Carl Beck

If the hood emblems were $8.00 in 1970 - they should be $48.19 in todays devalued Dollars. So just go buy a new one - they will only cost more next year. Carl B.

Hi Gordon: If you take pictures of the car - be sure to include clear photo's of the main area's of concern, that any serious 240Z buyer will have. Yes, it will take some time and be a bit of trouble - but good pictures are what sell cars today in the Internet World. - the area under the battery and on down to the frame rail. - the rear deck lid threshold plate - where the deck lid closes down on it - the dog legs just ahead of the rear wheel arches on both sides - the undercarriage showing the condition of the front frame rails and floorboards - good pictures of the engine compartment and engine - both sides Buyers well want to know if the dash is cracked, they will want to see the condition of the door panels. These are both very expensive to replace. Be sure to list any/all repair/maintance items that you have done within the past couple years. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi Tom: That looks like a pretty nice 240Z - it is a shame it was damaged in shippment. Nonetheless, I'm sure you will have to bad to great shape soon. Did you have any other Sports Cars before this? What made you decide that you wanted a 240Z? Do keep us posted on your progress. Carl B.

The original link on the Z Car Home Page aka ZHome.com is no longer there. The Black Pearl Register was started/maintained by Ross Williams - but a few years ago he decided that he could no longer spend the time with it. Unlike some of the other Z Car Registers - it was always a private register, that is to say that it was not published to the public. So at this point, I don't know of any other... Carl B.

NEAT !! the Z looks Great and sounds Great! It looks like a pretty big gathering.. Carl B.

Believe it or not - the actual difference in total weight between the original L28E and an SBC isn't all that much - so if the coils are smashed flat - they were completely wrong for the car in the first place, or someone heated them up to drop the front. How you get the exact ride height you want out of your next set of springs - will be pretty much trail and error, no matter who the vendor is. FWIW, Carl B.

I know next to nothing about differentials - but looking at the OBX on EBay - it makes me wonder why they sell for $400.00 then the Quaif and Torsen/Gleason units were in the $1600.00 to $2500.00 range.. Are these OBX units Chinese knock-off? or what? FWIW, Carl B.

Find and buy a decent S30 Body East of the Mississippi - $5K Build a sturdy L28 for turbo use - add the Engine Management, Intercooler, piping etc etc etc - $8K {at least} Add the 5 spd & R200 another $1K... So there is $14K.. plus a huge amount of work just getting there. Now for "free" - you get all the custom metal work & repaint done to make it a roadster.. for FREE. All the time consuming and very expensive work is done. I don't see how anyone that "wants a Z Roadster" to begin with - could go too far wrong. Don't like the interior or wheels - change them - easy enough to do.. This car just has to find the person that wants a 240Z Roadster.. If your not that person - then no price would seem attractive.. FWIW, Carl B.

On the subject of the gasoline vapor recovery system. Personally, if I were going to drop the tank to clean it and replaced the fuel filler neck - I'd simply eliminate the entire vapor recovery system. Running gasoline vapors inside the passenger cabin was a very bad idea to begin with. There are Threads that show you how to here on the Forum. FWIW, Carl B.

What car are you talking about?

Take a torque wrench - and tighten the two big nuts - which should be on big washers - that hold the differential to the mustache bar. If they are at all loose.. it will make a pretty loud noise. FWIW, Carl B.

Speaking of finding the "right one" - can you tell us more specifically what you are looking for? Or what your plans are for one.. a) one to buy, detail, drive and enjoy {$12K to $16K} one to buy, fix up, then drive and enjoy {$10K to $12K} C) a non-running Project - that is in restorable condition {$5K to $10K} D) one to buy, drive on weekends to local shows and enjoy {$18K to $21K}. FWIW, Carl B.

The metal plates look like they are "Toe Kick Guards". They were an AMCO Accessory back in 72. Although they seem a little larger than I remember. I think I still have a set somewhere. They are intended to protect the door panels from being kicked accidentialy while getting in/out of the car. To bad they didn't make a "guard" for the left side of the drivers seat... BTW - that door panel looks like it is in pretty good shape.. FWIW, Carl B.

Before I attempted to replace the front strut and axle... I would take a cut off wheel - on a die grinder - and cut the bearing's metal shell in half. It should then peel off the axle. You might need to then use a wire brush to clean up the bearing seat on the axle. The metal used in the bearing shell is not near as hard, nor strong as that used in the axle. Chances are good that the axle is fine - you just need to remove the old bearing metal. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi Steve: The duPont Registry hosts our local Cars & Coffee here in the Clearwater/St. Petersburg area of Florida. I took the BRE Baja Z one morning just after I got it put back together and runing.. I was pleased to see that it caught the eye of the Publisher - Tom duPont. There are always so many Ferrari etc there - I guess my little Datsun caught his eye.. So everyone needs to get their Z's out to their local C&C.. you'll be amazed at the attention and appreciation they get. Anyone can go buy a new Ferrari - it takes someone very special to to show up with a 40+ year old DATSUN looking like new.. FWIW, Carl B.

