Stripped '73 240Z body for free

[CA Joe]

I was doing a ground up restoration on my '73 240Z and just don't have time to work on it. I have a job that often has me working nights and weekends and even if I spent every day off that I had it would literally take me years to finish this project. Pick N' Pull will come and take the body away for me and give me $200 for it but I would hate for another 240Z to go to the crusher. I would rather give it away to someone for free that wants to restore it.

The body has a hole cut in the roof for a sun roof and I had planned to replace the roof skin with a wrecking yard cut that I got that is in perfect condition. I paid $200 for the roof but I'll include that for free also if anyone wants it. The body needs quite a bit of work done to it still to get rid of all areas damaged by rust. I had the whole thing sand blasted it and then primered it to keep any new rust from developing since I knew the resto would take awhile.

Here are a few pics. One of the car before the restoration started, one of the body that I'm talking about and a few to show the worst areas for rust repair.

I live in the Modesto area in the central valley of California. Let me know if anyone is interested. I would also be interested to know if you guys think I'm crazy to think anyone would want a body that needs this kind of work done to it and should just have Pick N' Pull come and haul this thing away to go to Z car heaven

Any advice is welcome.

[Rainman]

So sorry to hear of your situation CA Joe.. I hope someone takes you up on this awesome offer! I'll put the word out to the members of the Z car club up here in Medford and see if there's any interest..

[cesar280z]

I think I have a Interested Person, I am Here in OC

[CA Joe]

I think I have a Interested Person, I am Here in OC

cesar280z - I just PM'd you. Let me know and I'll send you contact info.

[cozye]

Wow. Very generous of you. That's a nice shell, someone will make good use of it for sure.

[CA Joe]

In a reply to an interested forum member I realized I didn't post a pic of another area of the body that needs a little TLC. I removed some of the sheet metal around the passenger side quarter window to get to good metal. The rust pictured is surface rust to be grinded off.

[CA Joe]

... and just so I'm not posting only problem areas. Here are some more pics of the rest of the body. The stuff you see on the inside around the spare tire well is not rust. It's rust colored media (sand) from the media blasting (that stuff comes falling out of every nook and cranny). The underside of the body is actually in really good shape as is the interior back hatch area and transmission tunnel. The driver side floor could use a patch near the front but doesn't need to be replaced like the passenger side did.

[Brubaker]

Be great to donate to a local high school offering auto shop.

[grantf]

You had a really nice start on the project. I hope it goes to a good home.

[CA Joe]

You had a really nice start on the project. I hope it goes to a good home.

Thanks. I do too. I think it's most likely destination will be the local scrap yard though unfortunately.

[grantf]

Noooooooooo! For free somone must be interested. If I lived in California I would give it a home.

[tlorber]

Cesar, I have a friend that may be coming from San Carlos to LA in a week or so with a trailer. He may be able to hook you up with a tow. Let me know if you'd be interested.