ABANDONED Datsun 260z Barn Find: First Wash in 22 Years! Satisfying Car Detailing Restoration

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Got to get old gas out of the system as its varnished by now. Take the carbs apart and clean them as they are varnished and plugged as well . That should get you ready to start. And change the fuel filter

Thank you. My best friend of 38 years had one these in the early 80's. She taught me how drive a stick shift in it. Yours is even the exact same color of blue as hers was. I lost her to cancer about 5 years ago and your video made me smile, made me cry and helped me remember her and all the grest times we had together in her Z. Thank you. Don't give up on fixing her. These old cars are pretty smiple. Just fuel, air and spark. Good luck.

This is quickly becoming my favorite car cleaning channel on YouTube.

You guys gotta stop trying to start 20 and 30 yr cars on the gas in the tank!! Hook up a gas can with a line to the motor to bypass the nasty varnish in the tank. Those new plugs you put in are a waste if you run a vehicle on the garbage water in the tank. Love your shows. Just had to comment.

Well, friends, this channel never disappoints, you have a high degree of quality!! But this car suffered a lot, sad to know that it was stopped and ended up in this state... Just a complete repair, for tens of thousands of dollars, I hope someone comes along who loves this classic... Hugs from Brazil!!!

My brother's first car was a 240Z. He later owned a 300Z Twin Turbo and now owns a 370Z. We had a blast in that old 240. You guys did a great job on this 260. I hope you guys get it running soon!

So glad to see you tackle the restoration on this classic. It is definately worth restoring, barring a major engine/transmission problem. Hope it works out for you. Nice to watch some fellow car lovers bring these classics back.

I really like seeing you guys clean up the older cars and make them look new again

Loved the 240 and 210 when I was beginning to drive in mid 70s. Love the show. It’s amazing what a clean up can do to the appearance

Great car. My mother-in-law had a 280z in the early 1980’s. Fun to drive. I like the little roadster from your earlier video. Those pre emission cars are so easy to work on.

You guys are really excellent bring in a vehicle back to life after pulling out of the storage or garage looking like hell and making it look almost new pretty amazing work you do guys and I watch your videos as often as I can cuz I'm learning a lot from you.

I usually don't comment but love to watch you guys detail. This Datsun brings back so many great memories my brother owned one back in the day and I learned how to drive in it. I sent him the video and he is now a subscriber as well. Turtle wax is always been my go-to for cleaning my cars and this new stuff will be in my garage. I love detailing cars and should have been doing it for a living, watching you dudes on YouTube has brought back a spark to me cleaning cars and I'm looking forward to starting my very own detailing business. Great videos fellas and definitely keep that car it's worth alot of money restored. The wood grain shift knob is the better look. ✌️

Hopefully the upcoming videos are with that car. To get it running, I'd definitely go through the fuel system from tank to carburetors. (If you're mechanically inclined between all 3, you could run it off a rigged up fuel cell/ can - after you clean the carbs) Definitely check the points and compression. Hopefully it's not too late to tell you to squirt a little oil into each cylinder and let it soak. Crank it over with the plugs out after a day. Then repeat. Mostly to avoid scoring the cylinders and also to free up the piston rings.

Guys, big fan of your channel - don't miss a weekly episode drop! Definitely one of my favorite go to channels on YouTube! Question - would it be possible to get an episode without the music? It's great hearing the real sound of the shop and the cleaning etc. Great job fellas!

I absolutely love watching your videos on these cars you find that have been sitting for years. There is just something that is satisfying and therapeutic about watching videos like yours. Keep up the great work and also providing us with these videos. Do you mind visitors? I actually live in Vermilion, Ohio and would like to stop in sometime to see one of your transformations in person.

What a beautiful shade of blue! Love it.

Not rusted out, exceedingly rare find.

Love watching all of your videos guys you do such an awesome job on the cars you detail, so keep up the excellent work 👍 from a big fan in Liverpool, England UK ♥️

Man I love Datsuns, brings back so many childhood memory from my childhood. Really sad to see we never got an update vid with them getting it to run.