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Found out over the weekend that my wife's newly inherited 72 240 originally had white interior. The rear plastic panels had been covered with black cloth, the diamond vinyl and door panels have been sprayed black and the seats recovered with incorrect black covers. I think putting it back to white would be cool but after a little research it appears that white interior pieces are tough to get. Thoughts ,experiences?

These fenders have depot tags on the backside dated 1986 so this is probably what’s going. Thanks for the info everyone.

What is this bracket for behind the headlight?

Got the clutch working Sunday with a new master cylinder, slave cylinder and hose. Also discovered while laying under the car that the front fenders and 1/4's have been replaced with Nissan parts. Depot tag on the back side of the passenger fender was dated 7-86 so this must be the time frame my father in law had the car painted.

Looked at some pics of Clifford headers online and they sure do look to be the same design. Thanks for the clue!

While working on the 72 240z last night I noticed traces of blue paint on the 3 into 1 header flange where it bolts to the head. My father in law put the headers on in the 70's I'm guessing and I'm just curious what brand they are. Anybody remember whose headers came painted blue?

Thanks madkaw but I'm not looking to have any work done to the car just info and advice.

Good Gawd! Do the rear wheels come off the ground when its parked lol? I built my first mopar at 19 in 1990 and it was a 72 Dart with a 440. That thing was nose heavy enough, can't imagine that much iron in the front of Z!

Thanks Seppi72. Hoping I'll find someone knowledgeable relatively close eventually. Any north central Indiana members out there?

Update: Pulled both carbs and put kits in them, jets were seized in both carb. Drained out old fuel in tank. Changed oil and filter, pulled valve cover and lubed valvetrain. Cranked engine over with plugs out until oil flowed to head. Put new NGKs in as well as new wires, cap and rotor. Engine started on about 3rd crank and sounds decent. Only let it run about a minute as I pulled the radiator out to be cleaned and checked. Next up: dig into clutch.

I figured the disc might be stuck to the flywheel, something else to look at. Yes I found the storage bins with the tire tools and wheel chocks present. Master cylinder is bone dry and the left rear drum was dragging badly. Had to remove the drums just so we could push it around.

I won’t be digging into the car for a couple months at least, strictly in research mode right now. I did order a set of Retro Rewind 15x7 wheels and new pair of fresh air ducts that were missing in the engine bay. Right now the brake and clutch pedal go to the floor but the engine is free. I’ll be dropping the tank and going through the fuel system first then get it running. Then I’ll address the clutch and finally the brakes.

It has 3 into 1 headers on it so I’m guessing all the emission stuff got removed when the headers were installed. As far as rust goes I haven’t had it on a lift yet for a good inspection. The battery area appears rust free so I’m taking that as good indication the car isn’t a rot box.

RacerX: your buddy has some nice mopars. I love big block A bodies and B vans too. grannyknot: yes it has cruise control but it was probably added too.

My Bee is the same way. In some light it looks orange and other light it looks red. Is the stripe in your pic a factory stripe or just a common add on? I see a lot of cars with that stripe but didn’t know if it was factory.

The black in the engine bay is like an undercoating type paint. A lot of the same type of paint is underneath too. The paint code tag is 110 persimmon red which oddly enough looks a lot like the R4 red on my Super Bee. My wife and I were married in 1995 and the first time I saw the car it looked like it does now. I assume it was painted sometime in the late 80’s. It is definitely my wife’s car but I’m crew chief lol. Father in law passed in 2009 so the car has been collecting dust in my mother in law’s garage. She’s getting up there in age and wanted to start making sure assets go where they should. Here are pics of a decal I found in the owners manual and a pic of the dealer installed 8 track player. It has matching Beltek speakers in the tail panel trim.

Working on it, having trouble uploading.

Hey everybody. My wife just inherited her dad's one owner 72 240Z. Hasn't been started or driven since about 2005. Car was sold new at the same dealership in Marion,Indiana that the $300k green 240 BAT car came from. I'm a lifelong gear head (muscle era mopars) and have completed a rotisserie restoration on my 69 1/2 six pack Super Bee. That being said I know nothing about these Z cars so I decided to join for info and advice when I start getting the 240 roadworthy this fall. Looking forward to working on this neat little car.