Mr.Green the Great

Just picked up my zg fender flares!!! Cant wait to see them all mounted!!! will post pics of the process tomorrow.

Some quick pics of my baby! Showing the installed mirrors, damage to the airdam, and my stitch work. Still looks good in my opinion. And a quick peek at the dash aswell. I think it looks pretty good! Especially considering how bad it was... Forgot to take pics before I started to "fix" it. ... not rich so I worked with what I had. Plan on getting a new dash eventually anyway. Fender flares are the next on my list. I know I have to cut and its exciting starting this but before hand I was wondering if anybody has any kind of tips or tricks they used to get em lined up right. Any input would be amazing! Have a good one Classic Zers and thanks in advance.

Ok so they are that much for the oem ones!!! I found the covers on The Z Store and they are only 70 bucks. will be ordering these soon and many other parts aswell. Thanks Carl, you always answer my questions promptly and accurately. I really appreciate it!!!

Anyone know where to get clear headlight covers for the 240z? The only ones I found were $1,000 USD. I feel like I could get em for cheaper or is that a normal price? All input and suggestions are REALLY appreciated! Thanks in advance. Cheers Classic Zers

Picked up some bullet style mirrors off of a 67 1600 roadster SPL311. Got em for 10 bucks from the original owner of the car. Really nice guy! He was the original owner of the car and said those mirrors came with it when he purchased it! Installed em on my fenders and they look great IMO! Made my own rubber bottoms for them. Will post pics of them on the car tomorrow when I get a chance. Cheers Classic Z!

Thanks!!! I will keep the progress moving on the 240z as much as possible. Just came up on a bunch of free parts!

Sweet ride, looks to be in good condition! Never hurts getting an early start in the tuning/ mechanic world. Good luck with your restoration and keep turning those wrenches.

Met an older Z guy at the gas station. He loved my car and the fact that a young guy was rebuilding her. He sold his last year and he has a bunch of parts laying around. Giving me fenders, straight hood, rear window louvers, 14inch center line 4 spoke wheels, and some interior pieces and a set of tail lights in better condition than mine!!!! He is giving me all these parts FOR FREE!!! Love the Z community and I am feeling the love. Will post pics of my score and when I install all the new stuff on the 240z!

Greetings from the AZ dessert! Just picked up my first Z ever and first old shcool aswell! She has been a fun car to work on and im glad ive gotten to get her back on the road. Heres a link to my build thread. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/check-out-my-ride/50244-mr-greens-71-240z-project-dd.html Cheers Classic Z Car Club!

Got my BRE spook/airdam installed! I love how much more aggressive the car look. Thanks to psdenno and Carl Beck I was able to get it lined up and bolted down. Now for some quick pics! Driver side Front view Passenger side Sorry for the crappy quality, Phone camera sucks. And the cars pretty dirty.

THANKS! I wasnt aware it bolted to the core support.. That made things alot easier. I will have it installed by the PM.

haha... Why I never thought of that is beyond me ! Thanks!

No. They are Bart Racing Steelies. I would have liked Diamonds, I think they look more aggressive! But I got these for a smoking deal and they look more like the old school ones I remember seeing as a kid.... Any tips on installing a BRE front airdam. Im having trouble mocking it up. How far under should I mount it? kinda hard to keep it up by myself to drill the holes. Any tips or tricks? Thanks in advance!

Yes, I feel like I got a really good deal on this one. Especially seeing that its RUST FREE!!! If you dont mind me asking how much are they going for in your part of the world?

Thanks!!! Yea she is alot older than I am. growing up my mom had a black 280z with red interior. Man I loved that car. My uncle also was a Datsun man so I got to see his 240z and its always been a dream car. Now I finally have one of my own!!!

Hi everybody, names Robert! I picked up my first Datsun about 3 months ago. It was in pretty bad shape, not running, and the interior was completely gutted. I Talked the seller down and got it for $1300 cash. The motor is an L28e and it also has a 5 speed swap. It has SU carbs on her. I had to clean and balance them, clean the fuel tank and the dizzy shaft was installed 180 out. Got all that fixed and she started right up with a little fuel in the carbs. Suspension was done and would bottom out on a regular so I put some used, but much better, struts on her. The body is rust free and fairly straight with the excetion of the roof, a fender and the hood. Nothing a lil bit of elbow grease and some TLC wont take care of. Ive slowly been going through her replacing wat needs to be and re filling her with fresh fluids. Replaced the clutch kit, starter, spark plugs & wires, dizzy cap, K&N filter, 20w oil in the carbs, ngk copper plugs, new oil pan gasket and valve cover gasket, brake pads, bleeder screws, motor and transmission mounts, and bushings. With what little work ive done on her she has come back to life. it ran ok when i first got her up but now its like a totally different car and is so much more responsive! The brakes were a little tought at first but with a fresh bleeding of the system they came back. The car also would not go into gear so i had to adjust the clutch and it shifts smoothly now! It came with almost all its badging and the dash which was removed and cracked like crazy. I sanded down the "mountains" that the cracks had formed and leveled it off as best i could. did some bondo work on it and now i have a smooth dash that is at least presentable ! Rattle canned the dash black, looks pretty good IMO. the wiring on the vehicle looked like a rat nest so i just took everything out rewired it myself and now i have my home made harness that works and didnt take long to make . I still have a decent amount of wiring left to do though. The tires were bald and had slow leaks to i had to replace em. I just picked up a set of wheels with tires and got a great deal on em so i threw it on some racing steelies. Looks nice and a little bit aggresive at the same time :ninja: ! My plans for the vehicle as of now are to get my flares installed, my BRE air dam, and get a wing aswell. Coil overs, paint, interior, racing seats, carbon fiber hood, oil and tranny cooler installed and mounted. motor wise i just want a mild build. My goal is anything near 200-250hp to the wheels. I was thinking upgrade carbs, cam, pistons, valve train, headers, intake mani, dizzy and msd ignition. Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated! Now for some pics. This was the first night I got her, was cleaning her up as best I could. The motor was dirty but I was able to get her decently cleaned up. Took a while though! The new fenders installed. When I mounted the new wheels! Saw another 50/50 balanced car and took a snap. Balance never gets old! Here she is with some AWD goodness. Yea thats Pikachu! :classic: 240,260 Dead eyes. I will update and post new pics as soon as I put more work into her. Installing BRE airdam soon!

yea ... the were attached at the pillars smh... i moved em to the correct locations... and im picking up 3in1 20wt at ace hardware now...

no i didnt change the fuel or anything but what i mentioned above... i put the gas in the damper at the top im giving them a really good cleaning and hopefully that will make them function correctly ... and start!!! fingers Xed

found out i put gas in my carbs at the wrong place... where the oil goes smh.... what will that do?

thats exactly how they were when it was running also the wiring mess was how i bought it... cleaned it up already

also the gas i put in the carbs just stays in the top ... is it supposed to?

well my battery needs a charge from trying to start it.. got drained... my ignition coil is getting really hot... like burn yourself if you touch it hot... and the little thing under it is cracked in half (looks ceramic has 2 prongs).... could this contribute to the problem?

i have them set in ccw order and it points toward the radiator... like u described i will set it as close to 0 as possible and let u know what happens ... THANKS for the quick response ... and didnt want my first post to be like this but thanks for the welcome

ok first im sorry if i posted this in the wrong section ... im new to forums ... ive searched for a while on what it could be but im having no luck... the caricon1.png ran fine before i parked it like 2 weeks ago... i had it in my garage doing a clutch replacement... never turned the motor counter clockwise or nothing like that did that and the oil pan gasket... the only thing i did to the motor besides the gasket was change the plug wires, spark plugs, and remove the intake (orange air box) from the carbs... one of the tubes on the intake(orange air box) that the hose from the carb to the intake(orange air box) was bent shut so i put a new one on ... now my car will not start... it turns over but wont start.... i get small backfired out of the exhaust... a couple from my carbs aswell ... i have checked for spark wich i have... put fuel in the carbs... i put the motor a tdc and it pointed to the number one plug... i know my firing order is correct 153624 and they are plugged in to the right cylinders... 123456 front being number 1 my plugs are gapped at .040 im at a loss ... any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!! i havent put my intake box back on ... could that be part of the problem? im new to the z scene and new to carbs... ive been in subarus and nothing else .... please someone shed some light on this issue... THANKS IN ADVANCE:ermm: