Hello everyone. I thought I would make the first post here. I am back in a 240z, again. This is actually the car I learned to drive in 36 years ago. My father bought it new after Vietnam and it was a garaged daily for decades. For a time by brother used it after crashing his 72 but abandoned it for 15 years when he moved out of country. I saved it from being discarded and started to bring it back to what I remember 3 and a half decades ago.

Here is a picture with the roll cage out (So I fit)

Cheers everyone.

Edited March 24Mar 24 by DrFeelGood

Mostly taking inventory. The car had a superficial layer of mold inside so the interior is being stripped. Enzymatic treatment of every surface and likely more.

Over the years, he acquired a parts car worth of stuff that had replacements for most things including new Nissan window rubber, firewall rubber, and clutch kit.

There is not a early center console in the mix (sadly) and the velour insert seat covers have got to go.

No dome light either (yet). That thing is expensive.

I have only gone through 40% of the stuff so far.

You should be able to pick up a used dome light assy from one of the members here for $10 - $15. Most of us have one or two spares sitting our collections of, 'stuff that might come in handy some day'.

4 hours ago, Namerow said:

You should be able to pick up a used dome light assy from one of the members here for $10 - $15. Most of us have one or two spares sitting our collections of, 'stuff that might come in handy some day'.

Thanks for that. As a new member I want to take some time before I start asking for favors ;)

Cheers

Dome lamps at $10-15 are a gift! They have gone up dramatically recently. Even for rough used units

13 minutes ago, Patcon said:

Dome lamps at $10-15 are a gift! They have gone up dramatically recently. Even for rough used units

Yes, I agree. As they crumble away they are still fetching $50-$75 in a brittle, corroded, "as parts" kinda way.

@Terrapin Z

I really never did anything with these since I last posted them for someone on here.

I have the early center console as well, not a show car piece but correct for the car. Although you would also need the earlier choke set up as well as an ashtray / fuse cover.

@DrFeelGood I am not sure where you reside so as to estimate any shipping for such an item. If you had any interest.

1 hour ago, Terrapin Z said:

I have the early center console as well, not a show car piece but correct for the car. Although you would also need the earlier choke set up as well as an ashtray / fuse cover.

@DrFeelGood I am not sure where you reside so as to estimate any shipping for such an item. If you had any interest.

Wow, amazing. Thank you so much for the response. I am still taking inventory of parts. I wish I had been more patient. The dome light I had looked perfect except for the broken lens. I decided to 3d print one (fast PLA) and test fit it when I realized the switch was not functional. After spending some time to rehabilitate it, with poor effect, I opened the switch. All went well, until it didn't.

I made a fateful (late night) decision to buy a NOS lamp from Japan (instead of having the car repainted with the same money sarc)

I believe I have the choke, fuse/ash components already. I am still waiting for my father to clean out the rest of the components when he returns in Spring. I believe he has a P90 head and some other larger items ready to make the trip.

Thank you again and if I can maybe circle back as I find out more I would be grateful.

Thanks for adding the signature line, that helps other known what you have for a car and in this case a location. I am about 100 miles North of Portland.

It seems you have most all the parts you need, including a nice dome light now. ☀️

If you don't know of it as yet there, is a Datsun meet coming up soon on July 11in Brooks OR. At the Powerland Farms just South of Portland. It is a fun show and swap meet.

Feel free to reach out for any needs, I have a large hoard of useful parts. Not much for show cars but good basic parts.

All the best.....

@Terrapin Z Thank you.