CHL240Z

Here are a few of the parts that I have received recently: New seatbelt were a must for my wife to feel safe. Got the new oil cap in that I ordered. I really like the elephant oil cap. A friend of mine gave me this distributor. Hope it is good. E12-80? Research required. Stainless steel screw/nut/bolt/washer set for the entire car. Kameari intake maniford. Triple Mikuni 44 PHH Kameari valve cover. Kameari valve cover fit test on L28 engine. I will keep everyone up to date as we continue this journey together.

Ok a little news...I got the engine delivered that is going to end up going in 1121. Not to worry I will be rebuilding the original engine and storing it for posterity. I plan on building a L28 Bore / L24 Stroke engine that is listed on page 4 of Frank Honsowetz' book "How to Modify Your Nissan & Datsun OHC Engine". I also found some great information regarding what I am trying to do in a 2010 post: N42 Block. Oil can is installed differently on this one than my L24. Have to look up this number to see what year it was produced. N42 Head. A second N42 Head

This thread is AWESOME!!! Keep up the great work. It is this type of documentation that truly inspires me to get out and work on my project. Clay

I agree with John, sand-filler-sand-paint. Should look wonderful after that. What is the color code you used, it is spot on IMO. Clay

Very nice car. Wish i was in a position to buy my 2nd Z.

Sweaty, Great thread. Keep up the good work, I am definitely checking back in on this one. Clay

I think so too. I can't wait to get her back on the road but I promised myself that I will also enjoy the journey. I plan on keeping this thread well past completion. Needs some work on the passenger side. Nothing to bad at all tbh. I will be dropping it off at the body shop in the first week of June. They are going to start with media-blasting and we are going to go from there. I noticed that also with all the research I have done. I talked to a friend of mine that has a 1970 also and he loves his MOMO. I was telling him I wished I could find the steering wheel that came on the car which has the indentions rather than the holes. The next day he was at my house and told me I could have his that had been collecting dust in his closet for about 5 years. I told him it was kind of a collectors item and paid him a fair price for it (I think). He was happy and so was I. I have been planning it and saving up for it for 3 years. I plan on restoring this completely with minor modifications. I am in the Navy and am being sent to a C-School from June-September. I have talked to a shop here in SoCal several times regarding a restoration and my vision for this car. They understand what I am trying to do and will be doing the work. I will deliver the car to them the first week in June before heading to VA until September when I will do the final inspection and bring the car home. There will be several times that I come home and inspect the progress of the car, as well as visit my wife, LOL. I am putting a L28 Bore/L24 Stroke +1mm OB with a 260/260, .460/.460 cam in her. Not to worry I love my history and will be rebuilding the original L24 and crating it and storing it in my garage. That is just a few of the plans, I could list out the whole build but we will see it together on these pages. Thank you all for the inspiration and keep the comments coming. I look forward in giving 1121 a new life. Clay

Awesome info guys thank you very much. I think I've narrowed what is needed down to two part numbers: ITM Pistons - RY6134-040 (piston kit for a 87mm bore) Total Seal Rings - T2416 (replacement rings for 87mm bore) Thanks again. Clay

This place offers instructional videos? Win!!!

Great candidate for the commercial.

Great. I will call Nissan and see if the rings are still sold and get some ITM's on order. Thanks for the assist. Clay

Chris, Unfortunately i think that is the side that has had some work done to it before. The plate that would normally be mounted to the shock tower is missing. I have done a bit of research and have concluded to the best of my ability that it has the original engine (L24-4147). I hate to assume anything but I am basing this on the production date as 1/70, using the Classic Z Car Registry located at zhome.com my engine # falls within the range of the other cars produced the same month. If there is another way to track this down I would love to know so I could continue the search.

Started disassembly the a few days ago: Have I said how glad I am that i discovered the true color on this car??? The transmission tunnel insulation is on there pretty good. I was expecting it and enlisted the help of my wife. LOL. She is actually awesome. Thor wants to see whats going on with his humans. He is a 11 year old German Shepherd Dog. I actually think he wanted some of my wife coffee LMAO. These windows came out really easily. Its current state. I will start again on Friday and see where we get.

