Need Pictures of 100% Original 1970 240z Engine Compartment

[lm71z]

^what the title says. I'm having my 1970 240z's engine rebuilt and everything in the engine compartment completely restored to factory. If anyone has a pictures of restored or perfectly original 1970 240z engine compartments, I'd appreciate it if someone could post some.

[Arne]

What's the build date of your '70, Brad? There are some differences between early and late '70.

[lm71z]

It's a late '70, production date of 12/70.

[Arne]

OK, that means it probably conformed to '71 emissions standards, so it would have come with the Summer/Winter flipper on the airbox, and without the "2400" cam cover. That would make it virtually identical to my red '71 as it was when I bought it, except for things like the '1971' date code on my original plug wires.

The first 5 pictures are as it was when I bought it. The only non-original things visible there are the battery, oil filter and possibly the fuel hoses to the carbs. If you look closely at fifth picture you can even see the "1971" date on the #6 plug wire (near the top of the picture).

The sixth picture is how it looks today. I'm not crazy about the blue NGK wires, but haven't done anything about that yet. The airbox stickers have been replaced, and all the coolant hoses are modern non-braid-covered. If you look closely you'll see a Pertronix coil and the wire to the Pertronix in the distributor, as well as a later plastic fan and clutch.

The pictures I attached are fairly large to see best detail. Make sure you open them in a separate window.

[lm71z]

Thanks for those pictures. The one thing in my engine compartment that I'm not sure is original is the coil and resistor bracket. The resistor is in a bracket that clips onto the top of the coil. Was that design stock on a late 70?

[Arne]

Thanks for those pictures. The one thing in my engine compartment that I'm not sure is original is the coil and resistor bracket. The resistor is in a bracket that clips onto the top of the coil. Was that design stock on a late 70?

I'm not sure. I've seen the one you describe. But all three of my cars (from 10/70 through 7/71) had the resistor attached below the coil.

[26th-Z]

April 1970 engine bay for comparison

[zhead240]

hey arne, i notices that on the braided top rad hose there's no plastic tie

that holds the temp wire in place, but in the final pic with the new rad hose that tie is present. did u find that or did u always have it. where can i get one?

[Arne]

hey arne, i notices that on the braided top rad hose there's no plastic tie

that holds the temp wire in place, but in the final pic with the new rad hose that tie is present. did u find that or did u always have it. where can i get one?

It's still the original one that came with the car. I don't remember where I found it or why it wasn't in the early pictures. Don't know where you can find them today.

[leftover z]

OK, that means it probably conformed to '71 emissions standards, so it would have come with the Summer/Winter flipper on the airbox, and without the "2400" cam cover. That would make it virtually identical to my red '71 as it was when I bought it, except for things like the '1971' date code on my original plug wires.

The first 5 pictures are as it was when I bought it. The only non-original things visible there are the battery, oil filter and possibly the fuel hoses to the carbs. If you look closely at fifth picture you can even see the "1971" date on the #6 plug wire (near the top of the picture).

The sixth picture is how it looks today. I'm not crazy about the blue NGK wires, but haven't done anything about that yet. The airbox stickers have been replaced, and all the coolant hoses are modern non-braid-covered. If you look closely you'll see a Pertronix coil and the wire to the Pertronix in the distributor, as well as a later plastic fan and clutch.

The pictures I attached are fairly large to see best detail. Make sure you open them in a separate window.

Hey Arne, I was looking at getting a set of those blue NGK wires on eBay. Do you want to sell yours?

[Arne]

Maybe. Where in Oregon are you? Send me a PM.

[leftover z]

PM sent