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Hello, I currently have a 1972 Fairlady Z that have entertained the idea of selling it. The car has been in dry storage since the early 80's only having 29,000 kilometers on the car, I see the early Z market all over the map and I was looking for a honest answer on its value. I know it's no 432 but I believe it has to be one of the most original Fairlady Z's out there the gas tank , carbs and brake's need attention from sitting has great oil pressure alternator charges it runs great considering how long it really has seen the road. I am not familiar how the production number go but the firewall stamp read's S30-09435 Thanks Dwayne 734-395-3240 3dcustoms@gmail.com

Knowing I had three new fuel system components that could be faulty I decided to start with the pump. I bought a diagnostic fuel pressure gauge as I did not have one for low pressure systems and checked the pressure coming out of the fuel hard line. 4psi on the dot! Next I bought another 1/4 barb fitting and replaced the gauge with the barb fitting. Using the regulator I could dial the fuel pressure up down from .8 - 3.9psi so this confirmed the regulator is working and the gauge is faulty. I snapped a picture with it at 3.5psi to show the company I bought the gauge from so I could return it. With the diagnostic gauge still I set the pressure at 3.0psi and locked it down for now. New gauge is on its way.

Hi Dwayne - I own a Fairlady 240Z-L model with production date in 1971 in the U.S. I shot you an e-mail directly, please give me a ring as I might be able to provide some friendly advice. Cheers, Glenn

Found this little gem in a cash house a few weeks ago. Has anyone seen this before? Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

To be safe remove the bumper with the shocks attached if you can. No one will buy them separate anyway and will just go to the scrap yard with the rest of the car when he is finished with it.

Yup. They come in different sizes for different taps. I've got a bunch of them, but have never had great success with them. Always seems that when I break a tap, it's a size for which I don't have an extractor, or for some other reason, it just won't work. Three flutes. Blades too big for the flutes... Whatever. The larger sizes work better than the small ones, and it's always easier to get a broken tap out of a hole if you were just chasing existing threads as opposed to cutting complete new ones in a fresh hole. Much of it comes down to the amount of force required to turn the remains and it takes a lot less force to clean paint out of threads than to cut them in the first place. Bottom line is if you can get an extractor to work, that's awesome as it's the easiest method. But don't walk away from this thread thinking they are the cure-all, end-all solution to all your busted tap ordeals in the future because I think you will be disappointed. There will still be plenty of opportunities for swearing and sweating and throwing things even with a complete set handy.

When you live out in the woods like we do Charles people think it's funny. When you're in an airport and hear someone doing it, you tell the authorities.

(my bold) If you'd really prefer LHD, I can't see you valuing the RHD properly, let alone the seller. Maybe it's not the car for you? Some RHD-specific and Japanese market-specific parts are far harder to source than the equivalent LHD parts, and if you were to find that too annoying then maybe your heart would not be in the car? My ha'penny worth: On a global scale, and comparing like-for-like in condition and level of modification/originality, a 1972 Fairlady Z or Z-L is going to be something like 20% to 30% more valuable than a 1972 HLS30U Datsun 240Z. A 1972 Fairlady 240Z or Fairlady 240Z-L maybe 30% plus, and a genuine 1972 Fairlady 240ZG maybe 60% to 70% up on the HLS30U. If the cars were in Japan, even more so. I own a few of these cars, have been watching the global market for 30+ years and I think I have a pretty good handle on what's what at the moment. I have seen USA-based marque and model 'gurus' and 'experts' talking down the Japanese market models for many years, but mostly they are talking out of their hats and know next to nothing about the cars themselves, let alone the global market situation. Having said that, it's a case-by-case situation. Less than ideal location and somewhat under-the-radar selling will not help the car to achieve its maximum potential. Put it in front of the right people in the right place, get a few facts straightened out and it could do well. This could be to your advantage. If you play your cards right you could buy the car for much less than it would achieve elsewhere on another day. If you can effectively 'snipe' it, you could probably move it on for more than you end up paying for it if you found it hard to live with. If you have any Fairlady Z-specific questions (specs, equipment, originality etc etc) I would be happy to try to answer them to the best of my ability.

And success!...

Talking to myself means: the conversation is always interesting and intelligent I win all the arguments

I have been told by Rob at the Z Car Garage that him and his team are working like "gangbusters" on my car. Check out that Nissan blue engine block! I am so excited to get the old girl back on the road. I am planning for an early morning drive through the forests of Woodside once it is done. It looks like this will be sometime in the fall so all you enthusiasts in the SF Bay Area keep your eyes open and make a mental note for a sunrise drive on a weekend soon. Z's are not required, but bring an appetite for food and conversation as we will be talking cars, eating breakfast at Alice's in Woodside at the fabled four corners, and the coffee will be flowing. The roads are divine for some spirited and safe driving. I am not sure how well I can plan a drive like this, but I figure with the internet we can do anything! All the best, Ben

I really dig the gold zinc and aluminum of the datsun world. Looks so cool.