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Got up there today. Engine seems to turn fine and didn’t notice any other problems with the carbs and stuff. Pulled the old plugs and they actually looked pretty decent, but will still use the new plugs when I get er running. Needed coolant pretty bad. Got the whole fuel situation figured out. The problem appears to be in the starter. I get some clicks now and then, but I think the thing is toast. So this week I guess I’ll test it out and check some of the ones the guy gave me. Hopefully next weekend I’ll actually get it running. I was pretty happy with everything else, so I’m not too disappointed. The guy said something about the water pump being bad too, so might have another repair on my hands soon.

Thanks again, really appreciate the info, plan to head up in the morning. (got lazy today)

Another quick question, can anyone tell me the size of the fuel line. I have a bunch of 5/16 if that will work. Also the size of the crank bolt would be nice to know so I know I have the right size before I drive up there. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice guys, I may head up tomorrow to give it a shot. It's suppose to be a humid 90+ degree day and they are sitting in a metal shed. It will probably be 110 where I'm working, yipee. I'm not even going to worry about the one that's been sitting so long for now, and focus on getting the 71 road worthy. Thanks again for everyones help.

Thanks Chris, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for! Is it fairly simple to pull the gas line from the tank to drop into a gas can? I'm just looking to see if I can get it running for now. Once I know the engine is good to go, I'll check the driveline, then brakes, etc till she's road worthy. Hoping that's by mid summer. Not as worried about the one that's been sitting so long, mostly just curious if it runs or not.

Hey guys, I purchased a couple Z's a few weeks ago, and plan to attempt to get them running over the holiday weekend. Does anyone have any suggestions on things I should do before I attempt to start them. One hasn't been started in about a year or so. The other hasn’t been registered for 15 years, but not sure when it was last run, hopefully not 15 years ago, but could be. If it's been that long should I even try to start it? Here is what I was thinking I will probably do, in about this order: Get some fresh gas in it. Verify it has needed fluids, oil, coolant. Pull the plugs and check for major problems Pour a little oil in each cylinder Try to turn the motor over by hand Pull the air cleaner off and check for major problems Put some fresh plugs in Give er a few cranks, verify I have spark Verify I have gas Pray to the Z gods it starts

Welcome aboard! I just joined not long ago either and have found tons of good info.

I'm looking at a pathfinder tonight or tomorrow to haul all these parts now. Found a 91, that's in pretty decent shape for cheap.

Supposedly it's all original (except front sheet metal obviously). Thanks for the tip, I'll have to check that everything matches next time I'm Up. Hope to get the 71 going within a few weeks here.

oh, and I live in Wisconsin. It's not easy to find cars around here that aren't rusted to nothing and 30+ years old.

MikeW, I'd have to look at the title for the VIN, and get to where they are stored to see the build date. Is the build date on the tag in the engine bay? Arne, Yeah, it's in great condition too. I have a total of 4 hatches from the guy, but the yellow one seems to be in the best condition, virtually no rust. Possibly a tiny bit by bottom. I'd like to restore that one to the original color too.

Hello everyone, just figured I'd introduce myself and will probably be poking around here quite a bit soon. I have my story thus far and some pics below: My Story: I've always been a Z fan, but was never able to own one until recently I decided I would try to find an old 240z to work on and restore. So after looking around for a bit, I found a guy who was clearing out his autobody/salvage place and had tons of Z stuff. I didn't really want tons of parts sitting around, but It was kind of an all or nothing package deal. So I ended up with two 240's, a 71 and 72, and a ton of parts like 3 interiors, a couple hatches, couple windshields, 3 dashes, a 73 motor, a 4 speed and 5 speed tranny, 2 extra pair of doors, a bunch of sheet metal, tons of carb parts, and lots I'm not even aware of yet since both cars are filled to the roof with parts. The 71, yellow one, is actually in fairly decent shape. Looks rough, but very little rust in the front end including the battery tray area. The tailgate has almost no rust. What I could see of the frame rails seemed good, but until I take a really good look it will be hard to tell. The worst is the floorboards, which aren't terrible, but do have rust, and the rear quarters which have about the worst hack-job fender weld in job I've ever seen. I'm hoping I might be able to use what he's got and re-do it properly. I hope to head up soon and see if I can get the 71 running and on the road this summer. Hasn't run for a year, but hoping it starts relatively easy. I'm looking forward to working on these and contributing the best I can around here.