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Now on ebay. The first Scarab built 1972 Datsun Scarab 327 350hp 8 cylinder engine with 4 speed manual transmission, Leather Interior, Air Conditioning, and Am/FM Stereo with Cassette. Rare opportunity to acquire a significant piece of automotive history. Long-term owner of 27 years has decided to offer Scarab #1 for sale. Not only is this car fully documented as an authentic factory produced example, it is the first one produced by the factory. It was used as the test car in the February 1976 Motor Trend and the September 1976 Road Test articles. It was also the car featured in the original sales brochure for Scarab Products. Its original owner was Brian Morrow, the cre…
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I have been trying to track down a 260 Z that I bought new in 1974 and sold in 1978 .The web sites I have been using indicate that the number is invalid . I have the original window sticker and it shows Serial No RLS30-018365 ,not a Vin # as we know it today . Any sugestions on possibly finding this car if it hasn't already been crushed. I'm just curious to see if it is still around.
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I'm going to get ahead of this one and let club members know that I will be posting my 1970 240Z on ebay in the very near future. After shipping it down from Alaska, I've had it for almost 7 years now (a long time for me!) and have just recently decided that it's time for a new toy. I read Arne's posts when he decided to sell his and my feelings are very much the same, although I know I'll really miss it when it's gone. I showed it for several years (7 firsts and 2 seconds, including 3 1st places in the West Coast Nationals) and then decided I was tired of the show thing. Haven't been driving it much lately and while it looks great in the garage, it needs a new home with…
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Here are a pair of 72 240Z's on CL in Lincoln, NE. I have no connections to them. Here's the link to the slightly better one. http://lincoln.craigslist.org/ctd/2723881129.html I stopped and looked at them and they are quite complete, but apparently have not run since being taken out of storage. The white one has lots of rust showing. Interiors are trashed. Probably parts cars in my estimation. Same dealer and phone number for both cars.
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New magazine is out just for us old schools
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Just put this 1972 240z Unmolested Survivor up for sale, trying to figure what she is worth? Stored for last 12 years has not been started since then. Needs battery + tune up + clean gas to run. 67698 original miles http://www.datsunclassifieds.com/showproduct.php/product/6544/title/1972-datsun-240z-unmolested-survivor/cat/1 Thanks
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1963 Austin Healey, L28 with round top SU's. I have the motor dialed in and it is running great. When it is warmed up (160 degrees+) it accelerates wonderful, no stumble at steady speed, really a joy to drive. Now that it is cold, when the motor is below that 160 degree mark (perhaps 5-10 min of driving) it flutters on slow acceleration or steady speed. The chokes are there and operable. The chokes help some when cold, but I think mostly because it raises the idle 1000 rpm. The motor is stripped of all the smog parts, intake warming tubes, air cleaner vents etc. I know, I know...what do you expect? The question is. Do you think the poor running when it is col…
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I am not in the demographic for the Toyota/Sion/Subaru FT-86/FR-S/BRZ. However, I must have this car. To me, it's about as close to the original 240Z as we'll ever get in this age where cars are computer controlled. In fact, the designers when out of their way to keep computers away from the suspension of this car (as far away as federal regulators would allow). Of all of the cars I've owned over the years, it was the light-weight cars with awesome engines (not necessarily high horsepower engines but high output engines) that I loved the most; original 240Z, original CRX-Si, original MR2 and original Neon RT. So now comes along the Toyotabru; proper sports coupe styling, …
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A couple of weeks ago I bought a 280z 2+2. The title says its a 1976, but I'm a little confused because even though the back bumper for example, looks like a 1976, the sticker on the inside of the driver's side fender says it has 170 hp which I didn't think came out until 1977 and it also has a 5 sp trany which I didn't think was available until 1977. The numbers on the engine match the numbers on the fender sticker so I think its the original engine. Anyhow, how can I verify what year it is? (eg, what sticker or are there stamped numbers, etc). Thanks Gary
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I'm rebuilding my dads 1972 240z and have hit a road black trying to disconnect the rear strut form the transverse link. I have consulted 2 manuals and it seems i cant remove the lock bolt from the underside of the strut. any thoughts on this would be helpful thanks - Alaskan Z Owner
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Its a rainy Sunday afternoon and I was thinking about the rear defroster in my 240z. It's still in the shop but I know that many of the defroster grid lines are broken/worn away. I know this topic has been discussed before on the different ways to try and fix it. Some have used the paint/epoxy to fill in the lines and restore function. Frost fighters makes a replacement system but you would potentially have to upgrade the wiring. One of the parts of the Frost Fighters system is a pre-placed system of wires that then hooks up to their bus bars. What about just using the prepared lines to fix the existing defroster without upgrading to their entire system? Unfortunat…
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This thread will be dedicated to the restoration of my fathers 71 240z. He bought the car last month, but we have been trying to buy this very car for 13 years. It has been sitting un-driven since 1979. I take a lot of pix, so by the end of this I am sure there will be hundreds of photos if not thousands. We are attempting to replace as many bolts as possible as well as removing all undercarriage components, blasting and or cleaning and reassembling with new components or at least painting the old with semi gloss black Poly-urethane through a detail gun. The interior is almost perfect except for the seats which will be re-upholstered. 1 very small crack in the dash. The…
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