Here are a few pictures of the repaired floorpan on the passenger side. It looks like they just cut out the floor in front of the seat rail. On the bright side, I found out the original color was Safari Gold 920. That helped solidify the decision to go back to the original color. Clay

Chris, I appreciate the words of encouragement. I definitely see the faults in this car but after such a long time planning and reading about what I want to do, I see what it will be rather than what it is. More pictures to come soon. Clay

Zed Head - I think you may be right. I think someone did a DIY job on the passenger floorpan. There are no drain holes and the metal is very thin and flimsy compared to the driver side floor pans. I have recently ordered new floorpans and frame rails from MSA, they have not arrived yet. hr369 - I agree it is pretty messed up, thats why i have not really driven it in 3 years. I think I'm lucky that I found the car I wanted (1/70) that was not in to bad of shape. I have seen allot of early Z's that were in worse shape.

Hello everyone, My name is Clay and I bought a 1970 Datsun 240Z (HLS30-01121) about three years ago. My intention was to drive it on the weekends and save up some money for a full restoration. I am stationed in San Diego, California and found the car on Craigslist. After talking to the owner and inspecting the car on FaceTime, I bought a plane ticket for the next day. I took the car for a test drive and it performed well. I handed over the cash and started the 650 mile drive from Redding, California. Before I left town I stopped at a place to get the oil changed for the drive. I went down below the car and noticed that the passenger side frame rail was in bad shape. I limped the car over to a muffler shop and had them weld a support pipe from the front of the frame rail to the rear of the car (i didn't know what else to do at this point). I slowly made the trip to San Diego and got home safely. My dreams of driving this car on the weekends were shot because I did not feel comfortable driving this car with the frame rails in such sad shape. I parked the car in my garage and started it weekly. It has been in there for three years. It starts every time with no problems, it is almost asking me to drive it. It has killed me to leave it in this state for so long but I have read so many blogs about restorations that take so long that the owner looses interest. This would not be me. The time has come to start and I would like to document the progress here. Any and all comments are welcome. I would like to thank you for the inspiration that allot of you have provided for the past three years without ever knowing. I believe the car had some work done on it before. Whoever did the work left signs by not doing a very good finishing job imo.

Hi, Does anyone know where i could get a set of pistons (12010-P7917) and rings (12038-P7910)? Everything i have read says these Nissan parts have been discontinued and I am just looking for a good replacement. Thank you for any assistance. Clay

Rich, Thanks, I will be pouring over these blogs today. I have talked to David a few times and planning on joining ZCCSD, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Clay

Zach, I am about to transfer to EWTGPAC on North Island. Cant wait to do some canyon drives. Clay

Dennis, Thank you very much. The rear bumper was in the passenger seat on the drive home from NorCal. It was very rusty and I wanted to get one that was in better shape. I decided to donate it to my neighbor who wanted to modify it and put it on his 1974 BMW 2002. I have replacements on their way now. Clay

The previous owners name was Joe Muro. He was from NorCal. I think it may be a CB antenna . There was not a radio CB or otherwise in it when I got it. It will be getting replaced in the restoration .

Greg, Thanks. There are a few problems with it but I hope to restore it to its former glory. It was originally Safari Gold #920 and will be going back to that original color soon. Have a good evening. Clay

Jim, Congratulations and Happy Anniversary. I don't know if you remember, but I am the sailor in San Diego that you were talking to regarding your restoration. The documentation you sent me and the youtube video have been an inspiration. Thanks again. Clay

Zed Head, Hahaha it is HLS30-01121 it has a production date of 1/70. I bought it near San Francisco about 3 years ago. I decided that I would hold onto it, and save my money to do a full restoration on it. I am about to start the restoration and will be documenting it here. Here are a few more pics.