NCLarry

How about a group buy on dry ice??? This is my first post back to the board in FOREVER... and many may have forgotten all about me. Since I left, I've moved homes again, which of course, involved reassembling the project, packing it up and transporting to the new garage (much BIGGER). I'll start a new thread and post some pics soon with latest updates... Back again, Northern NJ Larry

Almost twenty years ago (the last time I had a running Z) my 280 did exactly that in about the same speed range. I recall, new tires, balancing, alignment, etc. never corrected. I had accepted it as 'usual'.. Others? Was this the case when new?

Having looked over the pics of 27 you've posted to the gallery, I see there are a few where you've noted the pic as being doctored.. (photoshopped)... Care to mention a side by side of how those areas were represented by the seller vs. actual condition? I think everyone, not just me, expects that what they get in a sight-unseen transaction is a bit worse than represented... I'm just curious the extent it goes especially when purchasing what is expected to be a beat up and put-away-wet 30+ yo car... Thoughts...

Hmmm... sounds like an opportunity knocking... Have you considered brokering a deal? As a member of our military, can't you ship a car home with you when you return? There's gotta be more than one person here who'd like a RHD direct from Japan...

I also work in IT... currently as a QA Manager for JPMorgan Chase Retail Bank (although I'm currently seeking to change employers)... What I do???? Currently, not much of anything, 'cept browse this board and the 'net. :tapemouth Most of my career has been in the printing/publishing industry, however...

Dave: If I recall, you live preety close to where I live (even closer to where I'm moving to). Please please please give me a shout when this arrives? I need the motivation to get moving on mine... Can I come see it... huh... please... Already I feel like a kid in a candy shop...

With all the Z's throughout our group, some of us are sure to have identically keyed vehicles. How about we create a list of those codes for which we collectively have keys... no need to list your name with the code. If someone comes along and requires a key (like me)... I can look up my code, see if it is listed, and post a request for that _owner_ to send me a key duplicate. Thoughts? ---------------- Northern NJ Larry

I just sent the seller of this a request for the VIN number and location... it may be close enough to me for a drive by.... 71 240Z on eBay Here's another also in NJ (why is it I never have $$ when I find these!!) that is pretty close to me... Another in NJ.. If anyone here is bidding, I can make a trip if needed...

Vicky: You had me going... that's a good one. Just this morning I got stuck for 30min in traffix as 4 lanes rubber-necked to see a flat-tire. A real wreck I can understand, but nonsense like that is unexcusable... In any case, you're post gave me a good chuckle

Gruvy: Where in NJ are you? There at least 3 other members in Morris/Sussex counties that frequent the board. Have you pics avail? I'm curious if I've seen you as I have passed a white Z recently... I currently posess a 71 (stripped) and a 78 (running). Perhaps you'd like to join us for an evening of beer and wrenching.

I also love the idea of adding a lift (they've gotten MUCH cheaper) but wasn't sure if I'd make the height. Even though the Z is short, the lift brackets use some height (6"), etc. What is your floor to cieling (rafter bottoms) height? Do you have/were you able to keep a garage door opener or did that have to go (I suspect it would).

I had a Z as my first car and it became a problem... I only had it a few years before I sold it, it was a 77 280Z. The problem is, it became an addition. I never quite got over that car and had several other (not as fun) since. Now I have two and am DESPERATELY waiting to be able to drive the driver without having a friend push it with another vehicle Even if you've no experience fixing cars, the Z is likely one of the easier cars to learn on as the engine bay and engineering is easy to get in/around and there is a HUGE amount of information/help out there. GO FOR IT!! AND DON'T EVER SELL!! When you think you need to sell it, put it away... you'll want it back soon enough!!

My 71 project is apart (tub in bay, parts on shelves) in one side of my 2 car garage... My 78 driver (needing work) is at a Kevin's place... Speaking of Kev... he should chime in here.. .he's probably got a lot of us beat for most number of Z's in a small space...

For Fathers day, I got time off to pick up my newly acquired 78 280Z... Now I've got 2!!!! This one is more a driver and won't be fully dismanted (like the 71 in boxes and bins). It needs some work and TLC but Kevin (St. Stephen) is helping out with that. I/we hope to have this on the road in a week or so and hope it doesn't need much more than clean fuel, clearing the fuel lines and finding/fixing the brake problem (no power assist). That aside, some slight body rust (not too bad from 10 feet) and some patches to the floors and front frame rails will have this on the road. Oh, btw... its a 2+2...

