION.

Wash, Clay Bar, and very lightly polish that 40 year old enamel... you don't want to cut through the shiny skin coat - once it is gone, so is the shine!

 

Enjoy the process...

Carl B.

[CEgg11]

^{Don't lift those floor mats. Let me just keep imagining what's not under there....}

[siteunseen]

Or the battery. I cannot believe how the steering wheel looks. You should put a clear fuel filter right out of the tank. Fram G2 worked best for mine. Fantastic find.

I'm sorry. I forgot you have awakening the beast thread. You know what to do.

Edited March 19, 2015 by siteunseen

[240260280z]

WOW, We picked up a March 1970 and it had a KMart Oil Fiter just like yours.

This Z was in a Chicken Coop since 1988! Kmart must have had a filter sale that year. Here is a photo capturing part of the filter