1972 Datsun 240z on 2040-cars
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
1972 Datsun 240Z I acquired this car from the original owner. People have asked me if I plan to paint it. The answer is no. The car has perfect patina and gets tons of looks. It was purchased in the fall of 1972 and spent most all of its life in Hollywood FL. The vehicle received the ZIEBART treatment shortly after purchase…hence the reason there is very little rust. The entire underbody has been undercoated. The engine is original with 112K miles. The bottom end was rebuilt at 100K. I installed new seat foam, seat covers, carpet, and vinyl. I also have the black plastic that goes on the inner door kick plate area. The plastic trim, headliner, and door panels are all original and in really good shape. The dash has a very small straight crack in it that can be repaired. The original 8-Track player is still in place, but I haven’t got it to work. The chrome is in really good condition. All the lights and signals work great. I have the rear window visor as well. I removed all the suspension from beneath the car and blasted it. I then coated everything in POR-15. I installed new poly bushings. I also installed Eibach lowering springs with Tokico performance shocks. The wheels are Rota RB’s and the tires have less than 100 miles on them. I also have the original steel wheels and spare tire that are in new condition, but I do not have the hubcaps. I dropped the fuel tank, cleaned it and replaced all the rubber hoses. I also replaced the fuel lines under the hood. The brakes are “all new”. It has the original rotors and calipers, but I rebuilt everything and installed all new hoses and a new reservoir. On the rear the car has the original aluminum drums and I replaced all the brake internals and shoes. When I brought the car home a couple years ago, it had sat for about 4 years prior. I replaced the oil, plugs, wires, and cleaned the points and it fired right up. I haven’t done any tuning on the car to dial in the carbs. The car runs out great though and will easily cruise highway speeds all day long. It could use a pressure plate because the clutch engagement is not smooth. Also, the brakes require more force due to the broken vacuum line on the master cylinder…an easy fix that I haven’t got around to. Those are the only 2 items that come to mind. I really had no intention of ever parting with this car, but I have to. I just hope the next person enjoys it as much as I have. Please let me know if you have any questions at all. If you have fewer than 2 feedbacks or negative feedback, please contact me before bidding…otherwise your bid will be cancelled. Thank you for looking! |
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Autoblog Podcast #339
Tue, 02 Jul 2013Farewell, Zach Bowman; Pikes Peak 2013; Datsun; 2014 Ram lineup
Episode #339 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and it's the last rodeo for Zach Bowman before he departs for other pastures. The crew this week consists of Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Jeff Ross, who talk about the astounding records set at this year's Pike's Peak hill climb, the return of the Datsun brand name and the recently-announced 2014 Ram truck lineup. Of course, we start with the garage and end with your questions and comments. For those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. You can follow along after the jump with our Q&A. Thanks for listening!
Autoblog Podcast #339:
Nissan IDx Nismo and IDx Freeflow concepts are a bridge to the Datsun 510
Wed, 20 Nov 2013We're not sure if someone from The Adjustment Bureau stopped by Nissan's PR department to explain the IDx Nismo and IDx Freeflow concepts, but the company's odd press release can't diminish our love for these two show favorites. We had been told to look out for an unnamed Datsun 510 BRE homage, and once we saw the brothers IDx, we knew we'd found them. But the press release doesn't mention anything about the Datsun 510 Brock Racing Enterprises, nor does it mention one Mr. Peter Brock, the man who won two Trans-Am championships in the Seventies for the nascent Japanese budget brand.
Instead, it declares that the cars were the result of a co-creation product development process with "digital natives," said natives being the whippersnappers born after 1990. Nissan says it worked with the young'uns to create two different expressions of "their desire for a basic, authentic configuration for a car." If that's true, it appears that what the kiddies really want are... two different homages to the Datsun 510 BRE that Peter Brock used to win two championships in the seventies for the nascent Japanese brand.
The IDx Freeflow - the "ID" is for "identification," the "x" is "the variable representing the new values and dreams born through communication" - takes the casual approach, with a light khaki exterior hue, a minimalist interior decked out in denim and a console shifter that works a continuously variable transmission. The IDx Nismo is out for blood, from its crimson interior to its five-point harness to its bolt-on flares and sidepipes. We aren't told what the digital natives requested for powerplants, but that's alright; if this is what "co-creation" looks like, we're not entirely against it except where that "CVT" is involved.
Fiat contemplating sub-brand to compete with Dacia, Datsun
Tue, 05 Feb 2013You can add Fiat to the admittedly short list of automakers considering a low-cost brand to rival Dacia. The inexpensive Eastern European brand from Renault-Nissan has performed on the balance sheet like a premium model line, and the money the alliance is taking off the table is encouraging other players to deal themselves in. Pretty soon Nissan's Datsun sub-brand will join the Dacia party, going on sale in Russia, Indonesia and India and will claim even more rubles, rupiahs and rupees for the parent company. Volkswagen recently said it will make a decision this year on a budget line for the Chinese market. With the euthanasia of Lancia and plans to move the Fiat brand upmarket, company CEO Sergio Marchionne wonders aloud to Automotive News Europe whether there could be room for a new budget brand underneath Fiat.
We're told that the initiative has been in the idea box for five years and even moved to the stage of name considerations, like Innocenti, but worries about profit kept it from realization. If such a range were to be developed, Marchionne says it couldn't be built in Italy and stay within budget, and the company is "analyzing its manufacturing capacity outside of Europe to see if a low-cost brand is viable."