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My comment was not to use the ones you removed (I assumed they were toast) but to get supports from a donor car and weld them back in... C

Why don't you just get the original ones and weld them back on? C

The car should be fuel injected. It was from the factory, but they do get converted sometimes... Charles

I am operating from memory, which is suspect, but it was my understanding that the later model the brake connection was in a different location. The existing line can be reworked to work. Charles

Wow! That's some well done barbecue... C

Not me, but I went to Bermuda 18 years ago. Loved it! I want to go back if I ever find the money. Have a great time. If you like diving make time to go, there are a lot of great dives there. Charles

It is rusty, but if I didn't have a project I might take a stab at it. The rear quarter rust and possible frame rail rust would be my biggest concerns. The doglegs and floor pans don't bother me that much and they have a replacement panel for the rear hatch sill too. I wonder what the reserve is? C

The rocker panels have 2" diameter or so holes all down the interior sides. So they have very good access to atmospheric humidity. You may slow the rust, but its still gonna rust from humidity. The job only gets bigger the longer you let rust run... my 2 cents C

emccallum PM'd you Charles

A 240z between 2 Dinos, I love it! Whip em... C

I really like the Fedhill products. I have never used their flair tool but it looks like the right tool for the job. Charles

That's really cool. It's neat to see how they are thinking outside the box for the next generation of engines. C

I haven't ever seen one of these in person, but it seems like you could make one fairly easily with a flairing tool and reuse the nuts if necessary. C

Can you even get the small boosters anymore? I had not seen one anywhere recently. Charles

That's great. Happy Birthday C

I agree with what the others have said. You could ask an attorney but I would think an international civil lawsuit would cost several times what the car is worth. If you have any more issue with this seller, tell him you are going to contact the dealer licensing agency in California, I don't know what it is called in that state. If he doesn't back off, contact that licensing agency. Tell them of your issue and that the seller was tapering with the paper work. State licensing agencies don't take kindly to dealers who behave this way. I know what would happen to this seller in South Carolina. If he is not a licensed dealer and selling that many cars that same agency will be interested in that also. Hope you get him to go away, but it is an expensive lesson, I would be more than willing to inspect a car for you or help you with shipping. As would many members here on the forum, Charles

One factor to consider is interest rates. The central banks of the world have set interest rates so low (basically zero or even negative) for so long it is hard to park cash anywhere that gives even a modest return with out having it in the stock market. Many people have turned back to antique vehicles and art to park cash to try to realize some kind of return. I am not surprised that we are seeing these kind of numbers given the toppy nature of the stock market these days. A corollary would be to look at what art is bringing at auction these days. Just a thought for what the root cause is. Many of the purchasers are not car people. They are collectors looking for assets that will appreciate. Charles

I am glad I covered the questions. I really thought I could pick one of those cars up for $1000 or so plus fees. I was surprised there was enough demand to push the prices that high... C

That's like a speed record! Charles

Carl, I will try to clarify. I saw a nice blue 240z maybe a 71 hit in the front, I think it was in Chicago. I wondered if it was someone's car from the forum blue on blue in good shape, nice looking clean car. The hood was toast, the radiator support and the radiator, Who knows what else, you never know until you see the car in person. I buy cars from all over the US. That car had a salvage title, they tell you the sale document. So the car is currently wrecked needed parts and paint and had a branded title. Sold for over $3,000 plus fees and shipping. I wasn't interested at that point because I would be concerned about rust. The paint could look good in the pictures and then the car gets here and you find out the whole underside is rusted out. For $4000 I can find a car locally that I can actually inspect and in reality it is more than $4000. You have to add the hood, rad support, rad, frame work? paint work. So add a couple grand. For $6000 I know I could find a nice car within a few hundred miles or even buy a very low rust car out of the southwest and have it shipped. I was sort of surprised the cars went that high at the salvage auction. As for the car I am building now. If an adjuster looked a the car with wrinkled inner fenders both sides. The frame work, damaged radiator support, radiator, hood, etc. That would be more than enough to total a Z that was not in very good shape. So my point was many of us have cars that have been repaired, some with significant damage that would be salvage title cars but escaped that fate for whatever reason. I agree with you description of how the insurance process has worked over the years, case in point is early vettes getting pulled from junkyards and repaired because the cars have appreciated so much. Did I cover all of the questions? C

I would advise against a salvage title. I deal with a lot of salvage cars. A branded title reduces the vehicle value to 80% of fair market or more. If the insurance company totals it and titles it in their name it will be salvage. Even if you buy the salvage back from the insurance company. Many people who look at cars are scared off by salvage titles. I don't care as long as the car has been repaired properly. Although many don't get repaired properly! It is just easier to avoid the salvage title all together...my 2 cents Charles

I thought I would add the file anyway, even though Blue added the text. It might be easier to print in this format. Thanks, Blue Thanks, Jim for the tutorial Charles Weber_DCOE_Tuning_White_Paper.pdf

I rebuild salvage cars and have watched several wrecked 240z's roll through the auction recently. They all sold for over $3000 excluding fees and transportation which is another $1,000 or more. These are wholesale auctions and some are dealer only. I was surprised what they were bringing because salvage title does discount a car, but even the car I am restoring know would carry a salvage title if it had an accident today. The front end has been hit and the radiator support replaced, which is more than enough to salvage title a car. How many Z's are out there that have had an accident and been repaired but don't carry a branded title. Charles

I believe I found the paper but I can't figure out how to post it. It is 99.1 KB. Can I email it to someone so it could be posted for posterity? C

Looks good. I love the leather. Especially the way it makes a car smell inside. I would consider leather for that price. Charles