CoastGuardZ

Well....... Coast Guard... I'm in! Smokeys of the Sea, Fish Cops, Drug Stoppers, Puddle pirates, Shallow water sailors...Call it what you will But it's still the coolest job on the planet. The Avatar to the left says it all! Z...No really, I don't know?!? USCG "Semper Paratus" ~ Always Ready Nate:devious:

mmmmmmm yummy!

I'm lookin for... A 240Z..., doesn't have to run just most of the pieces, Not rotted out...the usual spots are O.K. just not holes through every panel especially roof and quarters, i'm not going to try and restore someones parts car. Now for the catch...$1500 and less preferably less. And I need it to be farely close to the western NY area...I'm in Buffalo. If it's a really good buy I'm capable of going as far Northern VA but probably NY or PA is more reasonable. Maybe I should wait a few years. I want a car to restore, If it's driveable now thats great but by the first snowfall It will be gutted and the process will begin. In the end she will be orange with black interior, 2.4 with header, cam, tripple carbs (mikunis, webers any suggestions), MSD ignition, tokicos or bilsteins all around, panasports, air dam, possibly small spoiler, maybe louvers, tint, decent stereo, and a definite award winner! I found these pictures on line once and haven't found the owner yet but I thought i was gonna die because he stole my idea...

At this rate the only Z's i'll ever own are my two 1/64 scale Johnny Lightning 280ZX's and my Revell 1/25 scale BRE 240Z. This fella just called me back and said he's already got two people ahead of me and one is really serious! Meanwhile I've got a Fullsize truck a trailer and cash in hand!!! plus I'm prepared to out bid if neccesary!!! AAAHHHHHHAHHHHHHAHHHHAHHHAHHAHHHAHHHHAHHAHHHAH!!! Alright...thanks for letting me vent. :disappoin :stupid: :dead:

Hey fella's! I saw this one. the draw back is the whole 2500+ miles to California. Thanks for the info though. I actually kinda like that side stripe in a whole 70's retro kinda way.

Is anybody going???? how do i get there????

Wow sounds like a great oppurtunity to refinish a piece of automotive history! Are you a VW fan? I'm sorry! JKROFL Like the title says I'm not an expert but... from what I understand... ...She is 14,946 car produced ...The L stands for left hand drive ...hey it's a sports car 4spd desireable but the autos were strong! ...P/S= panasport? are they similar to 8 spoke Empi's? If so they are probabl Panasports. ...I think the steeing wheel is stock ...Empi's are big on European cars, the Z is Japanese... personally I love Empi products, but not any that I know of for Z's. ...rear window vent? Louvers possibly? I dig 'em, others don't. ...engine #'s?????? ...I'd love to scoop it up from ya, but I'm 2500+ miles away. ...Sounds like you could shoot for $3000 plus. Good luck. P.S. I'm also a VW fan. How can you not love a cherry Oval or Split!!! or a slammed '65 with 5spoke empis and a luggage rack, or...

All parts stores, wal-mart, k mart, target, grocery stores, convience stores, bottom of your shoe, high school gym locker and on all the guys cars who replied to this message!

And i sooo badly want an orange one!

Dude, if you don't pick it up let me know and hook me up with the fellas number! where in penn is it? my signature line says it all!!!

22, folks...and just 15.5 years till retirement.

Hey, who's going to the Z show in Detroit??? I'm in Buffalo, NY...about 4 to 5 hours away and I'm thinking about attending! Nate

Did the kid come with the car or is that something you added?

Right, so this was supposed to end up in derk's Wow! once in a lifetime fid but i obviously hit New Thread instead of Post Reply:stupid:

Did the kid come with the car or is that something you added?

