AZ-240z

What everyone has said so far, rubber floor plugs, door, tail light, and hatch weatherstripping, take it all to heart. One other possibility is the hole for the antenna drain hose. Crawl under the car to make sure you have a good grommet for that drain hose hole. While you are under there, see if you see daylight between the edge of the rear floor next to the quarter panel.

Often, when a car sits for long periods of time, moisture collects at the bottom rim bead area and causes a little corrosion. I think if you pop the tire off of the wheel and clean up the wheel bead area, that should solve your leaking problem.

I’d be happy to sell you a decal. Given what has been said in the above conversations, your car kind of straddles the annual changeover months. Your choice whether you want the earlier or later Master Vac Decal. The only way you would know for certain would be to look up someone with a vin#/build date close to yours whose car still has It’s original master vac decal. Dan

Hi Carl, thanks for the corrected information on #8987 build date. I was interpolating dates from Zhome data. I modeled the early master vac decal from Motorman7s ‘70 car which has a vin # hls30-02614. Given that, I made the assumption that this early Decal most likely was applied to all 1969-70 cars, but with no information to validate this assumption. Dan

The 1971 decals are $25 each plus postage.

There should be a manufacturer data tag on the drivers side door jamb. It has the month and year of manufacture stamped into this tag. From a quick look at Carl Beck,s Z Home web site which lists owner registration information, hls30-8987 was probably manufactured on 9/70 making it a 1971 car. July is usually believed to be the changeover date from year to year.

Theses are the two booster decals I have made. The bottom decal is for 1969-70 cars, and the top one is for 1971 thru 1973 cars, I believe. What is your vin # or year? Do you know which one was on your car originally? Theses decals are pretty much flawless in reproduction accuracy.

I’d you need the decal for your booster, I have reproduced the correct decal for both the 1969-70 240z, and 1971- 73 cars. Dan

I am going from memory, but I seem to remember that the sending unit is keyed so it will only go in one way. also, no need to bend the float arm. If you look closely at the float arm pivot point, you will find a set screw which allows you to adjust the travel of the float. hope this helps. Dan

Check out the above series of posts about manifold finishes. Dan

Thanks, Jim. I have a spare early radio in need of a faceplate that I, too, need to check out. Looking forward to seeing how yours radio and chrome pen checks out. thanks again Jim. Dan

Jim, very nice job refurbishing a beautiful example of an early radio. Could you tell me about the chrome pen you ordered, ie., source and performance? Thanks, and I really hope to see you and your car someday. Dan

Nice to see my car getting a little recognition in the first three pictures of this article.

Just to clarify, this is not my, nor do I have any interest in this, auction. As an aside, I bought my splashpan 15 years ago for $25.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-240Z-Z-Splash-Panel-NOS-Ultra-rare-122317-3/382316818276?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Happy to help!

These wheels have been sold! Apologies for the late update.

Looks like the original carpet and heel pad to me.

I can’t verify that your engine is original, but did go to Carl Beck’s web site, Zhome.com, and checked the owners registry. Hls30-02807 has an engine #L24-05798 which is close to your car. your car is in the ballpark. Check out Zhome.com. Dan

http://www.240zrubberparts.com/apps/webstore/products/show/6146476

I have a set of 4 slotted mags for sale. Put these on my Z in1973. No curb rash, just need cleaning and polish. They are 5 1/2 inches inside bead by 14 inches. Also have a nice original Bridgestone HD150 tire, lots of tread for your show car. all offers considered. Dan

http://www.240zrubberparts.com/apps/webstore/products/show/4842818

http://www.240zrubberparts.com/apps/webstore/products/show/4432194

Nix240z, I could loan you one of my battery cable clips to model after, as long as no disassembly is required. Dan