Big Ben

Thought I would start a project thread. Here it is, with a little back story. I had previously owned this car back in 2007. Bought it from my old man. Ended up having to sell it about 6 months later due to having to buy a DD and move for work. Here is what it looked like when I sold it: Triples... I sold the car to a good friend of mine that year with the deal that he would sell it back to me if he ever sold it. Well for the last 3 years we have been in the process of a deal...yes 3 years. It took some time for me to get it back out of him. Now, he has a completely different taste when it comes to these cars. The triple webers that were on it were in need of a rebuild. Instead of a rebuild, he put a 4 barrel holley on there....definitely not my first choice and really wouldnt even be my last. I give him shit now and for the last 5 years since he has did it. He regretted doing it. So besides putting the holley on he also put a body kit on it... again definitely not my first choice in kits. He also put a somewhat rare Pantera hatch on it, again... not my choice either. However he did put a nice CF hood and a CF tail light panel on it. Put a new clutch with a 5 speed trans in it. Completely went through the engine, full ES bushing kit, wheels, etc. This was also his first paint job on the car. You might ask, why the hassle with it? Its 98% rust free. Never been in salt. I have to do a small patch in the floor board and thats it. These Z's are hard to find with out frame rail rot. They are notorious for the front frames near the firewall to rot out. You can fix this, but it is a ******* pain in the ass and you need to be extremely careful with measurements and welding. The car will be down here on Saturday(pending weather). It is immediately going to my body shop and getting stripped down. I am pulling the body kit off and the Pantera hatch. It will be going back to a stockish form. Keeping the CF hood and rear panel. Adding a BRE style CF rear wing and possibly a CF BRE style air damn. I am thinking I might change the wheels as well. Oh and you can't own a Z without fender mirrors! I am still torn between the stock orange color or going to white. I think white with the CF would look pretty dope. What do you guys think? Also suspension for it should be here Monday. Going with a simple KYB/Eibach/ ST sway bar set up for now. I was going to do coilovers, but they are a little tricky in these cars. Also I am working on a deal with a set of triple Mikuni's carbs. Holley's have no place on a Z and should be kept to V8's. I will post up pics as I go. Here is how the car sits as of now:

I wish that is what my floorboards looked like!

Parts found! Thanks!

Looking for lowering springs, struts and sway bars. Not looking for stock parts, must be in good working order.

I need a heater core and a brake booster for a 72 240z. Would perfer the heater lines and valve with the heater core, but The core is just fine too. Both the core and the booster must be in working order. Let me know what you have, thanks!

I know this is an older thread, but the answer is no. The oil return must be where the stock location is. The oil will not drain if you run the return to the pan.

I have an auto 72 240z. I need the swap parts a manual swap. I have a trans, just need everything else. Thanks!