My 72 datsun 240z Restore project

[Resurgam]

hey guys, im new to the community. ive always loved Z's and i finally bought my first project. a few hundred for a frame. im going to be building it from the ground up. with stuff i buy new, and things i salvage from scrape yards. ill include pictures and welcome any help or advice. im mainly posting this so i stay enthusiastic about the painful build that is to come. it will be show worthy when im done tho. looking forward to talking to all of you guys.

[George_Zed]

Welcome and enjoy

[wheee!]

Let the games begin...

[the_tool_man]

Welcome Resurgum.

This site is a great place for information, collaboration, inspiration and emotional support, lol.  I'm new myself, and have received all of these to varying degrees in my far less ambitious attempt to get a survivor running.

I admire anyone who can tackle a full on restoration.  I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your car.

[Resurgam]

I will post the first picture as soon as i manage to get the frame and pieces i do have together, thank you everyone. i'm happy to finally be an owner of a 240z. i will be working on the car every week and probably take at least one picture a week. i want a nice time-span. but since i'm only 22 my entire pay is going to be put in this for the parts so it might be a little slow at first. Looking forward to talking to everyone.

[sdyck]

Welcome Resurgam here's my '72. Its a rolling restoration. Good luck to you on a ground up, those projects take lots of focus. I'm sure the great people here will do there best to keep you motivated.

[Resurgam]

30 minutes ago, sdyck said:

Welcome Resurgam here's my '72. Its a rolling restoration. Good luck to you on a ground up, those projects take lots of focus. I'm sure the great people here will do there best to keep you motivated.

That is a beautiful car congrats man. do you have any pointers on a paint theme? once i get my frame im going to put in a 12 point roll cage, then install the engine i have for it. with a custom drive shaft.  and then i want to get it painted and have glass installed after that. that is my goal so far.

[Mark Maras]

 Hello and welcome to the club.

 A few months ago I bought a late 71 (series 2, same as the 72s) from a wrecking yard that was going to crush it. The body is actually a bit better than the 260 that I'm working on. Engine, trans, half shafts, and a few assorted goodies were already missing. Since then I have stripped the body of everything but the rear end and the suspension which are coming out soon. My intention is to cut the spot welds and take it apart and sell everything I don't need. (not much)  A few members have gotten some of the parts already but there is a quite a pile left as you can imagine.

 I don't know how many pieces you'll be needing but I'll bet I have quite a few that you'll want. I have a COMPLETE dashboard (several cracks), heater box and ducts, COMPLETE wire harness end to end seats and more.

 We can use the club PM, email or phone, whatever you prefer.

Talk to you soon

Mark Maras

Edited March 23, 2016 by Mark Maras

[Resurgam]

     Thank you mark, and as far as purchasing parts i would love to get with you, however my budget is fairly tight as i am only 22 undergoing this project. so i would have trouble purchasing most items at this moment.

once i find out just what i need and when i need it i will let you know and see if we cant work something out.

[grannyknot]

Welcome aboard, looking forward to the pics. I'm not trying to discourage you from posting questions, not at all but there is an extensive archive of this forum that covers everything and can really help your re build move along. Pretty much any problem you will run into with these has been solved and a lot of them with a photographic essay showing you how to do it.

GL,

Chris

[esmit208]

16 hours ago, Resurgam said:

hey guys, im new to the community. ive always loved Z's and i finally bought my first project. a few hundred for a frame. im going to be building it from the ground up. with stuff i buy new, and things i salvage from scrape yards. ill include pictures and welcome any help or advice. im mainly posting this so i stay enthusiastic about the painful build that is to come. it will be show worthy when im done tho. looking forward to talking to all of you guys.

RELEASE THE HOUNDS!

[Resurgam]

1 hour ago, grannyknot said:

Welcome aboard, looking forward to the pics. I'm not trying to discourage you from posting questions, not at all but there is an extensive archive of this forum that covers everything and can really help your re build move along. Pretty much any problem you will run into with these has been solved and a lot of them with a photographic essay showing you how to do it.

GL,

Chris

thank you very much i look forward to talking to everyone. im happy people are so inviting here. i will be checking the database on a daily basis for information.