A quick tidy up…
I had some parts lying around waiting to go onto my 77 260z we were restoring. So the 74 z got treated to some recovered seats from the 77 model car. I was young and this was my first car so my taste was, err... not the best. But they were like new with no cracks etc. The reupholstering cost $600 for front and back seats from Brad Busteed Upholstery in Gladstone.
We also put in new piece carpets throughout and a brand new center console from Black Dragon Auto (then known as Victoria British). I picked the best interior bits from the 3 cars I had and painted all vinyl and plastic with black vinyl paint. This actually holds up really well. It works better on proper vinyl but it scratches quite easily on the hard plastic pieces.
The piece carpets are actually quite horrible. They slide around everywhere even though we added button clips to hold everything in place. To hold the carpets in place, we got some stainless steel bent and screwed it in place near the scuff plates around the doors.
Intro
I purchased this car around mid 2005 for $1500. We had to do a few things to it to get it roadworthy. Someone had installed a single locking pin on the hood which had to be replaced with a double locking mechanism, so we just put an original latch back on it. Some of the wheel bearings needed to be replaced (on the front I believe) and the breaks needed a bit of a service. My dad fixed some rust in the drivers side floor, bending up new panels to match the original contours of the car. For the passengers side we said screw it, and just welded in some flat panels. This was just meant to be a cheap daily driver anyway.
Anyway, the car was registered and on the road for about $2500.
