1972 Datsun 240Z Safari Gold with 4 speed
1972 Datsun Z-Series
Car is located in Riverside, CA. Call/text me if you'd like to see it. 951-892-5499. I’m not in a big rush to sell.
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First things first, the engine is an L28, and it’s burning a significant amount of oil. Compression test came back at an even ~120PSI on all cylinders, but she’s burning oil for sure. Not sure if it’s rings or the cylinder head. But plan on needing to do an engine rebuild.
That said, it runs and drives well. Starts right up, idles fine, pulls strong. But the smell of burning oil and fact that I’m toping her off with oil regularly tells me it’s time for a rebuild.
Clean title, registered and insured in my name.
I spent the last 2 years getting this car back on the road. Unfortunately, I trusted the previous owner when he said the engine was in fine shape. Obviously it’s not. It was the only part of the car that I didn’t give much attention too. And I just don’t have the willpower or time to pull the engine and get it rebuilt.
No battery tray rust, no hatch rust, no underbody rust, no rusty fenders or running boards.
The paint and body is not show car quality, but it’s pretty good. The safari gold paint with the side stripe looks just right to me. Glass, badges, headlights, taillights, moldings, etc were all removed before paint. Dog legs and lower front fenders were repaired using KF Vintage Fab patch panels. Interior sound deadening was removed and interior was sprayed with truck bed liner. I think it looks good, but you can add carpeting on top of it if you like. I also never got around to getting door cards, but at least you can now see there’s no rust in the doors????
The underside was painstakingly striped of all undercoating and painted rattle can black. All suspension was removed and powdercoated black, so it’s incredibly tough and won’t dissolve with typical automotive fluids.
Odometer shows 68K, but that’s more than likely 168K in reality.
Suspension & Body
New Konig Rewind wheels (15X8)
New Yokohama Tires
New KYB Struts all around
Freshly rebuilt steering rack
New ball joints, tie rods (needs an alignment, fyi)
New wheel bearings and seals all around (No china bearings)
New Energy Suspension Poly bushings all around
Freshly powder coated suspension components
New MotorSport Auto Linear rate springs (cut to achieve current ride height)
New brake master cylinder
New Brake booster
New front brake calipers and pads
New rear brake drums, shoes, and wheel cylinders
New Exedy clutch and pressure plate
New clutch master cylinder & slave cylinder
Freshly resurfaced flywheel
New JDM tail lights
New shaved chrome bumpers front and rear
Roll Bar unfortunately inhibits use of the interior door handles. Must open doors by reaching outside handle through the window. You could probably find a solution to make it work, but I’ve just lived with it.
New front glass
New glass rubber all around
New weatherstripping all around
Engine
L28 engine burns oil, as mentioned above. Probably needs a rebuild.
Freshly rebuilt 280ZX electronic distributor
Tachometer is reading very low. Might need a rebuild.
280ZX alternator upgrade
Freshly rebuilt SU carbs
Billet aluminum fuel rail
New fuel pump
New Starter
MotorSport Auto ceramic coated 6to1 header
MotorSport Auto premium exhaust
New Champion aluminum radiator, new hoses
New rear diff fluid, new trans fluid
Overall, the car is pretty to look at, and really just needs some attention given to the engine. Like I said, it runs and drives and stops just fine. And if it wasn’t for the clear smell of burning oil, you’d say it runs like champ. These cars are very hard to find without rust, so that fact that this one has already had all that corrected is a huge time saver.
- Make: Datsun
- Model: Z-Series
- Type: Coupe
- Doors: 2
- Year: 1972
- Mileage: 168500
- VIN: HLS3070779
- Color: Gold
- Transmission: Manual
- Vehicle Title: Clean Want to buy? Contact seller!
