Chris,
One drawback that I have seen with the Z's, especially the early ones, is
the rusting out of the body underpanels in the front. With the unibody
construction, and relatively thin gauge metal, I have seen some 240's that
the front end was about ready to fall off. I saw one where the front wheel
had 5 degree camber on the right front, and when looking up into it, the
body panels were buckling.
The person whom I was looking at it for had just bought it from a used car
dealer in Arkansas, and she had driven it to Dallas, where I saw it. I felt
so sorry for her in that there was no way she could have gotten it back to
Arkansas except trucking it back.
Of course the roadsters got the frame, and the body could totally rust off,
and it can keep a'goin....
jls
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris.Brucciani@ercgroup.com [mailto:Chris.Brucciani@ercgroup.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:23 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Z and Tranny
<<Must be real rare, a 1971 240Z with a 2.6L engine. Probably means it
wasn't
stock? So is the price out of line?>>
Taking into account Dan Zubkoff's excellent points, I don't think that this
price is that far out of line if it is in good to excellent shape. Nicely
restored cars are advertised down here in the $7,000 to $17,000 range. And
most of these are the run of the mill high production models. Earlier
models are more desirable. Keep in mind that the factory restored versions
sold a few years ago went for $24,000 to $35,000 or so!
Regarding the Z tranny swap, all I can say is that my 4 speed Z tranny feels
a whole lot more solid than my 5 speed roadster tranny. The Z units are
rock solid. Best of all - cheap. It sounds reasonable to me. Please
enlighten as to the drawbacks.
Chris Brucciani
1968 SRL 3032
1973 240Z
Marietta, GA
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