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ignore my useless commentary and my apologies for the cockeyed view >.<! http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuaepp/

I have a feeling the unibody rails won't be bad, but there was a lot of softness going on down there. I'll have to check for sure, but what factors am I looking for in terms of the car being an option to restore? welding and the likes will probably be quite expensive for myself unless I can find a friend or cheap rate.. If I can deem it to be in good enough shape my friend and I will go ahead and start doing our best on it. I'll try and get under there soon too check more thoroughly

and two shoddy images from the back. i'll get some better ones soon, any specific places I should post?

some more pictures underneath: from the passenger side around to the front.

little bit of an update: got myself a decent floor jack, some good stands, and a starter ratchet set. jacked the car up quick with what light i still had in the day; at this point I'm trying to assess what I have, i know for certain i have a good parts car, I just don't know how much work it would take to get running again.. If yall can point out certain things? costs? I'll try and get some better pictures up later, I snapped a few.. essentially two things i'm looking at: 1. is the rust too extensive for a mild restoration? 2. will the engine crank over... I'll have to see in due time. I have a potential opportunity to land a pretty decent job this summer, If I do... I'm going to work my butt off to afford a minty lime-green 240z from nearby I'd like to sell this car to my friend for cheap; both himself and I want to learn off of it.. we'd like to make it into a running shakotan zombie z.. but if its deemed too far gone, we won't pour unneeded money.. The under bellie is pretty soft.. so i'm assuming we'd have to replace - floor pans - rocker panels - the list goes on... if you can lend a hand at spotting things that will have to be addressed first? thanks for any advice!

Ordered myself " How to Restore Your Datsun Z-Car " and How to Rebuild Your Nissan/Datsun OHC Engine: Covers L-Series Engines 4-Cylinder 1968-1978, 6-Cylinder 1970-1984 http://www.amazon.com/Rebuild-Your-Nissan-Datsun-Engine/dp/1931128030/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_cart_2 hopefully that coupled with the fsm and forums will do the trick =)

thanks for the heads up!

aside from forums addressing specific issues and builds.. where should I be looking to learn more about my cars body, electrical, and mechanical? manuals? online resources? are there things that I'd have specific access to at Nissan since I work there? thanks for pointing me in the right direction =)

This car inspires me to get that z running..

Haha yes the disease.. although it might've bitten me earlier as my father's first car was a 240... either way I'm down to learn. If this darn -35 weather would just die and get warm i could go out at least start messing around hah thanks for the idea Healey, I'll do that as soon as I get some jackstands and some tires that can actually hold air! you would have laughed at the sight of us filling those tires with a ghetto air compressor.. It was by the grace of God that those things held air long enough to get it on the trailer >.<

sweetness, hopefully i'll run into those z owners in the summer! be sure to shoot me a pm and drop by the Nissan dealership! I could probably swing some free detailing ^.^

wow! that's a great before and after! is the common opinion that the flat tops were more reliable than the round? or something to that effect? I believe the car has around the 80k mark in miles..

Hey everyone! just got myself a 240, looking to learn and get her running =) just thought i'd give a shout out to any Saskatchewan folk! stoked to find such an awesome community, -Josh

Thanks guys! I'll keep that locksmith info in mind when the weather warms up!(dipped down to -35F without the windchill!) thanks Milenko and Zed head looks like the vin is: HLS30 120538 ( not sure what that tells me..) I have some old repair bills.. and It looks like there may be some frame damage.. not too sure. I believe the previous owner said the rear quarter panels were fiberglassed. he has quite a few old repair statements heh essentially the story of the car was that the previous owner put it into a curb, i am not mechanically inclined enough to say what is damaged yet.. but the steering wheel is locked straight and the wheels are turned slightly. as for the rust, i haven't done a full check.. but she's pretty darn soft underneath and the rocker panels are just dust. I don't really have any visions of restoration as that could be pretty foolish.. but my plan is to try n get her running and learn what I can. then i have a parts car for the next 240 that comes along ^.^ and more pictures!