In order to maintain originality is it taboo to cover the interior panels with a leatherette material (nice quality vinyl)?
– If you truly want to capture the spirit of the original car and enter the car in shows, you should stick with all the original interior and exterior components. Luckily, most or all of these components are available. A lot still from Nissan! Some, you will need to refinish (and save some money – new parts are very expensive right now). Most cars entered in the Stock category in car shows, will lose a lot of points for use of non-original parts. I lost points for having a General Electric headlight installed! Of course it all depends on the judges, but this will be the case most of the time for the purist restoration. A: – Another must have book that I find indispensable is bound copy of the original Datsun 240Z parts microfiche the parts guys used to use. Rex Jennett has put this together – it shows exploded views of all the parts including the original part numbers – which you can then impress your local Nissan parts guys with when you place your order with them! Here is the link fo
