I have been remotivated by Wheee! and siteunseen and others build threads. So I have decided to get serious about getting this car running and finished. So to keep up with the Jones or the Jones'n in Cliffs case I decided to start a build thread to sort of bring everyone up to speed on where I'm at... 

Bought the car from a guy in Charlotte that had it shipped from out West. He is registered here but really spends more time at Hybrid Z

That was late 2008 or early 2009...

Stripping the car down Sept 2009

 

Chipping sound mat out January 2011

Don't you wish you could be that happy about chipping out sound mat

 

This engine is a temporary thing. If I have time I will build an engine before Zconn 2025. If not this just needs to run well enough to get me there.

There will be a long punch list after the car is running. The engine being one and the missing paint in the engine bay being the other one

I will award you a big chocolate chip cookie for all the hard work we've read about and seen pictures of, turd looking valve cover deduction = 1 chocolate chip. There's a quart of milk waiting at the finish line.

That turd has to get you both TO and BACK from zcon remember! Unless you're thinking that once you make it, you'll just stay there! 

40 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said:

That turd has to get you both TO and BACK from zcon remember! Unless you're thinking that once you make it, you'll just stay there! 

I have friends and tools local in TN. So if I can get there I should be good. 😉

Haha!! So we're gonna be rebuilding your engine in the parking lot at zcon!! 

I call dibs on working on the timing chain and stuff! 

It's yours!!

Done!!

Let's hope it doesn't come to that, but if it does, I'm all over it!! 

Did all 240z use these?

https://zcardepot.com/products/bumper-end-rubber-right-rear-oem-240z?_pos=13&_sid=f19189e2b&_ss=r#

 

I could be wrong, but I think only the 260.

14 minutes ago, Patcon said:

Did all 240z use these?

https://zcardepot.com/products/bumper-end-rubber-right-rear-oem-240z?_pos=13&_sid=f19189e2b&_ss=r#

 

It's listed in the parts fiche for the rear bumper: 62692-E4101

Key #65 - https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-240z/tail-gate-panel-trim-lock-rear-bumper

7 minutes ago, SteveJ said:

It's listed in the parts fiche for the rear bumper: 62692-E4101

Key #65 - https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-240z/tail-gate-panel-trim-lock-rear-bumper

Are they for front or rear bumpers? I was thinking they were for front bumpers but the Carpartmanual link shows the rear bumper. I thought the only thing I needed for the rear bumper were the little rubber sleeves to keep it off the paint??

Got the hood on today

The paint chips incredibly easy. Way too easy it seems. It will probably have to be reworked at some point. We'll see

I reworked the black wire on this voltage regulator

My middle daughter was here with her boyfriend and they're good shop help!

We got all the cooling system hooked up.

Fuel lines on the carbs. They bled all the brakes and we primed the fuel pump. Once I get the 280zx matchbox hooked up, it might start.

I have lots of electrical problems..

Can someone give me a short course on how these should go to the coil for a 280zx matchbox setup??