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when i first got my z the kids asked if they would be able to drive it (i have 5: 14, 15, 16, 18, 20) and i told my (then) 18 yr old he could take it to the prom. he was the star of the show that year, when the pictures came back all the girls wanted a shot next to the car in their fancy dresses and the boys put on their best James Bond rental tux suave... that was a couple years back and the next one (now 18) just took the z to his senior prom this past weekend - boy was he happy to go pick up his date! each time i see one of my sons drive off it takes me right back to high school and how a cool car was everything.

For all those with the original style paper/cardboard glove box insert (left image) in their 240z, I found a cheap and easy way to upgrade to a plastic insert from a later 280z (right image). I picked my used 280z insert up for $10 on ebay a while back. Here is the picture of what I started with. A huge cut in the back of my cardboard insert from the prior owner. Its only gotten bigger since I've owned the car Old and new side by side. The 280z plastic insert will need to be trimmed to fit. There are various approaches, I chose to trim just the bottom tab and the made a new hole for the glove box door arm The finished product is much nicer than what I had in there originally. I did need to mount the glove box door first and then slide the new insert in. I also put screws into these front holes to hold it better. I probably could have trimmed down the side tabs as well and use the original holes, but this seemed like a much more secure way of mounting the insert. I will probably look to finish the bottom edge better and possibly heat the plastic to shape it better. This post has been promoted to an article

Contacted "Bo" on line thru craigslist an ad he had. . He seemed to be selling because the lack of experienced help with his car by his ad description. I volunteered my services since he was fairly close . Bo turned out to be a great family guy that was wanting a Z and found one. He got this rust free Automatic for him and his wife to enjoy, but like all these cars, it needs a Z medic to be right. By the end of day of checking out his car we agreed to get her going to a safe reliable status for him to enjoy and progress from there. With only 90K miles she is just broke in I told him this will be and up and down adventure with these "classics", so I hope you are ready. I don't have facility to do a "restoration", but I plan on doing anything I can. We got it up on the lift and while he was here and just love those west coast cars-so clean. Looked like the gas tank had already gone thru-painted. There was urethane in most of the bushings already. It needs front end work, rack boots, tie rod boots, ball joint boots are all cracked and or gone. Interior is a gut job, but not sure what color he is going back too. I like the white myself, but either way he is starting from ground zero. Dash is cracked, vinyl is shot , seats are shot. Door panels are some funky aftermarket as well as headliner. Weather stripping is gone to. Already have the SU's apart troubleshooting a rich issue. Carbs were badly misadjusted and one needle was bent. Next is a complete tune up, including valve adjustment, electronic ignition,etc...

This is a Fully Restored 1971 Datsun 240z. It is a matching numbers restoration. This 240z was professionally restored 8 years ago by a pair of Datsun/Nissan factory- trained mechanics. I purchased it from them in Tennessee. Since being restored it has only seen rain once and that was when I was driving it back from Tennessee. It sits under cover in my humidity controlled garage. This 240z has its original 2.4 Liter inline 6 with factory twin SU carburetors, with a high compression head. It has a Nissan remanufactured starter, new alternator, new clutch/disc, new slave cylinder. It sports a classic 280zx header-back exhaust, with period correct chrome tip. The exhaust note is throaty and just lovely at speed! The chassis and undercarriage has been media blasted and repainted in black. All new suspension was then added; new polyurethane bushings and shocks all around. A complete new brakes system was installed including; new master cylinder, all hoses and lines, new rotors, rear disc pads and shoes. The body was completely stripped down to bare metal, all dings and abrasions addressed, primed, double sanded before painted in 2005 Infiniti G35 Red; engine bay, fairings and front fascia were included. New emblems, OEM new chrome bumpers, new headlamps and buckets installed, new parking lamps, sidemarker lamps with all associated rubber seals and gaskets as well. Every nut and bolt, gasket and seal has been replaced with new parts. All hood, door and hatch gaps are excellent, with no adjustment needed. Lastly the exterior is complemented with period correct slotted mags. This all makes for a stunningly clean, retro-reminiscent 240z just as you remember it from 1971! The interior is new, as original as possible; just absolutely beautiful! This new interior has had all the trim replaced, a new overlay dash, new carpet (loop and pile like stock/OEM), new headliner, new sun visors, new seat covers. The seats are aftermarket in order to accommodate those of us that are taller than average. The driver side does show some signs of wear and tear (ie sliding your butt cross it when getting in and out). Of course they are manual adjustment and adjust for length and rake. It has new door panels and new hardware; they all look and function excellent. All gauges are present and work as they should; fuel gauge, temperature gauge, oil gauge, tach and speedometer. Although, the fuel gauge never shows full, it does work (I suspect this is just a glitch with the in-tank fuel level float). Turn signal indicators, windshield wipers and horn are all working, again as they should. An aftermarket sound system has been installed, complete with remote and Aux input. There are no electrical gremlins as the entire electrical system right down to the wiring harness is new. It is nimble, quick and solid; a perfect driver’s car! And this 240z grabs attention. It is not the cookie cutter, look like every other “sports car” on the roads today. All who see it either wave, give the thumbs-up or drive up alongside just to look and crave that yesteryear command of the driving experience no longer with us in the modern day era of electronics and plushness. Finally, this car is for sale. My situation is changing and I cannot keep this car garaged as it has been since the restoration. It deserves a new home with someone who will appreciate this car for what it is; a great example of what a 240z should be. An extraordinary about of time, effort and yes, love has gone into bringing back this Z to its current standards. I am selling this car and not giving it away. Do not expect me to appreciate a low-ball effort, just as I will expect you to not be affronted with an honest and fair price. Price: $25,000 Pictures available at: http://s868.photobucket.com/user/n4soccer06/library/240z Links to videos: Walk Around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkedfFAK6xA Quick Drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kupkfEws-8w Exhaust and Engine clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q83Y9gKjx8s Or if you care to have additional info or pictures, you can reach out to me at: kbbrocke@gmail.com One does not have to look very far to find cars now considered iconic. A car which started simply as a car cut to a particular segment of the market: Porsche 356, Austin-Healy 3000, Jaguar E Type. Many in the auto trades seem to be believe the 240Z is going to be one of the next cars to grab the attention of collectors and investors, and then become that next icon.

Update for earlier today, Classic Z Cars member Mike W & Zup continue their winning ways! Mike W - Best in Show Zup - 2nd Place 240 260 280z Stock Class - 1st Place 240 260 280 Modified Class - Best Paint Competition was fierce, more later with pictures ....

I don't recall '71 having ventless pillars, thought that was the '70 detail lost in the '71 and later models. If it's actually a '70 and not a '71, I would restore the '70, convert to 5 speed as above mentioned by Dennis and Mark, for drivability reasons. Check the VIN#. Resto Mod up the '73 to your hearts content.

Thank you! 8^)

I don't know if that modified look is what you should be going for... Crate that engine up, send it to me and I will send you a nice stock original 280 engine in mildly abused condition .... No charge!

I was worried they were inferior oil rings. Thank you for letting me know it as an installation issue, I'll sleep better knowing that. 8^) Cliff

Site.....All I'm saying is that the oil rings in the Hasting set aren't as easy to install as the other ring sets that I mentioned. It's important to install the lower oil rings correctly. I'm sure others install them with no problem, but I just find Nissan and Total Seal oil rings seem to "lay in" much nicer!

Thanks, ordered that. I'll wait a few days for the book before proceeding much further. Yeah, they'll not laid out in order, and they are stamped. I did notice the bearing in that cap you mentioned is wider, which needs to go on the rear. Good catch. Hopefully I can exchange those rings for Nissan or Total Seal. Thanks.

Actually, I contacted the Middle Tennessee Z guys through Facebook. They are planning to have Z Attack about once every 3 years. The next one is in 2017. They anticipate the 2020 ZCCA convention in Tennessee to go with the 50th Anniversary of the Z celebration at Nissan NA HQ. It will probably be in May as the last couple of Z Attacks.

Its definitely my favorite colour (color) on the 240z closely followed by Red, it fits the period and styling so well and I've always wanted an orange car. The Lime green/yellow one is definitely unusual and certainly suits the car, its a shame you don't really see that colour (color) these days. That being said I've only seen one Datsun 240z on the road in the UK in my lifetime! so its hardly hard to to see that colour (color) around. Haha keep working the wife, a man would never willingly surrender a possession like that without good cause. Its always good to keep a project.

I'm pretty sure I put the seal on first then set the crank in. The best tip I got on the side seals from @Diseazd was leave the rear cap about an inch off the block then push the side seals down. When they bottom out tighten the cap down. Snip the excess off with side cutters. I put black rtv in the corners of the block before the cap too. When you get it torqued down put some where the cap's sides meet the block. I use Tom Monroes "how to rebuild your Datsun L motor", best instructions ever. $20 from amazon.com. It's the best money spent for me. I've built two that turned out perfect following his instructions. I'd never rebuilt a car motor either. That book and the kind folks on this forum made it easy. Good luck and ask anything, no smartasses on here. 8^)

Got room for another Jim???

John Coffey spent nearly a year (maybe more) preparing one of those Zs. I'm sorry his isn't around to see how all that work and effort turned out.

Jim, Jim, Cliff, & Pat - Z Attack will be in 2017. Let's try to meet up there.

I have one. That makes remembering the birthday fairly easy. He didn't go to the prom in the Z, drove the AUDI instead. But he did learn to drive a stick shift on the Z. That was fun, especially when it came time to practice stopping on a hill, going up, and coordinating two feet and the handbrake to keep from rolling backward at the stop sign. Memories. Dennis

Oh I hear you on that, a few years back I did a run of triangulated shock tower brace bars, by the time they were all sold I calculated that I was working for $6 an hour. Anyone who builds a needed product for our cars is doing all of us a favor.