Nice

 

my one hasnt got a spoiler on the back and i cant see the front yet cos its covered up, its more of an orangy red than that. not a bad looking car, i thought it was going to look nasty

mine has got sort of blinds on the rear window, black plastic ones and the glass is behind it

 

Like this one:



Awesome cars, like a mini Ferrari Daytona, always loved them myself.

 

its a different shape at the back from my one i think and those black slats are thinner

wish it looked like the ones you posted

 

Calling it "my one" already

 

i have great plans for my car

it will pay for my new engine and wheels

 

*bites tongue*

 

and a paint job

 

Do the wheel arches have extensions like this one http://www.classiczcars.com/photopos...18sam_025_.jpg

If so that car you are aquiring is worth quite a bit of money if its a good one. The Super Samurai is a very rare car these days and if its all original you could be owning a very valuable car.

 

it doesnt look like the one you have posted up, i cant wait to get a proper look

its MY car

 

I have a spoiler for one of these in my garage (it was a spare for my 260z),
also got a set of genuine Datsun alloys knocking about somewhere.
PM me if youre interested.

Gary.

 

I had a 240Z for 23 years and only sold it 4 years ago because it wasn't doing any mileage due to the Scooby If you have a Samuri it will have a gas flowed and polished cylinder head, usually a standard camshaft, triple Weber carbs and either a Janspeed or GDS Flamethrower 6 branch exhaust manifold It will have 200 bhp, 0-60 in 6.4 and 0-100 in 17.0 secs. The red is the original Datsun colour and the gold is actually a Rootes shade! The gold will also probably be edged by a white coachline. Wheels could also be either Wolfrace slot alloys or genuine Minilites, which are now very hard to get. Try the Z Club or the Classic Z Register who have records of all the chassis numbers etc (the number is stamped into the bulkhead next to the brake servo and should start with HS30 for a 240Z) but the actual number of Samuris is a mystery because Spike Anderson who converted them also sold cylinder heads, cams etc separately all of which I fitted to mine but I couldn't call it a Samuri because it didn't have the colour scheme. PLEASE post some photos up when you can

 

240Z's are collectable, they make great and very very successful historic racers. Samuri versions sought after. Do not break it, and no not let it go to someone who will mess it up.

Even a basket case Zed is worth a couple of grand, a perfect one £ 10k + at least and going up!

 

In the states theres a company that buys up old ones and takes them back to as new condition and sells them with a warranty like buying a new car.

 

it didnt look like it was meant to have a spoiler. i am going back at the weekend to have another look

 

Id love a 240z ...

 

What happened to this car if you don't mind me asking, don't ever ever ever cut it up (unless it is a pile of rust).... I'll take it off your hands Do you know what the VIN number is (above brake/clutch master cylinders stamped on bulk head).

Anyway nice find!!

www.zclub.net

(btw if anyone has an R160/R180 LSD of about 3.9+:1 let me know).

 

0-60mph in 8 secs and top speed 125mph. Not bad, particularly for a design that's 35+ years old.

Sara

Depending where you are, you could contact the Z Farm in Ripon, North Yorkshire for help and advice about getting it running again. They restore Zeds for Nissan. Tel: 01765 620238

Cheers

 

The L series engine (used in the 240/260/280z etc) actually became the RB used in the Skyline (pretty much).

Come chat to us at zclub.net if you are thinking of a restoration, my car is currently stripped entirely and they are really nice to work on.

Also the diff from a Scooby is/was based on the same casing as used in the 240 So I'll be fitting a WRX LSD into mine soon

 

Hi all, just came across this thread. I own the 240Z Super Samuri that appears in the link Prodriva posted on Jan 31st...! Sara, what happened to your Grandad's Samuri in the end?