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You guessed it. I made it up to him with a few beer and a nice steak dinner.

Yup! Lots to be thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend!

"All good things gotta come to an end". Isn't that how it goes? Thanks for helping to take the pain away. It went to a good home.

Decide how far you are willing to drive to see or pick up a car and start looking in those states as well, if there is a car that is too far away have a look on the members map to see if one of our members lives close enough to go have a look at it for you. I'm not actively looking for a Z at the moment either but I watch Craiglist, kijiji and Bat just i case, don't want to miss out

Jim says goodbye to his Stroker...

This is a hand tool I made years ago.....

Look anywhere you want to find at Z. However, if you are serious, it will all come down to how badly you want it. In the search for my 240Z way back in 2003, I was in arguably the ideal part of the country to find one: Southern California. That said, I had very specific parameters (red or orange with original paint, low miles, no rust, crack-free dash, to name a few). Unfortunately I was not having much luck finding one nearby. I searched for cars on Hemmings Motor News and found a couple of promising leads in the New York State and New Jersey Area. I flew across the country to see them. They were nice, but it my gut told me to pass. A few weeks later, an orange '72 was advertised on Hemmings in Kansas. I met the original owner, who purchased the car for his wife on Mother's Day 1972. Aside from a few door dings from being a lower mileage (~35K original) garage queen around children with bikes, it was a solid car. He kept the original wheels and tires, which was a nice bonus. We struck a fair deal for both parties and I had it shipped back to California.

Found this over at Petrolicious, a very good read!! https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-datsun-roadster-has-a-new-heart-and-quite-a-few-stories-to-tell The Datsun Roadster: a truly overlooked gem in the grand scheme of classic, Japanese metal. When you think of Datsun, chances are you envision a 240Z, or a 510. The Roadster remains generally overshadowed. It is what I would call a niche car, and has cult followings comparable to those formed around other cars like the BMW Z3 M Coupe. This may seem like an odd comparison, but the two followings have much shared between them: members of these niches share the qualities of undying loyalty, an almost impossible amount of stored info and obscure facts, and a genuine, unwavering adoration for the cars. Read on by clicking link above...

I’ve learned to answer the door (with a bucket of cash) when opportunity knocks...

BTW, I just sourced a red dot mirror today. And the car that came with it!

That helped a lot. Thanks.

Wow, he looks so sad. Do you look exceptionally happy to compensate?

But Hello to a handful of cash.

I put several layer masikin tape stored it for 26years in cellar, outside garage box unheated and stockage room it was still blank metall inside. (It was empty and dry.) Nothing more needed.

I don't think the needle gauge from Amazon will work due to it's size. It might work, but needs to be modified. You can make a similar tool from a cheap pair of needle nose pliers. I did this yeas ago and it works very well. If you damage the hands I do have many in stock. As far as removing the screws on the back of the clock housing it takes the right size phillips and a lot of pressure to remove. If that doesn't work spray rust remover on the screws and let it set for a day or so before trying to remove ZC

The smell, you would have to replace all of the interior to get that smell out.

Tried powdercoating another valve cover for fun. I didn’t like the way the black powder coat looked so I sprayed it down with bed liner, the same stuff I used on the frame rails. Polished the lettering and now I like it!

A good source would be the parts book. 27320-E4125 RECEIVER RADIO AM AUTO-TUNING was the first Hitachi radio through late 1971. The E8800, E8825, and N3600 are the later AM/FM 5-button Hitachi radios. There was also the optional AM 8-Track Stereo; 27350-E4126 and E4128.

It's so nice we can look at it twice? Anyway, great pic, tyre distortion shows she is pulling some G's but car looks very composed. Of all the racing Z's the 280ZX turbo would be my choice for a circuit drive.

Too far gone