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Deja Vu: 1971 Restoration


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1 hour ago, siteunseen said:

Nice looking car!  Looks almost identical to mine so I'll be watching this for some ideas/tips. :)

I sure was happy to get rid of my Yorx a/c compressor and that pulley bracket, it was inop anyway and a huge pain in the butt.  

Fortunately, the owner does not want the A/C in the car car, so I will be removing the compressor. I didn't realize that it was a Yorx compressor...I thought it was a Briggs & Stratton :D.  The weight of that compressor and bracket has got to be near 30 pounds.

12 minutes ago, psdenno said:

What's the build month on the new '71 project?  The picture of the interior shows a later style center console than my April '71 Z.

Dennis

Hi Dennis,

   I will check when I get home on the build date and get back to you.  I know that it is later in the year.

 

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Has this car been converted to a 5 speed. This console looks like it is from a 72. I have two series 1 consoles, but they would require trimming to be used with a later 5 speed conversion. Are you in need of the chock lever cover, ash tray, and the defroster switch?


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12 hours ago, motorman7 said:

 They are virtual twins, although my friends is the series III 1971 while mine is an earlier Series II, so there are a few differences.   The serial numbers are off by about 9000 units.

Weird, I've been observing the 240Z's indirectly, since I have a 280Z, but I never noticed anyone refer to anything but Series I and Series II (and there have been arguments over just those two labels).  But now I see that maybe they go all the way up to IV.  And there are actually two Series I's, a 1969 and 1970 version.

Is this generally accepted labeling or is it just a certain club's?  I found Carl Beck's page when I searched "240Z Series III".  Somehow I'd never seen it before.

http://zhome.com/History/DesignChanges.htm

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17 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

Weird, I've been observing the 240Z's indirectly, since I have a 280Z, but I never noticed anyone refer to anything but Series I and Series II (and there have been arguments over just those two labels).  But now I see that maybe they go all the way up to IV.  And there are actually two Series I's, a 1969 and 1970 version.

Is this generally accepted labeling or is it just a certain club's?  I found Carl Beck's page when I searched "240Z Series III".  Somehow I'd never seen it before.

http://zhome.com/History/DesignChanges.htm

Carl's page is what I would use as a reference.  I don't know enough of the history otherwise.  The serial number on my 71 is 40498 which falls in the series II range.  The series III 1971 Z is in the 49000 range which fits with the reference.

The center console and fuel tank door are the two most obvious indicators of the different series.

1 hour ago, 7tooZ said:

Has this car been converted to a 5 speed. This console looks like it is from a 72. I have two series 1 consoles, but they would require trimming to be used with a later 5 speed conversion. Are you in need of the chock lever cover, ash tray, and the defroster switch?


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The car has the standard 4 speed and the console is complete and in very nice condition.  The choke light and rear defroster lights also work, very nice.

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