Hi, I'm new here

[XjakobX]

And I don't even have my Z yet. it's been partially paid for, and shipping is being arranged. My father owned a couple of these, and I will be working the best I can to get my Z to be like his used to.

The interior is in rough shape, and the body has some rust to fix. I paid less for the car than I did for my laptop, so i don't feel so bad. I'm pretty damn handy with tools, and can fabricate just about anything out of metal. I'm a medieval armorer, so sheet metal work is nothing new.

As soon as I can get the car here and get it tagged and cleaned up, I need to get an air cleaner box, and will almost certainly be rebuilding the engine while I paint it.

The guy who sold it has been driving it without an air filter or air box for some time, so i'm sure it's gotten grit and dirt in the cylinders, and that's Just Not Good.

[=Enigma=]

Congrats on your new purchase. While driving without an air cleaner is certainly a bad thing, I'd do a compression check to determine the extent of the damage. If compression is good, save your money for rust repairs since this is really the weak point of these cars. Let's see some pics as soon as you get them.

[XjakobX]

Right now, all i have are the pictures from the Ebay listing, i'm still working out the shipping details. I'll post a few of those, and take some more when i get the car here.

As you can tell, it's got some damage on the driver's taillight area.

[Fun_in_my_z]

Looks Like you have some work cut out for you. Welcome to ownership of a Z and good luck

[zhead240]

there's a profesion u don't here about very often. have u ever made a chasity belt?, not that i need one. welcome aboard.

[Exdamyankee]

I've seen a lot worse. I'll say one thing man, it's just my opinion of course, but that roof doesn't do much for me. I think I'd be looking to weld in a clean roof panel, but again--that's just me. Under hood looks OK, relatively unmolested. I'd get to work on that rust as soon as you get the car, sand it down to bare metal and get some etching primer on it to arrest the process. Then sit down and make a plan of what you want to do, start figuring out where you're going to source your parts, and go for it.

As for the body, just think of it as a rather oddly shaped suit of plate mail and have at it!

[DatsunZsRule]

I'm surprised no one has pointed this out yet, but that 240Z has the rear panel off a 260Z, 280Z :paranoid:

[XjakobX]

heh, it's a lot thinner than the metal I work with...and no, i don't make those belts...I'm an ARMORer.

Yeah, if i can get a new roof panel in it, I'm going to. if i have to make it, well then by god those things are coming out! terrible, what people do to cars at times.

I'm not one for vinyl tops either, so that's going to come off. I'd like to paint the car original 907 green, with a black interior. Maybe 918 orange, i haven't decided. Got some rust to take care of first.

I did not know about the rear panel being off of a later car. does anyone have one off of a '72 240Z they'd like to swap for?

[Exdamyankee]

Jakob-

I wouldn't think of trying to hand-form a roof panel, when there are thousands in the junkyard just waiting for you to show up with a sawzall!

[26th-Z]

Yea, zhead. An armorer? You go, guy! 907 green rocks! The tail lights and valance are from a later model 260, I think. You should be able to find a valance easy enough. I may have one. Tail lights are going to be spensive! Nice project car!

CW-

[hls30.com]

Could be a nice car! Looks like it should fare well in the hands of someone familiar with shaping metal.

Mighten you know Eric Whitaker? He could easily be one of your customers he is into the warfare sceene, and has all types of reproduction armorment.

He moved to Savannah from Wisconsin severalyears ago-just to wizz me off(by his own word!)

Will