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I see now. I looked for the VIN over there and the title info in the text. Kind of looks like somebody is just selling an old car, not a 240Z. Good for the buyer. I'd take bets that the ad goes down and comes back up with a different price and more info about the car.

It doesn't look too bad. Actually looks like it probably looked good when it was parked. I wonder if it has a title. Lost titles aren't easy in Washington state. Somebody better buy it before some good samaritan tells him about BAT. @Mike

Yours are working. I meant Jeff Berk's other posts when I pasted his bipod link. He had tagged on to pogden's thread.

Ownallday just did his. It takes some specialized tools and some knowledge about mechanical stuff. You might not have to go that far. The clutch forks are easy to get to once the front case is removed. But if you find a bearing like Ownallday's it gets more complicated.

Here's your other posts, using the bipod thing.

The 72 went for $36,650. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-152/

The scientists aren't always right though. Anyone remember "peak oil theory"? Gas prices are supposed to be so high now due to limited supply that we all want electric vehicles just so we can afford to get around.

The 72 has about 3 hours left. At $25,500 now. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-152/

We can wait and see what happens or learn to swim. Like with COVID and the places that are waiting until it's too late then just suffering through the situation that they could have avoided. Similar thinking, different time frames. The scientists have been right.

The old bulldozer is pretty cool. You'd think a Cadillac would be a place of safety.

Notice that it is not red. Important.

Another 78. One family owned, 75k miles shown. Factory tool kit!!! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-datsun-280z-79/

DC8 is saying that he doesn't believe this. And he has a point. How do we know what to believe? But, that is also the tool that the current administration is trying to use to stay in power. Making everything seem unbelievable until people just give up and listen to the guy that says he'll take care of everything. In the end people just have to do their own homework, and decide what to believe. Which is really supposed to be the core of a democracy, the sum of the individual views and decisions. Nobody should be believing something just because they saw it on the internet or TV channel. Mass media has always been about manipulating people, to buy the goods that they're selling through advertising.

Here's some humor, regarding the extremes of the labels. Who in society is the most ultra conservative, taking absolutely no help from government? A homeless person. They should be role models, something to aspire to. And, Elon Musk is the ultimate troll. He got the richest most conservative conservatives to drive electric cars (actually I can't prove this I just assumed it. But that's how things are done these days, although I am 99% sure that Elon Musk is an ultra conservative. So maybe he's actually trolling the "progressives" and making money from them). How can that be? And now he's selling solar panels. Why? Just burn the natural gas. There's enough to last years. https://www.tesla.com/

I don't think that old labels even work anymore. The media uses the names to stir things up and keep viewers entertained but they don't really stand for anything specific. They're just names that people use to insult other people. As soon as you see the names come up you know that the conversation is dying.

I agree. Somewhere between "I don't see anything, my beach looks the same" and "100 years from now" we'll be underwater, there's probably a sweet spot. Al Gore is a politician, not a scientist.

Science made the DC-8 possible. Science is about collecting data and applying rational thought to what it shows. At the higher levels you just have to trust the scientists and the institution of science. Like you trusted the guys that built your plane. The engineers got their numbers from science. The chemists made the fuel based on science. The engine materials were developed using science. I think that the basic problem most people have with the "global warming" issue is "why should I worry about what's going to happen 40 years from now? I'll be dead". It seems like the deniers are older and the worriers are younger. Which makes sense, from a selfish perspective. The older people don't have to care, because they'll be dead, and the younger people do, because they inherit the mess. So, just like wearing a face covering in public so you don't get COVID and be a burden on society in the hospital, or pass it along so that someone else's life is affected, it's really about letting other people live a life worth living. In the short-term or the long-term.

Pretty sure that Hung Vu will sell to anybody. If you can figure out how to reach him. Doesn't seem to have a web site. http://vintagedashes.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Automotive--Aircraft---Boat/Vintage-Dashes-1868865246759772/ https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61331-vintage-dashes-280z/

Another new web tool for assessing risk. Haven't had a chance to dig in to it but the concept seems interesting. Except that in the big scheme of things it might lead to the unintended consequence of driving people to the areas that are/were low-risk. Possibly carrying virus to the uncontaminated areas. Who knows. Probably also gives a false sense of security. Party until the risk level rises. https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu/

I was serious, I thought it was about right. An old refurb'ed 1978 280Z, mid 30's price. Seems right. I still think that other guy should have taken the $111,000 for the 240Z. And, no offense, or sarcasm, I'm glad you don't work for me too. I sense trouble... 😦

$35,350 for a 119,000(?) mile 78 280Z isn't bad. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-datsun-280z-78/

280ZX https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-datsun-fairlady-280z/ Is this correct? The 280ZX in Japan was called a 280Z?

You can remove the rockers without removing the head or even the cam. And you can remove the cam without removing the head.

The 78 is ending in a short while. Up to $22,780. Anybody know who ZIndustries is? Are they an established business or did they just make up a name to sell a Z for this auction? Sounds like a salesman..."I can assure you", "this is the best color combination of all", yada yada yada. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-datsun-280z-78/