mdixon

Thanks for the info. I was hoping I could get the rotors turned with the hub on. I got the bolts off, but the hub will still not come off. I have bought new steel brake lines, and plan to replace all brake lines. It is a left hand drive and always was as far as I can tell. I just got my income tax check so I will be doing a lot of upgrades in the near future. I will stay in touch. Thanks, Mark

Well, I'm convinced. I will do it myself. While waiting for the carb parts, I have decided to tackle my brakes. I took the front tires off, no problem. I was able to replace the pads, no problem. I was quite surprised that the part that pushes the pad against the rotor was not stuck into position. This car has been sitting for several years. Had a little trouble getting the unit that holds the pads off but was able to do so with a little WD40 and a rubber hammer. Then came the rotor itself. I got the rotor off the car, but the part where the lugs are is so rusted on the rotor I may need to use a chain saw. Not really! I'm thinking of heating the bolts with a torch to see if the metals expand at different rates. Is this a good idea? I believe if I try to force it with WD40 and a hammer, they will break. Thanks for your continued help. I will try to take some pictures of my car and post them so you guys can follow my progress. It is going to be a killer car when I'm done. I want to go for the look of the white car on this sites home page. By the way, this car was purchased by an Army sargent who was stationed in Japan in 71. He came back to the States in 72 and had the car shipped over. I have all the bill of ladings, as well as a hand signed letter from Datsun thanking him for buying a Datsun. It also has the headlight covers with the crome rings like the fairlady Z's There is still a US Army base in Japan sticker for 71 and 71 on the windshield. I thought that was cool history. Mark

Thanks for your advice. I thought about rebuilding the carbs myself, but was a bit intimidated about doing it correctly. It sure would save a lot of money to spend on other things. Like I said I have had Z's before but never really done any work to them. I guess I will try to re-build the carbs myself, but I'm not sure I am qualified to open the engine. I wish I had someone who knew about Z's in North Georgia who could help me do this stuff. Thanks again, Mark

I bought a 71 240 for less than $800. I have had 3 240z's in the past but never tried to restore one. The interior on this car was in mint condition(well worth the $800 alone). It was not in running condition when I bought it, but I cleaned the carbs, replaced some hoses, new plugs, dist. cap & points, and now she runs. Not well but she runs. Some days she fires on all 6 cyl. and some days only on a few. I plan on buying a pair of reman SU's from Z therapy soon, but untill then the manifold is leaking so much fumes it is hard to stand in my garage while the car is running. I want to buy a header and new exaust so I can at least try to work on it a bit. I do notice a great deal of black smoke coming out of the exaust. Will that quit when I get new carbs and adjust the timing and valves. Thanx, Mark