Edward Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) hey whats going on guys, i been on these forums for a while now, i dont post a lot usualy just read tech and try to learn so im not the guy thats posted a question thats been awnserd a bagillions times, but thats beside the point. i aquired a 1974 datsun 260z, grabbed it from orginal owner he had the car since 74, i even have the bill of sale from back then lol. the exterior isnt to bad its some primerd color which kinda blows. the interior is actually pretty good considering how old the car is. the car has 99k on it. right now im debating if i have the funds for this project and keeping it or selling it. theres some surface rust in the typical areas nothing to bad. my plans are to get it running right. it currently leaks oil from the block somewhere uner the carb are, get the carbs synced, get it painted, get some new tires cus the ones it has now are weather checked. as for a future swap maybe an l28et or an sr20. maybe some fender flares and a front air dam that i like. the first time i saw a datsun z and actually fell in love with them was when i was surfin the web and was looking for new animes to watch. and yeah you guessed it, i found wangan midnight. since that day i have fallen inlove with the z's. here are some pictures. Edited February 10, 2011 by Edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) my plans for tomorrow are to take those bumpers off and put them up for sale and then prime the rear area becuase i looked behind the rear bumper and its still the original color which is goldish. ***edit*** I'm in norcal cap city Edited February 10, 2011 by Edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 nice find. You will get frustrated with the 260z since it has a bunch of quirks, as I have, but I still love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 my plans for tomorrow are to take those bumpers off and put them up for sale and then prime the rear area becuase i looked behind the rear bumper and its still the original color which is goldish. This comment here just made me smile. I used to like the MSA kits until I realized how ricetastically ugly they were. Get something like a type 1 air dam and either just save the rear end or get a 240z rear bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Yeah, I look at it and that's what comes to mind is rice, it still has the shocks from the bigger bumper I plan on putting the 240 bumpers on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 I forgot to mention yesterday when I was looking in the carb area I found a blk widow, so I busted out the home defence spray and sprayed all over the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Subscribed! Take lots of pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 74 260Z Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 get some new tires cus the ones it has now are weather checked Errr....., I'm not trying to rain on your parade but, based on those pics, your tires are way beyond "weather checked." Interior looks pretty clean -- have fun with the project and best of luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 well i have some more pics to pst up of the front bumper removal will post them tonight ngiht... something new i learned is that blk widows love Z's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) so today i took off the front bumper and got me here side shot this is after both the shocks are off front shot again after bumper and shock removal god by to these bad boys so i went to go remove the rear bumper and i found a few of these on the ground i had sprayed the car the day before with some home defense but after seeing that many blk widows drop i decided to whip out the home defense again and spray the **** out of my car again. Edited February 11, 2011 by Edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 the other day i got of work and only had enough time to take of the left side skirt so here it is ( started to rain dammit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 so after waiting a day or two for the rain to go away i thought id take on a bit of a rust issue i have on the car here it is spare wheel well i scooped all the loose rust this is what i had for my rust temperary fix and to stop it from spreading any more ( that jelly blows gonna have to sand at a later date) here is the naval jelly at work it started to get late so i finished up and sprayed it with some rustoleom rust stop primer to giht the rust a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 found another one of these ASS***** dangling froma web a few days back it is dam big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 so today after work i took advantage of the sunny weather and took of the rear bumper. i was timid at frst becuase of how man blks widows i had killed with that poison ( lol). i was done wiping it done so i can just slap some primer for temporary rust protection here primered and i also took of the right hand side skirt and primerd the body thats it for now ill keep you guys posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Doesn't look too bad. Glad you got rid of that body kit, it's my least favorit design. I'm probably going with a MSA type1 lip, and a BRE spoiler. I've got a set of 73' bumpers to put on my 280. I've been playing with the idea of getting a MSA type1 for a 260Z and putting in 260Z lowers. Dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 yeah i want to get the thinner bumpers and the type one air dam and right right grill cus i grabbed the wrong one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltron_boi Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I have a rear 240z bumper that is on prettie good shape. I posted it up on the parts for sale. Plus I'm from Sacramento. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 id be intereste dbut my main focus right now is wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Update i grabbed some tires for the car yesterday and was able to drive it a little. fixed the gas leak at the fuel pump at . in process of fixing the oil leak . smoking seemed to go down afte ri added a quart of lucas oil leak stop. here are some more pictures. here one of the new tires on the rims the ca came with few picks of the fuel pump are, im not gonna lie i was pretty scared fuucking with it. heres a snap shot of the hoses i took off, pretty crusty and **** lost the picture of the new hoses lol here i was taping of the hatch and the roof of the car so i can temperarly prevent further surface rust. my phone died when i was dont painting so ill get some of that in the morning. till next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaswayne Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Nice job! Learning a lot from your project... Hopefully I can get one here in the Philippines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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