Carl Beck

I would expect to pay $175.00 to $250.00 for a 5 spd. worth rebuilding. Then $550.00 to $650.00 to have one professionally and completely rebuilt. Depends on where you are... to some extent. FWIW, Carl B.

The Series I cars have the solid spoke steering wheels the Series II had the slotted. They had to weaken the spokes, so the steering wheel would collapse more easily to meet the safety standards for 71. It will be interesting to see what the VIN's are on the cars... FWIW, Carl B.

Amazing... A Series I and Series II {maybe} - both Green, both with OEM steel wheels!! From the pictures it looks like the Series I is quite restorable.. the Series II seems to be missing its engine. Something is out of wack with the images. In the first picture the Series I seems to have a jack under the front with the tires on plywood. Looking at the Left side of the car... Then the second pictures shows the left side of another Series I - the one sitting in the background of the first picture.. At that point they both seem to be Series I cars.... Then in the third pictures - we see a Series II Right Rear Quarter on the car that is jacket up.. It will be interesting to see what you really have there... No question that they are worth getting and no question they are worth $300.00 - - - I'd have grabbed that deal in a heart beat. FWIW, Carl B.

H = L24 engine L = Left Hand Drive S30 = Sports Coupe Body How they got titled - was determined by the Dealership when they submitted the Manufacturers Statement of Origin to the DMV and requested a State Automobile Title be issued. If the Dealer said it was a 70 then it is titled as such, if the Dealer said it was a 71 then it is titled as such. Most dealers sold/titled cars based on when they received them into inventory and when they sold them to the public. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi Jeff: All first generation Z's are things of beauty - some are only waiting for the right person to come along and give them a "make-over"... It's always fun to see them "before" and "after". If your Z is running - there is nothing to be embarassed about. FWIW, Carl B.

To answer your question - Yes - it's Jim Frederick... just like his real name. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi David: Jim Frederick is just another one of us Classic Z Car enthusiasts. For that matter Jim and his brother are both in that group. By profession Jim owns an Insurance Agency in Lutz, Florida. He also handles Hagerty for Classic and Collector Automobiles in case anyone needs. Jim Frederick Frederick Insurance Agency 17874 N US Hwy 41 Lutz, FL 33549 813-949-3398 office 813-949-9628 fax Since the early to mid 80's he has been dragging Datsun 240Z's home and either refreshing or completely restoring them himself. Although he sends the paint and body work to professionals. He's done so many over the years I've lost count and I'll bet he has too. One main interest has always been the 1969 Production Year examples. So when HLS30 00016 became available several years ago - of course it was added to the collection. His Collection has evolved over the years from being cars he refreshed or which he fully restored; to include some very nice, exceptionally low mileage examples he purchased - that simply needed some detailing to be exceptional. Then he started adding some of the Vintage Z's {he now has 7 of the 37 known}... Oh yes - and then there is the the convertible conversion with the L28ET and a 70 Fairlady Z as well. Of course in the mean time, this all required ever more garage space - so he had a 40 x 60 garage built several years ago. Although as Clive mentioned - HLS30 00019 is still in the garage on the house. Yes - but "who is he?"..... Like most of us the Classic Z's are just a hobby but Jim did restore a couple of 240Z's for other people. {does that make him a Professional?} One Original Owner that I knew ... had Jim restore his, but this is something Jim said he'd never do again!! By the time it was all done - I doubt he averaged minimum wage on the project, but the owner was very pleased with the result to say the least - even if he did spend two to three times his original planned budget !! {pictures below - the black but really silver car } He also restored his brothers 69 production car... but that is a whole different story. Jim actually bought the car from his brother, in all but completely ragged out condition - after his brother finished college - then fully restored it and gave it back to his brother. If you lose that much money, I guess you can't be called a "professional restorer"....:stupid: I would say that there isn't much about these Classic Z Cars that Jim doesn't have lots of hands-on time with, nor area's that he doesn't have an extensive knowledge of. We all know that his next "project" will be to build the second 40'x60'... FWIW, Carl B. The first pictures shows Ken's Z as it was being disassembled at Jim's. The second pictures shows the front as it was going back together. The third pictures shows Ken's Silver Z and Jim's brothers Dark Green 69 - as I recall it was HLS30 00052 or 51 .... I have pictures of them finished somewhere..

Disconnect the choke cables - push the chokes completely off by hand - to make sure the cables aren't holding the chokes on. FWIW, Carl B.

Why don't we start "the BEST 10 LISTS LIST ? FWIW, Carl B.

Hi Seth: A friend of mine is in Albuquerque, NM.. he has a couple 240Z's, and he is on this forum... maybe he'll see your Post.. Remember that it is the FUN of doing all this that is the goal - so take your time and enjoy every hour... I've seen this on dog legs... do you plan on going back to remove that lip or what? Is it sticking out because you didn't remove the original lip? FWIW, Carl B.

I don't know about the Cressida - there are so few of them - but given the Z and 510 are 40 year old cars - I'd have to say that it is amazing how much performance equipment is still offered for them. What do you mean by "the real deal" ??? If you install a good coil over kit, or have someone else do it - it is as real a deal as you can get... Yes/No? What would your friend offer that is any different than a pre-installed kit? Without a firm price - how could anyone know if they would be interested or not? Quality is defined by the customer - if you don't know exactly what your potential customer wants - how would you know what first rate is? I'd tell my friend - gather a lot of information from the customers in that market -find out what it is that they want to buy - then design a product that meets their needs and exceeds their expectations. Then start selling it... FWIW, Carl B.