Darn You!!! I hate you and you're happy little perfect luck!!! Where's that sharp knife I have???:dead: No seriously, Good for you man. That's a great find. Good luck with the project and getting her turned over. I'm with everybody else Marvel in the cylinders overnight turn by hand, turn by key, fire it up! Now here's something no ones mentioned but make sure all your fluids are there. Fresh coolant, fresh oil in the crankcase. Check/ replace hose cause you don't want those things blowing up and spraying gas/ oil/ coolant in the driveway. Don't just try to hurry up and see if it runs. Take your time and always think safety first! You've got quite the canvas, what are your plans Picasso? :classic: Nate

Okay, so right now I'm crying...sniff, sniff. My intentions were... Call, get address, see car, take pictures, Check to see if "most" of the pieces were there, take pictures, see if car really ran "strong", take pictures, put on jack stands or ramps, take pictures, pull back carpet to check pans, take pictures, if all was good purchase car and take pictures. I'm am planning on a full restoration project, but I would like most of the pieces to be present not a stripped junk yard chassis. And if this was some moron parting with a decent car for $900 bucks I'd have been all smiles :classic: ...Plus my little lady was approving of it since it wasn't the $5000 rides I had been lookink at. Here's what really happened... Called and FINALLY got ahold of the seller. "oh it sold a week ago" "I was looking at the ad online and it says that it posted yesterday' "yeah I put it in the magazine a week ago and it sold the first day" AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! :sick: :disappoin :surprised Oh, well. Guess it wasn't meant to be. Sniff sniff.

Eureka!!! I found her!!! She's all mine!!! Back off!!! 71 240z not to far from me and for sale. The price? Let's just say it's a song and dance. Now here's the best part. I'm not supposed to get one 'till after we get hitched in October, but... I've conned her into going with me to look at it and if I like it, and she likes it, the price sure is right! I could very well have a Z by the weekend!!! So like I'm so freakin' flippin' crazy excited out of my mind I had to say something!!! Of course it could be a big turd not worth the time or money:disappoin The ad says "1971 DATSUN 240Z, , restoration project, 100% rust free, California car, runs good, strong engine, needs cosmetics" To me this means I shouldn't expect a whole lot, but it says "runs":D So please join in with my happiness!!!

Holy Cow Alan!!! I'm going to start sending my questions directly to you via e-mail! I thought I was going to have to print that just so I could read it in sections! I really appreciate the info and was wondering if you may have ever thought abought writing a history of the Z book? If so I'd like an autographed copy!

Aircraft Strippers Planes that take their clothes off for moneyROFL

Thanks fellas! Whats the deal with the G-nose was it ever factory. In case your curious... I'm not in the market for one just wanting to get a little ed-u-macation:D

Right! So basically I'm going to look like a bloody idiot... What the heck is a G-nose? I am indeed an idiot:stupid: I read about it in another post, and was completely clueless. Also anyone that so feels inclined to answer this here post, if you could please leave URL's or images of the evasive G-nose and your personal opinons of them it would be greatly appreciated!

Hey ya'll! Just kinda read through this quickly, but there is a game with a Z in it. Gran Turismo 2 has a 240z Japan Spec model in it. You have to keep an eye on the Nissan used car garage. I've seen it in Red and in White. Along with a tons of 300's.

The very simple method of troubleshooting. "Good in, Bad out you've found the culpritt" I'm not yet an owner, but I am an Electronics Tech. Granted, $50,000 radars aren't auto gauges but they're pretty close. What's the one thing they have in common? A. power? B. are they in the same cluster? I don't know If they are ( If they're hooked up properly the chances of both senders being bad are slim. Most likely the Cluster should be replaced. The Gauge Voltage Regulator that the Haynes manual is refering to is more than likely in the cluster. If I couldn't be any farther off even if I lived in a closet let me know. The two most common problems on our boats are A. It's not plugged in and B. Grounding, you've got to have a good chassis ground. Happy hunting and good luck!!! :cross-eye

Hey ya'll! I found this picture online some time ago and it has been gracing my monitor ever since. This is the epitome of what I want!!!!!! Does anybody know who it belongs to. It obviously has a Texas plate. So that might help narrow it down a bit.