1970240z989

I'm almost done, but I ran in to a problem. I'm replacing the interior carpet and without knowing any better, I ordered the replacement car seats covers from zcar source. Well, when I took the seats off, I realized that the seats were not the original ones, so now I have a set of replica vinyl covers for the driver and passenger. If I can return them, I lose out at least 20% for a restock fee-if they can be returned. My bigger problem is I'm still needing seats. To redo what is there now is about $490 each seat. Do you all know of a less expensive route? Maybe put in other seats that will fit? Not sure if there are other seats out there, but any suggestions on other make/model/year car seats that will fit would be greatly appreciated. BTW, here's what I've done so far redid carbs, new alternator, manual and electrical gas pump, plugs, wires, cap, door seals, battery, coolant tank, brakes, pads, drums and as I said above, new interior carpet. The car is running and sounds great. I'll post pics soon... thanks again for all your help..............

Need a little help. I'm rebuilding the carbs and replacing the filters. The carbs are Weber 40DCOE2, I'm having a heck of a time finding the filters and the housing for them. I want to replace the yellow housing (mount and faceplate?) with either chrome or black or something else that is reasonable. Any suggestions??

Update.... Unfortunately haven't had time to reply to all of ya'lls post. Thank you for all the tips. So the car sat in our shop untouched for the better part of 4 months. From my last post, I couldn't get it to turn completely. I had it towed to a friends house the first week of July with instructions to mess with it when he had time, as I was in no rush. Well, great news, it was a stuck valve and after babying it this past week, he got it to crank...and it sounds great!! I had purchased new plugs, distb cap, wiring, etc, but he got it to start with out changing anything-he rigged a hose to jug of gas, so not sure what's i the fuel tank yet. Of course he'll change it all out, I was just surprised that after 25+ years, it still sounded so smooth with the old parts. If you recall, the wiring inside looked horrible, however all the basic electrical-lights, turn signals, door open chime-works fine. I guess the original owner was maybe trying to change out the radio and then decided against?? Not sure. Regardless, here are some questions for you all; 1. We're debating on rebuilding the 3 carbs, only because they sat for so long. Should we? 2. The car has a mechanical and electrical fuel pump. The electrical one didn't come out until 1973, so I have to assume the previous owner added it. I've called a few places and can't seem to locate them. Any suggestions? 3. Interior upholstery needs to be redone. Should I redo it as original (blue velour) or go with leather or something similar to leather? 4. In our excitement we didn't check the a/c, but it's almost certainly r12. How easy is a retro to do and any idea on cost ? 5. Still need to have brakes done, any tips on doing those? The next steps are change/flush transmission fluid, flush radiator, replace belts, replace tires. The hard part seems to be done, everything else seems to be easy.. I hope. Thanks again for all the help.

Sorry for the delay in replying, but I just hadn't gotten around to doing anything until this past weekend. Well, the motor was siezed, but after a lot of patience and mystery oil, I was able to get it to turn maybe 3/4 of a full rotation. That's where I'm at, it will turn then it stops at the same place. It almost feels like a rod(?) maybe. Not sure what it could be, but that's as far as I'll go without getting help. I'll provide an update as soon as I get someone else to look at it. Hopefully it not bad news... thanks to all of you for the great advice...

The logo/emblem says Notre Dame, but it's not the University one, more like the Notre Dame Church logo. I'll get a close up pic of it and post. The car came with a replacement headlight bucket, but I think it might be easier to sand the bondo and try to match it. The car has a lot of replacement parts that are in the hatch area. Apparently the PO had a lot of time on his hands and bought extra things for it. The pics I took have some z40 & Datsun emblems missing, but I found them in a tool box he included. On a lighter note, Datsun is so old that spell check doesn't recognize it!!

Great!! I've looked around everywhere and couldn't find one with a stripe. I was starting to think it was put on after it was bought, even though I was told that's how it came from the dealer. Maybe it was a dealer installed item?? Or did yours come like that from the factory? M Maras, going to start looking for a service repair manual. Google has been my friend so far, but I'll click on some of the suggested links above. ajmcforester--yeah, not sure what happened with the wiring. Hoping it won't be a hard fix. Surprisingly the paint still has shine, so I won't be spending money there...

I hope I figured out how to post the pics. The car looks worse than what it is. 67k original miles, 1 owner..

Thanks for all the comments, suggestions and advice. The plan is to get it running and keep in as original condition as possible. I can't find any rust, but then I haven't pulled the carpet. Interior will have to be redone. I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how to do it. I love cars, but this is definitely not in my wheel house. I haven't owned anything older than a few years. My challenge right now is finding an honest and knowledgeable mechanic in Houston. I've spoken with a few, but they all either haven't showed up or are not familiar with what I have. Thanks again to all of you... I'll

I'm a member of several other car/truck forums that we own and now that we've aquired a 1970z, this seems the place to be. As this car is only three years younger than I, I don't know a whole lot. Long story short, I now have a 1970 240z. The date of manuf is 8/70 with VIN HLS30-08989. It is a one owner car bought off the showroom floor in Nov 1970 as an anniv gift to my wife's aunt, it is automatic . I'm hoping you all here can help me figure out what I have, as I have no clue. The car has been parked since 1985 in their garage. It was running when they parked it, but when I picked it up, the battery was missing and instead of trying to mess with it, I loaded it on a car transporter and brought it home. I plan on getting it running as soon as possible and replacing the interior. I'm located in Houston and will start looking for shops that can help. Any help, suggestions, comments, guidance is greatly appreciated. thanks