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Hi Zed…..No, Chuck’s Frame Shop is a restoration shop…..mostly Porsches. He did two of my cars….both took two years. He, in my opinion is the absolute best…..no corners ever cut. I also use him for other items like spoilers…front and rear and he took the side panel strip off my silver 73 and matched the original paint to perfection. I don’t know the seller, but the owner is a good friend and never lets price get in the way of a great restoration. Here are a couple Chuck did for me.

Just for clarification, the transmission info on page 7 has no relevance to this thread. We will use the original stock transmission for this build. Thanks for the info on the antenna. I added a couple pics for reference. I do not think it is an antenna ground wire as it is very long. It extends approximately 20" beyond the antenna power wires. Also, it breaks out at the junction of the speaker wires and left signal lamp. I can confirm that the wire is black, so most likely a ground. It also has a heavy black shielding over it, so maybe it was intended to pass through the body to something near the fuel tank. Interesting. Also added a pic showing the 10/69 date of the harness. Added a pic of the rear break springs installed just for the Captain 😊 I rebuilt the front brake calipers with new seal rubber, retainers and pads. I cleaned them up first and then hit them with a clear coat to prevent future rust. (Notice the ones on the current 1970 BAT car). I then installed them on the front stuts so they will be ready to install once the body shows up. The body shop work is progressing, always the long pole. The passenger side rear quarter panel has been welded in place. Right front section behind fender has also been replaced, battery tray removed and holes plugged on right fender that once supported the aftermarket AC. The rear hatch has been installed and the flanges that attach to the hinges have been welded up. Next to be installed will be the lower rear panel. And, once the rotisserie is free, the new floor panels will be installed.

Are the seller and the restorer the same person? Chuck is Garage44?

Wow…..This is a tough crowd. Not everyone restores a Z to exactly mimic what came off the showroom floor. It just doesn’t get much better than this, and he probably won’t make much if anything on the sale ( I’ve used Chuck on all my restos and he ain’t cheap). Also, the little hole in the air cleaner for a couple thousand miles is a no event, but I use a wine bottle ratchet cork to seal mine. Amazing that he came up with a rust free Series I…..that just doesn’t happen very often on a 55 year old Z.

Does this really mean that $71,970 was over Reserve? There's still four days left. Probably get no more bids. Posting for entertainment now. These high dollar auctions are usually interesting.

That big bid to $71,970, from a previous bid of $28,500, is still interesting. Like somebody that owns some already wants to be sure the "value" stays high. My cynical view. I don't think that seller understood the point of the question, of unfiltered air in to the newly rebuilt engine. Actually there isn't much discussion about the engine. Normally a Datsun Spirit engine would be a big deal. But it only cost about 8% of the bid value, so far.

That's what I've done I my 1/71 leaving everything hooked up and complete.

A sloppy resto-mod (how I hate that expression)

But in all seriousness, it's a beautiful car. It's a very well done resto-mod, not a period correct restoration.

Well, I'm glad to be of service. Hahaha!! Yeah, I'm, thinking he should have plugged that something like 1500 miles ago. 😞

Probably would have looked better to just leave the smog pump on and the hose connected. A rubber plug will do the trick, though.

And replied to. Something like "because there's no air pump... I guess I should plug that"

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And, is anyone going to get in to the Comments over there and ask about the open port? Who wants to be the bad guy? 😈

Funny, I wanted to be sure I knew what that port/nipple is called and/or what it's for so I looked through the FSM's and it doesn't show up until 1973. Is that the right air filter housing for a 1970? 1972 1973

Maybe he did what I did. Covered it from the inside? I used a piece of Gorilla tape from the inside instead of a chair leg cap on the outside. I was in a hurry, probably need to check that soon? 🤫

And the lack of clamps on ANY of the adjacent hoses.

Yeah, kind of hard to believe that NOBODY noticed that little omission.

This one? The bids seem surprisingly high for so early in the auction. Somebody went directly to a very large number. And the engine is not original, it's been bumped up to L28 size apparently. Although I had always though that the L24 blocks would not take L28 bore size. And it has an E88 head. Looks like one of those interesting auctions. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-133/#comments-anchor

Sorry, not a 260

That open hole to suck dirty air into the carbs is worrisome. They said there has been 1500 miles put on the engine since it was rebuilt? I sure hope they didn't suck 1500 miles worth of road dust and dirt into that newly rebuilt motor!!

Thanks for the confirmation.

I believe that's the Nissan Heritage museum. I think I go back to Japan in July and plan to go there next. Didn't know about the Subaru museum, thanks.

Yes to choke knob; I cant comment on hazard flasher switch as the "Australian specification" cars were not supplied with one.