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Just thought I would say 'Hi' to all of the regulars and give a bit of an update. I took a break from the classiczcars site as life has been pretty busy. My wife and I moved last year from San Diego,CA to Boise, ID, so the move in and getting set-up has kept us pretty busy. I also picked up a job that kept me way too busy but that is now in the past. I now consider myself semi-retired and will probably do odd jobs on the side, or perhaps do another resto now that I am mostly settled. Wife says it's hard for me to sit still, so I am sure I will always be doing something. We bought our dream home in the foothills of Boise and we should be here for quite some time. The house is huge, has incredible views of the Boise foothills all around us, and also has a 1500 Sq-ft garage that currently contains a 20 ft Geo-Pro trailer and 7 cars. I am cheating a bit as I have one of the Z's up on a lift, but the other vehicles are all on the Epoxy coated floor. Also had a large heater installed so I can keep the garage at 55 degrees F all winter long. I can crank it up with the thermostat if I want to work out there for a while. Z-wise, it's been a pretty good year for the restorations. The last Z I restored, took first in the Japanese class at the La Jolla Concours in April. The owner was thrilled and it was a tremendous event. It was a nice way to start the year. In July, @jayhawk Blue '73 took first in the Japanese class at the 66th Hillsborough Concours de Elegance. That blue is still one of my favorite Z colors. And last but not least, a side job that I did and posted mostly on IG took third in the 240Z category at the JCCS in September. Pretty impressive given the large number of 240Z entrants at that show. Unlike my other restos, it was not a complete resto, but still looked good enough to place. So, it was a pretty good year for the Z's. I did enter my white Z in one of the local car shows here in Boise. The venue was nice, but the car culture appears to be a bit different than So-Cal. First off, not many foreign cars. Also, flashy colors and aftermarket mags seem to go over much better than an all original vehicle. Sadly, I think if I brought my beater yellow Z (with black side stripes and panasports) and my dad's original '70, the yellow Z would get a lot more looks and draw the larger interest. A bit disappointing, but maybe it was just the couple of shows that I attended. Will have to see how this developes in the future. Also, I stopped at the Z Doctor's shop here in Boise. Nice to have someone to talk Z's with. Anyway, I should be a bit more active on here now that I am caught up with most things. Will most likely be at ZCON 2023 and may even bring a car. Thanks for the support. Best regards, Rich

I can offer this perspective about what is the right console for your car. Since the various welded on brackets that mount the early and late consoles are different, both at the front and rear of the console, whichever ones you have on this Z determine which console is correct. You mentioned the early one you have “fits” assuming the screws that secure it under the ashtray cover in the front, and the three in the rear all fit, then your car is correct with the early console. Changing to the later console is not trivial, but possible. I have seen plenty of Z’s that are a mix of various so called S1 and S2 parts in this VIN range. You have the S2 steering wheel, S1 console. Your air vents are likely on the sail panels, but you may still have vertical defroster lines. Rejoice in the quirkiness of the mixed up car. It’s a real thing.

I remember walking through the yard when only half of the cars could be reached if you wanted to stay dry. But the flooded rows were still open. I don't know how they get away with it with the environmental issues, some of the cars end up under water. Maybe it's the old dilution-solution principle. Good luck. I think that they post on their location page if they're closed. https://www.picknpull.com/locations/119/sherwood-or

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Yeah the blue turd is mine. My friend's dad has been an arborist/lumberjack since the 1970's(and he raced Camaros). I'll be letting him handle it. The Mrs. and kid and I are thinking of making a yard chair out of the stump.

Be very careful if you cut that up or when it's cut up!! Stumps like that come slamming back down when cut from the trunk. I have seen videos that didn't end well when somebody was in the wrong place when that stump slammed back down!

The flow-thru ventilation change from the hatch to the sail panel was a hard change beginning with cars produced in February 1971. The parts catalog image supplied by @CanTechZ makes it clear that a second version of the Series 1 console was used thru July '71. Your shifter rod is probably a straight version consistent with the Type A transmission.

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I envy you guys who have access to salvage yards that contain older cars. Around the greater DC area real estate is just too expensive. The local yards rarely have anything older than 2010 or so.

Thanks for the update Rich! Congrats on a great year for all the very nice cars that have been lucky to get your attention and superb workmanship.

There is money to be made by scavenging the wrecking yards. The internet makes it much more lucrative. Check out the shipping costs on this $40 salvage yard part. Beware people. https://www.ebay.com/itm/313905951776?epid=1511143434&hash=item491640b420:g:w4UAAOSw-bViJ5nr&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoIVkFbZ3wVGp1MxOKS6Z71D9jCaEvSir%2BiSDc4LL4WWY1rli7uv74aApxylaYMJh%2Fe4B3Jz30tEXYOyTwStR51jiubN9KdCPvcrED7pDNOfWnxdRztDnN7qaPptD86st9nBp7TAXpmjA0%2FnBaOq9U7LKzBZaBKidur0I7uqElTQGLkmwRGSLtA62AACP8waMi0Lxae%2F56bx76ZwwWoSWOSk%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7C82s2MYQ

PNP takes a pic of the car when they get it. Then they process it removing the wheels, oils and fuel, and place it in the yard on their stands. The wheels all go into the shop and are sold in sets for too much money. The car will be wheelless in the yard. You only find a few stock steelies and spares in the cars. Therefor someone who found this car would of course buy the struts and instantly post to FB for a tidy profit.

The parts book confirms this within a month on the transmission assembly page, showing type A up to 08/71 and type B from 09/71.

This just popped up as well from Portland, I wonder if these are off that car? They have the right patina. Hard to tell from the one picture.

I might just make the trip. I'm sure there are a lot of small trim pieces too. Portland has some car vultures though, these get picked over quick. I've been to that yard before. It is rather big. The worst part about it is huffing the parts back up the hill to the office. They got flooded out one year, I went all the way down and was turned away.

I'd check it out if I was still down there. Struts, brake drums, hubs, maybe even a diff and half shafts, who knows. It's a neat yard, next to a wildlife refuge. I saw a bald eagle chasing a duck one day. Pretty sure the duck made it to water and survived but that eagle was right on its tail.

I know the forum likes to look at nice clean restored cars up for sale for top dollar. But as the title states "and other places" Well here is a new one from the "other places" category. These don't show up in this venue too often anymore. In NW Oregon. https://row52.com/Vehicle/Index/RNDrpvNisqJIreOFPB3Q2FuZD

I've found the perfect house to go with the Brown Z's. https://m.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-park+orchards-140858168 50 shades of beige.

The stainless lines sometimes don't seal well. The steel is very hard. Better make sure it fits well. Check the sealing surface for cracks, sometimes the flaring process can overstress the metal. Good luck bending it. I used wood screws on a piece of wood to create a forming curve so that I didn't crease the tube (typical tube metal though, not stainless). Some people fill them with sand before bending.

I’m kind of partial to the metallic brown myself.