gav240z

Junkyard 240z Turbo on Road Kill. (not sure if this has been posted before?)

Yeah I'll take some photos of it tonight. The plan is to try the DIY dashboard restoration on the original dash and then post up comparison photos so people can get a feel for the differences and then decide which 1 to install / keep. I met Geoff many years ago at Goulburn and he's a true certified Z-nut .

Some day I would love to do a 240K but that needs a 'whole lotta love'.

I use Google Picasa which has now become Google+ albums. What I like about it is that I auto sync photos from my phone with it and don't even have to manually upload it. Inserting pics into posts requires a bit of HTML knowledge but perhaps I can do a short video tutorial if others would like that?

Dash is sold . Picked it up last night. Thanks Geoff.

Rally Clock. http://www.bidjdm.com/bidding/auction/view/id/m118752438 Rally Clock http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f132608056 Big NIssan Valve Covers. http://www.bidjdm.com/bidding/auction/view/id/k170365328 http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w98876823

Toyota 4pot calipers - 240 / 260 upgrade. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toyota-Hilux-4runner-brake-upgrade-solid-rotor-calipers-S18-2-240z-260z-rover-/121295333903 Seems cheap.

Looks very original, be a shame to wreck that. Looks like a 72/73 model. Where did you find it?

So I've not had much luck finding an Ash Tray lid yet. This was on Yahoo! Auctions Japan and I didn't bid. I should have. http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n134342366 As you can see from the first page of this thread, mine is split into a bajillion pieces and is missing the handle. So I'm looking for 1 that is in slightly less pieces if any 1 has 1 lying around? Willing to spend around what the Yahoo! auction piece went for. Let me know what you have, even if it's broken I might be interested in it.

Too modest, haha. It is starting to really take shape made. Thanks for sharing your mistakes so far, I'll try and keep these in mind when it comes my turn to get to this stage.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Datsun-240Z-1973/SSE-AD-2706021/ Get into some motorsport with this 240z. ~$25k

I know how you feel when your pride and joy is not at home with you. You worry that it's been properly looked after and nothing bad will happen to it while it's away. I'm sure it will be fine mind you. So how difficult is it to pull an S30 dash out and put it back properly? I've only ever removed 1, not had to install it again. Sounds like a good way of labeling terminal points is key. I love the Nardi wheel matching the door trims - should look a treat, keep us updated on the outcome of the tuning session.

I am up for that, a canberra / sydney Z-car meet would be good.

Hey George, Sounds like a fantastic idea to me, I agree regular meetings would be great.

I was thinking the same thing Peter, but you could always sell those mesh Recaro's off - plenty of people like those old Recaro style seats and you could use vinyl paint to re-do the dash in black and then over time source door cards etc... Converting to manual is the bigger issue I think .

240z with 350 chev. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/coffs-harbour-2450/cars-vans-utes/1971-datsun-240z-coupe-v8/1042220113 Asking 19k. Seems pretty cheap to me.

Rally Clock with Oscillator box. http://www.bidjdm.com/bidding/auction/view/id/g136912313 A cool piece for a Z .

Only got 2 photos today. As for next door, good luck with that. I hope you don't have much trouble with them.

+1 was a good casual meet some lovely looking cars. I didn't get to chat to everyone but at least most of you. We should do it again soon.

I actually said to my g/f that I thought it would go up to about $22-23k. It was a good car - no rust apart from that spot in the roof which had some minor bubbling (I couldn't climb under it or get it on ramps etc..). Not sure when the car was restored but the paint was still good. It did look a lot nicer in person (the colour) and the wheels I didn't mind since they were looking as they should - I have the same set on my Gold 70 240z and after seeing that car I was thinking I could live with them if they were painted up and presented right (at least until I can afford something nicer). The interior was for me the biggest let down, the re-trim job was average at best and not my cup of tea. They replaced the headliner with some god awful stuff - would have been better to keep the door cards, carpets and my favorite the diamond vinyl trim etc.. all stock. The auto was a let down (well for me I don't like them in Z's) but mechanically she sounded sweet and it had the original exhaust manifold - which is quite rare for a 240z! When I fired it up a few young fellas with their father (I think) were around it and comparing it with early Mustangs etc.. the sound of the L6 firing up put a big smile on their faces and mine. There were some other little customisations that were not my bag, but mostly easily reversed. The rear hatch and passenger door alignment were a little out, I thought it was possible the rear had a minor tap at some stage due to the placement of the paint chip in the wheel well (as if something had pushed it or stretched it causing it to flake off ). However the paint inside the car under carpets etc.. looked original and even though the brown is probably not the best looking colour on the 240z, the fact that a previous owner kept it original at time of it's last repaint said something about the way it had been looked after. At the end of the day, this was a car you could get in and enjoy right away. You could easily spend that money restoring a rust bucket and not even be done with the body work yet. I'm sure a few people here could verify that claim also! Unfortunately I didn't get to check for matching numbers but I don't think it matters that much, well at least the price reflects that. The 240z didn't look out of place in amongst all the other high end cars in there and I was kind of happy to see an old brown 'Datsun' in amongst them. Best of luck to the new owner and I hope they join up here and share it with us. Be a shame for it to be hidden away again.

^^ Yes I think so... I recall seeing a LHD Green 240z like that on Gumtree before.

Sort of surprised by the price of this: http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b154937460#enlargeimg Big Nissan valve cover going for $300 AU+ at the moment. I have 1 of these covers, didn't think it was worth that much! Bidding hasn't finished either. Also anyone want a Rally Clock? This is the later type without the oscillator box* http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f132608056 * I think.. do your own research...last 1 went for nearly $400 AU and had the oscillator box (was an earlier type). Finally a relatively complete early console. - Although the switches look non-OEM. http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w98175050

Yeah I'll have to look where I've put it, but shouldn't be a problem. I think Sydney Mike also wanted the vintage speakers out of the Safari Gold 240z so I'll try to remember to bring those also.

Can you PM your address or send me an email? I hope to be there. No Z but I'll bring the wankel lol..

The US market always seems cheap, but I was watching another car in LA that was restored (in red a 73 model) and it went for $15 - $16k from memory. It was repainted, personally I'd prefer a survivor like this, I feel they are more 'honest'. I personally don't think drive config is a big deal and you don't have to convert with historic models like this but others might find it a deal breaker. Still it could always be converted. I guess I look at it from the flip side, if you restore an Australian market car and have to deal with major bodywork and sourcing original pieces etc.. you could end up spending much more than that.