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    My '71 240z!

    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

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