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My finger's hovering over the bid button, but it took four years to pay off my damn credit card and I'm not sure I could cope with immediately going into debt again... on the other hand, it's soooooo pretty.
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I'll check my manual when I next visit the garage. There is a centre garnish on importmonster. I'd bid on it if I were you. You have a good chance to pick up the taillights individually for a cheapish price, but complete sets usually go for a small fortune.
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I hear you. I'd love to tuck the car away as an investment/the odd car show/country drive, but I think storage costs would outweigh the car's appreciation in value.
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I have seen some adverting material from the UK and Europe for the C210 where the model is referred to as the 240k. Remember the owner is German, so it's probably a 240k as far as he is concerned. In Australia, the 240k is the c110, and in Japan they don't use the name 240k at all, the c110 is the Kenmari (after a popular advertising campaign) and the c210 the Skyline Japan (same reason).
The Nissan vs Datsun story that I heard was that Nissan badged international models as Datsuns for the export market. If Datsuns didn't fare well overseas no loss of face would be endured by Nissan in Japan.
Socrates, Did you know that if you pull the Datsun logo off your c210 centre garnish you'll find something far cooler underneath.
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It's worth $5000 apparently. So far...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-Skyline-2-do...53#ht_876wt_958
Can't believe someone owned it for 33 years and still thinks its a Nissan.
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Funny you should say. The last carby specialist (he did nothing but carbys) I went to talked me into a big dollar rebuild of my SUs, and when the car didn't run right told me it had to be an ignition issue. I took the car to Nissco to have a look and the thing was running so rich the O2 sensor went right off the scale.
I had to go back and ask the carby guy (despite wanting to tell him go to hell) to sort out his first attempt, but not before I had dropped $400 into a completely unnecessary ignition upgrade!
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Birth... that is such a cracking point. So far I haven't found any posts saying "leave the rebuild to the pros," and like you said, if I do botch it, being $160 out isn't exactly a disaster. What's more, if I get it right, it'll free up a bigger budget for jetting/tuning (a job I am more than happy to leave to a pro) and other miscellaneous parts and repairs.
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Can't help with the account, but might have the chrome trim for above your windscreen... PM me if you're interested.
The 2 tone looks wild by the way.
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I know and trust Randy, but he is way over on the other side of town... Still for the final tuning and jetting he probably is worth the drive.
Thanks for the heads up about doing 1 side at a time. Although the Dellorto carby bodies are no longer made, there is still a bunch of Dellorto parts being bandied around ebay... I'm getting more excited about pulling them apart myself.
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Has anyone rebuilt their own carby before?
I have had some carby building pro's tell me that my triple Dellortos are full of crap, and they have quoted upwards of $1,600 to rebuild and tune them. They've warned me that if I have a go at doing it myself (at about a tenth of the cost) I'll get it all wrong and will come crawling back to them anyway (and with no experience to my name they may well be right.)
I can buy complete, new triple webers on a Datsun manifold for around $1700, but they wont be jetted to suit my car, so there will still be some additional expenses tuning them.
At this stage I am tempted to buy a book and some gasket kits and have a go myself. Any suggestions?
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The C210 sedan still isn't worth mega-bucks unfortunately, (although prices are climbing), but there is bound to be plenty of interest in a rust-free car. Please let the forum know if it does come up for sale.
The C210 is attractive because it is cheap, it runs similar engine and drivetrain to the popular and pricey Z cars, they are comfortable and easy enough to repair. Maybe they aren't the coolest car on the planet, but they are pretty quirky at least. They are getting a bit rarer now, so they get a bit of attention from passers by, too.
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Grim news,
"vehicle body no longer in stock"
Somehow... you have to get to these cars before the wreckers get their hands on them.
JH
What does that mean - has what was left of the car been crushed? So much for my big plans for this weekend. This is irritating as several people tried to snap up what was left of the car before it got minced and they wouldn't have a bar of it... the idiots.
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I'd say 30% of c210 sedans are manual, but that doesn't make it so rare that it's going to massively affect the price. Start at $200 for rusted rubbish, up to $3,500 for something gorgeous ie Drift Limo's car. Gordie's looks like good bang-for-your-buck, too.
