1973 Datsun 240Z California Car & Spares - Bring A Trailer

Datsun 918 orange since new

Some evidence it was re-sprayed once by 2nd owner

Could use a fresh re-spray as the clear coat has just about worn off

With a lot of elbow grease effort it can be made shiny again but that doesn’t last

There is some rust in the lower rear corner of both exterior door skins – nowhere else on the car

Headlight bezels drilled for genuine Nissan short nose lens headlight covers

Genuine Nissan Japan short nose lens covers included (passenger side lens has a crack)

Cibie 7” H4 headlight (original KOYO sealed beams long gone), wired with relays

New repro front turn signal lenses & gaskets (originals included in spares)

Genuine Nissan Japan "432" Mesh Grille & Japan Auto Federation (JAF) grille badge

Repainted lower front valance & lower turn signal bezels from a 260Z – resprayed & modified/cut to fit 225 width front tires with increased caster (2012)

Original stock used 240Z lower valance and unmodified turn signal bezels also included

Satin black painted stock steel hood

ZeddFindings (datsunzparts.com) floorpans and chassis rails, installed by Bob’s Body Shop in Pasadena CA (2012)

New undercoating sprayed on bottom of car at same time

Windshield / rear glass / door weatherstrips replaced in 2002

A box of unused repro weatherstrips is included

All original Datsun glass – no repro

ClassicDatsun (Vista CA) 432-style repro rear spoiler

ClassicDatsun ZG-style "street" width over fenders (driver side rear flare has a crack)

MSA (Orange CA) BRE-style front spoiler

Genuine Nissan Japan "FairladyZ" fender & rear spoiler badges

Genuine Nissan Japan FairladyZ fender mirrors

Stock driver side door mirror removed (holes not filled) & long gone

Genuine Nissan Japan FairladyZ taillights

Genuine Nissan Euro front & rear chrome bumpers – No Longer Available

+++ SUSPENSION +++

Datsun 280Z Strut Housings front & rear – shortened with weld on perches

Ground Control “Advanced Design” custom adjustable / rebuildable race struts

Eibach ERS 400lbFRONT 250lbREAR springs on Ground Control adjustable coil over sleeves (325lb & 275lb springs also included)

Front Cross member LCA inboard pivots re-drilled & strengthened by John Coffey (RIP) of BETA Motorsports for correct geometry on a lowered track car

T3 weld-in front camber plates

T3 front & rear heim joint lower control arms

T3 roll center adjusters

T3 heim joint T/C rods (stock used T/C rods included)

T3 heim joint outer tie rods (stock used tie rods included)

New Nissan lower ball joints (2012)

Nissan Motorsports short steering arms – NLA

Nissan Motorsports front swaybar w/ heim joint endlinks – NLA

Suspension Techniques REAR MOUNT rear swaybar

+++ DRIVELINE +++

Modern Motorsports (RIP) Aluminum front hubs with ½”-20 ARP extended wheel studs

Stock 240Z stub axles with M12-1.5 ARP extended wheel studs

New wheel bearings front & rear (2012)

Wolfcreek Racing / Todd Walrich CV axles with RedLine CV grease & new rubber boots (2 spare new rubber boots & hardware included)

Long nose R200 rebuilt with new bearings / seals

4.375:1 with new Quaife ATB LSD

Finned Aluminum +1Liter extra capacity diff cover with option to run a separate diff cooler

280Z R200 rear mustache bar

Area51 / ArizonaZCar billet rear brace / rear mount swaybar brackets (hard anodized black)

New u-joints & balanced driveshaft (2012)

New Tokico clutch master & slave cylinder (2012)

Earl’s stainless steel hose for clutch slave cylinder

New rebuilt steering rack (2012)

Original stock used 240Z 4speed transmission included

New polyurethane bushings for swaybar / steering rack / transmission cross member / R200 mustache bar / Rear LCA inboard

Holley low pressure fuel regulator

Electric fuel pump (mechanical pump deleted)

Japan TRUST 432-style twin 50mm exhaust pipes & muffler, modified to fit single collector header (2002)

New repro fiberglass fan shroud (2014)

New repro fiberglass belly pan (2014)

Earl’s front mount oil cooler with Earl’s stainless lines

New MSA brass stock radiator (2014)

Original numbers matching used L24 short block & crank only (no rods/pistons/oilpan) / round port cylinder head are included

New Nissan rubber motor mounts & freshly powder coated engine mount brackets (2014)

+++ BRAKES / WHEELS / TIRES +++

Rebuilt 240Z Master Vac Brake Booster (original stock used master vac included)

New Tokico 15/16” master cylinder (2012) (original stock used master cyl included)

New Tilton Adjustable prop valve (stock rear drum brake prop valve deleted)

New Earl’s stainless steel brake lines

Nissan R32/Z32 front 4piston aluminum calipers mounted on Japanese GRIT adapter bracket

Custom 2pc aluminum hat & Truechoice Motorsports vented rotors (original stock used calipers included)

Rebuilt Cardone S13 240SX rear calipers & disc brakes (original stock used drums included)

FRONT Watanabe 15x9 -13offset R-Type with 225/50R15 Advan A048

REAR Watanabe 15x9.5 -19offset R-Tye with 235/50R15 Toyo R888

+++ INTERIOR +++

Used Recaro SPG fiberglass seat & fixed seat brackets

(driver side stock seat bracket deleted when new floorpan installed)

Both stock 240Z front seats included but driver side has tear in backrest

Fiberglass replica dash included (locally made in San Diego)

New MSA fuse box

New STACK Clubman 8k rpm tach in stock bezel (2 stock used 240Z tachs included)

Omori 52mm mechanical oil temp, oil press, water temp gauges installed in place of stock radio location

MSA carpet kit (2002)

Original 240Z wood grain steering wheel

Genuine Nissan Japan FairladyZ horn pad included

Original 14" TOPY spare steel wheel and original TOYO spare tire included

Original Nissan wheel chocks / tool set / jack

Factory tar sound deadening has been removed throughout

New Dynamat sound deadening installed on firewall and driver side of transmission tunnel

Original interior “diamond pattern” vinyl included

No heater

No defroster

No fan blower

No radio

No speakers