sleepyzzz

thanks everyone for the replies. i know that i have much to do, problem being lack of green to do it with. i hope to tackle a little at a time, and still have a daily driver as i progress. this car was purchased from the second owner, after being in a slight accident on ice, and basicly just parked and left for dead the last twenty years. both front and rear bumpers were toast, and the hood rolled under. he purchased new bumpers, and i have them, still in the datsun wrappers. but he never got around to fixing the hood, or installing the bumpers. i have a good friend, who does all my mechanic work, checking it out now. i hope to hear back on the compression check next week. we have already decided to drop the tank and steam clean it. blow out the fuel lines, and replace all the hoses on the tank. the brake master cylinder is all gummed up from sitting, and the rear drum had seized on the brakes, so we busted it off, just to get the car to roll on the trailor to haul it home. the thought of dropping a thousand bucks on new carbs and fuel pumps, only to find a bad engine is very scary, but i think worth the risk, as he was driving the car every day, up until he had the wreck. i do know that the clutch will have to be replaced as well, as that was one of his reasons for not going ahead and fixing it back up after the wreck. the car looks like it has little or no rust, but i have not been under it yet. for those that care to check it out i have a link to another site with pics. http://azcc.ww4.us/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=792

just now getting to work on my '74 260 2 + 2 that has been sitting for the last 20 years untouched. i know that i have to deal with the carbs right off. being new to this, i read where the carbs i have are not good, even if they were in working condition. i figure being all gumed up, dried out, i would be better off to just change them out. looking at z therapy, they reccomend the things be junked and swapped out, going back to the original 240 set up, and it looks really good. then i look at another route of going with the manifold adaptor and 4 barrell carb, which is going to be about the same amount of money. this would do away with the manual choke if i understand it correctly. by the way, the engine does turn over, hits with either, but won't crank. we feel like the carbs and maybe even the fuel pump is not working, so another issue would be, should i go back with the manual pump, or to a new 12 v electric fuel pump? if you have the time, i would appreciate all thoughts, as i don't want to blow a thousand bucks here, and then be sorry that i didn't go the other way. i will have lots more questions as i get into this more, as the engine itself may need work, once we get it running to see what we have.

hello all. i just bought a 74 260 2 + 2 that i plan on fixing up and let my wife drive. i also own a 88 SS and my daughter owns a 90 na. the 260 has been sitting the last 20 years in a garage without being run. i have major issues to deal with i am sure. the car body is showing no rust on the exterior, and looks good underneath from what i could see. when i bought this, i had planned on having it running and repainted by early summer, but now i figure we have a good two or three year project on our hands, as time and cash allow. any advice on what to look at first, suggestions for best sources on parts, would be greatly appreciated.