darren-b
Well-Known Forum User
Hi all.
Although I’m fairly new to posting on here, I’ve been on the zed scene for 7years now.
I bought my first zed a 2004 350z GT in 2007
& over the years modified it to suit my requirements
Suspension, Meister-R coilovers, fully adjustable arms, ARB's, Drop Linkks, Brakes, uprated disc's & pads, POWER! Vortech V3 SC with supporting mods, Exedy stage 2 clutch & flywheel, Miltek SS exhaust,
I then sold the car in 2013 & lasted two days until I bought another
2011 370z GT
modified it to suit my POWER addiction with a GTM stage 1.5 SC & supporting mods, Stillen exhaust
But now I've decided to go back to basics with a 1971 240z, :drive1
I have always loved the 240's. I've bought the car as a project to restore it back to it's original glory.
It took me quite some time to find this car, I wanted a good base car to start with, one with most of the original parts & no major floor or chassis rust (which is nigh on impossible)
So the car is a late 1971 240z with the 1972 spec.
The good points:
It's an almost unmolested 240z
1 owner from new
Has spent it's life in California
virtually rust free
Nearly everything works
It has AC
It has the 5-speed Manual
All new brakes & lines
All the interior trim & vinyl is in good condition, even under the carpets
Engine is good
Gearbox & diff is good
The bad points:
It's had a yank style blow over, & is sun damaged
Theres a small patch of rust on the passenger floor
Window washer doesn't work
It has the L28 engine from a 280z
Steering rack/track rod end is knocking
Bonnet has a bit of damage
rear quarter has a bit of damage
chrome bumpers have a few dents
small scrape on cill
The seats have been re-covered in black (not-white)
exhaust hanger broken
The wheels!
The plan is to get the steering sorted, washers, lights re-wired & converted to UK spec, get the car MOT'd & registered. Then drive the car for a bit before the weather goes to find any underlying issues.
Then it's going to be a complete strip back to metal full restoration of the entire car.
Loaded on the transporter
On my way home selfie
Back home after a 700mile round trip
Interior
Engine bay
Light cill damage
Bonnet damage, only aesthetic, so not to bothered
rear quarter damage
Had to see if I could bring the paint up to be a bit more presentable.
Just need to do the rest of it now
So the plan for the car is to get the washer pump replaced, replace the split boot & re-grease the steering rack (hope thats all thats making the noise) sort the lights out for the UK. Then get the car MOT’d & registered.
Give the car a quick cut back with the DA on the sun bleached paint to hopefully make it a little bit more presentable.
Hopefully then I’ll be able to drive the car for a few months to find out whats what with it. Then over the winter I hope to strip the car completely, & fully restore including a complete re-wire ready for Summer 2015 (or maybe 2016…….)
Although I’m fairly new to posting on here, I’ve been on the zed scene for 7years now.
I bought my first zed a 2004 350z GT in 2007
& over the years modified it to suit my requirements
Suspension, Meister-R coilovers, fully adjustable arms, ARB's, Drop Linkks, Brakes, uprated disc's & pads, POWER! Vortech V3 SC with supporting mods, Exedy stage 2 clutch & flywheel, Miltek SS exhaust,
I then sold the car in 2013 & lasted two days until I bought another
2011 370z GT
modified it to suit my POWER addiction with a GTM stage 1.5 SC & supporting mods, Stillen exhaust
But now I've decided to go back to basics with a 1971 240z, :drive1
I have always loved the 240's. I've bought the car as a project to restore it back to it's original glory.
It took me quite some time to find this car, I wanted a good base car to start with, one with most of the original parts & no major floor or chassis rust (which is nigh on impossible)
So the car is a late 1971 240z with the 1972 spec.
The good points:
It's an almost unmolested 240z
1 owner from new
Has spent it's life in California
virtually rust free
Nearly everything works
It has AC
It has the 5-speed Manual
All new brakes & lines
All the interior trim & vinyl is in good condition, even under the carpets
Engine is good
Gearbox & diff is good
The bad points:
It's had a yank style blow over, & is sun damaged
Theres a small patch of rust on the passenger floor
Window washer doesn't work
It has the L28 engine from a 280z
Steering rack/track rod end is knocking
Bonnet has a bit of damage
rear quarter has a bit of damage
chrome bumpers have a few dents
small scrape on cill
The seats have been re-covered in black (not-white)
exhaust hanger broken
The wheels!
The plan is to get the steering sorted, washers, lights re-wired & converted to UK spec, get the car MOT'd & registered. Then drive the car for a bit before the weather goes to find any underlying issues.
Then it's going to be a complete strip back to metal full restoration of the entire car.
Loaded on the transporter
On my way home selfie
Back home after a 700mile round trip
Interior
Engine bay
Light cill damage
Bonnet damage, only aesthetic, so not to bothered
rear quarter damage
Had to see if I could bring the paint up to be a bit more presentable.
Just need to do the rest of it now
So the plan for the car is to get the washer pump replaced, replace the split boot & re-grease the steering rack (hope thats all thats making the noise) sort the lights out for the UK. Then get the car MOT’d & registered.
Give the car a quick cut back with the DA on the sun bleached paint to hopefully make it a little bit more presentable.
Hopefully then I’ll be able to drive the car for a few months to find out whats what with it. Then over the winter I hope to strip the car completely, & fully restore including a complete re-wire ready for Summer 2015 (or maybe 2016…….)