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Very nice ! I had a replica made with the stock exhaust as an example, but this is easier ! Great for people who are restoring their 240Z back to Original condition.

I have them to on my car. It's replica stuff, make sure to polish the shiny part and grease the rubber frequently to keep in good condition.

Yeah it has alot of rust... But hey it's a Datsun we love rust !

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Z-Series-240Z-1969-datsun-240-z-vin-587-/261677797838?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3ced3651ce&item=261677797838&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

Some update pictures ( not so good quality pics done with my Phone ). The roof will be re-done, he wasn't satisfied with that.. the curvature is not right.

One of my friends just brought a Bricklin SV1 from the US.. A car built in low numbers, but it's not worth much...

Hemmings quotes a maybe good reason: Car Club Association (www.zcca.org) historian Dan Banks muses on why the wildly popular 240Z became more controversial as it aged: "I have yet to put my finger on it, but [there was] a sense that Japanese cars somehow are not 'real.' They lack a soul. This was an often-heard complaint in the early years--predominantly the 1970s--about Japanese motorcycles, when compared to Harley, Triumph, Ducati, etc." And there may be a deeper, underlying issue that also has kept this Datsun, and most other vintage Japanese cars, from being embraced in the old-car hobby, he explains. "Values are hindered by lingering sentiment in the older collector community that remains anti-Japanese (WWII generation, and sons seeing the decline of the UAW and Detroit through a prism blaming Japan); the history of modifications endemic to Japanese tuners is seen unfavorably by some serious collectors; and a perception that early Japanese mass-market cars were cheap copies of better cars, owned by those who couldn't afford a 'real' car."

I will go visit the paint shop again next week, I didn't have the time this week. It's almost ready for paint.

I think it will take time, but the value of the 240Z will go up eventually. There in the US they are populair and most people know what a Datsun 240Z is, but here where I live not so many people know the brand and that Datsun is Nissan. So many times when I drive around with the Z and park it somewhere people start looking and asking what the brand is.. I mean everybody knows a Ferrari or a Jaguar when they seem em.. but a 240Z not so many it seems. I remember last time I went on a holiday to the Czech Republic, and during a stop in Germany, a few guys came out of a touring bus and started taking pictures of my 240Z, and said something like " I haven't seen that car in a long time, so cool to finally see one ".

That's the reason I won't get rid of my Z for a long time. They will get worth more overtime. Looking at the pictures, it looks like the left floor pan is jacked in ?

Did you fix the problem >?

There are also specialized repair shops for dashboards.. Your old one can be repaired. But you have to search for them.

I looked up the FSM, the stock fuel pump should deliver a static fuel pressure between 0.24 and 0.30 kg/cm2

I found the rear ones and the front right side with the z store. But they didn't have the front left bumper guard strip in stock. Anyone has or knows one ?

Yes the whole car.. The windows will go out also, when it's painted, they will go back in with new seals. Sure, but I have to be patient

I removed the heater core last year. But in the end it wasn't the core that was leaking but the hoses and the valve that's on the passenger side. Like some other members said here, try to do a pressure test to the heater core first before removing it. I removed the core in a bout 1, 1/2 hours, you need patience and broken hands hehe. The front control panel needs to go out and remove the connecting cables, also remove the glovebox. After you removed a few hoses. The heater core is holded in place with a few screws. After that you can pull it out to the right, passenger side, with some wiggling. Don't know about the AC stuff though. I feel pulling the dash is far more of a hassle.

The bumpers are also away for new chrome. I also ordered new rubber oem strips for the bumpers in the US.

Okay guys a little update from the paint shop. The sunroof is gone. It will take a few more weeks before the new paint is on.

Wasn't there always a certain kind of people willing to pay more for modded classic cars ? I for sure wouldn't.

And here's the problem, business owners have been seeking for cheaper manufacturing because of rising labour costs, production costs, building costs, more rules etc over time, and the most logical reason is to go to low labor cost countries, also because they don't want to loose profits.

I saw a documentary on Chinese mass produced junk destroying the quality market in Europe few days ago. It's true, but what you gonna do about it ? I think nothing personally. I work with Chinese scooters to for my work, but I have to repair them, it's part of my income. They are not that bad, but offcourse things fail quicker, like chrome and buttons and sometimes even structural failures. The engines are pretty good if serviced regulary.

My bumpers are away for re-chroming. I found the longer front and rear rubber strips ( 4 pieces ), but not the 4 ones ( 2 front and 2 rear ) for the bumper guards.. If anyone has them and willing to sell + ship, let me know. Gr Bart

Yeah I also was expecting at least a V12 engine from another brand with ITB's.. I remember on HybridZ forums there was a member who also did a replica, but that one seemed better in the details than this one, and it had the V12 BMW engine in it. I googled some and I believe it was this one Ferrari 250 GTO Replica: Based On A Nissan 280Z With A BMW V12!

nice find !

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