TheNateums

of course, sorry, I posted them in the show me your ride thread and started my blog with pics but didnt post any here!

This is my 240z. She is an 1971 so she doesn't need smog, so I removed all the emissions equipment day 1. Sadly this car is also kind of shared too, haha, my dad and I did all the work, him teaching me along the way. He put a lot into this car too so I consider it just as much his as it is mine. As Purchased: I got it for $1000, primer yellow, running, but barely, not drivable. Completely stock as far as I can recall. Needed a lot of cleaning up but was not necessary to do a hard core, tear it all out and start from scratch restoration. Oh yeah, and it came with some beat up classic Recaro seats! This is after we already did alot of mechanical work and swapped rims Mechanical/Performance Work Done (in chronological order as good as my memory serves me): Remove leaky SU Carb New OEM SU Carbs, then remove due to lack of ability to keep them balanced New Intake Manifold New 440cfm Holley Carb Custom Cold Air Induction Ditch Cold Air Induction, place K&N round filter on top of carb Performance Ignition Coil Remove Stock calipers and rotors 4-Runner 4 piston front brake calipers and rotors Remove rear drum brakes New Aftermarket Stage 1 rear brakes Oversized brake master and slave cylinder New Clutch master cylinder New Header and custom built exhaust with twin tip New Konig 15x7.75 lightweight bronze rims w/ 245/55 directional performance tire (can't remember brand right now) Replace Shocks/Springs Eibach shocks & racing coil-overs New MSA Sway Bar New Adjustable Tension Rod New Adjustable Control Arms Allegedly Rebuilt 5-Speed out of a 280z (definitely not rebuilt) ... More Coming Soon Body/Style Work Done Dash Cap Cast Aluminum steering wheel Alpine stereo system replace inside leather door panels Bullet style chrome mirrors new leather visors new mats all around installed secret hatch compartments from later models fixed all electronics! Except clock, pos... Shaved and smoked turn signals custom panel round tail lights (corvette or Skyline style) aftermarket front bumper and fog lights removed rear bumper sissy bar replaced rear 1/4 panel (only rust hole on the car) Painted with rattle cans a flat black! (Yes, spray paint! looks amazing! My dad is an artist with a rattle can!) Needless to say it has come a long ways, but still isn't done, it has mostly sat for the past 2 years since I moved down here but once my parents move this summer I will be forced to begin the project again. More current and early pictures of the car coming soon

So I technically bought my 240z when i was 15, five years ago now. And worked on it up until I moved away for college, since then it has mostly sat since the tranny is grinding. I am gunna start my member journal blog now mostly to regress and remember everything my dad and I did. Glad to meet other Z drivers! How many of you are in So Cal?