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Just a wild guess, I guess. Because the owner said it slips out of 5th gear and goes into a neutral and that he found metal in the oil when he drained it.

We were able to contact the original owner of the car today and he independently confirmed it was a Datsun Competition conversion and even has the receipts to prove it. So mystery solved. I'm guessing it needs total refurbishment so if you have any sources for the rare parts let me know. Thank you for your help. You were right on, as usual!

A friend of mine bought a 260Z that was in a storage locker for 40 years. A real barn find! It was heavily modified for racing back in the 1970's and then went into storage. We pulled the engine and transmission out today and can't figure out what the transmission is. We thought it was from a roadster but it has a zcar bell housing. Here are some pics. Any information, comments or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you. -Mike

Whats good for the hippo is good for the Z!

Thank you!

Shouldn't it also have the alloy wheels? I wonder if the numbers match?

Wow! A documented Black Pearl for $2K!

I guess $4,500 is pretty cheap to fix when you drill down into what it takes to do right. If it ups the value on a rare car its money well spent.

May be member "Disepyon" could patch it. He has an English wheel and extraordinary metal forming skills!

That's good info. to know.

So a skilled metal worker can't patch a sunroof hole? The whole roof needs to be replaced? Just asking cause I don't know.

https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuationtools/1970-Datsun-240Z http://www.nadaguides.com/Classic-Cars/1970/Nissan-Datsun/240Z/2-Door-Coupe/Values

You can carfax the VIN. It might tell you if it is still out there registered. I googled your VIN and did an image search and this came up. You lucky guy!

I'm sorry you didn't have better luck with your OEM EFI. Its still a good system and was one of the best back in the day. Mine is all original and runs great now. But I did do a lot of expensive work to it such as all new NOS injectors, new connectors, new cold start valve, new thermo time switch, new fuel pump, new fuel dampner, etc. If the other guy doesn't buy the whole system I may be interested in that too so I can have spare parts. Thank you!

I like it Mark. Nissan should of raised the bar and done all Z car lines like yours! It makes good common sense and looks great too!