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Another lovely early 240Z, Jan 1970, has turned up on BAT. Restored by Pierre and Whitehead over the last decade. Loads of photos which really help me, and others, when we are restoring our cars. As an aid to Newby restorers like myself, could the sage experienced members on this site help picking out what's not done correctly on the car. Not trying to be negative but it really helps to document how things should be restored or how they came as original. I'll start the ball rolling and add photos to show what I'm looking at. There seems to be the wiring cover missing under the dash. The radiator support frame seems to have been sprayed completely rather than painted by hand with a brush. The radio antenna doesn't look to be the early pointed tip type. The id plate on the "B" post seems to be etched rather than stamped. Not sure if the rubber stoppers are fitted under the door levers. Were the 1970 cars finished in black underneath or body colour? Looks like a later fuel filler cap assembly has been fitted. Looks as if the black Velcro patches to hold the spare wheel cover in place are missing. Also the jute underfelt is not fitted. I believe the horizontal water hose running front to back should also be braided like all the other hoses. Additionally did the early airboxes have stickers/decals on them? I'm sure there are other things I've missed and I may be wrong on some of the items I've listed. Feel free to correct me where needed.

Here are pics and measurements for the OE wiring cover still on my car. The aftermarket cover offered by MSA mentioned by @26th-Z is notoriously undersized. Note that the edges of the OE cover are bowed out.

Thanks @26th-Z there is no intention to badmouth the car at all, just use it to learn how to do things correctly. There were so many changes to the 240Z over the years it's hard to keep abreast of them all. Hopefully this will be a learning exercise for all, I know it will be for me.

First rule of this conversation is don't badmouth the guy's car. So...this is very nice restoration with very heavy "provenance" on workmanship. This looks like a Pierre, very 'Vintage Z' vibe. However, there are too many incorrect inconsistencies to mention. As i feel about the 'Vintage Z' restorations, I observe about this car; a "parts replacement" restoration. It is fresh and clean and new looking because the parts have been replaced, in many cases with date incorrect pieces. And that's just what these sort of restorations are all about. Extremely nice, almost new condition, perfectly acceptable for show and dance. In this case, assembled by craftsmen who really did a nice job. No, the early cars were not underbodied black. Spare tire well is missing the velcro and the alignment stickers. Interior tail light panel cover is the later style with the access panels. I could go on and on. But how about this? The 240Z badges would be chrome Zs and the gas door knob would be the vertical version. I learned about early tail lights recently. These are later version replacements.

My beloved daily driver Scion xD got totaled Wednesday night after hitting a deer, going airborne and flipping end-over-end down a creek bed. I want to get another xD but the best deal I've fund is located in Jefferson City, MO and that's almost 500 miles from me in central Ohio. So does anyone live in or near Jeff City who would be able to give that car a good looksee, test drive and assure me it's not a dud? I'm willing to pay for your time to do this.

I stand corrected. Thanks for the info Carl.

@Carl Beck website has a good overview of the diffs and ratios ued in 240Z through to the 300Z. Standard Differentials & Rear Gear Ratio's https://www.zhome.com/ZCMnL/tech/GearRatios.html

Well, they're just weak and require lubrication all the time. I think if you keep them lubed they should work fine. Honestly, I prefer the later style!

The deer or your car flipped down the creek? That sucks either which one. I'm not a deer hunter but after a guy I knew had one jump out in front of him on his motorcycle and killed him (the guy) I say shoot away at those rascals, legally. Sorry Mr & Mrs Maras. They are beautiful creatures when they've got space. 🤔

Just for learning, I pointed out the contact points. That lever in the middle bounces back and forth between them.

Wow, a very impressive car. As I said on the other thread, I have not seen many restorations better than this one. Of special note in regards to detail are the cloth wrap fuel hoses, inspection marks and correct clamps (color and style) in the engine bay. That being said, putting my ZCON judge hat on (which sometimes doesn't count for much), the following items do not appear to be correct, but can most easily be fixed. I will not mention items already noted above. - Hub caps are from a later series 1 car. Hole for the valve stem should be under the spoke, not the slot. - Horn face should be olive drab color, not bare zinc - Seat texture for the base/seat does not match the back. The back is the original vinyl, the seat is aftermarket. (This one probably bothers me the most). I would have changed the back also, just so the textures match. - Plastic trim is missing from seat base, both seats. On early models only. - Steering wheel color seems to light. Could be lighting. - choke knob is later model. should be more trim and rounded. - Door panels should have two screws near the bottom holding them on. On early models only - Hatch attach large flathead screws should be silver zinc - I dont see rivet divots in the rear hatch panel. Also, I am not a Just Dashes fan as I think they do a poor job with the three scallops over the center instrument cluster. Vintage Dashes is more true to the original on this feature. And, when buying the braided engine hose, get it from jdmcarparts.com. There are other sellers out there for these items, but they do not match the original NOS very well. I am sure I may have missed some stuff, but pretty darn nice car. Will be watching this one. Rich

Yeah, I decided not to go with fuel injection because I don’t want a computer. The car is drifting too far away from a 240z already. Well, I can’t because I don’t have them in my hands, but I’ve discussed it with a few people who have PHHs on their Zs and they said I should have the same problem. The points of contact are the #2 and #5 pipes. Because the triples manifold doesn’t have the bulge for water channel I should be okay. 🤞🏻