Doing the auto to manual conversion is no biggie, as you can use the gearbox/clutch/clutch pedal from half a dozen different nissan/datsun models. The biggest headache you'll probably run into is finding a suitable gearstick.
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Point 2... Toiko caliper found on r30 hatch was also used on 280zx series 2 (80-82).
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Some really important points have been raised about living with an older car.
I hate to admit it but C210's do not cope well with exposure to the elements: read rust and cracked dash for starters. (Speaking of rust pull the boot rubber off and check for rust under there.) So if you can't garage it around the clock you don't want it.
Also, to maintain the cars value you don't really want to cut any holes in it, so forget about a big sound system.
Finally, there is the issue of driving the car. If you live in a city (like me) you have to accept that someone is going to dent your baby, and that is going to be sooner rather than latter the more miles you do. I catch a tram to work, and usually have a daily driver as well to keep my white car off the road, but nevertheless assorted people have crashed up the back of it 3 TIMES, my ex reversed it into a tree, and once someone stopped at a red light, put their car in reverse and backed into it. That adds up to 4 rear bumper bars, 1 front bumper bar and assorted body work. That has been in the space of 4 years.
In short that car probably won't stay gorgeous for long used as a daily and left on the street.
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4 to 6 k sounds about right to me for something so gorgeous. You are lucky that you probably won't be completing with Arab buyers due to the current global LHD dashboard shortage crisis. I'm a bit suspicious though - what is with the patterned carpet on the driver's side? The carpet shouldn't be cactus after only 37,000kms...
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the buyer asks for $10,000+ for something so rare and smicko, especially if he has spent the last 3 decades taking loving care of it! Not that I'd pay that, I just wouldn't be surprised.
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Can I ask why you want that car?
I wont be giving out details unless they say it's ok .My parents had a 240k which looks like a skyline C110 to me in the photos.. this is the car i'm tracking down.. but a C210 would be awesome too.
240k and C110 are the same thing in Australia.
I've been chasing a smashed up C210 coupe in Melbourne (maybe the same on as you) - it would feed parts to a friends C211 coupe project/a C210 coupe project and to my own C210 sedan.
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The Datsun Skyline C210 is a different car to the Datsun 240K (C110) in Australia. The 240k (metal grill) ran from 73 -77, and the C210-C211 (plastic grill) ran from 78-82.
I'd wager the car you had a look at was a blue C210 coupe. Did these guys actually talk to you? They wouldn't have a bar of me, and I've been chasing that specific hunk of rubbish for a couple of years.
In my opinion, word of mouth is actually the best way to get hold of the car you want. You might find what you want on ebay or trading post (2 C210s available this week) but as you are competing with a bigger market the cars often sell for more.
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I'm not sure I'd be too excited about paying $1500, let alone $3000 for a rusty C210 sedan.
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Ricky I'll get some more pics of the car when I go out and have a look at it. If you like I'll give you a buzz when I'm there to see if you still want anything - but buy the sounds of it you may not need mounts etc. Cheers Drew
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The paint is a huge improvement - it looks outstanding. Can't wait to see the final assembly. You still toying with the idea of an engine swap?
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Ill give you $400 it im being serious.
I'll sell you mine for $220, and I'll throw in all the free parts that I got from 77Japan in the USA, and I'll organize you a handjob from a Portuguese underwear model.
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Just don't wonder off, we all know what happens if you wonder off...
Nigel
Miranda? ... MIRANDA!!!
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Yep. I'm taking my C210, and my mate will bring his 72 Crown coupe. And you're right, it's always a cracker of a day. Even the flood of classics driving there and back on the Calder Freeway is worth seeing.
I wont be giving out details unless they say it's ok
1977 Skyline 240 Gl 2 Door
in Classics (1953-1988)
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Also on the topic of 240k c210's I got an interesting answer from my mate Mario. Apparently the early (77) c210s came with Nissan documentation (owners manual etc) referring to the car as a 240k GL. He had an early c210 at one stage, and noted the other difference was that it had Datsun badges on the rear quarters instead of Skyline badges.