Arizona240z

A game right up my alley.....I'll have to download it and play it...... of course now that I joined the ranks of 240Z ownership, I don't see myself playing too many games :classic: other than.... sync the carbs, thats a fun game:stupid: Dwight "refreshing" my brain on the Z before I "refresh" the car

My new 72 is badly oxidized and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on which compound would work best in trying to shine it up. It'll be a while before I can get it painted, but It like to clean her up for the time being. Dwight Zless no more!

I brought my new 72 240Z home today:love: The engine is running pretty strong, clutch is tight and the brakes are good. I'm going to have to drop the gas tank and have her cleaned out, po said that he has been changing the filter more often than should be done. U joints need some work, as well as a little body work (not as bad as one would think) a fresh paint (oxidized orange just isn't what I want) and some refreshing done to the interior. Overall I'm happy about the condition! My wife even took her for a spin and she now understands my obsession, I might have to hide the keys:cheeky: I'll post some pics to the gallery by next weekend. Dwight '72 240z as a sometimes daily driver that will slowly get "refreshed"

I sold the naming rights for our firstborn to my wife for the Z money. That was just to buy the car, who knows what I'll do for the money to play with the car. Dwight

An arrest should be mad on the PO. I tlooks like they must have either let the car sit in salt water or something. I haven't seen rust that bad in anything outside of a junkyard! Glad you bought it as a parts car rather than to rebuild, that would have been very disappointing. Dwight

Check out Ebay, there are always Z models of different sorts available. Unfortunately they aren't always done to spec (IE different mirrors) but they are always there. I bought 2 really cool matchbox 240Zs (right hand drive) from a guy in Japan, one is the police car and the other metallic blue. I also bought 2 Revell models that they are now selling in the store. I'm glad I bought 2 because they come only in white and I SUCK at painting so I'm practicing on one. If you get one, give us a report on the quality and let us know how close to spec they are. Dwight Picking up my pumpkin Orange 72 in 24 hours:classic:

Thanks for the congrats on both counts. I am more excited to be a Dad but, I haven't been working on that for as long as I've been working on geting the Z. I've had the bug for about 10 years since I sold the last one.... Zkid. The Z is a third car and I've negotiated long and hard with my wife for this, so it wont be going up for sale anytome soon. Part of the agreement is that I don't get to start working on it until I finish the home remodeling, at least I have 8 months to get that done . Dwight 2 babies on the way

280zone...... been checking in on the site for a while..... just waiting for it to get back up. Actually I'm glad the site was down while I was looking at the car.... you do a good job of posting the local sales and I was nervous that the ad would get extra publicity and I would lose out on the car. Can't wait to join in on a Z run. Dwight Arizona and Elliot area

:love I finally found the 240Z I've been looking for and I pick her up on Sunday. The only real body damage to think of is a nice dent on the top of the left 1/4 panel and headlight cowl. It'll probably cause me to replace it all. Interior is in good shape other than the usual dash cracks and broken clock. I'll post close ups and build my own gallery as soon as I pick the car up and run through a full tank of gas on the same day. :love: Dwight Zless no more!! oh and my wife informed she is with child this week:love: deleriously happy!!

Talk to Mike about posting these on the site if you would.. I know I started a thread a while back about trying to get these. Dwight

Next time you get the urge to trade the Z in on a plug and play or simple mods, let me know, I'll trade you the latest computer for your Z.. I actually don't understand the complaint about poor gas mileage, The last Z I had ('73 240 with '72 carbs) got around 24 miles to the gallon........ Let me tell you that anyone hat says they are doing better than that is either driving an econobox or lieing like hell. Keep the Z alive or give it to me Dwight It's Friday and I've had a few

Wishing you Godspeed and many prayers for your Mother's recovery and that you and your loved ones keep your strength and positive thoughts while she is ill. Dwight

Nigel, Let us know what the wife says. I'm currently in negotiations with my wife to let me pick up a 73 on the cheap. The body is in pretty tight but the interior is completely thrashed and although the engine looks clean, parts are missing so I can't crank it up. It's so bad it has taken me 2 days just to decide that I was willing to take on the project....... now I have to negotiate....... eeeeer convince the better half that it wont sit and rust. And no, I'm not telling where it is until I lose the battle. Dwight

The heads will be turning with that yellow looks good though!!! Dwight

where are the pics man!

if deeph20 isn't interested, I am. I'm in Chandler, could you fill me in on the car? post here or email me at dnklovstad@msn.com Dwight

I think the site needs to be able to support itself...... I don't mind the banner since the site is free to use. Pop ads would frustrate me though. D

There's bound to be a few glitches here and there, the site is huge. I used to sell websites...... these fixes have been pretty fast and easy, I don't think Mike has been sleeping much since he took this on. I'm sure the cookies will be back shortly (I noticed mine have been fixed already and I don't have to keep logging in). D

unless your putting a v8 in a ....whoops, I'm not supposed to say that here. The site had a bad crash and Mike had to redo everything. I think its actually easier to navigate once you get used to it. Give it some time...Mike is still working on getting things back in place. D

Site looks smokin mike..... good to haveit back! Dwight

We have both here in Arizona, not too many speed cams though. But the red light cameras are going up like crazy. Both my wife and I got nailed by them 2 weeks apart. I don't mind paying a fine when I'm caught speeding or running a red light, my problem is that the tickets are not only outragous ($160 each) but OVER half the money goes to a private company that "maintains" the cameras. I've been told that they reduce the yellow light time on lights with the cameras. I guess I need to take the video camera out and time it. Come to think of it, If they aren't using the manpower to right the tickets, shouldn't the fines be cheaper. D

I've found some answers at www.zhome.com under the production changes 69-73 link. It defines the series I but it also says that they built the 71's starting in July but didn't stop the 70's until October. They have the vin numbers listed over there to differentiate the two. Now I just have to get the vin number from the old man (should be easier than getting the car from himeven though its been in storage forever). :stupid: Dwight

I'm in a research mode right now....... and have stumbled upon confussion (it's easy for me to do that). What was the cut off date for the 240Z going from 1970 to 1971? I was under the impression that the rear hatch vents were only on the 1970 model. The old man has a 240Z that has a manufacture date 0f 10/70 which, in the auto industry means 1971 (thats something else I don't get) but it has the vents. It is titled as a 1971 but seeing how he was the 3rd owner I could see the mix up. Dwight:ermm: :ermm:

Hey... lets try and keep a running list of the Z concerts as they are "announced." I think most of us look at these posts more often than the Nissan concert page. So far it looks like the next show is Cheap Trick in Arbor, MI on the 21st and then ???? in philly on the 23rd. Knowing my luck they'll have someone awesome in Phoenix and it will be on a workday. Also, if anyone has feedback from the Ztour shows, let us know what goes on.... Any REAL Z's? (just a joke, all are real even if they have EFI and half of us don't like the look of the new Z (I still haven't seen it up front and personal so I'll reserve my comments until then). D

As a former Floridian..... I have onr thing to say to you guys: GET THE H**L out while you can. In 2 months Florida will be a bad memory. I've had 2 Z's from Florida, got them in the late 80's so they were good, but the rest of the state needs to go away I'm tempted to find out the shipping cost to bring that baby here, but then again I need have a 240 to drop it into. The end of the month is looking good for buying a Z Dwight