26th-Z

Well, yes, the part about the tariffs. I'm tired of the lies. "The only country set up to deal with it was Taiwan. They learned from SARS and put measures in place in advance.... good planning." WRONG! USA was set up not only in this country but on a world stage. The United States had measures set in place after SARS and Ebola. The current administration took all that apart. Fact. Look it up. Both of them are bad leaders, you say? One of them hasn't lead yet and the other isn't a leader and cannot be described that way, obviously. Get ready for mandatory masks. Both France and Germany have gone to mandatory masks in public. I just bought some very stylish Datsun Z masks. They are going to be all the rage. And speaking of masks; does anyone know how well ZCON did with virus transmission? Did anyone get the plague from ZCON?

Yea, talk to the farmers about that policy. And talk to the taxpayers about the subsidies going to the farmers because of that policy. But, oh!, the tariffs are paying the subsidies! I'm tired of this. Biden fixed the economy that caused me to put my cars in storage (I'm real lucky that I still have them) and I'm betting on Biden again. "Less Worse", who are YOU kidding?

Three friends of mine have contracted the virus. One of them died. Sorry for your loss AK260.

Oh by all means, yes, alignment matters. Make sure your transmission mount and engine cross brace are aligned properly. String and align your sway-bar mounts.

I certainly don't feel bad. I didn't like this car from the beginning. BaT has an interesting feature where you can track sale prices over a number of years and the Datsun 240Z has a very distinct line of average sale prices to help you determine "the market". Type in "Datsun 240Z" in the BaT search bar and you will get a graph. Each bullet on the graph links to the actual listing. What has sold in the six figures have been Vintage Zs and provinance Zs like the Franklin Mint Car. Then there was the 300k car that is way out there in oddball land. I think this no-sale was good for the market in that what The Guild said; once you get into the six figure area, it really gets nit-picky, and it should.

There's a white / blue 1970 on BaT right now.

It isn't just the paint.

The front wheel-covers don't match the rears. Two different designs and two different paint jobs.

Well! For all your consideration of how the Wob was going to account for the carburetors, what you didn't consider is no answer at all. Of course this speaks volumes but we are watching a sham anyway. We all know it. I find this all very entertaining. The testimonials are vomitoriously delicious.

Your question is posted, PZR. Looks like Lstepp4re is having a "non-constructive" moment.

One must be carefully polite on BaT so as not to violate the first rule of automotive admiration; "don't ever badmouth someone else's car". Of course, we do this all the time on this site, sometimes mounting to a shouting match, but this site is different. We are knowledge based and not bidding on cars. Consider the BaT conversation held in the sales lot with a bunch of people hanging around to watch the sale of a car. That picture isn't what I would consider happening on this site. We discuss cars with no real anticipation of someone profiting from our comments. I can't imaging posting a list like Inline6's on BaT even though I agree with most if not all of his items. Thanks for making that list! I see those service records, too, and want to comment about the amount of work performed on a 31,000 mile car. The poor thing has a bent frame rail and a bent control arm! 31,000 miles? On a Datsun? Showing that much 'service' damage?

I'm fairly negative on this car and just don't see the comparative value with a few cars I have seen on BaT lately. The speedometer is my tip-off. I simply don't believe this car has 31,000 original miles. I'm guessing that the speedometer has been replaced or the odometer set back. Picture 110. Why would the face plate on the speedometer shift like that on a car with only 31,000 miles? And did you read about why the heater is blocked off? Because the previous owner didn't want excessive heat in the cabin? I smell a rat.

Boy, it sure is in rough shape for only 31,000 miles.

Just call it the 'Z' and be done with it. I like the front bumper look.

Dude! If you think that a 350Z looks like an Audi TT, you've been wanking too much and you're loosing your vision! 87mj, no, you don't see too many S30s these days. The vast majority of the Z-car community is post S30. It's a much younger crowd and a whole different perspective. It has been that way for some time.

Oh drool. Serious drool. If I wasn't committed to my Watanabees.

Yea, I saw that. It will need a lot of work but could be worth between $70k and $90k. It's an auto trans which may pull its value down. But honestly, a low VIN car that is properly restored (not 100% perfect but pretty close) should be in the $100k and up range. I wouldn't let my cars go for less. You'll probably have that much in it when you're finished, so I see the $12k price way high as a starting point. Wishful thinking on the seller's part. That car will need everything; like my 27th.

I kinda like it. The front fascia / grill is classic 240. Take off the bumpers, put on a front spoiler, and that's what you have; that reverse angle snark nose with a gaping, square grill. It was ugly then and it's iconic now! The tail lights come straight from the 300ZX, actually the whole rear end. And it's shaved; just how I like my women!

The expensive ones are for the early cars and the cheap ones are the superseded part for later cars.

That's an MGB-GT

dprchuynh, what a great story and one I can relate to. I have a close friend who was air lifted out as an infant from an orphanage. I so distinctly remember those times.

Confirm. Flat timing chain covers and no decals on the air filter.

I hope he is enjoying his cars. Who would have ever thought that this plague would make airline pilots unemployed?

I don't necessarily agree that you need a body shell, but if you find something appropriate, why not! Again, be careful with your alignment. So what you basically have is an early version of the early HLS30 builds everyone refers to as "series one" and you are going to find some very unique parts throughout the car. This site is going to be a treasure of information. I have much of my stuff documented. You'll find information about the European imports as well as what was made in Japan and how the cars differed from the export models. Great car, more pictures!

Owwwww....yea, you need a frame rail. My previous advice. Noticing the picture of the exhaust pipes with the 'Z' medallion. I always thought that that collector style was exclusive to the auto trans cars. You see how one pipe is welded into the other - no collector fitting? Interesting.