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by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:02 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Post up to date!!!

Now it's in real time!

Tomorrow I'll get some more photos from the resto...

Hope you enjoy it...the car looked fabulous...but it wasn't!!!
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:00 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Hi everybody... another week and some more work to show...some surprises, the usual I think and some really bad news...hey after all she's 47... Today I went Mr.Vitorino shop only to check the work and see what parts and pieces are in need for the next couple of weeks. During the week we talked each...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:00 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Hi everybody, After one month break, the works have returned. Today we have been dismantling the sidewings, grill, lights, bumpers and soo n. All went well, but srews are evil…I hate them a lot…some broke and were in hard position to took. Until now I was on the Z book searching just for the sre...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:59 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Hi folks, I’ve got some more news! Yesterday I’ve been in Mr.Vitorino garage, and I found my Z with another 2 parts finished. The cowl rill and the rear. This means that soon he will be repairing the floors and front, I believe in one month for the metal work and then painting. Soon I’ll take ...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:58 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Hi again! Here I am with some fresh news and photos. The metal work is on a great speed and this week the doors were finished. This week I think the rear and cowl grill will be finished too. The doors gave us some trouble and we had to send them to sandblast to clean the metal, not the panel, but th...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:57 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Hi again. On the last two weeks Mr.Vitorino worked on other projects and on the last days he worked in the Z. He started with the doors, and at first they seem in pretty nice shape...but then he found some clues on bad reparations years ago. With this he decided to separate the door panel from the s...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:56 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Hi everybody! Thanks a lot for yor feed-back. I’ve got some news and that’s why I’m here again. Last Tuesday I went to Mr.vitorino shop and started do dismantle the Z…honestly I thought it was a dificult task, but it wasn’t…well, only in some little details. The ca ris in excellent shape...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:55 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto
Replies: 11
Views: 9759

Datsun 240Z - 1971 Blue Metallic 903 - Resto

Hi, I'll try to update today all the work that is done to the car...tomorrow I'll have some news again... "Here I go again" like the Whitesnake song says...but this time with a 71 240Z. Some of you remember me for the LB110 restoration in Mr.Vitorino shop here in Portugal, well, he had a d...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:50 am
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: From Portugal with Datsun
Replies: 4
Views: 5700

and finally my HLS30...1971 After a Datsun rally meeting here in Portugal, I saw 3 Fairladies...and then I decided...I had to have one...and in 2011 I bought myZ. The car is not original, it has the look of a 73, and even the center console is a 73. And that happened because on the 90's the previous...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:50 am
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: From Portugal with Datsun
Replies: 4
Views: 5700

1971 510 SSS I bought this one in 2009 because I needed a car to make some work...This one is completely original, and the extra it has is the radio, but I prefer that way to make some trips with company, the reason. This one was parked for 15 years, and was bought with original 53.000 km's...a rare...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:50 am
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: From Portugal with Datsun
Replies: 4
Views: 5700

My B110 https://s10.postimg.org/wzf54qvex/385440_105781609542928_2102464326_n.jpg https://s10.postimg.org/vx4ym87gp/387362_105782576209498_654308511_n.jpg https://s10.postimg.org/oh5p0g6wp/397509_105782076209548_500025802_n.jpg https://s10.postimg.org/anhcbdyvt/538621_180846278703127_236727203_n.jpg
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:42 am
Forum: Builds
Topic: The Restoration Begins '72 240z
Replies: 7
Views: 6945

Awesome...seems a good shell to restore...mine looked very good..but....
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BH Auction - Tokyo Auto Saloon
Replies: 5
Views: 3264

There's a new rockord on a Z...sold for 120.000€ in USA...I believe it was Bonham auctions...let me search for the news
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 260Z Fender Mirrors - yes or no
Replies: 4
Views: 2934

I really enjoy the fender mirrors but in my case I will not apply it because here in Portugal came with the door mirror...

But if I did it was like the 432 configuration...
by datsunbat
Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:29 am
Forum: ZClub Events
Topic: Caffeine & Classics / Gasoline - Sunday 30 Aug 2020
Replies: 133
Views: 239971

Enjoyed the photos on Face Book