Mike

It's a bit spotty... You may have to try it after a page refresh. I need to run some upgrades soon and I'll let you know if it's more reliable ...

If it's possible, try contacting the people who placed these six figure bids and ask them? I can understand the emotions behind an auction, but there's got to be good reasons why these cars are selling in the high digits. In my opinion, this kind of money is only spent by people with the cash to do it. Unless they have inherited the money, they are likely very smart with their life choices and will have a valid reason to throw six figures at such a car. It typically won't be a whim and they will not do it unless there's some kind of investment value. BTW, "value" is a subjective term and doesn't always equal money. ;)

That's a good looking G86

Wow, very nice production and a small necessary detail for proper restorations. Thank you !

Sounds like a perfect opportunity to create a few knowledge-base articles. ;)

13 hours ago, Namerow said:

And what do you mean by 'resources section of this website'? (I can't find anything tabbed as 'Resources')

Ah, that would be my bad... The "Resources" menu button was combined with Community.. I just fixed it. Sorry for the confusion.

Mike

5 hours ago, chaseincats said:

Gotcha, thanks for the info. I was going to replace it with dynamat

If you replace with Dynamat make sure you fix the rusty areas first.

@72 Datsun 240z

If you go with Motorsport Auto, make sure to give them a call and ask for our club discount. You'll get some percentage off your purchase. Apologies I don't know how much the discount is right now... Your member number is 45164

Thanks guys. I really don't want to get rid of her but life is getting expensive. I have a kiddo who will be going to college in 3 years and I'm in a house with a very small garage. One day I'll have a big garage or shop again and I'm sure that's the point I'll regret letting her go.

Nice new ride!

2 hours ago, GoldAir said:

@Mike Absolutely agreed! My initial question at root was really just asking if PDF versions exist that I can purchase. I know Haynes sell a lot of PDF versions, but couldn't find a 240z one.

No problem, it looks like I was duped by the bot post. You apparently had resolved this a year ago... lol

1 hour ago, SteveJ said:

@Mike, I think osinpowe may be some kind of bot or spammer.

Oh, lol I just noticed this was from a year ago as well. Yeah, bots typically dig up old stuff and reply with a general unrelated message.

Thanks, I'll take care of it.

Mike

Our club has a copyright release for the Nissan materials. For the others, you would have to buy the hard copies and digitize them yourself, for your own use. I don't want to get into copyright issues here on our club because I don't want to mess with someone else's investment. It take a lot of time to create and publish a book.

Awesome photos! Congrats on keeping the old Z and the new addition of the current model... these look so sweet together!

5 hours ago, CanTechZ said:

In addition to paint protection film, I'm going to have windshield protection film applied on #957. Has anyone tried a product called Clearplex for windshields? My installer recommends it. He has done both of my Audis in the past, but only PPF.

Interesting, how much is the installation of this product? I might be interested.

16 hours ago, Zed Head said:

I had thought about making some slotted rubber pucks for the rocker panel seams but at home I just used the diff or the front cross member and the sub frames were dented anyway.

I wonder how well a Z would lift using the four points shown in the Owners Manual. Is that not the ugliest drawing of a Z ever? 1973 Owner Manual. Looks like the summer intern did it.

Yeah this would be awesome. You can probably start with 3D printing prototypes. I know BMW has something similar with an adapter that can be mounted in a standard hydraulic jack. I believe it's called a "Jack Pad" or similar...

I'd make them pay for the repair

Some additional photos... rear tail light panel is now the correct color. ;)

You guys recommend any changes to bring more value? I've been thinking about stock front nose (getting rid of the airdam).

Gents,

Looks like I might have to put up my Z for sale and I'm curious to know if there's a good market for the early-series Z cars right now. Mine is a 1971 model with parts from 1970 and 1971. Most of you know the history of my car but in a nutshell it was completely sandblasted and restored from the frame. Serial numbers do not match as the original owner let the car freeze while it was in storage. I've had the car since I was in high school (a looooong time ago). I bought it from the father of the original owner, Bob Gilder (pro golfer). Bob used the car when he was just getting started as a newlywed in the PGA. He used to drive the car to tournaments and I might be able to dig out a few photos of him pulling clubs out of the back of the car. Car was originally silver.

Engine is a balanced/blueprinted L28 from Rebello and the carbs are triple Mikuni's with separate air cleaners. This was the first engine to have the triple weber setup from Steve at Ztherapy. Unfortunately it does not have the triple SU's as Steve kept those for his own projects. Suspension is adjustable Tokico's and matching springs. Pretty much everything else is stock except for the color of course. It does have sway bars installed. Dash is a new one from Les Cannaday when he was building the early reproductions that Nissan put together. Wheels are VTO classic 8's wrapped with tires that are only a few years old. Right now she's sitting covered in a storage unit and I just don't have the space to keep her at home. Windshield is the last remaining unit that we found in Nissan's inventory. All other glass is original, including the hatch with vertical defrosters (a 1970 model leftover when it was assembled).

I have a Nismo fuel pump and bracket that has not yet been installed. Plenty of books, manuals, microfiche, and extra goodies will come with the deal. Not many things wrong, but there are a few glitches. The brake fluid distribution valve could use a rebuild. Some brake fluid dripped onto the rail under the distribution valve caused the paint to peel a bit. The MSA 6-1 headers get very hot and it affects the braking, I would think new owner should have the headers removed and coated or covered to prevent this (or use a higher temp brake fluid). There is a small paint bubble near the fuel filler that I have not yet looked into. Headlight cones were painted after the main car was done so the paint color is slightly different (body guy wasn't able to match the color exactly). Cold starts after sitting for months can sometimes take a few times, but she starts and drives without issue. Engine sounds great and does not leak any oil. Entire car is pristine and needs more daily attention than I've been giving her... I would consider her a stock resto-mod.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just comment here. Not sure if it would pull more value with a direct sale or if I should even consider putting her up on BAT. Thanks guys!

Mike

I found this and thought it was cool... so here I am sharing it with y'all

1 hour ago, Zed Head said:

Thanks for the tip CO, I didn't know that other pages worked differently. I'll just start using the main Activity page now and avoid the aggravation.

Or just log in... What's the point of using guest mode?

1 hour ago, Yarb said:

My two cents. Put the Activity bar on top and move it from the more drop down. New users would not easily know where to go.

Done, I think it was your resolution but I was able to pull the menu down a little smaller so it no longer shows "More"

thx for the feedback

46 minutes ago, Guest Mud dojjer said:

So I'm signed out and can participate helping others but signed in I have to AGREE before I can do anything?

I blew it off when I read something about the HIPPA laws. The fine print isn't small enough.

Yes, you can mostly thank the EU (GDPR) and California (CCPA)... We don't need to follow HIPPA since we are not storing healthcare information.

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