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Watching Motor Week, featuring a 1971 Datsun 240Z. The guy driving/narrating proclaims it has the "twin cam" engine... pegging my B.S. meter!

And no mention that it was domestically called the Fairlady Z.
 
Your BS meter is working well doc... here's a June 1970 article from C&D
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/datsun-240z-road-test

......Of course, it should also be obvious that the Z-car continues Datsun's practice of using exceptionally powerful engines-in this case
a 2.4-liter single-overhead-cam Six. It's a new engine for Datsun-yet not really new because it is actually one-and-a-half of the Fours used in the PL51O sedan. With the help of two SUs and a 9.0-to-one compression ratio it generates 151 horsepower at 5600 rpm, and if you are so inclined you can turn it all the way to 7000 rpm before you hit the red line. We aren't inclined, however. Like all Datsuns, the torque curve is as flat as Nebraska and the engine noise is so unpleasant above 6500 that there is just no reason to ever go up there.
 
DrEntropy said:
Watching Motor Week, featuring a 1971 Datsun 240Z. The guy driving/narrating proclaims it has the "twin cam" engine... pegging my B.S. meter!

And no mention that it was domestically called the Fairlady Z.
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By domestically of course you mean in Japan.
 
My first sports car was a 1970 240-Z. I really enjoyed driving the car, but finally sold it because the passenger side had no floorboards, only carpet, and rust had pretty well taken over other parts. I could barely afford to buy dinner at the time, so I could not afford to keep the car stored, and could not get close to making it pass inspection. It only had 40,000 on the odometer when I sold it. I had driven it two years without inspections or updated registration when I parted ways with the car.
 
I remember looking at 10-15 240Zs when they were still plentiful and cheap. I just couldn't find one that didn't need extensive rust repairs ...and that was in Sydney, which is not a "high rust" area. They were very many sold over here, but now they are very rare. I recall rust in the roof was common, as well as the usual places like the floor as and sills. A very low survival rate, which is a shame because they were a good car. My Uncle had one with triple Webers which he used to rally. Went like a scalded cat.
 
My dad got the 8th one imported to the west coast... and for a few months it was a very exotic car.
 
These shows are mostly full of schyte. People think that a car can be done in a moment. If you view most, they are production vehicles with tones of suppliers!
 
I bought a 1979 280 ZX from a airplane jockey in Wilton. Rain it for about 3 years and sold it when the rockers rusted through. Fastest car I ever drove (shhh). 115 on Rte. 7 extension before I backed off in mortal dread. It was a 2 plus 2. Maroon. I wish I still had it. The sheet metal was very thin.
 
What the heck were they made with?
was it the shape I had one too some one asked me one time where to look for rust on these before buying
they seemed to rust any where day light was present
but my they were a sexy little fun ride
 
I think it was the same steel the Italians used for Alfa Romeos! :smirk:
 
In keeping with the thread. My dad bought his 1970 240Z (with all that excessive badgings in that first model year) new for, I think, $3600 (you could buy a Porsche 914 then for $3800 - which he was also considering). He sold it about 8 years later for $4000.
 
It is. Not mine, as I have never really fancied them. Just purchased an NOS exhaust system @ 2800- hope it doesn’t arrive pre rusted!
 
Something to think about. I used Eastwood's stainless steel paint on the exhaust of my Sunbeam Tiger. Other than a couple spots I dropped oil on the manifolds and pipes look like the day I put them on 20 years ago. No external rust at all.
 
Consider Jet Hot ceramic coating?
 
So I wonder if the new fiat 124 will have the same DNA issue’s
i like the news ones pretty car no nothing about them
 
$2800.00 for an exhaust system? What was it made out of - platinum? Many (many) years ago while working at Allied Foreign Cars in Boston, tired of the goatish blat of my TR 3, I welded up my own exhaust system using a Smithy's (Smitty's) deeptone muffler. Sounded much better than the stock system. I'm surprised more people don't do that.
 
This is an NOS system that is correct. You can not replicate to make it look correct.
The car will be worth over 200k when done, so it is a wash. Buyers will look at all EVERTHING at that sort of money, so it needs to be right.
Just to follow up,needed a set of bumpers.... 2300- delivered. They are SS!
 
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