This is my 240z. She is an 1971 so she doesn't need smog, so I removed all the emissions equipment day 1. This car is kind of shared, this was my first real car (had a couple short term beaters but this was the ONE). My dad wanted to make sure it was safe and consequently spent a lot of time and money into the braking and suspension using the excuse, "I want you to be safe as possible". Bullshit, he wanted it to be fun as hell and stop on a dime! HAHA, He put a lot into this car too so I consider it just as much his as it is mine.
As Purchased:
I got it for $1000, primer yellow, running, but barely, not drivable. Completely stock as far as I can recall. Needed a lot of cleaning up but was not necessary to do a hard core, tear it all out and start from scratch restoration. Oh yeah, and it came with some beat up classic Recaro seats!
This is after we already did alot of mechanical work and swapped rims
Mechanical/Performance Work Done (in chronological order as good as my memory serves me):
Remove leaky SU Carb
New OEM SU Carbs, then remove due to lack of ability to keep them balanced
New Intake Manifold
New 440cfm Holley Carb
Custom Cold Air Induction
Ditch Cold Air Induction, place K&N round filter on top of carb
Performance Ignition Coil
Remove Stock calipers and rotors
4-Runner 4 piston front brake calipers and rotors
Remove rear drum brakes
New Aftermarket Stage 1 rear brakes
Oversized brake master and slave cylinder
New Clutch master cylinder
New Header and custom built exhaust with twin tip
New Konig 15x7.75 lightweight bronze rims
w/ 245/55/15 G-Sports
Replace Shocks/Springs
Eibach shocks & racing coil-overs
New MSA Sway Bar
New Adjustable Tension Rod
New Adjustable Control Arms
Allegedly Rebuilt 5-Speed out of a 280z (definitely not rebuilt)
... More Coming Soon
Body/Style Work Done
Dash Cap
Cast Aluminum steering wheel
Alpine stereo system
replace inside leather door panels
Bullet style chrome mirrors
new leather visors
new mats all around
installed secret hatch compartments from later models
fixed all electronics! Except clock, pos...
Shaved and smoked turn signals
custom panel round tail lights (corvette or Skyline style)
aftermarket front bumper and fog lights
removed rear bumper sissy bar
replaced rear 1/4 panel (only rust hole on the car)
Painted with rattle cans a flat black! (Yes, spray paint! looks amazing! My dad is an artist with a rattle can!)
New Windshield! Thank God!
TO DO LIST:
New tranny, either modified 240sx or 5speed out of a 280z
Stereo Head Unit
Amp
New Badges
Repaint again
Forget what else, there is still alot...
Needless to say it has come a long ways, but still isn't done, it has mostly sat for the past 2 years since I moved down here but once my parents move this summer I will be forced to begin the project again.
More current and early pictures of the car coming soon