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Last couple of things I needed to do before it went for it's road worthy check was install the centre console & change out my shitty 260z steering wheel and replace it with my 240z wheel and also install the borrow air box from a mate as his had already been modified to sit on round top carbs

I have already picked the car up, drove it home on UVP. Of course, it had to rain that day, but atleast I got to wash off any dust left on it and dried it when i got home.

CAF had also sent my centre console off to be restored by a local legend, it looks amazing!!!

Next on the menu was to get the gearbox rebuilt, because you know, just some worn syncros I had also sourced a later 280z donor box for some parts & to use the bell housing for the reverse lockout. Lachlan's updates on all of the work he did were great! I have driven the car a couple of times since I have picked it up, and the gearbox & short shift kit feel great!

Next up was the was the vacuum heater valve, I had attempted at rebuilding it, but the o-rings I was given for it were undersized, so Lachlan rebuilt it again, but now I think I have a leak somewhere else when I run the heater, FFS!

As mentioned above, we had really struggled to load the car onto the trailer, and it also didn't roll easily in the shop, turns out front brake calipers & rear wheel cylinders were seized. Also all of the suspension bushes needed replacing & the tie rod ends, as well as one of the rear wheel bearings. Of course, what would a Datsun be without some rust, some great work by CAF with the repairs, I am very happy!

Well this is long overdue, but after 12 months of sitting in my garage, and the car not moving (at all!), and the only progress was getting the dash re-skinned by the Dashboard Doctor, and getting my heater core re-cored, and poorly rebuilding the vacuum heater core, it was time to employ the help of a gentle giant just after Christmas last year........well that turned out to be a small waste of time due to the heater core not sitting in the box correctly with the "end tanks" sitting slightly higher. And as I did not have the tools or space for us to modify the metal holder bracket, this project was shelved again for a couple of months due. So we decided that my small single garage was not the place to get this project re-started! Finally, one Saturday morning in March, with a lot of struggle we loaded the car up on the trailer and got it down to my mates place to get the dash and everything back in, with a view to start getting the car ready for the road. After a long day, we managed to get the dash, with most things working.... So after getting the dash in, we thought we should try and start car (after 16 months without being started, and the old fuel still in the tank)....a little spray of start ya bastard and.....

Cool, I was thinking of camping too. I wouldn't want to drive too far after a track day either, although at this stage I probably wont be hitting the track, but definitely planning on driving up in my bus. Thanks Gordo!

This is good to know. That's going to be a long day! When do you (and everyone else) plan on heading back to VIC? trying to organise my annual leave. Also, what are most planning to do for accomodation? Camp or motel/hotel?

Bit of a scary thought with the hood!

Hey guys, before I go buy this ratty looking one, does anyone have this and willing to sell?

Sold for US$68k

....YET! She will probably get pulled over before you do lol

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/burwood/cars-vans-utes/240z-1973-manual-rust-free-shell-matching-numbers-burwood-vic/1215085991 1973 240z $19,900.00 Rust free project 240Z Missing some parts Originally paint code # 112 lime yellow Body # HS30 100943 Engine # L24 147319 In dry storage for 40 years after frontal collision Both front rails and inner skirts have been professionally replaced with 260Z parts using a chassis jig and a 240Z radiator support panel Rust free beneath the battery, floor, back hatch, back hatch slam panel, quarters, roof and doors Bonnet and both guards and right hand sill need panel repair Doors have no rust but need minor dent repair Rebuilt performance engine with 40mm Italian Weber's on a Sanyo manifold Extractors 71A gear box. 2 piece tailshaft. 3.9 R180 diff 260Z wet leg front struts and brakes 2 x seats Dash in need of repair Manual pedals Nice hood lining Brand new front bumper bar, rubbers & reconditioned irons Nice centre console All the parts shown in photo's are included Heaps more photo's available upon request Sensible offers invited

Price drop to $31,500

Ah right. Good to know. Thanks Dave!

Might be a silly question, but does those that want run in the regularity at CB don't need to be log booked do they?

Should definitely be 74. I have photos of GRS30-000667 and that has a build date of 7/74, and that date is positioned where it has been scratched on the compliance plate. P.S. Humphrey Bear was a pretty cool bear!

1974 Datsun 260z Project https://www.facebook.com/groups/740335446098903/permalink/1613677035431402/?sale_post_id=1613677035431402&rt=11 $8,000 2154 Complete vehicle in pieces - project that I don’t have time for any more. 1974 model Datsun 260z 2 seater. All components to complete the vehicle are here except exhaust and carnies. Listing includes - proof of my ownership and VIN plates - Soda blasted body shell treated in kefoss coating to guard against rust. Chassis professionally straightened as part of refurbishment. - brand new door skins and sofa blasted door shells - brand new floors - brand new chassis rail sections - refurbished front inner guards - refurbished outer front guards with headlight cones - All panels were carefully picked apart at the spot welds for easy reassembly. - 2.9l (stroked) L28 motor with waggot stage c can and 5 speed close ratio gearbox. - L200 long nose LSD differential - tokiko illumina struts with lowered springs - upgrades front brakes and disc conversion rear brakes - sears and interior plastics including crack free dash board - konig rewind 16” wheels - all glass except windscreen, glass rubbers included Pretty much everything needed to put this together is here, your chance to pick up a project that I couldn’t finish, one of the rare classics.

if you are not in a rush, i might have some left over in a couple of months..............orrrrrrr i could swap you a box for your banana sport wheels! (excuse the poor joke)

1971 Datsun 240Z Early build chassis no. S30-00342 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/363698904234897/ All Mods Engineered in NSW Full NSW Road Rego CAMS logbook Welded Chrome Moly Cage Welded and Plated body L28 with triple 45 Italian Webers built and tuned by Stewart Wilkins R32 Skyline 5 speed mated to L-series bellhousing Button clutch R200 4.4 LSD Alloy sump guard & Diff guard Bilstein suspension Strengthened, plated and adjustable arms all round Front Hilux 4 piston calipers with Mitsubishi vented discs Rear Commodore calipers with Mazda discs Willwood proportioning valve Hydraulic handbrake Terratrip 202, Terraphone intercom and map light Sparco seats 3” Sparco harnesses Custom wiring with switch block, relays and gauge panel Autometer Tacho (in dash) and shift light Quick release spare wheel and jack. Body is good all round, no rust, sprayed in and out in 2 pack Mazda Velocity Red, presents great but not perfect, used on gravel and tarmac events and because race car. This car is ready to run and can be competitive in anything from motorkhanas to Classic Rallies and Targa events. Also awesome on a ‘B’ road weekend blast! Folder full of receipts for all work done over the years. Fibreglass Front Lip and Boot Spoiler (not painted or fitted), 4 original Cibie Super Oscar Driving Lights, Red Poly Mudflaps, extra set of Rims and some spares can be negotiated into price. I've owned this car for twenty years and built it from a bare shell. With a young family the reality is I’m not going to be using it for what it was built for any time soon, so thinking of selling to fund a four door classic. Taking expressions of interest around the mid $40k mark.

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