31 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

And, is anyone going to get in to the Comments over there and ask about the open port? Who wants to be the bad guy? 😈

Comment submitted.

And replied to. Something like "because there's no air pump... I guess I should plug that"

25 minutes ago, w3wilkes said:

And replied to. Something like "because there's no air pump... I guess I should plug that"

Probably would have looked better to just leave the smog pump on and the hose connected. A rubber plug will do the trick, though.

9 hours ago, w3wilkes said:

And replied to. Something like "because there's no air pump... I guess I should plug that"

Well, I'm glad to be of service. Hahaha!!

Yeah, I'm, thinking he should have plugged that something like 1500 miles ago. 😞

But in all seriousness, it's a beautiful car. It's a very well done resto-mod, not a period correct restoration.

A sloppy resto-mod (how I hate that expression)

11 hours ago, Zpenman said:

Probably would have looked better to just leave the smog pump on and the hose connected. A rubber plug will do the trick, though.

That's what I've done I my 1/71 leaving everything hooked up and complete.

That big bid to $71,970, from a previous bid of $28,500, is still interesting. Like somebody that owns some already wants to be sure the "value" stays high. My cynical view.

I don't think that seller understood the point of the question, of unfiltered air in to the newly rebuilt engine. Actually there isn't much discussion about the engine. Normally a Datsun Spirit engine would be a big deal. But it only cost about 8% of the bid value, so far.

Edited yesterday at 04:04 PM1 day by Zed Head
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Does this really mean that $71,970 was over Reserve? There's still four days left. Probably get no more bids.

Posting for entertainment now. These high dollar auctions are usually interesting.

Wow…..This is a tough crowd. Not everyone restores a Z to exactly mimic what came off the showroom floor. It just doesn’t get much better than this, and he probably won’t make much if anything on the sale ( I’ve used Chuck on all my restos and he ain’t cheap). Also, the little hole in the air cleaner for a couple thousand miles is a no event, but I use a wine bottle ratchet cork to seal mine. Amazing that he came up with a rust free Series I…..that just doesn’t happen very often on a 55 year old Z.

Edited yesterday at 07:08 PM1 day by Diseazd

Are the seller and the restorer the same person? Chuck is Garage44?

Hi Zed…..No, Chuck’s Frame Shop is a restoration shop…..mostly Porsches. He did two of my cars….both took two years. He, in my opinion is the absolute best…..no corners ever cut. I also use him for other items like spoilers…front and rear and he took the side panel strip off my silver 73 and matched the original paint to perfection. I don’t know the seller, but the owner is a good friend and never lets price get in the way of a great restoration. Here are a couple Chuck did for me.