Norman521 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Snagged a 1972 S30 for $900 today!! Ive been keeping my eyes out for a while and i finally pounced on one! The Badquite a bit of rust... =( nothing beyond fixing tho. cracked windshield, (but im so used to my 521's nasty old cracked, chipped, delaminated windshield that 1 crack doesnt bother me for the time being) interior is..... not.... in the best condition rubber is mostly going to need replacing clutch is on its way out smokes a little. The Good round top SUs EL distributor runs/ drives pretty decentlytransmssion seems pretty solid wiring seems surprisingly intact and original. Riken mesh wheels =) good tags clean title the best part of all? its a 240z!!!! its going to be a serious project, but the thing i like about it is that its a 240 but its far from perfect so i wont feel like i have to restore it to a perfect original numbers matching sort of thing. OICS \/ Quote Link to comment
h190 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 holy decay!!!!! With you being on the west coast, I would call that a parts car bro. Good luck with the resto! Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 it looks worse than it is, not by much, but im not too worried about it, its not much worse off than my 521 was. hopefully ill get a chance to tear into it today and get a better assesment. Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Wow that dash area is wasted.. :rofl: Having got that off my chest,,,,,,,, if she runs and drives i say that`s a pretty outstanding deal for $900. bucks . get yourself some good tread and the ride should be way better than the truck for sure. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 holler at Nismo Dr if you need a dash! he has a mint one in his garage FS Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 holy decay!!!!! With you being on the west coast, I would call that a parts car bro. Good luck with the resto! Trust me thats a parts car on the east coast too lol. Good for you though man save it from the wrecking yard. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 If you go looking for a parts car you will probably find something that you end up saving and parting this. Just saying because we've all been there. Always great to see a 240Z saved though, so I hope it works out for the best Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Hey, you're missing a lug nut. Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted May 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 it would appear so. ill find one, i need to look for a junk yard here in corvallis. Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 I LOVE IT! Hell leave it ratty, it adds character I mean obviously fix things that NEED fixin, and mod it with some cool chit. Lower it and so on. AAnnnnyyyywaaaayyy. Love it man, hope too see more progress! Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 so, im at school and i dont have many tools with me, unfortunately. i also dont have much free time, but im getting done what i can.The whole car was covered with super nasty thick maroon paint that looks like it was burnt because its all bubbly and weird, luckily the guy who had it before me got a pretty serious amount of it off the roof, hood, and front fenders. but theirs still a lot to go. so ive been using a paint scraper, this is a terrible picture, there is no rust on the rear quarter except for a little on the wheel arches, its all smooth but the pain makes it look bad. ground down some of the rust on the trunk lid.... its pretty far gone, ill patch it up temporarilly untill i can get a replacement matting is coming up in the trunk, again the picture makes it look a thousand times worse than it is, im actually pretty releaved, i was expecting worse cleaned up the engine bay a little bit, everything had a layer of red paint dust. master cyl looks like it was recently replaced =) dash area cleaned up a little, still needs a cap tho. this is the kind of cap im looking at, but thats a ways out http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-78-DATSUN-280Z-DASH-CAP-FULL-FACE-/121106706758?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c3285b146&vxp=mtr stainless finally seeing the light of day again sprayed some primer on the bare metal tire well is not bad... ive seen a lot worse. all in all, its not to bad, and its moving pretty fast. tho you may have noticed the lack of floor pan oics .... they.... well.... we'll just wait for the inevitable, dramatic, before / after shot... =) Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Why not use aircraft stripper? Then lay a coat of primer down for the summer. You saw what it did to my wheels. Plus its neutralized by water. I guess it might be a bit messy for where you live at the moment... Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 those were all my thoughts exactly, in that order... except the nutralized by water part, i didnt know that... Quote Link to comment
captaingamez Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 I wouldnt bother with the dash cap, get it redone, or redo it yourself, those dash caps never look good,recover that thing and you will be the envy of every datsun z owner I have ever seen almost. how does the underside look? crushed in frame rails? floor boards rusted through? how bad is it? Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 its.... not great. i still havnt pulled the seats to take a closer look, but thats going to be the biggest chunk of rust removal ill have to do. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 When am I going to see the car? Canby? Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 probably not this year i dont think i can put two cars on insurance, but next year for sure,... unless you can get a trailer =) but you will def see it soon. possibly 2 weeks? for sure in a month. anyway, turns out floor pans are not super expensive, ima grab a passenger side for now, I think i can save the driver side. plus i think i figured out why someone cut that hole in my dash, i lost the picture but i found someone who put a gague cluster right above the glovebox. Quote Link to comment
Norman521 Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 sorry i totally abandoned this thread lol. heres some current pics of the car,replaced the whole interiornew rear hatchnew wheels (Work Equip 01 1pice 14"s)engine pulled and bay cleaned / welded up/ painted.passenger floor cut out and replaced.entire body stripped to bare metal, some body work /patching etc. body temporarily painted, bed liner in the wheel wells. all in one summer while working full time! phew!! glad thats over with. and heres my other thread for the car http://nwdatsuns.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=331 BOOM! still think its a parts car guys?? Quote Link to comment
captaingamez Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Absolutely beautiful man. Congrats on the finish. Love the thread title too. 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 its come a long long way Quote Link to comment
Bradinnes Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Nicely done!!!! Good save. When you're done this thing will be a show stopper. All the hard work has paid off. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 pretty big transformation. looks good. Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I see you got that lug nut issue taken care of. Seriously feeling chumped. I'm far slower than you... Though I've got full time job, 2 year old, and pregnant wife. Car time is certainly limited these days. You saved a beautiful car. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
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