Iman Posted December 19, 2003 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2003 I owned a few nice 240's back in the 80's and have almost rebought a few times. Of course rust is my biggest concern. I almost bought a clean yellow 240 that even had a non-cracked dash but I hated the original color (now I reget that I didnt get that one). Now I'm looking at an originally orange car with a white interior. It's an automatic but otherwise would make a good restorer. I just dont know about the white interior. Do most Z fanatics like the white? do they use black carpet? This car is missing some of the rear plastic, will I be able to find good white replacements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ManyZs Posted December 19, 2003 Share #2 Posted December 19, 2003 White and blue are the two interior colors you won't see very often. It's odd that it's originally orange though, as most often the white was used with the red exterior and orange cars are predominantly a black interior...You should be able to find white interior panel from a specialty shop, but the hardest part might possibly be the white interior rivets that hold the panels. I thin CDM has the interior panels available in colors other than black. But, it worse came to worse, you could always use SEM dye on the panels.http://www.classicdatsun.com/I believe all the cars had black carpet originally, but Too Intense has carpets in other colors available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted December 19, 2003 Share #3 Posted December 19, 2003 You can also dye the white stuff black if that is your taste. My '72 had white interior pieces. It was OK, but I really like the black. The seats stayed dirty looking for the whole time I owned the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambikiller240 Posted December 19, 2003 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2003 the panels available from CDM are black ONLY. However, they will dye them for you at an additional cost.White interior rivets still show up on eBay fairly often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iman Posted December 21, 2003 Author Share #5 Posted December 21, 2003 Thanks for the advice. I hadnt thought about those rivets, I used to hate those things. This car's interior is so barren that I'd probably just go ahead and convert it to black. Still not sure if I'll buy it or just wait for another, this car has less rust than anything else I'll find in this price range but I dont mind cutting and welding and the dash could be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v12horse Posted January 8, 2004 Share #6 Posted January 8, 2004 Hello Iman, I have a white interior and let me tell you, it is damn near impossible to find parts for. I wouldn't mind getting new door panels and I have never seen any in white, but they are out there. On a better note, the white interior is quite nice looking and it is not hard to keep clean. Take a look at my interior. Oh, and by the way 2manyzs, my carpet is brown and I believe it is original considering that when I purchased the car nothing was replaced, but I am not certain. If you would like more pics just ask. Good luck, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogma420 Posted January 21, 2004 Share #7 Posted January 21, 2004 My 72 is orange ext / white interior, white is nice cause non zed heads didn't even know they did white...search enough you can find all the white stuff, it all costs a lot more though. The confusion on the orange/white vs. red/white is that my car (same color as avatar) is red110, or Datsun Red, which, , is actually orange. So if someone says red/white (as the dork did who sold me my rig in the paper) I was surprised when I showed up and it was orange..... Keep it white, it looks much better, and its cooler in the heat as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrOxLaMuS© Posted January 21, 2004 Share #8 Posted January 21, 2004 That "datsun red" that looks orange.. is Persimmon.. not competition orange.. not red.. but persimmon... check my website.. and see my color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogma420 Posted January 22, 2004 Share #9 Posted January 22, 2004 the orange in your avatar car is Datsun Red 110....that's its official name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogma420 Posted January 22, 2004 Share #10 Posted January 22, 2004 yeah, your 280 is persimmon....nice looking for a 280 by the way....kinda odd how Nissan thinks orange is red...(red110)....All have a good one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurfColorado Posted January 24, 2004 Share #11 Posted January 24, 2004 I dont really like white interiors. I get pretty dirty day to day....junkyards, skateboarding...., and I think a white interior would just get to dirty for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doehring Posted January 24, 2004 Share #12 Posted January 24, 2004 I love my white interior in my yellow Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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