andyk_79

Based on the fact that he's selling it on a racing site I wluld guess it was built as a track car?

As long as the brakes aren't locking up too easily you should be fine. Good luck and I'm still jealous that you'll have rego before me!

Best of luck guys. Hopefully your voices can prevent what happened to Oran Park in Sydney (it's now a housing estate! )

Dumb question - this means the August Bells Line of Road trip is off ?

I'm in - might mean my car will be drivable by the next one !! Maybe if anyone is keen to go for a casual drive at any other time and would like moral support they can post what they're thinking of doing in a separate thread ?

Couldn't help chuckling - would be a very disappointing drive !! Although a Holden 253 in that other one linked wouldn't be too far behind - very heavy engine with not a lot of HP

Have you started it up to see how well you know your neighbours ha ha ha

Been loving reading through this thread George. I admire your dedication in taking on such a mammoth restore job and it'll be great to watch another early one saved !!

I've been watching your thread Yo-Yo. I will admit to some jealousy watching your posts about it nearly being ready for rego - I've got parts that I need that won't be coming till late July !! Labour of love I guess ! Ditto if you need a hand too.

If you've got little drops of water spraying it's worth checking the water pump as well. Apparently a worn front seal on these is very common, although that probably wouldn't be spraying the manifold

I'm strongly considering these! Have been umming and aahing over 16 vs 17. Will pm an offer if I decide 17s are the go

I completely forgot the shaping at the trailing edge !! Yeah I can see it would be a ridiculously complicated task to get that shape right. For some reason I had it in my head that there was only one fold.

Even so I still may have a crack at this if I run out of other jobs to do on the car (chances of that happening on a 42 year old car = ZERO!!)

Black is fine (same as current). Once I've got the car back I need to take a better look at the condition mine are in but definitely might be interested!!

OK so I've been reading up on working with masonite with the thought that I might have a crack at making my own door cards in as close to OEM style and finish as I can achieve. There's plenty of resources out there for other makes BUT they all have a straight door lining rather than the fold/bent one that the 240Z has. I've been reading up (mainly on model train sights) on methods for bending masonite without fudging it/breaking it and I think it can be done. When I actually get round to attempting this I'll post photos and a step by step but in the meantime I wonder if anyone has attempted this before ? What I'm thinking of doing: Cut masonite to size, using the old cards as a template (and with a bit of trial and error) Using a method I've read up on where you VERY lightly score the masonite where you want the fold to be, lightly dampen it and apply gentle pressure over a long period (it'll be a slow process - will probably have to rig up a vice somehow), then repeat the dampening and pressure until it is the required shape Drill/jigsaw door handle hole and clip holes etc Any sanding smoothing of edges A few coats of a marine grade sealant - I want these things to last Cover using either a purchased covering kit (about $200) or head to Spotlight, get some vinyl and thin foam and have a crack on the sewing machine Fit it up! The masonite, sealant etc should come in under $50 from Bunnings. Even if I use the covering kit it's worth the effort when a set of Nissan door cards is now over $600 USD

The parts have started rolling in - the postie has a laugh with my wife because he's dropping off a package every day. Reckon the local DHL driver will know her by sight soon as well with the stuff from the US! Hmmm as I typed the first sentence I couldn't help thinking of the old cliche about the postie "dropping off a package" and bored/lonely housewives..............

Gav you forgot the part where I was going to follow someone in Tassie's lead and change the tail lights to huge old Falcon ones ha ha ha

Hello and welcome. It was me that bought it. Also a long time Z admirer who had finally taken the plunge !! I am looking to keep it fairly original looking. Lowering springs, new wheels and possibly a front air dam are the only real cosmetic things I'm considering. All of them will be done in a way that makes it a couple of hours to get it back to factory spec. Whilst the 113 green colour is a Datsun factory colour - this car did not roll off the production line wearing it. It was originally cream according to the PPSR search I had done. My wife's favourite colour is green and I quite like it so green it shall remain! My build thread is here: http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,14447.0.html Something to be wary of - I bought the car knowing that to get it driveable and roadworthy I'd need to add a bit of money again so the purchase price is not the true price . Even so I still got a shock when I found out how much actually needed to be done for roadworthy vs what I thought I might be up for!! I'd guessed when I nought I might need to spend and additional 3 to 5 grand to get it registered and the interior tidied up. Lets just say I've already spent that on parts............ although I've gone with upgrading some of the stuff that needs replacing and could have gone for cheaper options in some cases.

Yep I was starting to suspect that as I delve more into what I would eventually like to do. Maybe it's time I start researching the cost of an engine and tranny swap rather than the cost of a rebuild on the L24. I liked that it was the original engine that came from the factory in the car but common sense has to win out somewhere !!

I think you'll find they both have the same ratio on 3rd/drive (as well as 1 & 2). The 4n71b ratio on 4th/OD is 0.686. I wouldn't bother if the ratio at the top was the same.

Old autos are sucky that's for sure - I can deal with the modern ones (especially in traffic!). Our family car is auto and she's fine driving that - maybe I'm being over cautious ! Costwise with the performance I would like etc I guess it could end up being a better and cheaper option to just get a full engine and gear box transplant from a GTS-T auto half cut. I saw one recently for 2 grand (can't remember which importer) that included all the important bits. Ultimately I'd still like to pursue period appropriate upgrades but if I go down the 4n71b + diff change + headwork/cam/maybe stroke on the L24 I'm starting to think period appropriate might actually be more expensive for less result............

Yeah it's not just the force required - it is pretty much general movement in the left ankle is non existent. She could drive a manual in an emergency but would be in a bit of pain for a while afterwards - less than ideal.

Welcome Aboard!!

So I'm thinking about what I might do down the track with my z's slush box............. and I'm genuinely considering keeping it auto so that my wife (who has a very dodgy left ankle) can drive it (the things we do for love!) One option that has popped to mind is replacing the 3n71b with a 4n71b. Given the ratios on the first 3 gears are the same I'm thinking to couple this swap with a mildly shorter ratio on the diff to improve acceleration slightly while still being able to cruise on the highway with the longer 4th. Apart from the bell housing change I'm also guessing I would need to have the tailshaft shortened because of the overdrive unit at the back of the 4 speed? Any other pitfalls or considerations? Funnily enough there's not much info I can find on this with autos being so unpopular.

Interesting that they reckon they've just finished the build......... and then they're selling it. Bit sus that they'd go to all that effort then just sell!