Came across this posing that may be of interest to members in the Buffalo, NY region... 1970 240Z FREE (rolling chassis plus bits, I think) Not my ad or my car... no number listed, but it is a recent posting... seller indicates to reply to posting on site.

This was posted to a motorcycle forum I frequent; it seems applicable to us: Commandments Of The Garage - By Matt Farr 1.The garage shall be forever kept as the sacred realm of the Man. No lacy curtains nor gingham privacy panels shall be allowed on the windows of the sacred garage. 2.The garage shall not be cleaned, except in cases of extreme need, such as when a pair of holy Vise-Grip locking pliers hath gone missing. 3.Sawdust, grease, and oil are the holy sacraments of the garage, and thus must never be disposed of in haste or with malice. 4.Honor thy rags. 5.Complaineth not when the Man's Friends cometh over to work on a four-wheel-drive vehicle on a Thursday night until 2:00 a.m. Be thee grateful that the Man and his Friends are not attending stimulating performances of voluptuous harlots at Shotgun Willies on this evening. 6.Thou shalt not remove the beer bottles from the front yard before work in the garage hath yet been completed. Yea, the front yard must be considered an extension of the garage when the garage door remaineth in an upright and horizontal position. 7.Honor the Man and his Friends at all times, even when one of these Friends dropeth a heavy steel truck wheel in the driveway at 12:30 a.m., awakening thyself and wrathful neighbors who calleth to complain. 8.Storeth not antique doll houses in the garage. 9.Thou shalt not ask the Man to bring in the groceries when you see that his hands are greasy, or that he is underneath a car working on the evil U-joint. 10.Adjust not the volume of music that playeth in the garage. Impose not your questionable music tastes on those who savor the druidic chant of Rage Against The Machine at 11 p.m. 11.Borroweth not the hammer of the Man which hangeth in position on the blessed pegboard. If thou breakest this commandment, at least have the courtesy to place the hammer back in correct position on the blessed pegboard. No, putting it on the workbench isn't good enough---how wouldst the man know to looketh there? 12.Tools of the garage shouldst remain in the garage at all times, excepting when the Man shall use them for home repair, in which case the sacred tools must remain wherever the Man leaves them, verily including even the kitchen counter and the upstairs hallway. 13.Leaveth not the tools of the Man on the back porch, lest they become rusty from rain. 14.Loaneth not the tools of the Man to your fishy work friends who hath not earned tools of their own. 15.Pulleth not your car into the garage whilst a repair doth transpire in the other bay. The space is needed for many great deliberations and ritual beer drinking. Considereth any snow removal that may be required from your vehicle the next morning as a small penance to pay in comparison to the bloody knuckles, hangover, and bodily suffering borne by the Man. 16.Closeth the trash can at all time, lest the stinking odor of cat poop foul the air. 17.Covet not the eleven Phillips head screwdrivers on the Man's pegboard, and cast not thy insults on the Man's need for additional screwdrivers in the future. Each screwdriver serves a unique, substitution-impossible purpose. 18.Thou shalt not remove the multitude of straightened, oddly-formed, spray-paint-encrusted coat hangers dangling from the garage ceiling. Resist the temptation to dispose of these humble tools, and your rewards shall include a freshly painted iron planter---as soon as the Man finishes working on his bike, car or four-wheel-drive vehicle, of course. 19.Maintaineth a minimum of six yo-yo's (retracting tape rulers), or findeth not one when needed. 20.A man's worth shall be measured by the number of cans of partially used spray paint on his shelves. However, the Man will never have the right color for the job at hand. 21.Obey the Flat Surface Rule. Always put down the tool you are using on the nearest flat surface. Then look for it elsewhere---stopeth for a beer when discouraged. 22.Respect the large piece of cardboard against the garage wall. The Man useth it to lay on when he is under the car. Touch it not, lest lightning strike thee dead. 23.I sayeth to you: No sweeter sound ever shall be heard than thy own air impact wrench in thy own garage. 24.Thou shalt love the smell of grease as thou loveth thyself. 25.Take not the name of GOJO Creme Formula hand cleaner in vain, especially in the fruity lemon scent.