RichyRich

Well. Stopped thinking about buying a Zed and actually did. You might recognise this from the classifieds, it is Linton’s second car he was in the process of working on, after the orange 2+2 he splendidly restored. AKA known as “the Ratson” because it previously came with free rats. 🐀🐀🐀🐀 RS30-00981 260Z 2 seater It will take a while, and be very much one step at a time. We’re competent with mechanical things, can get by on electrical bits and pieces, but welding, body work, sheet metal fabrication, and spray painting we will be learning as we go! Plan is an L26, manual, with some upgrades such as triple webbers, disc brake rear end, and maybe a Subaru A/C system. Yellow, with perhaps a body kit. So after lurking around here for a while now, we’re no longer an imposter because we actually own a Z car! Our second Datsun after the 1600. Cheers, Richard

1974 260Z tarmac rally car RS30-001049 $38k https://www.my105.com/search/details/1974-datsun-260z-rally-car/15d332ff-519c-436f-b61e-a767b37040cf?source=SEARCH_RESULT 1971 240z Rolling shell build no 1561, $11k, sold (nice dash!!) https://www.my105.com/search/details/1971-datsun-240z-s30-shell/97cffddb-cb34-4fd1-8c8e-104eb276994f?source=SEARCH_RESULT 1973 240z $59.9k https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/802898422754548/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A545b2a98-9789-4092-a11e-38d4a71aed48

Given you paid to have it restored (which I assume was the bore only because the outside looks unrestored), I’d take it back, tell them what’s happened, and see what they say. Worst case, they don’t accept any responsibility, and you either have to pay them again / more, take it somewhere else, or do it yourself. But, at least it gives a chance they might fix it under some sort of warranty, or provide some explanation that might help decide the way forward. It would cost nothing to take back to see what they say…so nothing to loose, really.

So, guessing it didn’t go for $11k, mind indicating what it did sell for….helps buyers and sellers. But also understand if you don’t want to…. Cheers!

Nice. How did you find that, was it advertised somewhere? Obviously been there a long time, so protected from water a long time. Always bemused by people who put cars under trees with tarps because they think the sun is damaging but don’t realise how much moisture they’re trapping in.

Love your under bonnet graphic. I’ve already chosen a pic of Deborah Harry. 70s icon for a 70s car. 😎 But I really should buy a car first… 🤣

Are the fans running at the correct rpm? If it’s much too high, any imbalance will be magnified. The force caused by imbalance is a function of the unbalance mass x rpm^2. So any error in the rpm has a magnified effect because that term is squared. So is the voltage being supplied to the fan motor when on correct? Just an idea based on theory.

Hey, just thinking, have a rolling shell I’m interested in purchasing, but wondering how one might check it for structural rust, especially the chassis rails. Crawl underneath and tap with a hammer? Poke at suspect spots with a screw driver? (Assuming the seller lets you). Do the rails rust from the inside (not sure how water gets in) or from the outside? What / where else would you check a shell, apart from visibly obvious? Datum measurements, maybe, or is that a bit unrealistic. Don’t want to spend $10, $15k on a shell then find in first two weeks of owning it’s only good for panels and off cuts. Cheers, Richard

At least you know the rear bumper is well attached… I need a shed the size of yours.

Thanks. I made the call this car was way to far gone for me. It was for sale on gumtree about a month ago, in Adelaide. HS30-00231. I can’t remember exactly but he was asking $12 or 14k. I didn’t buy it.

Hi, not worried about the hole, can have a patch repair, but the surface rust looks pretty bad. The roof looks very dimpled, the rear and front quarters not quite so bad. Can it be repaired on the existing panel, or would it need a new roof? To be honest, I suspect this car may not be salvageable. At best, the front fenders and bonnet maybe ok, but every other exterior panel is too far gone and would need replacing. Agree? Thanks !! Richard