1 hour ago, bluez said:

Early Z on BAT. Credit to seller for showing the flaws. Needs some serious rust repair. 
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-102/

Will be checking this one out tomorrow AM. It's about 20 minutes away from my place and looks like a nice restoration candidate. 

3 hours ago, motorman7 said:

 

Will be checking this one out tomorrow AM. It's about 20 minutes away from my place and looks like a nice restoration candidate. 

Boise, Idaho is about 20 minutes from San Diego, California?

10 hours ago, Racer X said:

Boise, Idaho is about 20 minutes from San Diego, California?

No longer in San Diego.  Wife and I moved to Boise in October of 2021 and absolutely love it.  We have a beautiful home in the hills and about 4 times the garage space (1500 sq-ft)

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-102/

I went over to @flynjim place to check out the Z up close.  After looking the car over, I will probably place some bids on it but I am guessing it will go for higher than my cap.  The car is pretty much what you look for in a restoration candidate as most of the parts are there and alterations are minor.  Both the engine bay and undercarriage have a few minor mods, but nothing that is a show stopper. 

In the engine bay, the smog equipment has been removed or capped off and the the main steel fuel line has been modified/shortened to accomodate an electric fuel pump that was once in the engine bay. Other than that, it is fairly original. There are still a number of original hoses and wire clamps which is nice to see.  Alternator has an internal voltage regulator, so no voltage regulator on the engine bay side wall.  Remnants of wiring to the electric fuel pump are still there but would not be hard to delete. 

The undercarriage looks pretty untouched except for the exhaust system.  Dirty, but not that difficult to clean (or powdercoat and re-plate).  Looks like all the original parts and bolts are there, having never been removed.  That is nice to see.

Interior is not bad with most items that need to be replaced available on line.  With new seat vinyl, radio and a Vintage Dashes Dash, the interior would be pretty nice. 

Most of the weather stripping is trashed, but the owner has the Precision replacement kit which would be useful for a majority of the seals.  Bushings in most locations are original and would need to be replaced. These items are readily available on line.

The body needs a bit of work.  Both rear fender wells have a significant amount of bondo and should have been repaired using welded in patch panels, again, avaliable on line.  It looks like the individual that did the body work used hand formed sheet metal and bondo to repair.  The hood dents are in a difficult to access spot, but still pretty standard work for a body shop. Rear hatch panel ends are rusty as usual and needs to be replaced. Other than these areas, the rest of the body is pretty reasonable needing just minor rust repair work. The floor pan looks fairly clean and does not have any undercoating on it which gives you a nice view of its condition.  Frame rails had some minor rust spots and a few small dents but were better than most that I have seen.

Also, looks like the rear dark gray panel has never been removed as the original plastic rivets are there. 

Anyway, hope this is helpful.  I will be watching the auction to see how everything goes.

 

Good luck.. Bottom of motor appears loaded with oil. Pic 171 isn’t pretty.
The rails look to be in good shape.

The oil leak is a pretty easy fix.  It's the bodywork that concerns me more.

Assuming I were to take possession, I would probably have every single part, nut, bolt, glass, dash, etc. removed from the car within a week.  I just want all the parts to be there.  Running is a plus though

5 hours ago, motorman7 said:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-102/

I went over to @flynjim place to check out the Z up close.  

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Anyway, hope this is helpful.  I will be watching the auction to see how everything goes.

I'm sure this would be very helpful indeed - to anyone seriously considering placing a Bid.  Don't we all wish we had an expert avalible to physically inspect any 240Z prior to purchase!

Nice looking 72 240 here. Almost giving it away at $10K so far.

https://www.hagerty.com/drivers-club/my-garage/marketplace/auction/DzfUha63TM1NP6Xh42OSh

9 minutes ago, gundee said:

Nice looking 72 240 here. Almost giving it away at $10K so far.

https://www.hagerty.com/drivers-club/my-garage/marketplace/auction/DzfUha63TM1NP6Xh42OSh

Thats a great car.

I saw that one in person when I visited Duncan Imports.  He has quite a neat collection.  

https://www.duncanimports.com/exotic-used/Datsun/1972-Datsun-240Z-afe8c89e0a0e0adf0b3b8914a942e2ed.htm

35 minutes ago, gundee said:

Nice looking 72 240 here. Almost giving it away at $10K so far.

https://www.hagerty.com/drivers-club/my-garage/marketplace/auction/DzfUha63TM1NP6Xh42OSh

It was on EBay 17 April 2021 - asking $46,369.00   Smyrna, TN.

4 hours ago, Carl Beck said:

It was on EBay 17 April 2021 - asking $46,369.00   Smyrna, TN.

Thanks Carl. Good to know. That is my exact car including red interior. My build date is earlier. 2/72.