If the Eibach springs start at 80 lb/in - where the OEM's are 103 lb/in - then the car is going to set even lower with the Eibach's. That is to say - that if you have 635 lbs on the rear corner - - that would compress the Eibach spring 635/80 = 7.9 inches... If in that progressive range they "average" 90 lb/in in the first few inches - that would be 635/90 = 7.05 inch. Where the OEM springs would compress only 635/103 = 6.17 If the Eibach's start out being an inch shorter than stock - then they will not have the same amount of pre-load {applied by tightening them down within the lower Spring perch and extended Shock Rod}, So yes, I would guess that in the end the Eibach's will lower your 240Z ride height about an inch or more when installed. To raise your ride height - you'd need a spring the same Free Length as OEM - 15" with a spring rate around 128 lbs/in. FWIW, Carl B.

Ron Millik has 06385 around Seattle..

Switch-Water Temp. 22120-N4202 Call your local Nissan Parts Dept. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi blakt out: I owned/operated my own Muffler Shop for a couple years {decades ago} - that is beautiful work on your exhaust system. Are you planing any ceramic coating or other final finish? I would suggest making that tail pipe coming out of the muffler - a little longer. You might get exhaust gases drifting up and coating your bumper and tail lights, or allowing exhaust gas to creep into the car. Exhaust gas also get under the threshold plate {where the rear deck lid closes down}, that will over a long period result in the metal being eaten by the acids in the exhaust. This has always been a problem area on these cars. FWIW, Carl B.

Here is one of the Transmission..too bad the images have to be so small on the Web - they are very large and detailed in the physical world. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi Mike: The one on e-bay is a different one - and it's 16"x12". The originals are about 40" x 30". I edited my previous Post - I have the Front Suspension, Rear Suspension and Transmission. Keith has the Car - we'd have to find someone with the Engine and Steering to gather together a complete set of 6. FWIW, Carl B.

Hi Dave: You may have been kidding - but I wonder about these things myself. if you go on E-Bay to buy an original - expect to pay a hundred bucks for one. I happen to have several of the different ghost images that accompany the one of the car - and which were sent as a set for display in the Local Datsun Dealership Parts Departments. In addition to the one zed2 has - there was one for the Engine, Front Suspension, Rear Suspension and I think the Transmission/drive train.{I'll have to go dig them out and see what all is there}. So as far as I'm concerned - the discussion/questions about any copyright issues are of interest. I'd love to see them all reproduced at reasonable prices. Reasonable would be in the neighborhood of $35.00 each - if on high quality paper using high quality ink etc. On would have to use a large format high resolution scanner -then adjust the colors for fading etc.. then have them printed.. With four of five of them in the complete set - the cost might be brought down to $100.00 to $125.00 per set.... FWIW, Carl B.

I'd take the original seat mounting runners off the seats first. Turn the seat upside down, and see how the seat mounts are attached to the bottom of the seat frame. The I'd run a flat steel plate about 2.5" wide and 1/8th inch thick - from the Right Front of the seat to the Left Front of the seat - mounting it where the original seat mounting runners were bolted, or riveted in place. Do the same at the rear of the seat. Then you can mount the stock 240Z seat mounts/adjustors in their original positions to both the seat and the seat mounts in the floor of the car. Many seats have a stud welded to the seat frame - then the seat mounts bolt to that. Some seats have a riveted mount - in which case you just drill the rivet out and replace it with a nut/bolt to mount the flat steel plate. FWIW, Carl B

As it relates to protection of intellectual property rights - as I understand it, property rights that aren't protected and rights not enforced - can result in the loss of these rights. I wonder - does an advertising or promotional Poster, or Picture released for Public Relations, or released as a Press Release and/or given free of any charge to anyone in the public that ask for it - still carry Copyright Protections? In other words - dose the word "release" as in Press Release, or Public Relations Release... actually mean a release of Copyright? FWIW, Carl B.

Me too - however it is to bad Mallory doesn't offer a true HEI cap and rotor for that. For that matter they should offer cap, rotor and plug wires... with matching coil... FWIW, Carl B. Although I also run reworked 280ZX dissy on one car as well...

Did you actually measure both sides at the bottom of the rockerpanel? Maybe it's not the height of the car that is off...

I guess that is a case of muscle memory... my fingers get ahead of my mind....

He in "into Z's", much the same as the Street Kings were "into" Duce Coupes in the 50's. What has changed is that one could chop, channel and section a 32 Ford 3 Window - - resulting in a much smaller vehicle. Today inches are added to the Z..... still the SBC rules. FWIW, Carl B.

There are maybe three things in the US that everyone should see in person. The Redwood Forest is perhaps #1 on the list. Spend a day there and it will change your life. Mount Rushmore is another. It is not so much seeing the Faces carved in it - as turning around and looking at the same view the faces are. While you're there go around back through Custard National Park and visit the largest herd of American Buffalo, then go on to visit Crazy Horse Mountain... The Third - you'll have to come clear back across America to see - the Statue Of Liberty. Everyone should have to visit this in person before they are allowed to Vote. If you think it's pretty along California, Oregon and Washington's coast - just wait till you get up into Canada... You are correct, no matter how good the pictures -they just don't do Justice to what you see with your own eyes. Too bad you don't have someone along to share it with... Nonetheless, I'm really enjoying your trip... I've made it several times and hope to do it again at least one more time... FWIW, Carl B.