240Z's had fiberglass head light nacelles {sugar scoops} until the 1973 Model Year. After that they were steel. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi monster875: I knew because I bought my first 240Z in March of 1970. The drove it across America. Started in Spokane, Washington and by the time I got past Idaho, I knew I had a problem with the tires. At Speeds above 70 mph they would shake you out of the car. Thought perhaps I had thrown some wheel weights... Stopped at the first large town in Montana - no Bridgestone Dealer there, but they had a Goodyear Tire Store. We pulled a wheel/Tire off the car - and it was indeed out of balance. However no matter what was tried - it couldn't be brought into balance. Finally sat up dial gauges and measured radial and lateral run-run out on the wheels and tires.. The tires were out of round by quite a bit. That was true of all four tires.. So they wound up cutting about 3/32's of an inch off the tread..to make them round again. I went on across the top of the US to the Great Lakes, then South to Ohio. Once in Columbus, Ohio I finally found a Bridgestone Tire Dealer, as they were fairly new in the US back then... Since I had 3/32's of an inch of tread cut off - the Bridgestone Dealer offered very little allowance on a Warranty Replacement. So I then went to the closest Goodyear Tire Dealer and bought a new set of Goodyear tires... Drove from Ohio down to Florida, then from Florida back across the Southern US - to the West Coast - then up the coast back to Washington State.. The Goodyears were smooth as glass at 100+ mph.. Never bought another Bridgestone Tire until around 2006... FWIW, Carl B.

Vehicle Identification Number {VIN} It is visible though the windshield on the drivers side of the car - riveted to the dashboard. That same number should be stamped into the firewall on the drivers side of the car - just below where the hood closes down. There is also a Data Plate on the Passenger Side of the car -under the hood -screwed to the shock tower. It will have the VIN and Original Engine Serial Number. The pictures would "seem" to indicate a 240Z that was white with a red interior.

No money from SCCA for sure - but the Datsun Competition Department did offer cash rewards for winners driving Datsun's. As I recall it was like $25.00 to $50.00. {$145.81 to $291.61 in inflation adjusted values} As it relates to a discussion of "Decals": There are two or more "types" of Decals involved here as well. There are General Advertising & Promotion Decals that are handed out to the public. Then there are "Racing Contingency Decals". To get the Contingency Rewards offered by a sponsor; a Racer had to win, or in some cases finish in the top 3, and had to have signed up with the Sponsor for the Contingency Money. When he did that he would received the "Official Contingency Decal" for his car, and it had to be on the car as raced to claim the rewards. These Contingency Decals were just slightly different than all the others.. FWIW, Carl B.

Bridgestone Super Speed 20 http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/open-zcar-discussion/20520-1971-240z-oem-bridgestone-175-14-value.html FWIW, Carl B.

Factory Service Manual for 1970 has 2300 lbs for the car, given in the General Info. Section. The Factory Service Manual for 1972 doesn't have that info listed. If you look at the 72 spec.'s related to spring rates - the Manual lists LF 562 lbs & RF 604 lbs = 1166 lbs {48%} Rears 635 & 635 = 1270 lbs {52%} 2436 total FWIW, Carl B.

Of course - Dave Irwin was selling the plugs pre-make, to anyone that wanted one - years ago here. FWIW, Carl B.

Have you tried ordering a R180 from you local Nissan Dealer? Secondy - lots of cars used the same R180 - most junk yards here have an interchange manual that will list all the current {up to 20 years old} cars that use an R180. Maybe you should try that.. I packed and shipped an R200 - it weighed 98 lbs - cost just under $100.00 to ship it from Flordia to Wis.... The R180's are a little lighter, but by the time you get them packed..they would be at least 70 to 80 lbs. FWIW, Carl B.

That is what happens when everyone is told to use the "Search" function - What is the Build Date on your 260Z? - I think the early 260Z's doors are the same as the 240Z doors - but the late year 260Z's that had the 280Z body were different. Location Location Location..??? FWIW, Carl B.

I don't know where you would find another one - and I'm not giving yours back!! I looked for years for one for the BRE Baja Z and Montezum wouldn't sell me his. He gave it to me!! So 71Nissan240Z got a great deal on a Choke/Throttle Assembly...thanks to Montezuma. I had offered a set for $1400.00 some time ago - but no one here was a buyer. I sold the set I had locally for $1400.00 {no EBay and PayPal fees, no shipping}. Montezuma - if you need / want anything just let me know... Carl B.