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I started a 73 Mach I with my son several years ago. He lost interest so it is sitting right now. They rust every bit as bad as Z's or worse. Around the windshield, cowl, doors, floors, quarters, torque boxes etc. I would love to get rid of it but it needs a lot of metal work. That makes it difficult for most people to tackle. I have the same problem of not enough potential value versus costs to restore... C

Occasionally I see used ones on Ebay for reasonable money. You would want some pictures of the throats so you don't buy the same problem. On a different note I thought the flat spot was caused by a different issue, but I can't recall it right now... Charles

I have driven old Z's and the newer 350z's. They really have very different driving experiences. I like the older feel of the early Z cars but I am sort of "Vintage" too. I would image a 280Z making reasonable numbers is gonna feel slow and unrefined against a 300+ hp tweaked 370z... my 2 cents Charles

Ah Pantera, also one of my favorites. I had a friend a while back who had one. Beautiful car and I fit in that one. Although those prices have gotten high recently too. Charles

Posting a picture of what you need might help... C

I'm with you Captain. In high school I found one for $10,000. My grandmother offered to loan me the money but I declined. I often wonder how that would have worked out. The only other problem is I don't fit in old Ferrari's as I'm 6'5". My head sticks out above the roof... C

I saw that add. I was looking at those cars and was like what is still worth $1500 on those cars? When they sit in the woods like that for ten years or so. Everything rusts so badly, most of the really good parts are trash... C

I have one on a car that is too rusty to mess with, but the valance I believe is fairly new. It appears to still have the parts number sticker on the back side... Charles

Yeah I don't think I would be happy about getting a head that looked like that...just really hard to get all that grit off it with out disassembly. C

Ah fire and explosions... once burned my eyebrows off with a homemade device. Made from fireworks, wouldn't light. Blew on it a little... It lit... Charles

ABSOLUTELY! I have bought used JDM taillights out of Australia for that. For yellow turn signals I would absolutely give that! The last set of NOS JDM taillights I think were $1800. So I think $400 is a deal! If it's not your cup of tea, so be it. Many Z owners though love the look of the JDM taillights and as for safer, Americans are use to yellow turn signals so this is probably a step in the right direction too. Charles

My vote would be no on the fuel cell but I am just guessing. The hit didn't look that hard but near the stock filler neck... C

What year and model of Z? C

Ahhhhhhh... the memories of floating...

My biggest tip on welding is use a good welder. I had a cheap 100 amp welder and my buddy said it looked like a drunk monkey had made the welds. Bought a good 210 amp 220v welder and it is much easier. An hour or two of practice and I can lay down a decent bead... Charles

Chas Love the drawings. That man has training... Charles

240ziggy A tip for the floorboards. When I did mine I made a cardboard template of the basically flat area of the floor. I transferred that to the new floor plan. Cut slots in from the edge about 1 1/2" apart up to the scribed line. I then bent these with a hammer and dolly. That gives a nice rounded transition to the tunnel and follows the original floor lines. Welded it all up. Done basically the same way you did it but with more sections to make it easier to shape. Charles

Not to highjack, but Jeff how does the surge tank help pull all the fuel out of the tank? Charles

I was doing some Googling on English wheels and came across this. I would love to fabricate some metal fender flares like this. I like the original shape of the quarters but I would like to see them exaggerated more to give more overall flare. I don't like the shape of many of the aftermarket fiberglass flares. They seem to conflict with the original lines. These videos show what I'm talking about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=491K3bqJ_9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8K7RLT6BJY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od9QeWsor6E Enjoy. Really cool what you can turn a flat piece of 20 gauge into... Charles

Many times the booster dies because brake fluid leaks from the rear of the master cylinder into the booster. The fluid destroys the rubber diaphragm in the booster so it no longer holds vacuum. The diaphragms are basically not available. Booster rebuild companies don't want to sell just a few and wholesalers I've found want a 1500 minimum order... Charles

Keep in mind if you get a used one, be sure you can get the old strut out. I have sold some in the past and have pulled the struts to make them lighter to ship. I had one I could not get the strut out even chained between 2 trees with a come-a-long pulling and heat. They can get very corroded in there. Charles

If you have a hard time finding some, send me a PM and I will look thru the shop. I probably have an extra set... Charles

Steve would be my first choice for anything. He is a perfectionist. His parts are very well made and to very high standards. Charles

For starters I would think the spacer limits heat transfer to the fuel pump ie. the fuel. Also the further down the pump arm the eccentric runs the more leverage it has so the greater volume it should pump... Charles

8k ???? for WHAT? C