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Thanks, Carl. I hope to get a better assesment of everything today. I'm planning on getting it outside and washing the engine compartment, etc. and then taking some notes. I'm not too worried about dry rot. This car has lived all it's life in either Arizona or Nevada...both very low humidity.

Hi, everyone! I thought I would introduce myself. I just acquired my father-in-law's all original '73 240Z, 62,000 miles. HLS30-143430. He bought it new and drove it until 1980. It's been sitting in his garage ever since. He recently sold his house and is moving into an assisted living home, so the car is now in my garage! I plan on getting it running again with the help from your excellent website. I'm hoping it doesn't need too much to get it going. It was parked with no issues...he just quit using it. It has NO rust, the body is in excellent shape with just a small dent in the driver's door. the interior is in excellent condition. I assume I'll need to rebuild the carbs, clean the gas tank and fuel lines.....and I hope that's about it. The silver paint is a bit faded, so I'll probably get it painted, too. Once I take a closer look at everything, I'm sure I'll find other things that need fixing, but all in all it looks like it should be a relatively easy restoration. Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting started, and I thank you in advance for answering my questions.