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Moved

Been a long time between posts, due somewhat to relocating to Kansas City, MO for a job transfer. Miss Key West, but KC is nice, and most of my family are here. I can also afford suitable housing, with lots of garage space, making it easier to work on the car and store parts. I just noticed it has been two years since I got the paint done. I had a few initial problems with the paint, but once those were fixed, it has held up great for two years now. I just removed the gas tank to solve a le
ConchZ

Sold

I sold my 72 240 Z for close to asking price - good solid restored driver: http://www.datsunclassifieds.com/showproduct.php/product/5491/title/1972-240z-restored/cat/1 Could not figure out how to edit the ad so trying to post "sold" notice this way. I'll be looking to fill the space in my shop- can't live without a Z
BSCM@310

Engine Help

Hello, I have a 71 240z. Problem was car quit on me 2 years ago. Been tinkering with it since. Replaced all fuel lines, fuel pump, plugs, wires, coil, resistor, all wiring, cleaned carbs. Finally got it running. It purred for about 1/2 hour. Shut it off then next morning did a oil change, radiator flush. Now my problem, after changed fluids i tried to start and imediatly started knocking hard on the passenger side, right around the bottom of the cylinder head area. With the knocking it wont turn
House3571

Remove smog pump?

I am rebuilding the top end of a 72 240Z engine. I have an E31 head and have removed all the equipment on the block and am cleaning it for painting. (I noticed after cleaning the grease off that it is a light blue color - I never knew that!) The last major work I had done on the car was when the Wizard of Z's (Riverside, CA) was still in business before he retired. The Wizard did a marvelous job on the engine, it really purred! Since I didn't need to smog the car any longer because of its
Denny
  • Denny

The paint Odyssey begins!

It has been a long time since I've done anything to my '74 260Z. I woke it up from an eleven year nap in 2006, did some exhaust work in 2008 and just enjoyed driving it for just over two years. It has needed new paint ever since I bought it in 1993 and now it's gonna get it in spades. I have access to a rotisserie thanks to some very generous and helpful Southern Oregon Z club members here in Medford, so I'm going to strip it down to the bare bones, turn it upside down and make the underside
Rainman

Time To Drive

I didn't drive the my Z much in the last two months. The temperatures were very hot (90+) and my stone driveway fell into disrepair due to years of wear-n-tear and a large storm in late July that washed away most of the stone leaving a very dusty driveway. My driveway is 1/4-mile long, so this was a big deal to me. I spent the month of August deciding what to do with the driveway and I decided to resurface it with a combination of asphalt in the critical areas that washout (like hills and turns
Gary in NJ

1971 240Z values-

My mother has a 1971 240Z- totally stock, that she bought new. Since she is 82 now, she has asked my help in selling it. I am trying to find a price range and a best way to sell it- Ebay? Here? Craigslist? I see 1971 Z's that are modified or fixed up, or ones that seem to be junk shells, but I haven't seen a one owner, totally stock car. She drives it a couple of times a year, but that is all- other than that it is in the garage. Any idease about a price range and selling options? Thanks f
mkwhite

Glove Box latch fix and prevent door warp solution part 1 of 2

Glove box latch fix and door warp prevention (see part 2 of 2 of this blog post for bending the latch tang on the upper half of the door latch on the body of the car to make the latch click solidly every time) I wanted to make the glove box latch work right and to stop the door warp by weakening the overly strong light switch spring. Note that ZULAYTR posted in a thread: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/interior-s30/19881-glove-box-door-light-switch.html as to how to straighten out you
Mikes Z car

Calif. Z

Any members around Vacaville CA.? If so drop me a line I have 2-Z's, one I bought New in 1971 and a 74 260 (280 engine)2+2 I'm looking to sell. I would love to meet anyone in my area with a Z that would like to chat. Mikej707
mikej707

Swaping Parts

Question??????? I have a 1975 that was hit by a crazy woman talking on her cell phone. The most cost effective way of completing the repairs is to locate another Z and use it for parts. my question is "What years are compatable with my 1975"? I will be using suspension and body parts to make the repairs. Greatful for any help Thanx.
BFOUR
  • BFOUR

Winter Maintenance

Yes, it's mid-July but I'm already thinking about winter maintenance. Why? Because it sounds much better then "I don't want to do that now, so I'll put it off to later". The list continues to grow and then shrink. For example, I had on my list to build new speaker boxes with new speakers because I had a speaker that I knew wouldn't last too much longer. But my son changed my plans when he cranked up the volume on 30+ year-old speakers. Some of my items were just too annoying (and simple) to wait
Gary in NJ

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