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I bit my tounge on this statement but your are correct Will, the hatch glass is not worth that much used...new...maybe...but not used. Yes, this is true and I feel it went for more than it was worth...but then again this is why I was out bid on it and Chris has it. It was certainly worth more to him as he now has two sequential Z cars and I highly doubt that there is anyone else in the world who can say that (opinion here, not fact). So as one can see this would prompt him to bid higher than many others just as it would have me if I were in his position. The bottom line here it supply and demand coupled with pure desire. I agree with the statements to put it on eBay and see what she'll fetch....however I would much rather you sell it to me instead. Do be aware that any Joe Schmoe can buy it off of eBay and may not have to same attachment to the Z cars as those of us in this, and other, forums do and as such someone on hybridz may end up with it and hack her to pieces like the ol' chicken coop car last year so please keep this in mind if you really want it to go to a vintage Z buff and not just anyone with the most cash.

Ok, so it took me a bit longer to get this done than expected as I have been ill. But! I did get it done. Please let me know how mine measures up to the ones that you guys have and if this is infact for a 240Z please.

Actually, I would have to agree with Carl's vauleation of this car. It was only late last year that another early Fairlady sold on eBay for about this...and we all know how people tend to over pay on eBay sometimes getting caught up in the excitement of the bidding. I also must agree with Bambi's statements about sourcing parts for a Fairlady restoration...personally I have a series I and find if VERY difficult to locate some parts for this car and it's a US market car.

I'm with hls30.com and AWC, if I weren't so far away I'd consider it and then start marketing them actively so begin to recoop my costs. BUT, I live much too far away to transport all the parts also. It's a REAL shame about the parts in Albuquerque, those were much closer and had I known I may have tried to save them.

There's another one on eBay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7959666885&category=42604&sspagename=WDVW

Couldn't sleep that morning...

That's interesting, I have Ad-Aware and Spybot and it still loads fine for me. Hey alright, let's resort to name calling like children!! I was just surprised to see this come up again, that was all. I also posted that site so that in the future anyone who wants to know what gas costs here will know VERY easily...that site is kept up to date and yes, it's only a sample of what is around town but it paints a good enough picture. If next time you are going to start out with insults please do skip it...at least the insults.

You guys are quick! I just saw this and was going to post but I found this thread already talking about the factory restore car.

It does sound like a lot of restore work but it would likely be worth it. I'm still interested please keep me informed.

Very true Will, very true!! I saw that and laughed thinking the exact same thing. For those who wanted the Tokico set up and missed out they are selling 7 more of them...they were just listed! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7959535198&category=33590

Holy cow!!! This thread again? You can keep up with gas prices here by visiting www.austingasprices.com This site is kept updated with people's submissions from what they have seen or paid.

I second all of what Will has said...except that it should be sent to my home. Seriously though, how much are you looking to get for it? I may be interested in buying it. Where are you located?

Sorry Will...must just be a bit faster on the bid...or lucky. Either way I'm glad I caught the deal as it really is a good price. The others are right about this seller, he sells a lot on eBay and will probably have another auciton for this item again soon...keep an eye out.

And now they are out! I bought the last set. Thanx for the tip!!

Not really that I need a roller but there were some things form the one in CO that I can make use of. Thanx for the offer and I'm glad that the grill worked out well for you.

How funny is that! Would be even funnier if I could get it and bring her 'home' to Texas.

Too bad you don't live closer or I'd take it! You wouldn't be planning a trip to Texas and be willing to drag this car along behind you would ya?

I live in Cedar Park also, near the High School. Hope you find a Z soon and can start enjoying it with the rest of us!!

I tried that and it didn't work. There must be a bunch of sealant in there holding it in. That's basically the tool I was looking for in the store but couldn't locate. Thanks on the lead on the type of wire to use, I wouldn't have known where to start looking for that. I wish you lived closer! I could have you stip down my parts car and I could learn some tips in the process. Hi AWC, welcome to the club. I don't think I've seen you here before and noticed you're in Austin! I am too. What part of town you in and what's your Z look like? Maybe I've seen you around...

Anyone got the best and easiest way to remove a 240Z windshield without damaging it? I checked at O'Rielys for a windshield removal tool and they didn't have anything.

Not true. This is a transferable lifetime service...that is transferable to another owner or another unit (as in if you upgrade to a newer one). I have done both in the past already. As for the newest largest one available...a hacked unit will ALWAYS be larger that anything they sell in the stores for some odd reason. All it is a a computer hard drive from the store (this is how you upgrade a TiVo) and the units run a customized version of Linux to make it all work. Upgrading is really not all that difficult (mine was a bit more complicated as I took mine from a unit with two smaller drives to on big drive...this can become complicated). If you are not savy on these things there are a couple companies out there that will do it for you even. For those who don't know you should check out www.9thtee.com for all your TiVo goodies! I failed to mention this...I too have video distribution where the TiVo and the DVD player in the living room may be watched on any other TV in the house...this includes my arcade game in the second living room. That bad boy runs MAME and plays over 3400 vintage/classic and some newer arcade games, has a TVTuner card so we can watch TV/TiVo/DVD on it and is networked so it has internet access and can also play anything from our music collection via a video jukebox program which accesses our MP3 server in my home office. The arcade was my pre-Z car project. I was prompted to finally finish it when I bought the Z and needed the garage for it instead. If you are interested in the arcade project here's a link to the pix and some info: http://www.pape.ws/gallery/arcade1 If you'd like to discuss it with me please feel free to start another thread on it or shoot me an email.

Sorry, I love mine so much that I get excited when telling people about how great the are!

I too have TiVo...two of them actually, a 311 hour series 1 unit and a 60 hour series 2 unit in the bedroom for times when what I want and the wife wants conflict (Thursday nights is the perfect example). Both are on my network, the series 1 via a TiVoNet card and hardwired and the series 2 via a wireless USB NIC so neither unit use my phone line both use my broadband connection to download updates. Plus the series 2 has additional features like accessing your MP3 collection or photos from your network so you can listen/view them from the TV (very cool for parties when you wish to show off a slideshow of your daughter's latest pix!). You also do not have to pay monthly as this adds up fast, I have the lifetime service on both units with is the same as the monthly service just a one time fee is the only difference. Cost savings is a breakeven point at about 24 month then after that point you are saving yourself money (I've had my series 1 for three years now and love it). Also on the rating shows and allowing TiVo to automatically record things for you based upon what it thinks you will like...you can turn this feature on or off as you please. Mine is off because I don't want TiVo recording a bunch of stuff and filling up my drive with shows I didn't specifically ask for. Something that has not been mentioned is the season pass feature! This is one of my favorite things as you pick a show you like, say CSI, and get a season pass, make a few settings as desired (i.e. record only first runs, keep all episodes, keep until space needed, etc) and you will never miss another episode of CSI. No more forgetting to set the VCR if you will not be home, no more missing it because you expected to be home but something happened causing you to be late, no more going on vacation and needing more than 6 hours of recording time that a VHS tape allows...man the list goes on and on. It truely is like the commercials say, "It'll change the way you watch TV", and "TV on YOUR schedule". My wife didn't see the point when I came home and told her I was buying one but now she can't stop telling everyone how great it is and how easy to use (she never could program the VCR).

I'll shoot a pic and measure it over the weekend to compare. No mounting hardware at all, just the cover. I'm sure it will be a chore to locate the right pieces to install it now. :disappoin

Yes, I saw it just the other day and hope to see it on my TiVo!! Did you notice that both cars in the garage appeared to be Z cars? I just caught a glimpse but the second looked like a convertable kit Z car.