1972 Datsun 240z

[skinnynphats200]

Have this in for some(a lot) of work. Thought it would interest people on here as not often you see one around. Unfortunately the owners know's it's value and despite my efforts to buy it for feck all they said no lol :-(.
But anyway it's an awesome car and even more awesome getting to work on and then hopefully drive it :D
The rust/rot on the rear end of the car has been repaired by someone else a little over a year ago so will be tackling the front end of the car and after getting the engine and running gear out I can say its ROTTEN! Should be good again soon though!
Just gonna copy the post from my blog on here for now. I have made a lot more progress since these pics but haven't got the time to upload it all now.
Will get it up over the next week or so hopefully

"Its not too often the opportunity comes along to undertake a project on such an iconic car. The car in question is a stock and original 1972 California Sunburst Red Datsun 240z. I am very excited about this project and I will be posting to the blog as often as possible so keep a close eye on it to keep up to date with the progress.

Although I would very much like to, unfortunately the customer does not have the budget for a complete restoration, however much the car needs it, so I will be working with them to repair the car structurally, eliminate and repair all of the rot & rust and replace some suspension components in the car as well as all the standard bushes with polyurethane counterparts.

The rust issues on the rear of the car were repaired a little over a year ago so I will be focusing on the front half of the car mainly. Below are a few pictures of the car itself while we got started on the bushes on the rear.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UfnZpzw7xsk/UOCaFwPj14I/AAAAAAAAABE/rvo34f_r2pY/s1600/CRIM0023.JPG
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Thats all for now however there will be a lot of progress to report in the coming weeks so keep an eye out.

Thanks for reading"

[Mac_C]

Love these cars ! So fucking cool :afro:

Look forward to seeing the progress dude, best of luck with it :)

[liamcrowley]

Wow that's a rare thing, this is going to be nice!

[phils13]

what a beautiful car does the lad who own it live or once live in sandymount looks very famillar was parked on my grannys road being drooling over that car for years

[skinnynphats200]

Thanks lads. Don't live in Sandyford but is driven daily by the guys wife so very well could have been seen around that area. Cool to see it being used rather than locked away too.
Have a load more pictures of the progress to post up. Should be nearing completion on the metalwork in the next week or so

[skinnynphats200]

Just gonna let the pics do the talking

http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae106/Daddeekyle/Datsun%20240z/11122012612.jpg

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Galvanised zinc coating on everything then

http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae106/Daddeekyle/Datsun%20240z/19122012647.jpg

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Thats all for now. Have a lot more done. Engine bay is primered and ready for paint at the moment. Will try and get an update in the next couple of days. Thanks for looking

[k1984w]

Love these wish I could find one to build , what's up with parts, coilovers,etc for these??

[onevia]

was thinking of building one of these later in the year would be an amazing car

[skinnynphats200]

I'm not sure, fully polybush kit was readily available for it anyway. Not sure about coilovers and the likes as it is staying completely original, with new standard suspension and full polybush kit. I'm sure they aren't too hard got. I would think the 260's might have the same suspension design

[skinnynphats200]

Engine bay is painted up now. Time to start putting back together. Just need to find the time to upload the pics! Might get them up tomorrow eve hopefully :D

[rico180]

I seen this car in person, and its fair cool lookin. The rot was pretty bad when I seen it last, at lease Most of it gone now . Some inspiration Kyle would be "rockyautos" one they done. That thing is sick!!! I must email you on some more info on them machines dude , if its any use to ya.

[skinnynphats200]

I seen this car in person, and its fair cool lookin. The rot was pretty bad when I seen it last, at lease Most of it gone now . Some inspiration Kyle would be "rockyautos" one they done. That thing is sick!!! I must email you on some more info on them machines dude , if its any use to ya.

Story dude. Yeah have the milling machine down now.....just getting to learn the lathe now next and tig welding. Have a veteran showing me the ropes so sure to learn a thing or two. Yeah any more info you have send it on would be handy!!!! Thanks.

Yeah all the chassis is done now. Just the doors, wings, a pillars and boot now left with some small rust. Engine bay is painted up and halfway though underbody sealer on the underneath and then schultz. Cleaned up the engine today and doing the front subframe next, then put it back together. He is ordering a new interior now as well. Getting there :-)

[skinnynphats200]

Here is pics of the engine bay painted up. There is an update in between missing, got a new phone recently and haven't uploaded from the other phone......Will get them up shortly

https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/0/AACAkGmPq5ayFt0mU0nTIBpyrFJSwKwdzXNqmS88aoD6nA/10/141732122/jpeg/32x32/6/_/1/2/2013-02-02%2016.44.23.jpg/kxRVrI-DvldOfqrPFNTnTxI88t0xWBUFKKHLUrKwA48?size=1024x768&size_mode=2
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[skinnynphats200]

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[skinnynphats200]

Finished off the under body sealer, Sub-frame painted up, new polyurethane tension rod and steering rack bushes fitted, fitted the sub-frame and suspension, started getting stuck into the wiring and ancillaries, Engine is ready to go back in tomorrow...just have to Schultz the under body and arches

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b62utzct7simis1/2013-02-05%2016.15.07.jpg
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/2d8fez43x5omk9x/2013-02-05%2022.20.56.jpg

[thetangerine]

Can't wait to c her done. Don't think I've even c 1 runnin in Ireland so fair play. Best of luck

[drifter kid]

this is fecking class :) are u sticking with red ????

[skinnynphats200]

Cheers lads. The colour the car is now is not the original it had been changed in the past...The orange that the engine bay has been painted is the original Datsun factory colour. As I mentioned previously it is being done in stages as it is a daily driver and the owner doesn't want to take it off the road for too long of a period at a time. Pain in the ass for me as I think its a waste not doing a full restore but some people don't listen! ha :D The car will be back in a couple of months again for the best part....to be stripped down and the rest repaired and full respray...going to try convince him to put arches and some dish or spacers!

I have the engine back in and the majority of the wiring done, the guy that was at it before just started snipping wires at random when taking it apart rather than unplugging...plus 40 years of different people chopping and changing left a bit to tidy up!
Moisture got inside the distributor also and had no spark so wouldn't turn over, taking it apart and cleaning it and should be good to fire up in the next couple of days....Mondello tomorrow so will take a few pics tomorrow night or Monday and post em up....

[skinnynphats200]

Spent a little bit this today at it and got here going, here's little vid....The sound is awesome...mini muscle car...sex wee :D Don't know if this vid will work, if not can someone tell me how to put them up? Thanks

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9sv4ezun9ax90cm/20130212_153901.mp4

[LarZ]

what ever happened to this? Would love an update on it.

[LarZ]

Still looking to see what happened with this car. It's not the one that got burnt out is it :(