Bleach

The turbo will be so much more powerful. The carbs will be very easy and much cheaper to set up. You'll probably get better gas milage with the turbo engine too.

Z*Tech

You should do the swap to the turbo.

Fewer and fewer 240Zs and running in stock condition, and that makes my stock classic more and more valuable.

Modified the car is worth maybe $2500 in good condition.
Stock 240Zs are now demanding prices above 10K.

Due the math!

Bleach

haha! Just because you run a 2.4L with SU's doesn't add $6000 to the value of your car. A fully restored $10,000 240Z with a turbo engine isn't going to suddenly be worth only $3000. If the engine is rebuilt and clean, the modified car is worth a lot too but just has a different target audience so to speak.
There are very few 240Z's that can actually sell for ten grand.

Z*Tech

When dealing with antique vehicles, of which the 240Z series is now included, any departure from original configuration lessens the value.

There are many other Z cars that are not as collectable as the 240, for instance the 260 and some of the 280's. I personally prefer to heavily modify the 260 series, they needed the changes from the get go.

A fully restored 240Z now demands upwards of 30K, and there are many willing and able to pay the price.

A fully refinished 240Z is valued at over 20K.

Go to the next concours and you can see the differences I am speaking about.

The original Z car is no longer considered disposable, the insurance adjustments on these cars have substanially increased over the last five years with several here in Seattle being rebuilt, after accidents, for costs exceeding 12K.

Bleach

Well, I have always seen 240Z's for sale for outragous prices. I have yet to see anyone actually pay that much for them. I hope you're right though. That should make my Fairlady Z very valuable once I'm done restoring it. I do plan to keep it as original as I can.

I know what you mean about the 280Z's. there are four times as many of those around.

Z*Tech

A 70? very, very good it will fetch a handsome price. I'm sitting on a 70 also
serial number 3413.

Bleach

Ya, 1970 Nissan 240Z is the Washington title it was given. If it was titled as a Fairlady then other taxes would incurr. VIN 00931 The Japanese don't put a month/year manufacture date, so it very well could be a 1969 car. I'm looking forward to my refresh of it. (not a restoration) I'm going to try to keep as many of the original parts in it even though its not in the best of shape. I'll also be re-painting it the original color as its been painted once before in a different color.

When I sell it, I'm going to buy 240DOY's turbo Z.

e_racer1999

i know what you mean about the color. my car has paint code 309 (white) and right now it's pewter. under the pewter it was burgundy (go fig).... anyway, IMO, go with the turbo motor but hang on to the L24... that's what i'm doing once i build my L28E.

as for the carb vs. fi question, if you want to do the swap and all of the little things with it (fuel lines and tank, modifying the body to accept the tank, yadda yadda yadda) then go for it! just know you will have to swap over all of the electronics and the computer and stuff... that's the big reason why i am keeping my SUs...

e_racer1999

for the carbs vs. fi question, check out this link in classic z car club:
http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=13938

zeefogey

i've got 70 240z #4268 uncovered the orignal paint code 904 white underneath a bad earl shibe type pain job--gonna get the orignal color and su's soon.

Zeefogey