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In my opinion unless you do the work yourself Z cars are not worth restoring if you are looking at selling for a profit. If you doing it for you own enjoyment then, how deep is your wallet? I am in the Sacramento area (Granite Bay) and new to the restore seen but I suggest going to one of the ZONC meetings at Peoples Nissan in Folsom. I have not been so I will be checking them out also. Check out the links from this site to others, read the tech info. ask questions and after as short while you will find out who knows what they are talking about and who is full of it! In general I have found this site to have a good group of knowledgeable folks that respond. <p> Just remember why you are doing what you are doing and do not get distracted by flash.

Does anyone have information on what year(s) fit the 240?

Check out eBay someone has one up their presently

Tom I lived in that cultural desert from 1966 to 1973 and I am a proud 73 grad of Mojave High School :sick: and I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I moved to Bakersfield and found out that I could get auto parts on weekends :stupid: The upside was that I had a great time with a 68 Ford Cortina hauling butt down dirt road and drifting through corners. I still impress friend with 4x4s when we go out to Saline Valley and I can take a 2WD Pickup just about anywhere they can take their 4X4. Maybe we can meet up when I get my Z fixed up and I bring it down to make my brother jealous:devious: But cheer-up you now have 2 flashing red lights in town! Owen K

My plan is to have fun bringing back the great lines of a Z with out going overboard on the restore. I have no frame rail rust. Just rust in front of the rear wheels that I plan to cut out with a plasma cutter then weld sections in from a rolled 240. The dash has a cap but I also have a out of the box new dash from Nissan. At this time I am unsure if I will use the dash or sell it for parts for the car. I plan to replace the seats with Miata seats so my 40+ yr old back and but is happy on long trips. Basicly I am looking at this car as plastic model that I used to make when I was a kid but now I will get to drive it!

Some have asked about my Z so I now have photos up on the Web at Link she has a long way to go but we will have some fun getting there!:stupid:

I recently changed the transmission on a Datsun Pick-Up and used a 8' long 1' deep trench lined with plasitc, because every time it went up on the stands one side would sink in and the stands rolled over! See the setup a this Link

Sorry folks but the P-40 known by many names but made famous in the USA (the colonies) by the flying Tigers in South East Asia had an Allison engine. The early P-51 Mustangs had the Allison but we in the colonies :classic: could not get the supercharger to work correctly the Brits came to the rescue :rambo: , the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was substituted and the rest is history. Yes you are correct the Rolls-Royce Merlin is a sweet sounding engine. Another item of note is that the Mustang was spec'ed by the Brits to replace the Spitfire. Owen K Oh you think we could get this in a Z Link

On my 71 the pull levers open and close the air vents above the nob.

I am still getting familar with my Z. I will post a photo of what I have later today because what I have has a odd twist at he top.

If it fits a 71 I will take it if he does not want it!

Roughly: 15 Roadsters, 10 dimes, 5 ZX's, 2 280's, 2 Z31's, 30 4G's and the rest 240's . . . .Overall a very nice show--but with some surprising offerings... steve77 One of those dimes (the primer gray one) was my sons and I am dam proud of the work he is done on a restricted budget. I did not raise a rice boy!

I am rebuilding my 240 Z calipers (yes I know about the Toyota 4x4 conversion but not ready at this time) and would like to know if they can be honed or just cleaned up with emery cloth. Or does anyone know of a good reference on the web?

I have found that zip-ties are better that electric tape when heat is involved.

Great looking car. What did you pay for it?

I had a gut feeling that it was the wheel cover emblem Thanks

Check this out on eBay I have not seen an emblem like this one for a Z does anyone know what it is? Link :cross-eye

Now I know the crap I am going to get from my son on not going down with him. He left at 7:30 AM today in his 72 510. But the wife had me enlisted for honey doos today, so I stayed home Heck she did not say anything 2 weeks ago when I told her that I was going to fly to Portland OR and buy a 240 Z! Give and take.

way way to funnyROFL

I am undecided if I am going to recover and re-foam the stock seats in my 71 240 or if I should go with the Mitata or other seats. So I would like to know from the other +40s out there if their butt, back, et al are ok with stock seats on long trips? Thanks

Datsun Z car . . number one selling sports car ever . . . end of discussion

240Z: For drivers that do not take themselves "that" seriously.

Would like to know what others experances have been with not having a front plate on thier Z in California. A we all know the Z looks a whole lot better without the plate but I would like to know if anyone has been given anything other that a fix it ticket? And if so what were the circumstances? Owen K

I checked out the seller rating and 4 of the 6 negitives were about understanding the language. I had asked the seller 2 questions an my last was if the unit was high and low beam. His responce was a follows. "it is for your low beam. if your high and low beam wiring config is the same this set can be also used as high beam" I do not think this seller has a clue about his products. So what I plan to do is contact the buyer in a week or two and see what he thinks about the product and how well it fits the 240, then let the group know. These may be cheap driving lights to hide behind the grill. Owen K

EuroLights claims to have lights for the Z for $70 apair. Has anyone tried these? They have a write up at "Note: If you'd like to see a customer's write-up with photos of our 6024 ROUND Sealed Beam Conversion kits visit http://www.hakuna.org then click on "Exterior/Maintenance" any comments? :paranoid: