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My '71 240z!


TheNateums

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This is my 240z. She is an 1971 so she doesn't need smog, so I removed all the emissions equipment day 1. Sadly this car is also kind of shared too, haha, my dad and I did all the work, him teaching me along the way. He put a lot into this car too so I consider it just as much his as it is mine.

As Purchased:

I got it for $1000, primer yellow, running, but barely, not drivable. Completely stock as far as I can recall. Needed a lot of cleaning up but was not necessary to do a hard core, tear it all out and start from scratch restoration. Oh yeah, and it came with some beat up classic Recaro seats!

This is after we already did alot of mechanical work and swapped rims

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Mechanical/Performance Work Done (in chronological order as good as my memory serves me):

Remove leaky SU Carb

New OEM SU Carbs, then remove due to lack of ability to keep them balanced

New Intake Manifold

New 440cfm Holley Carb

Custom Cold Air Induction

Ditch Cold Air Induction, place K&N round filter on top of carb

Performance Ignition Coil

Remove Stock calipers and rotors

4-Runner 4 piston front brake calipers and rotors

Remove rear drum brakes

New Aftermarket Stage 1 rear brakes

Oversized brake master and slave cylinder

New Clutch master cylinder

New Header and custom built exhaust with twin tip

New Konig 15x7.75 lightweight bronze rims

w/ 245/55 directional performance tire (can't remember brand right now)

Replace Shocks/Springs

Eibach shocks & racing coil-overs

New MSA Sway Bar

New Adjustable Tension Rod

New Adjustable Control Arms

Allegedly Rebuilt 5-Speed out of a 280z (definitely not rebuilt)

... More Coming Soon

Body/Style Work Done

Dash Cap

Cast Aluminum steering wheel

Alpine stereo system

replace inside leather door panels

Bullet style chrome mirrors

new leather visors

new mats all around

installed secret hatch compartments from later models

fixed all electronics! Except clock, pos...

Shaved and smoked turn signals

custom panel round tail lights (corvette or Skyline style)

aftermarket front bumper and fog lights

removed rear bumper sissy bar

replaced rear 1/4 panel (only rust hole on the car)

Painted with rattle cans a flat black! (Yes, spray paint! looks amazing! My dad is an artist with a rattle can!)

Needless to say it has come a long ways, but still isn't done, it has mostly sat for the past 2 years since I moved down here but once my parents move this summer I will be forced to begin the project again.

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More current and early pictures of the car coming soon

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