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 Post subject: Datsun 240C Coupe 1971
PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2011 9:39 pm 
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I dunno why I haven't started a dedicated build thread on my 'other' car.

Back in 2005, I got a call from Mr Wilkins from SWR. He knew me and my 280C well as I'd been to his workshop many times tuning, testing, roadworthy slips, parts and stuff like that. He said that he had just taken the engine out of an old Cedric and wondered if I wanted the rest of the car. I'm glad I was sitting down when he said '240C coupe" because I had hunted around for one of these things for years for a friend of mine in England who wanted one desperately.

I dropped everything and went out to see it. All the way there I juggled in my head how I was going to convince my wife I needed four very old cars. Before the coupe arrived, I had two 330's and a Nissan Cherry privately exported from England by the same chap who wanted me to find a 230 series coupe. (needless to say, I never sent him his coupe.....sorry Jon :( )

Oh my god, what a mess when I first saw it, but i looked more closely at the poor old thing and it wasn't too bad after all. Some rust and stuff but it was straight and i had a spare L28 at home and......i just had to have it!

After no haggling, it was mine. I got the nod from my wife by stripping one of my 330's for parts and selling the Cherry. Now I only have the two cedrics, a P230 and P330 but I'm very happy with that.

Progress has been sporadic, with lack of funds and motivation sometimes taking months or years to overcome.

But now it's getting closer. The L28 engine has just been built, a special mix of custom parts that will be turbocharged eventually. For the run in and shakedown process, I'll be using the stock 2 barrel Hitachi carby. :shock: Brakes, steering, suspension, interior and bodywork have all had some degree of rework. 8)

Ebay has been awesome, so many parts gathered from there. Import monster came to the rescue with things like rear tail lights and internal/external trim. My great mate Dave donated a whole bunch of spares from his now deceased 230 series sedan. He's the man responsible for kicking things (and me) along to get it finished. I must admit, he's been an awesome friend and I have a lot to repay him for. You know who you are Mr D.E. :hail:

So here are some pictures. I hope you enjoy them . Cheers.


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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2011 9:56 pm 
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Nice. Gotta love the less common datsuns. :thumbsup:


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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:48 pm 
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Awesome! More more more more. What mechanical changes have you done to it?

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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 3:41 pm 
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That thing is cool. Get some more pics up.

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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 8:47 pm 
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awesome! Ps does your good mate Dave happen to have the sedan bootlid trim laying around?

your brakes look amazing. what was involved to make it fit? I would love to know
cheers mitch

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PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:57 pm 
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Thank you all for your comments! :D

Dave gave me a selection of chrome bits and pieces for the sedan, i'll have a look to see if I have the bootld strip.

I will post up an article I wrote for the Z Car Club of Sydney which went through all the nuts and bolts with setting up the brakes. Standby.

I wanna get back into the garage this weekend so I'll get the car out and take some more happy snaps. Thanks again gentlemen.

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PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:18 pm 
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This is for you Mitch :thumbsup:

"I soon realized that I needed better brakes for the coupe. I looked at what my hardware had to offer me but I felt that even with improved brake pads fitted (Bendix Ultimates which has the same part number as the early Zeds, DB86) wasn’t going to cut it for long with the few hundred kilos of extra weight the coupe has over the little Zed. I looked at the Disc Brakes Australia (DBA) website to see what alternate rotors could fit my car. Their website is excellent. They list the measurements of all of their disc rotors and I found that the rotors for the early Zeds had the same measurements as my coupe except for my five stud wheels verses the Zeds four.
I guessed whatever a Zed car owner used as a front brake upgrade, I could too. I visited the boys at Z-16 in Kings Park, Sydney to see what they do to a Zed’s front brakes. The boys were very helpful. They showed me a 260Z with an upgraded front brake setup that I later commissioned them to do for me. It consisted of reconditioned Sumitomo four piston callipers from a Toyota Hilux four wheel drive. The big advantage in using these callipers is they bolt onto the 240C stub axles without the need for adapter brackets, reducing costs, complexity and negating the need for an engineer’s certificate. The pads that fit these callipers are substantially larger than the originals and are available from Bendix. I specified that they fit the ‘extra heavy duty’ pads, part number DB288. They will tolerate higher operating temperatures without going “off”. By the way, Bendix has an excellent website for information on brake pad selection.
The rotors that Z-16 used for the upgrade were originally designed for a Mitsubishi Magna, DBA part number 425. These ventilated rotors can be bought upgraded with slotting and cross drilling. Excessive build up of heat is a brake system killer and I wanted the new setup to cope with anything, so I made sure these upgrades were included. The Magna rotors have an overall diameter slightly larger than the originals (276mm’s versus 271mm’s). These were the largest rotors that could be fitted without using a calliper adapter bracket. However some minor disc machining and drilling was required to get everything to work together and someone with the correct tools could attempt the job themselves. I chose to have the work done by Z-16 instead. The end product looks the goods and a big thank you goes out to Z-16."

An excerpt from an article "Bits and Pieces" I wrote in 2006.

Unfortunately, Z16 are no longer but Stewart at SWR could advise on what other alternatives are out there.

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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:49 pm 
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wow thats a comprehensive posting :) awesome work on the brakes. thanks for having a look for that trim, there is a guy who lives a town over from where i am in qld who has a 240c coupe, I have only spoken to him on the phone and apparantly its a wreck. I am going to organise a trip to get some parts for my 260c and 1600 (he has numerous dattos) from him in the coming months, any 240c trims etc you are chasing?

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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:43 pm 
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wormtail1 wrote:
wow thats a comprehensive posting :) awesome work on the brakes. thanks for having a look for that trim, there is a guy who lives a town over from where I am in qld who has a 240c coupe, I have only spoken to him on the phone and apparantly its a wreck. I am going to organise a trip to get some parts for my 260c and 1600 (he has numerous dattos) from him in the coming months, any 240c trims etc you are chasing?
ah ha, here it is! :giggle:


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wormtail1 wrote:
wow thats a comprehensive posting :) awesome work on the brakes. thanks for having a look for that trim, there is a guy who lives a town over from where I am in qld who has a 240c coupe, I have only spoken to him on the phone and apparantly its a wreck. I am going to organise a trip to get some parts for my 260c and 1600 (he has numerous dattos) from him in the coming months, any 240c trims etc you are chasing?
ah ha, here it is! :giggle:
:hail: LOL that trim is rarer than rocking horse sh*t

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PostPosted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:35 am 
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Yeah, thanks for the offer to look for coupe stuff for me man, that's awesome!

The dint on the passenger side is very small, can't even see it on this piccy. I think you'll be happy with it.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:58 pm 
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Got bored and whipped it out........


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:58 pm 
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looks nice ;) nice badges. So are u going to throw a set of webers on this bad boy anytime soon?

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:28 pm 
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nah.......unless you've got a set you want to 'donate' :lol:


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If only if more common Id love to own one with a TB48DET from some of those oil rich Arabs :))
http://www.streetfire.net/video/nissan- ... _50393.htm

wait I just saw the Turbo pic! love this build!!!! :hail:


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