Slowpoke Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Damn, nice Z, great pic! Quote Link to comment
MYDAILYROUTINE Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Officially titled and registered in my name today. 1983 Rhd Fairlady Z. 1 Quote Link to comment
petercscherer Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Here's my 1972 Datsun 240Z; I've owned it for 5 years now. It's surprisingly original, even has the factory exhaust system still! Sorry for the blurry photo, haven't found my other folder of pics yet. :/ ~Peter 1 Quote Link to comment
M240Z Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Haven't been able to touch anything for about a year. My friend let me borrow his fatlace wheels so I can get alignment with specs I wouldn't mind running. Plan on putting in work during spring break but well see how that goes. F:15x8.5 -6 205-50 R:15x9.5 0 225-50 2 Quote Link to comment
Dr. Octagon Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Put in a little work on it this winter, still have a bit more to go. sweet cars! did you make the covers underneath your headlight buckets or did you buy them? they look awesome! Quote Link to comment
Slowpoke Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Thanks! Made the covers out of abs plastic. Quote Link to comment
JonU Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Been a really long time since I posted here, but here is a pic I took of my Z yesterday. They are about to paint it and I went to talk paint. I'm going with the original Metalic Blue that it came from the factory with. The paint sample seemed to get a little lighter than I expected as it dried, but I have to wait until we get some sunshine so I can really see how it looks. I may end up having them darken it a bit if I feel it's too light. The picture of the paint sample isn't very good. I think the white balance is off a bit. That thing in the background is actually a part of my keyboard and is black. Quote Link to comment
JonU Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 where can i find steelies like these They look like a black version of the wheels that LovemyJDM has on his car. If that is the case, LovemyJDM called them "Wheel Vintiques Steelies" Quote Link to comment
lovemyjdm Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I hate to say it because they are becoming very popular now but yes they are wheel vintique Steelies. You can find them at summit racing. Quote Link to comment
C.RyanStephens Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 new to the site, heres my baby! Before mguires ultimate compound (all oxidized, rubbing compound didnt even touch it) After mcguires ultimate compound :) 2 Quote Link to comment
petercscherer Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 ^I had similar results with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound on my 720, amazing stuff and it really works! Did you do that all by hand or with an orbital?~Peter Quote Link to comment
arck001 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 The other 260z I've been slowly building is finally drivable! 2 Quote Link to comment
EndStar Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Put in a little work on it this winter, still have a bit more to go. so thats what your z looks like! and uh, love the yota too!!! post moar please! Quote Link to comment
Slowpoke Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks, gotta do a few more things till its road worthy again. Then more pics. The Yoda, as we call it, needs alot of TLC, but should be on the road late spring. Quote Link to comment
EndStar Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks, gotta do a few more things till its road worthy again. Then more pics. The Yoda, as we call it, needs alot of TLC, but should be on the road late spring.You've got work to do?? Haha. I need to get a safer fuel delivery etc. 1 Quote Link to comment
Alex Datsun Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Transformation. 1 Quote Link to comment
petercscherer Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 You've got work to do?? Haha. I need to get a safer fuel delivery etc. What happened to the factory fuel lines? Quote Link to comment
EndStar Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 What happened to the factory fuel lines?Its 280z,and I bought it with a 4bbl set up and azc intake, so I don't know what po did with them. So I'm making my own instead of buying 1 Quote Link to comment
BvtnDave Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 My first car was a Datsun. A 1600 Roadster, which I still own. Subsequently, I had numerous 510's, a few 620's, a sweet 810 Hardtop, some B210's & 210's, a 710 Hardtop, and, for a while, an A10/510 Wagon. So, about 20 Datsuns in all - but never a Z-Car. This hole in my "resume'" could not stand! Last summer, I found a 1973 240Z (4-speed) with known history, and: Under 38K original miles. (Documents support this, pedal pads, paint and glass back that up). No rust anywhere, (honest, I looked very carefully, and the car was undercoated when new) never crashed (LH door poorly repainted/"blended" during original ownership after a rock was thrown up by a passing car, scratching - not denting - the lower part of the door). The interior is 99% perfect. No cracking or fading anywhere, as it was always garaged by PO's, and myself. Who knew something like this could turn up on CL in Next-to-Nowhere Oregon? Don't worry: I did not buy it for a ridiculously low price, but paid a fair amount - just under the asking price. This car is pretty much stock - only a few mods that I am reversing, and a few I am undertaking. (Such as removing the four-barrel carburetor setup owner #2 dropped in. I have a perfectly redone set of early round-top SU's, which will go in with an exhaust manifold that does not have the smog equipment and air-injection stuff). A better exhaust must follow, I suspect, as the one from the factory is still mounted, and is nearing the end of its days. I will not be doing anything to this Z that canot be unwound, but am open to ideas those more knowledgeble than myself may know to make for a better Z experience.. So far, I replaced the original clutch, shocks, brake hoses and fuel hoses. I always liked the 280ZX 6-spoke wheels, so switched to those. (BTW: The wheels I took off - shown in the photo - are available, if anyone wants to trade/purchase). I'm getting the dash bulbs in, and sprung for a re-worked quartz clock conversion. Also ditched the melted fuse block and added headlamp/park lamp relays. Next up is replacing the aged rubber suspension bits with neoprene upgrades, and installing F & R anti-sway bars. Another thing high on my list: Switching out those ugly-ass Oregon "Tree" license plates this summer when it is time to renew the registrtation. I'm thinking "Pacific Wonderland" plates would be much better. Should be a really nice "survivor" - and I plan to drive it as much as possible. (Which would be more pleasant/safer with improved seat belts. Any suggestions on that?) Looking forward to how this goes. Quote Link to comment
BvtnDave Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 BTW: For some reason the pic I posted with the above did not appear with the text. What is up with that? Quote Link to comment
petercscherer Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 http://community.ratsun.net/topic/691-how-to-post-pictures-and-keep-online-photo-albums/ Did you host them somewhere online and link them in? "Uploading" from your PC won't work. ~Peter Quote Link to comment
Phantom Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Here's my 280Z28: sort=3&o=15 Here's my 1977 280Z that I bought from the second owner in March of 1992. It is a California car and was originally white with a brown interior. Quote Link to comment
PrimeLuxeZ Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I literally just cleaned out the inside today. Come on motivation. Quote Link to comment
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