Some pictures of my white '73 240z...

[datty240Z]

Great looking 240! Always nice to see one pretty much as it would have looked when it left the line. Much as I can admire the wide arch look I don't think I could ever bring myself to cut up a nice clean Z.

Coincidently my reg is 260M aswell, oh and I still have the rubber filler flap aswell.

 

[madda]

Great looking car , is it white or a cream white ? Can't tell from my computer screen,

Where are you based ? I'm only in Swansea and my car should be finished an the next few months


Gary

It's white, the HDR function makes it look a bit cream.

I'm just East of Cardiff so not far from you . I've actually traced an old owner back to the Mumbles

 

[atomman]

that' s cool, we should arrange a meet up when I finally get mine back together

Gary

 

[zNathan]

Lovely looking Z! Looks in really good condition

Another thing is that you still have the protective rubbers underneath both sides of your rear spoiler - I was told not many Zs have them left

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Lovely looking Z! Looks in really good condition

Another thing is that you still have the protective rubbers underneath both sides of your rear spoiler - I was told not many Zs have them left

You must have xray eyes Nathan.

I have rubbers on the corners of mine, round about the size of Polo mints - are they original then?

 

[zNathan]

Lol no not those ones Rob although I do have those - the ones that fit to the corners of the rear spoiler that sit on top of the rear wings

 

[Dale]

We're the rubber protectors at the ends of the rear bumper standard? Definitely don't see many of those.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Lol no not those ones Rob although I do have those - the ones that fit to the corners of the rear spoiler that sit on top of the rear wings

Yeh that's where my round ones are.

 

[zNathan]

Oh I see, are they the standard ones then?

Someone commented on mine at one of the shows saying it's rare to see these nowadays - mine look like this:

 

[RIDDLER]

I've got the proper rubber mounts on mine (I think).

 

[Stockdale]

My 260z has them too. Not really sure what they are meant to be doing?? Bit like those tailgate hinge seals discussed recently

 

[madda]

She came out this morning which might be the last weekend before Spring.



I went to a friends garage to use his ramp to change my diff and gb oil



Turns out it was a bit of a waste of time as what came out was still like new. I imagine it hasn't been changed for 10 years!

I may take it out for a 100 mile trip tomorrow over the Black Mountains to the Pistonheads breakfast meet in South West Wales, we'll see.

 

[morbias]

How did you find changing the GB oil? I ended up doing mine from inside the car with a funnel and tube, couldn't find enough space underneath (and I have small girl hands)!

 

[madda]

How did you find changing the GB oil? I ended up doing mine from inside the car with a funnel and tube, couldn't find enough space underneath (and I have small girl hands)!

By doing it with garage facilities you kind of cheat. I had a pump that I just turned a handle on and in it went.

The hardest part of the job was the diff filler which needed some heat to come loose and took a bit longer than expected, this meant I had to take it into a shopping centre car park I parked appropriately of course

 

[morbias]

I don't think you'd fit two cars in those spaces anyway!

Your car is looking way too clean there by the way

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

As above, great car, lovely white too.

 

[big rex 2]

Looks awesome mate, soooo clean ! mine will be here mid feb so I'll give you a shout, I'm going to need a new paint job on mine as it is currently paint like a Vietnam attack helecopter ! Know anybody local who could do a good job ?

 

[madda]

Thank you for the positive comments guys!!


Rex. Yeah, any number of people, prices vary but you get what you pay for.

 

[madda]

Not updated this thread for at least 6 months, in that time she has had a loosen, tighten and re-grease of all the underside to ensure she stays tip top, a oil change and that's about it to be honest.

I did have her Swisswax detailed for this summer. *I thought she was super clean before but a crazy difference was achieved. * To say I was impressed is an understatement. Check this 50/50 shot.

..out at a local meet

Next I want to get a classic stereo for it, and maybe some 'original' diamond stitch covering for the shock towers and transmission tunnel. Currently I have really nicely made leather in there, but as it's not original it would be nice to swap it out. Then after speaking to '240z' at Japfest I now know where to get some

 

[madda]

It's been 18 months since I updated this thread, but as I don't keep a project thread for this car like most others I own I thought it would be as good a place as any to bring the record up to date.

Up until the end of summer the car ran without a glitch, flew every MOT and was even featured in Practical Classics magazine. I have done a few shows and driven her rather hard on occasion, and it has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Practical Classics shoot

On that day, I had some annoying brake judder, so I opted for new discs and a complete caliper rebuild during summer of this year

Then my first mishap... After the last show of the summer the throttle stuck playing with another car, the result was a big overrev. It was about an hour after this video was shot.

https://youtu.be/mCjcVGfVFws

The result was a bent valve (yes, only one), but whilst that was being addressed we decided to give her some attention. The work done in the past few months includes:

Valve replacement, and light polishing of head ports
New water pump
Complete new gasket set
All fluids changed (engine, gearbox, coolant, brakes etc etc)
New plugs and leads

Some pics:






The end result is she now runs better than ever and is a complete joy to drive. Below is a little celebratory video my missus took earlier today

https://youtu.be/_jkwMZR4QJE

She is now back away for a top up of Swissvax Shield and will come back out once salt stops going down.

Happy Z'ing