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Attended the 1st monthly meeting of the North West Arkansas Z Car Club (NWAZCC) Discussed the startup articles, goals, and positioning for membership in ZCCA. Highlight of the night, as Zup pointed out, was 2 owners of original Scarab's sitting at the same table. More to come....

Seems like I just finished restoring my 918 orange 1971 240Z and now I have another one to work on. This one however is a friends car and not mine personally. And coincidentally, this one is also 918 orange. They are virtual twins, although my friends is the series III 1971 while mine is an earlier Series II, so there are a few differences. The serial numbers are off by about 9000 units. Anyway, The car is in pretty reasonable shape and I think it would start with very little effort. It has not run for about 5 years so I definitely will need to go through the fuel lines eventually. The plan here is to document the restoration so that my friend can watch the build as it progresses. The goal is to have it look as nice or better than the one I just finished . The car arrived last Friday and my friend and I went over the vehicle and took a lot of pictures. I will post some of these as time permits. I charged the battery to see what condition the electrical was in. The running lights and headlights were operational and most of the dash lights worked. The engine was able to turn over and the heater fan works. Electrically, everything seems to be in very good working order. It will be nice to not have to mess with the electrical on the car. The next step is to strip the car and prep it for paint. There are a few small dings on the body that will be easy to fix. The underside will be a bit more of a challenge. The frame rails and floor pan are pretty deeply dented in several spots. Also, the back hatch area has some deep rust. I will fix that before it gets sent off to paint. So, I started pulling off parts today. Attached are some pics of the progress. I will post pics as the process continues.

Hello Everyone - New Member here... look forward to getting to know everyone here and hopefully I can provide some helpful info instead of only inquiring about it. my new Z was delivered tonight... i flew to Arizona last weekend to inspect it and finalize the purchase. I can't explain how or why i became obsessed with Z's as a 15 year old looking for his first car, but the fact they were cheaper, looked badass, were quick, and no one else had one had me sold! my father also sold Nissan's in the early 90's (sold quite a few Twin Turbo 300ZX's while he was at it) - so he was kind of in my ear about these Z cars.. we bought a beautiful 1983 280ZXT - 5 speed with t-tops, digital dash, suede leather, low miles. i also took super awesome pics with it and got all the ladiez (not really, at all) as a dumb 17 year old and thinking he could conquer everything on the road, i wrapped it around a tree my senior year. one of the biggest regrets of my life. totaled the car, unibody frame was unrepairable... however, everything else was in perfect working order. after freshman year of college, that summer i found an empty 280ZX shell and transferred the entire car over to the shell... everything. I learned a great deal about the Z in that sweaty garage in the Texas summer heat.. but, i did my due diligence and brought another Z to life. Got it running and sold that car as i headed back to college and dad didn't want to hold it for me. I've always had the itch to get another one and finally pulled the trigger. i had been searching the last months and gaining familiarity with the latest pricing.. i also had focused on the Z i really wanted - a 280Z... two weeks ago, I found one searching the San Diego craigslist - wasn't much in Texas and i wanted something from that dry climate. it's not perfect and i already have a list of projects to do on it, but the body is super clean and overall the Z is in great shape (brand new wheels and tires, other parts, lower miles, even lower miles on the engine). even came with some fender flares! the headers, 2.5" exhaust and magnaflow sounds amazing, race-car like after 4k RPM. Engine pulls strong, but could use some cleaning up on the AFM / electrical connections, grounding. i also have a new AFM boot being delivered tomorrow (the current one is wrapped in duct tape). already printed off the EFI Bible and have a Haynes manual delivered. 1978 280Z - stock L28 - 5-speed. 15x8 -20 offset fronts, 15x10 -25 offset rears, 6-2-1 headers, 2.5" magnaflow exhaust, aluminum racing radiator/ fans, lowered 2" 10 years since I've owned a Z, and couldn't be happier to be back in the Z community! - FunkytownZ

Just installed Dave Irwins' parking light upgrade on my 77'.

That's something most everybody here can relate to, me included. I'm not opposed to fender flares, just not on my car though. I put too much effort into parts searches and lean towards the purist side. Your Z, your whim. Welcome!

A granny knot is a square knot that isn't. Nice find. Enjoy the ride. Cheers, Mike

Welcome to the club! I wish I had the ones I ruined in my teens and early 20s, they were little race cars to me. Cheap and plentiful back then but no more.

Hello from Michigan! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

I came across this tech article and it says it applies to 280Z and ZX, thought some of you might find this of use. http://www.hiperformancestore.com/Ljetronic.htm

Warning buzzer, that's what that is. Good to know.

Go pallnet for the rail. Get the 11mm oring style and buy stock Cressida injectors (198cc) for similar stock performance but will allow you to swap them out easily later if you upgrade the ecu. Clean, upgradable and affordable.

PN Road Atlanta Oct. '80 (w air scoop) '80