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~ Left for Dead - Triple Carb'd 73 ~


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I spotted this 73 240z on Craigslist that looked to be left for dead in a dirt lot 15 min up the road. The pictures and description were vague as expected from Craigslist. It said something to the tune of "Needs restoration, has rebuilt motor, will need to be towed, asking 2k".

 

These were the pictures:

 

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Obviously to the trained eye this Z had some decent money put into it at one point. I met with the current owner who didn't know anything about it. She said it was her husbands who is no longer around, and it hasn't ran in 3 years. Upon closer inspection I noticed it had a 2.8 block, e88 head, Ansa exhaust, 6-1 header, larger front sway bar, rear sway bar, strut tower bar and the interior was full of parts new and old. I got her down to a very nice number and made the deal that day, got the clean title, and the registration was even payed for and on non op. The car was registered to them since 1978 so I would assume they were the 2nd owner.

 

 

Here's some pictures the day we picked it up. All 4 tires were flat and they aired right up and held which made getting her on the trailer easy.

 

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This cars nick name should be the Black Widow.. I've killed quite a few already, and that's the only reason it's not in the garage right now. Need to bug bomb it!

 

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The car was loaded with extra parts inside.

 

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And the money shot, triple Mikuni 40's.

 

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Found rebuild kits inside the tattered glove box.

 

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My original plan was to part the whole car out and make some easy money but the more I got into it there was a lot to like about this one and it's begging to be brought back to life!

 

It does have it's fair share of surface rust but I haven't found any areas that are bad enough to scrape the ol' girl..

 

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This video came out a week after I bought my car. Same color, same wheels, same location, and left for dead!

 

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Thanks guys, it will be slow going since my projects seem to be building up on me lately. Not sure if I want to get it running with the triples or get another set of stock carbs. We shall see. Until then it's nice going in the garage and seeing two 240's :D

 

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Alright I'm going to get this thing going dang it! The tires are totally shot and I have to air one up every two days so since I need tires I decided to change up the wheels. Got these 14x7 wheels for a good deal. They have a nice jdm look about them.

Edit: after doing some research the wheels are Superior Pantera's from the 70's

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